Irish Times (Ireland ) - Experts differ on effects of alcohol in pregnancy
MOTHERS CAN ensure the best start in life
for their children by abstaining from alcohol during pregnancy, said the HSE’s
national director of family and childcare services.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome rates are on the
rise in West Virginia .
A 2009 study by the West Virginia Perinatal Partners found one out of five West Virginia babies are
exposed to drugs or alcohol before they are born.
AngolaPress (Angola ) - Specialist advises pregnant women to abstain from alcohol
The specialist of Benguela General Hospital
(HGB) maternity, Augusta Borges, urged Wednesday in this city pregnant women to
abstain from excessive use of alcohol for better protection of babies during
pregnancy.
IEWY News (EU) - John DALLI Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner
John Dalli urges action on tackling alcohol abuse 9th plenary meeting of the
European alcohol and health forum Brussels
Some Member States are using alcoholic
beverage labels to provide information about the risks of alcohol during
pregnancy, and some alcohol producers have taken up this good practice on a
voluntary basis. I believe that such labelling schemes are a powerful and
direct way of influencing behaviour, by giving people the information they need
to take a decision. I would very much like to see them implemented right across
the European Union.
Often when we think of those who are
homeless, we think of the mentally ill, the addicted and perhaps the physically
impaired.
MarketWatch - Percussion Software Announces CDC Web Site on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders Deploys Percussion's CM System to Drive Engagement and Streamline Web
Site Infrastructure
Percussion Software, a leading provider of
Web Content Management (WCM) software, today announced the web site supporting
a key Center for Disease Control & Prevention initiative focused on Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) has deployed Percussion's advanced CM System
WCM solution.
BCLocalNews - Screen for FASD to prevent crime
I was pleased to read Phil Melnychuk’s
report about the federal crime bill. The concerns expressed by lawyers Gordon
Kehler and Rob Gunnell echo my own and I was pleased that your paper was able
to provide the opinions of some local experts on this legislation.
Where some people tend to focus on
weaknesses, Chilliwack 's
Dr. Chris Bertram prefers to focus on strengths. The University of the Fraser
Valley (UFV) kinesiologist has been working with a research team for five
years, trying to find ways to help children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder live up their full potential.
A team of researchers at Wayne State University 's Parent Health Lab in the School of Medicine have received a three-year
grant to develop a computer-delivered intervention for pregnant women at risk
for alcohol use, which can lead to lifelong negative effects on the fetus.
MATERIALS
NOFAS - Dr. Philip May on FASD Prevalence Rates
The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (NOFAS) is the leading voice and resource of the Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD) community. Founded in 1990, NOFAS is the only
international non-profit organization committed solely to FASD primary
prevention, advocacy and support.
Newly
completed FASD Cookbook and DVD Set
West Coast Alternate is a school designed
to work with students with FASD. The inspiration for this cookbook came from a
cooking class. When one of the students wondered if they would remember all the
recipes from the classes, the group thought it would be a great idea to put a
cookbook together with images to help. This is a look and cook cookbook.
The International Journal of Alcohol and
Drug Research - Call For Papers: Special
Issue on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
The International Journal of Alcohol and
Drug Research (IJADR), invites the submission of papers on biomedical,
psychological, and sociological aspects related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD), to be featured in this special issue to be published in
December, 2012. Accepted papers will be published online prior to their
inclusion in this special issue in order to make the research available more
quickly.
RESEARCH
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet - Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service’s fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders program: Big steps, solid outcome
Over the past four decades the
international community has sought to clarify the risks associated with
maternal alcohol use and the associated disability of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders (FASD). Until recently, Australia has done little to raise
awareness of FASD, study prevalence or assist individuals born with these
disorders.
Alcohol and alcoholism - Universal Prevention is Associated with
Lower Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Northern
Cape , South
Africa : A Multicentre Before–After Study
Prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASDs) is remarkably high in several provinces of South Africa ; yet population-level
knowledge of the harms of maternal drinking remains low.
ACB - Modulation
by the GABAB receptor siRNA of ethanol-mediated PKA-α, CaMKII, and p-CREB
intracellular signaling in prenatal rat hippocampal neurons
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a
developmental neuropathology resulting from in utero exposure to ethanol; many
of ethanol's effects are likely to be mediated by the neurotransmitter
γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
Alcoholism - A Review of Social Skills Deficits in Individuals with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders and Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: Profiles, Mechanisms, and
Interventions
Future investigations should strive to
reconcile the relationship between social skills deficits in FASD and variables
such as gender, age, cognitive profile, and structural and functional brain
impairments to enable better characterization of the deficits observed in this
population, which will enhance diagnosis and improve remediation.
Alcoholism - Children with Heavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Exhibit Deficits when
Regulating Isometric Force
Production of isometric (i.e., constant)
force is an essential component of performing everyday functional tasks, yet no
studies have investigated how this type of force is regulated in children with
confirmed histories of heavy prenatal alcohol exposure.
Neurotoxicology and Teratology - Characteristics and behaviors of mothers
who have a child with fetal alcohol syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a leading
cause of birth defects and developmental disabilities. The objective of this
study was to identify the characteristics and behaviors of mothers of children
with FAS in the United
States using population-based data from the
FAS Surveillance Network (FASSNet).
COMING UP
EUFASD
Conference 2012
Don't miss the 2nd European Conference on
FASD 21 to 25 October 2012 Barcelona
FASD
Learning Series via Live Webcast - Safety Planning for the Service Provider
The FASD Learning Series offers free
education opportunities tailored to meet the unique needs of individuals
affected by FASD and their family members/caregivers, support service
providers, healthcare providers, educators, legal and justice services, and professionals
in the research and evaluation field.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES:
Lietuvos rytas (Lithuania ) - Nuo fizinio ir dvasinio negalavimo kenčia ne vien alkoholikių vaikai
Vokietijos gydytojas Hansas Ludwigas
Spohras - specialistas neįgaliųjų vaikų, kurių motinos, būdamos nėščios,
vartojo alkoholį. Duodamas interviu šalies žurnalui „Der Spiegel“ profesorius
perspėjo, kad nėščiosioms pavojinga vartoti alkoholį.
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