NEWS AND ARTICLES
The Journal (Ireland) - Drugs,
drink, and sex – Irish teenagers on their experiences
THE EXTENT OF Irish teenagers’ experiences with drugs, alcohol and sex
are unveiled in two new reports from UNICEF. UNICEF Ireland has launched the
final two reports in its Changing the Future series, which address the themes
of drugs and alcohol and sexual health and behaviour respectively.
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Malaysia Star (Malaysia) - A
doctor’s perspective
MALAYSIA has no official definition for rare diseases. However,
according to University Malaya Medical Centre consultant paediatrician and
clinical geneticist Prof Dr Thong Meow Keong, the unofficial working definition
is diseases that strike less than one in 4,000 people in the population.
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Toronto Star (Canada) - Better testing needed to diagnose fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder, Canadian expert Sterling Clarren says
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, the leading cause of developmental disability in Canada, is an umbrella term used to describe a range of disabilities that result from prenatal exposure to alcohol.
Read moreFetal alcohol spectrum disorder, the leading cause of developmental disability in Canada, is an umbrella term used to describe a range of disabilities that result from prenatal exposure to alcohol.
The West Australian (Australia) - Detention
'fails' to solve foetal alcohol problems
Locking up persistent juvenile offenders is like "beating a blind
child for not reading the blackboard" and alternative sentencing options
to detention must be explored, an international foetal alcohol spectrum
disorder expert says.
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Sunderland Echo (UK) - Pregnant
mums warned over drinking
A MEDICAL expert has spoken out over the dangers of pregnant Wearside
women drinking. Dr Shonag Mackenzie, of Northumbria Healthcare Trust, is
warning mums-to-be that Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), can greatly affect
babies physical, mental and behavioural well-being.
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Canada First Perspective (Canada) - First Nations taking the lead in addressing developmental disabilities
Anishinabek Nation Deputy Grand Council Chief Glen Hare says that
Ontario is leagues behind the Western Provinces in addressing Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder.
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iPolitics.ca (Canada) - Feds fund
study to determine cost of fetal alcohol disorders
The Conservative government is tasking a study to determine the
financial toll of various disabilities in children and adults whose mothers
drank alcohol during pregnancy.
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Houston Chronicle (USA) - Study
links Latino assimilation, drinking while pregnant
Hispanic women who have been in the U.S. longer are more likely to
drink during pregnancy than those who haven't lived here as long or assimilated
as much, according to interviews conducted through a health department program.
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My SA (USA) - Alcohol poses a
special danger in San Antonio
Local Hispanic women who have been in the U.S. longer are more likely
to drink during pregnancy than those who haven't lived here as long or
assimilated as much, according to interviews conducted through a health
department program.
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MyIndia Living - Is Alcohol A
Cause For Miscarriage?
The moment you plan for pregnancy or confirmed, the first advice your
pals would give is not to drink. But how drinking or alcohol consumption can
affect the baby development? Our attempt for today is to help you understand
the effects of drinking specially during pregnancy. Do not miss to have a look.
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The Star - Her 15-year-old son
couldn't read and he couldn't add. She knows she caused this
“I binge drank through my pregnancy,” says Janet Christie,
matter-of-factly. “I really loved drinking. I knew when I was pregnant that it
wasn't good to drink. I was so ashamed. But I had no one to talk to about it.”
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COMING UP
Smithers Community Services (Canada) - Regional FASD Conference Hope in Action – FASD, A Caring Community
We have selected a panel of speakers that will help us take a look at
the broader context in which FASD often exists, and in this way, help break the
silo that has been built around FASD as an emotionally charged disability.
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RESOURCES
Best Start - Be Safe: Have an
Alcohol Free Pregnancy Tear-off Pads
Pad of tear-off colour sheets (10 cm by 10 cm) with information for
expectant parents about alcohol use in pregnancy. One side says "Be Safe:
Have an alcohol-free pregnancy" and includes visuals that illustrate the
dangers to the baby from alcohol use in pregnancy. The other side includes
phone contact information for Motherisk, Telehealth etc.
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RESEARCH
Neuroscience - Alterations in
neural aneuploidy by drugs of abuse during fetal brain development
Mosaic aneuploidy, defined as coincidental chromosome losses and/or
gains to deviate from the haploid chromosome complement, has been identified in
both the developing and the adult mammalian central nervous system, including
neural progenitor cells and functionally integrated mature neurons.
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Substance Use and Misuse - Subtypes
of Alcohol Dependence and Their Effect on Sexual Behavior Change
This study utilized data from a National Institute on Drug Abuse and
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism funded community-based HIV
prevention program in the Midwest in 2000.
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