NEWS and ARTICLES
Alexandria Echo Press - Here's how women can help prevent birth
defects
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is joining the National
Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) and the Minnesota March of
Dimes to inform women about ways to prevent birth defects in
Minnesota throughout January, which is National Birth Defects
Prevention Month.
Daily Mail (UK) - My foster son's mother drank in pregnancy. It
left him so mentally damaged he was too dangerous to live with
Looking at the little boy in front of me, I felt like howling in
frustration. A big vacant grin on his face, he was hopping from one
foot to the other and singing at the top of his voice, while inanely
cracking his knuckles.
AllAfrica.com (South Africa) - Africa: Trouble Brewing - Africa
and Alcohol Problems
With over-consumption of alcohol on the rise, governments are
struggling to find suitable legislation amidst profit-hungry global
corporations and illegally-produced liquor.
Today's THV (USA) - ACH: Birth defects common, costly, critical
for Arkansas
A baby is born every 14 minutes in Arkansas. Every five hours a baby
is born with a birth defect, and every four days a baby in the state
dies from a birth defect.
Communitycare.co.uk (UK) - Why my social work experience led me to
specialise on foetal alcohol spectrum disorders
After 27 years as a practising social worker Liam Curran became a
certified trainer on foetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Here, he
tells Community Care about the highs and lows of his new job.
Wisconsin State Journal (USA) - Dr. Dana Johnson: Some birth
defects can be prevented, even before pregnancy
January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. One out of every
33 babies in the United States is born with a birth defect. While
some birth defects cannot be prevented, there are ways to reduce the
risk of many others.
USA TODAY (USA) - CDC: Binge drinking is serious problem for
girls, women
Binge drinking among women and girls is a health problem that is
serious but under-recognized, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention says in a report today.
The New York Times - Why No One Really Knows If Moderate Drinking
Is Safe for Pregnant Women
Is moderate drinking (less than one drink a day) safe during
pregnancy?
TheSouthAfrican (South Africa) - ‘No evidence’ for Sky claim
that SA women drink to harm babies
According to Africa Check, there is little in the way of hard
evidence to back up the claim in a Sky News report that mothers in
one of South Africa’s poorest areas are drinking heavily to
deliberately damage their unborn babies – just so that they can
claim the disability benefit
MATERIALS
College of Caledonia - FASD Programs, Services & Training
The Lakes District community has taken a proactive role in Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) since 1991. As a result, CNC Lakes
District Campus has actively supported the development of a number of
programs designed by front line workers to provide supports and
services to individuals affected by prenatal alcohol exposure and
women at risk of alcohol and drug use during pregnancy.
The University of Sydney - Handbook for Aboriginal Alcohol and
Drug Work
The Handbook for Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Work is a practical tool
written for Aboriginal drug and alcohol workers, mental health
workers and others working in this field.
COMING EVENTS
SPECIAL: www.fasdedmonton2013.ca
- Alcohol and Pregnancy –prevention and legal issues of FASD
During the last four years, the Institute of Health Economics, a non
for profit organization in Edmonton, Canada, www.ihe.ca has made
significant efforts in support of the development of policy issues
related to FASD.
Carolyn Blackburn SEND Consultancy (UK) - Improving outcomes for
children with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and other
complex learning disabilities (18 April 2013, Coventry)
This will be an intensive Learning Day for educators of children and
young adults who have FASD, often accompanied by other learning
disabilities. Carolyn Blackburn and Raja Mukherjee are two of the
UK’s leading experts in FASD.
Interprofessional Continuing Education - The 5th International
Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
This conference brings together experts from many disciplines to
share international research, to discuss the implications of this
research, and to promote scientific/community collaboration.
NeuroDevNet (France) - 3rd International SAF France Symposium
The 3rd International SAF France Symposium will be held Thursday 30th
and Friday 31st of May 2013 at the Cité Internationale Universitaire
of Paris.
fasdNL (Canada) - FASD Throughout the Lifespan: from prevention to
lifelong support
The fasdNL Network is inviting you to an FASD conference entitled
FASD Throughout the Lifespan and the 14th Annual FACE Research
Roundtable.
RESEARCH
Annals of Neurology - Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Affects
Vasculature Development in the Neonatal Brain
In humans, antenatal alcohol exposure elicits various developmental
disorders, in particular in the brain. Numerous studies focus on the
deleterious effects of alcohol on neural cells. Although recent
studies suggest that alcohol can affect angiogenesis in adults, the
impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on brain microvasculature remains
poorly understood.
The Journal of Neuroscience - Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Reduces Plasticity and Alters NMDA Receptor Subunit Composition in
the Dentate Gyrus
Although it is well documented that heavy consumption of alcohol
during pregnancy impairs brain development, it remains controversial
whether moderate consumption causes significant damage. Using a
limited access, voluntary consumption paradigm, we recently
demonstrated that moderate prenatal alcohol exposure (MPAE) is
associated with dentate gyrus-dependent learning and memory deficits
that are manifested in adulthood.
Alcohol - Identification of cell-specific patterns of reference
gene stability in quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain
reaction studies of embryonic, placental and neural stem models of
prenatal ethanol exposure
Identification of the transcriptional networks disrupted by prenatal
ethanol exposure remains a core requirement to better understanding
the molecular mechanisms of alcohol-induced teratogenesis.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Berliner Zeitung (Germany) - Jeder Schluck ist eine Gefahr
Das Projekt "Blau im Bauch" richtet sich gegen den Konsum
von Alkohol in der Schwangerschaft, der dazu führen kann, dass das
Kind mit dem Fetalen Alkoholsyndrom (FASD) geboren wird.
Avisen Agder (Norway) - Sørlandet sykehus HF ønsker å bli
godkjent som senter for utredning av russkadde barn
Sørlandet sykehus HF har søkt om å bli godkjent som regionalt
henvisningskompetansesenter for utredning av barn med skader etter
mors alkoholbruk. HABU ved Barnesenteret har søkt Helse Sør-Øst om
3,1 millioner kroner til å opprette et slikt senter.
SpitsNieuws (Netherlands) - Baby gehandicapt zuipen voor bijstand
Zwangere vrouwen in Zuid-Afrika gaan over tot drastische maatregelen
om aan geld te komen. De laatste trend die in het land heerst is dat
vrouwen expres veel alcohol drinken, zodat hun baby gehandicapt ter
wereld komt.
NEWSru.co.il (Russia) - Жительницы ЮАР пьют во
время беременности – чтобы родить
инвалидов
По данным Всемирной организации
здравоохранения (ВОЗ) в последние годы
в этом регионе резко возросло количестве
новорожденных, у которых диагностировано
расстройство фетального алкогольного
спектра ( FASD) – наиболее часто встречающийся
врожденный порок у местных младенцев.
No comments:
Post a Comment