NEWS and ARTICLES
Sentinel-Standard - Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder: The missing diagnosis
Tracy, the
13-year-old adopted daughter of my friend, was expelled from school
for two days last week. When she was asked why. she honestly couldn't
remember. But when pressed for an answer, she yelled, "I hate
math, I hate my teacher, I hate school!" Ironically, the problem
occurred in homeroom, with her English teacher. Why did she lie? Did
she lie?
Scoop.co.nz (New
Zealand) - More to be done on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
A ‘Call to
Action’ released today calls for more to be done to address Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in New Zealand.
The Georgetown
Dish (Italy) - Italy Teams With US
“It was good to
welcome back NOFAS this year at our Embassy in support of such an
important cause,” said The Ambassador of Italy Claudio Bisogniero
at the 25th Anniversary Gala of NOFAS to celebrate International FASD
Awareness Day and Smart Moms, Healthy Babies.
KUNM (USA) -
Searching For Answers On Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Terry Trujillo’s
family has been facing an ordeal that would be familiar to a
surprising number of Americans. Holding back tears, she remembers the
moment she had to explain to her adopted nephew that his severe
learning disabilities, memory problems and behavior issues were the
result of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Uniontown Herald
Standard - Attorney argues IQ, fetal alcohol syndrome should be
considered in death penalty appeal
The attorney for a
former Point Marion man on death row for fatally shooting his
ex-girlfriend argued in a state Supreme Court appeal that the man’s
intellectual disability precludes capital punishment and he should be
awarded a new trial in light of testimony that police withheld
evidence from the original trial.
Open Democracy
(UK) - If you could prevent brain damage in a child, would you?
Ahead of a debate
in Parliament the eminent paediatrician and former first Children’s
Commissioner for England urges the UK Government to take action on
the most important preventable cause of brain damage in children.
BBC - Is it
ever OK to drink when you are pregnant?
Women who binge
drink and later find out they were pregnant at the time are seeking
abortions under the misapprehension their babies will suffer foetal
alcohol syndrome (FAS), a charity has warned.
CBCNews (Canada) -
New FASD program builds bridges between children and police
A new recreation
program in Waterloo Region is changing the way police officers look
at boys with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a developmental
disability caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol.
Sunday Express -
Red wine is NOT good for pregnant woman, according to new study
ENJOYING the odd
tipple of red wine while pregnant may not be good for you as hoped,
according to scientists who say its 'healthy' ingredient could harm
the unborn child's pancreas.
CBCNews - Mental
illness best detected early in schools, doctors say
Schools can play
an important role in reaching children and youth with mental
illnesses that last into adulthood, say child psychiatrists who
suggest ways to implement better access to care.
RESOURCES
Be With Child Without Alcohol –
WEBSITE
Manitoba Liquor
and Lotteries is committed to the safe, healthy and responsible use
of alcohol. We believe people should be able to enjoy beverage
alcohol products but not at the expense of anyone’s health and
well-being.
forebygging.no -
The Body-Behaviour Connection: A first hand perspective about FASD
Liz Lawryk, Chief
Clinical Examiner and Executive Director of the FASD Foundation,
Canada. Myles Himmelreich, living with FASD he provides a
multidimentional, educational perspective.
RESEARCH
Alcoholism:
Clinical and Experimental Research - Alcohol consumption during
gestation causes histone3 lysine9 hyperacetylation and an alternation
of expression of heart development-related genes in mice
Alcohol abuse
during gestation may cause congenital heart diseases (CHDs). The
underlying mechanisms of alcohol-induced cardiac deformities are
still not clear. Recent studies suggest that histone modification may
play a crucial role in this pathological process.
Studies in Family
Planning - Intended and Unintended Pregnancies Worldwide in 2012
and Recent Trends
Periodic
estimation of the incidence of global unintended pregnancy can help
demonstrate the need for and impact of family planning programs. We
draw upon multiple sources of data to estimate pregnancy incidence by
intention status and outcome at worldwide, regional, and subregional
levels in 2012 and to assess recent trends using previously published
estimates for 2008 and 1995.
Alcohol - Effect
of repeated alcohol exposure during the third trimester-equivalent on
messenger RNA levels for interleukin-1beta, chemokine (C-C motif)
ligand 2, and interleukin 10 in the developing rat brain after
injection of lipopolysaccharide
Microglia undergo
maturation during the third trimester of human development
(equivalent to the first 1–2 weeks of postnatal life in rodents),
during which these cells may be particularly sensitive to insult.
Addictive
Disorders and Their Treatment - A clinical overview of fetal
alcohol syndrome
Fetal alcohol
syndrome is the leading cause of mental retardation worldwide and is
also the foremost preventable cause of neurobehavioral and
developmental abnormalities. In this paper, we discuss those aspects
of fetal alcohol syndrome relevant to the clinician: its clinical
characteristics, assessment, diagnosis, and prevention.
Addictive
Disorders and Their Treatment - Investigation of the Alcohol,
Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (the ASSIST)
version 3.0 in pregnancy
To investigate the
utility of the World Health Organization’s Alcohol, Smoking and
Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) Version (V) 3.0 for
identifying substance use disorders in pregnancy.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Temat.net (Poland)
- Szuka rodzeństwa, walczy z czasem
Pan Adam* ponad 9
lat temu adoptował chłopca. Nikt wtedy nie przypuszczał, że
adoptowany syn po latach okaże się ciężko chory. Pan Adam, oprócz
tego, że zajmuje się intensywnym leczeniem syna, próbuje także
dotrzeć do rodzin, które adoptowały młodsze rodzeństwo chłopca.
MondoLiberOnline
(Italy) - Alcol e abuso: una piaga sociale
Due bambini su
cento in Europa e uno su cento negli Stati Uniti soffrono di
disordini feto-alcolici, ovvero difetti, disturbi dell’apprendimento,
problemi comportamentali e malattie mentali causate dal consumo di
alcol della loro madre durante la gravidanza. Per tentare di arginare
la piaga, la European Fasd Alliance ha lanciato, in venti Paesi tra
cui l’Italia, la campagna-shock “Too young to drink”.
Monitorul de
Botosani (Romania) - Obiceiuri interzise în timpul sarcinii
Când afli că
eşti însărcinată, începi să devii atentă la tot felul de
informaţii şi să auzi tot felul de îndemnuri şi sfaturi, dintre
care unele te pot speria mai mult, altele mai puţin.
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