Regina Leader-Post (Canada) - Professor
analysing FASD data
A University of
Regina instructor hopes her research will lead to better ways of
interacting with those affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
(FASD).
Scoop.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Society 'will feel impact' of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder
A First Nations
leader said fetal alcohol spectrum disorder — also known as FASD —
is an "alarming" problem amongst Canada's Aboriginal
population.
Shoreline Beacon
(Canada) - Campaign warns against prenatal drink consumption
The Grey Bruce
Health Unit and Fetal Alcohol Neurobehavioral Leadership Group have
launched a coaster campaign to remind those indulging in holiday
libations of the negative effects of alcohol on a developing fetus.
Scoop.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Women reveal the cost of their drinking in documentary
New Zealand women
reveal the cost of their drinking in documentary. “I didn’t
realise my baby was as drunk as a skunk,” says Jackie, a married
Hawke’s Bay mother of three, talking about the effect drinking
while she was pregnant has had on her young son.
San Francisco
Chronicle (USA) - SD program aims to curb fetal alcohol syndrome
South Dakota's
largest medical facility and the Oglala Sioux Tribe have announced a
partnership to expand a program aimed at preventing fetal alcohol
syndrome and other alcohol-related problems affecting Native American
children by intervening before their mothers become pregnant.
RESOURCES and
VIDEOS
FASD Think Tank -
Over 100 Holiday Strategies for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Supporting yourself and your family
Holidays are a
tough time for our kids. We may place pressure on ourselves to try to
make holidays perfect. What matters is family and love and learning
to live and appreciate each other for our unique gifts.
NOFAS - Nicholas
(age 9) on living with FASD
The National
Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) is the leading voice
and resource of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
community.
NOFAS - Nancy
Roget on FASD - Frontier Regional FASD Training Center
The National
Benefit Authority - CARING FOR A BABY WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM
DISORDER
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD), a health condition that is caused when
women ingest alcohol during pregnancy, has been Disability Living’s
topic of discussion for the past week.'
UPCOMING
Government
of Alberta - FASD Learning Series 2012-13
FASD Trust Event Calendar - UK
RESEARCH
ScienceAlerts
- Global Functional Connectivity Abnormalities in Children
with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Previous studies,
including those employing diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), have
revealed significant disturbances in the white matter of individuals
with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
Alcoholism -
Approaching the Prevalence of the Full Spectrum of Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders in a South African Population-Based Study
The prevalence and
characteristics of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) were
determined in this fourth study of first-grade children in a South
African community.
Alcoholism -
Imbalanced Synaptic Plasticity Induced Spatial Cognition
Impairment in Male Offspring Rats Treated with Chronic Prenatal
Ethanol Exposure
As chronic
prenatal ethanol (EtOH) exposure (CPEE) may cause deficiencies in a
variety of behavioral and cognitive functions, the aim of present
study is to investigate the effects of CPEE on spatial learning and
memory and examine the action of CPEE on synaptic plasticity balance
in the hippocampus of adolescent male rats.
Sanford Research -
Study to curb alcohol-exposed pregnancies receives funding
A Sanford Research
initiative to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEP) and fetal
alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in American Indian communities has
been granted funding of more than $800,000 by the National Institutes
of Health.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Bayerischer
Rundfunk (Germany) - Eine vermeidbare Behinderung
Jährlich werden
nach Angaben der Berliner Charité 10.000 Kinder in Deutschland
geboren, die am Fetalen Alkoholsyndrom, kurz FASD, leiden. Es
entsteht, wenn Mütter in der Schwangerschaft Alkohol trinken.
Heilpraxisnet.de
(Germany) - Neue Leitlinie zur Diagnose des Fetalen
Alkoholsyndroms vorgestellt
Das Fetale
Alkoholsyndrom ist mit jährlich zwischen 2.000 und 4.000 betroffenen
Neugeborenen die häufigste angeborene Behinderung in Deutschland,
berichte die Drogenbeauftragte der Bundesregierung. Eine neue
Leitlinie soll nun die Diagnose von Alkoholschäden bei Kindern
deutlich erleichtern.
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