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USA TODAY (USA) - CDC: Young women
should avoid alcohol unless using birth control
Women of
childbearing age should avoid alcohol unless they're using
contraception, federal health officials said Tuesday, in a move to
reduce the number of babies born with fetal alcohol syndrome.
OZY - WHY THE
BEST WAY TO PREVENT BIRTH DEFECTS ISN'T ABOUT ZIKA
Given the media
frenzy around Zika virus, one might assume a disease responsible for
10 times as many birth defects in the United States — that’s one
in 100 live births — would generate 10 times the attention in the
media. Instead, that disease has slowly found its way to the back
burner of our collective cognizance: fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(FASD).
Radio Canada
International (Canada) - Most Canadians drink alcohol, unaware of
risk
About 3,000 babies
per year are born with fetal alcohol syndrome caused when women drink
during pregnancy, notes the report. Some 330,000 Canadians have
cognitive impairments caused this way.
Pawtucket Times -
GIFFORD-JONES: FASD deserves as much attention as DWI
The figures are
appalling. In the U.S. every year 40,000 children are born suffering
with fetal alcoholic syndrome disease (FASD). In Canada, there are
more than 300,000 children with this disease. The lifetime cost for
each child is $5 million. So in Canada, the cost to taxpayers of
caring for those with FASD is $600 billion, the size of the national
debt. In the U.S., the figure is $6 trillion.
KTUU.com (USA) -
Major change for students with FASD
For Alaskans
students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a major change
was just announced that will help them get a better education.
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - Don't drink if planning a pregnancy: avoiding
foetal alcohol spectrum disorders
If you're trying
to get pregnant, stop drinking. And if you're sexually active and
drink alcohol, it's best to use contraception. That's the advice from
health experts to protect unborn children from lasting damage, as new
research reveals that millions of women risk exposing their
developing babies to alcohol.
Pulse (UK) -
GPnews: Health minister says he is 'genuinely excited' about
changes to general practice
The BMA has
released a report calling for better training and support to help
healthcare professionals in the UK prevent, diagnose and manage fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), and reduce the number of children
affected each year.
MATERIALS and
VIDEOS
Soberpodcasts
- Dr. Ira Chasnoff | Teens Growing up with Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (FASDs)
From my point of
view (Shane – the podcast host) I have always looked at alcoholism
and addiction as more of a learned behavior, or choice. This brought
new light to the issues that we deal with in the family of
alcoholism.
FASDFOREVER -
School success with FAS(D)
Jeff Noble: My
interview with Crystal Millions. Crystal lives with Fasd and
currently attending University. Watch to find out what's making her
successful.
Hartford
HealthCare - Alcohol & Pregnancy do NOT mix
Nix the alcohol if
you're even THINKING about getting pregnant, says the CDC! HHC's Dr.
Michele Petrucelli has the facts.
RESEARCH
CDC -
Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies — United States, 2011–2013
The weighted
prevalence of alcohol-exposed pregnancy risk among U.S. women aged
15–44 years was 7.3%. During a 1-month period, approximately 3.3
million women in the United States were at risk for an
alcohol-exposed pregnancy.
University of New
Mexico - EXPOSURE OF NEONATAL RATS TO ALCOHOL HAS DIFFERENTIAL
EFFECTS ON CYTOKINE LEVELS IN THE CEREBELLUM AND HIPPOCAMPUS:
POTENTIAL ROLE OF MICROGLIA AND ASTROCYTES
Drinking during
pregnancy can result in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), an
umbrella term that encompasses a wide array of symptoms ranging from
neurocognitive deficits to physical malformations.
Current Topics in
Developmental Biology - Gene–Environment Interactions and the
Etiology of Birth Defects
It is thought that
most structural birth defects are caused by a complex combination of
genetic and environmental factors that interact to interfere with
morphogenetic processes.
University of Cape
Town - Multimodal neuroimaging and early neurobehavioral and
developmental correlates of alcohol-exposed infants in Cape Town
This thesis
explored the relative impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on the
brain in infants as measured by multimodal brain imaging and the
relationship of these findings to early neurobehavioral and
developmental status.
Alternative Law
Journal - Diversionary pathways for Indigenous youth with FASD in
WA
The
over-representation of Indigenous youth in the Western Australian
criminal justice system has been described as a source of national
shame. Rates of incarceration are the highest in the nation: around
80 per cent of youth in detention in Western Australia are of
Indigenous descent, while Indigenous youth represent only 6 per cent
of the population.
The American
journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse - A descriptive regional study
of drug and alcohol use in pregnant women using results from urine
drug testing by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
Patterns of drug
use during pregnancy may be changing. Identifying changes in pregnant
women’s drug use may help to target prevention and treatment.
Objective: To determine the regional prevalence of drug and alcohol
use among pregnant women in Southern California.
University of Cape
Town - Neuroimaging study of prenatal alcohol exposure effects on
structural and functional connectivity in children
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD) describe the spectrum of cognitive,
behavioural and neurological impairments associated with prenatal
alcohol exposure (PAE).
FASD: moving toward sustainable
assessment and support services in Ontario
It is important to
understand that FASD is in fact, brain damage. These disorders and
their variations are complicated and often misunderstood. This often
results in distressing outcomes, such as failed school experiences,
trouble with the law, strained relationships, and home and placement
breakdowns.
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders in Adults: Ethical and Legal Perspectives - Why
People with FASD Fall for Manipulative Ploys: Ethical Limits of
Interrogators’ Use of Lies
People with FASD
are easily manipulated by others, and such social vulnerability is a
major reason why they are so likely to get into serious legal and
other forms of difficulty.
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders in Adults: Ethical and Legal Perspectives - Oral
Language and Communication Factors to Consider When Supporting People
with FASD Involved with the Legal System
Difficulties with
oral language are always present for those with FASD. However, it is
not always easy to appreciate where language skills are involved, as
other areas such as cognition, behaviour, social skills and emotional
regulation frequently involve communication skills, and they can be
hard to separate. At this level, skills are complex and interactive.
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