NEWS and ARTICLES
Winnipeg Free Press (Canada) - Province
to double FASD clinic space
The province will double the capacity of a successful Winnipeg fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder support program, while boosting efforts to diagnose
the condition in rural and northern communities.
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Montreal Gazette (Canada) - Video
game helps students with fetal alcohol disorder
Playing video games isn't often seen as the healthiest pastime for
young people, but a new educational game is helping re-train the brains of
students with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a University of Alberta
professor says.
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The Oxford Times (UK) - Avoid
alcohol and keep babies safe
A MOTHER who says her adopted daughter is ‘living proof of the dangers
of drinking’ has appealed for people to take a few booze-free days to help
boost her charity’s coffers.
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Newswise (USA) - New Report
Shows More Than One in Five Pregnant White Women Smoke Cigarettes
A new report shows that 21.8 percent of pregnant White women aged 15 to
44 currently (within the past 30 days) smoked cigarettes.
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HealthCanal.com (Australia) - Alcohol's
impact on babies - UN looks at Australian experience
An Australian film depicting the life of a young boy exposed to alcohol
during his mother's pregnancy was shown at the United Nations headquarters in
New York yesterday.
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Alexandria Times (USA) - NOFAS
MATERNITY FASHION SHOW RAISES AWARENESS OF FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME
The women walking the runway at the National Organization on Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome’s weekend fundraiser at a private residence on the Potomac
were doing more than trotting out the latest fashions; they were showcasing
healthy pregnancies.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: One Woman’s Story
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can
cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Read about one woman's
experience with FASDs. Information about new tools and resources you can use is
also provided.
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FARE (Australia) - LIES EXPOSED
AS INDUSTRY FRONTS FASD INQUIRY
A detailed analysis of the alcohol industry’s submissions to a
Parliamentary Inquiry has exposed a raft of false, misleading and unfounded
claims.
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MATERIALS
Indian Country Today Media Network.com (USA) - New Parenting Curriculum Supports Native Families with FASD
The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC) has released a new
parenting curriculum focused on supporting American Indian families where fetal
alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is suspected. Gifts from the Sacred Circle: A
Native Traditional Parenting Curriculum for Families Affected by Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder is now available through Hazelden Publishing.
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ARCC Society - Non-judgmental
solutions for addiction and FASD
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CDC - CDC Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders Application
This application has been designed by the Centers for Disease Control
& Prevention (CDC) as a way for users to access the latest information
related to alcohol and pregnancy and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs)!
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RESEARCH
Medical Xpress - Examining
adaptive abilities in children with prenatal alcohol exposure and/or ADHD
Prenatal exposure to alcohol often results in disruption to the brain's
cognitive and behavioral domains, which include executive function (EF) and
adaptive functioning.
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Journal of Perinatology - Prenatal
alcohol exposure, blood alcohol concentrations and alcohol elimination rates
for the mother, fetus and newborn
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a common cause of
intellectual impairment and birth defects. More recently, prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE) has been found to be a risk factor for fetal mortality,
stillbirth and infant and child mortality.
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Biological Psychiatry - Male
Germline Transmits Fetal Alcohol Adverse Effect on Hypothalamic
Proopiomelanocortin Gene Across Generations
Neurons containing proopiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived peptides, known
to control stress axis, metabolic, and immune functions, have a lower function
in patients with a family history of alcoholism, raising the possibility that
alcohol effects on the POMC system may transmit through generations.
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Alcoholism - Persistent
Dose-Dependent Changes in Brain Structure in Young Adults with Low-to-Moderate
Alcohol Exposure In Utero
Many children with heavy exposure to alcohol in utero display
characteristic alterations in brain size and structure. However, the long-term
effects of low-to-moderate alcohol exposure on these outcomes are unknown.
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SAMHSA - Substance Use during
Pregnancy Varies by Race and Ethnicity
When pregnant women use alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs, they incur an
increased risk for experiencing health problems themselves and poor birth
outcomes for their infants. It is important for doctors, nurses, and midwives
to discuss the risks of substance use with all pregnant women.
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Alcohol - Postnatal day 7
ethanol treatment causes persistent reductions in adult mouse brain volume and
cortical neurons with sex specific effects on neurogene
Ethanol treatment on postnatal day seven (P7) causes robust brain cell
death and is a model of late gestational alcohol exposure (Ikonomidou et al.,
2000).
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Maternal and Child Health Journal - Prevalence and Correlates of Drinking in Early Pregnancy Among Women
who Stopped Drinking on Pregnancy Recognition
Women of child bearing age that regularly drink alcohol are at risk for
drinking in early pregnancy. Evidence indicates a majority of women stop
alcohol consumption on pregnancy recognition.
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COMING UP
Vorankündigung der 14. FASD
Fachtagung 2012
Jedes Jahr werden in Deutschland immer noch 4000 bis 10 000 Menschen
mit fetalen Alkoholspektrumsstörungen (FASD) geboren. Die vermeidbare Ursache
für diese geistigen und körperlichen Fehlentwicklungen ist Akloholkonsum
während der Schwangerschaft. Im Verlauf dieser Fachtagung werden wir Rückschau
halten auf 40 Jahre Forschung und Prävention und auf die neuesten Entwicklungen
in Forschung und Therapie ..
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Second European Conference on
FASD
The European FASD Alliance is pleased to announce the Second European
Conference on FASD – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: clinical and biochemical
diagnosis, screening and follow-up, which will take place in Barcelona, October
21 to 24, 2012.
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IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Relevant (Germany) - Wie FASD-Kinder
ihren Platz in der Gesellschaft finden können
„Es gibt Schüler, die zunächst aufgrund ihres guten verbalen
Ausdrucksvermögens einen durchaus intelligenten Eindruck machen, im Unterricht
extrem angepasst sind und zuhause den Druck entladen wie ein Dampfkochtopf, dem
der Deckel wegfliegt, oder aber in der Klasse total ausflippen, weil die
Reizüberflutung zu groß ist“, beschreibt Gisela Michalowski vom FASD
Deutschland e.V.
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Welt Online (Germany) - Der
kleine Rausch und die fatalen Folgen fürs Kind
Vielen ist die Gefahr nicht bewusst: Wird während der Schwangerschaft
Alkohol konsumiert, drohen dem Nachwuchs schwere Behinderungen. Jedes Jahr sind
Tausende Kinder betroffen.
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