STAT - He stumbled on a hidden
epidemic of brain damage. The culprit? Alcohol
The agitated mom
had three kids in foster care and she wanted them back. But she
didn’t understand how to parent. She’d never worked. She had a
short fuse. She was slow and didn’t seem to learn from experience.
Science Daily -
Uncovering the genetics behind fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
A new review
examines the current literature on the genetics of FASD
susceptibility and gene-ethanol interactions. The authors also
comment on potential mechanisms of reported gene-ethanol
interactions.
Omaha World-Herald
(USA) - Heated exchange follows activists' presentation to liquor
commission over Whiteclay
Activists seeking
to shut down the liquor stores in the border town of Whiteclay,
Nebraska, said Tuesday that slow response times to assaults, fires
and other incidents there give the state plenty of ammunition to
close the stores.
News-Medical.net -
Testing for maternal alcohol biomarkers in blood may help identify
pregnancies at high FAS risk
It is well known
that drinking during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome
(FAS) in the offspring. Unfortunately, not all pregnant women are
truthful about their levels of drinking. This study explored the
feasibility of testing for various alcohol biomarkers in the blood of
pregnant women to help identify pregnancies that are at high-risk for
FAS.
Parkersburg News -
Beekeeping helps Ohio teen overcome learning hurdles
By the fifth
grade, Mr. and Mrs. Shuman determined that their oldest son had fetal
alcohol syndrome. Their two younger sons, twins Jason and James, now
14, were also adopted from Guatemala but have no health issues.
Babble - BUT HE
“LOOKS SO NORMAL"
I remember the
first time my son stepped up to the plate the first year he played
baseball. He not only looked like a miniature major league player, he
acted and performed like one. With one swing, he sent a line drive up
the middle of the diamond, straight into center field.
The Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - There's no excuse for the selfishness of
binge-drinking mothers-to-be
Just how selfish
have we become as a society? There is always an excuse for the
inexcusable and it has to stop. A recent WA Health study conducted by
Curtin University, the University of WA and the Cancer Council of WA
has found that pregnant women are more likely to binge drink than
other women.
Independent Online
- Dangers of boozing, breast-feeding
CHILDREN born to
mothers who drank alcohol after their birth and breast-fed were
significantly lighter, had lower verbal IQ scores and a range of
other problems, a study has found.
Canada NewsWire
(Canada) - Children's Aid Foundation and its donors invest $2
million in British Columbia's children and youth
Funding will allow
more than 4,500 B.C. children and youth living in care access to
educational, enrichment, housing and transitioning in and out of care
support.
CBC
(Canada) - New guidelines allow young children FASD support
Until recently,
children under the age of six were not being assessed for Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Now, new guidelines mean they will be, and
the FASD Clinic in Sudbury says the change will mean better outcomes
in life for those children.
UPCOMING
EUFASD - European
Conference on FASD 2016
First programme is
now out! Early Bird Registration closes on June 15, 2016.
Alberta Government
- Professionals Without Parachutes (June 23)
In this
presentation we will discuss the Professionals Without Parachutes
(PWP) training model.
VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
MrStartpointprod -
UBC Physical Realities FASD
Emily Travis, CJ
Lutke and Myles Himmelreich present the groundbreaking work at the
2016 Conference at UBC.
YourAlberta -
Siksika Health Services FASD Program: A Case Study
This webcast
covers how the Siksika Health Services have amended the original
Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) home visitation model to work
for the First Nations community they serve.
YourAlberta - Best
Practices for Supports
The overall goal
of the best practice approach is to establish a shared understanding
of evidence-based FASD informed service delivery.
YourAlberta -
Panel Discussion: Working with Supports
This panel
discussion brings together a group of employers who have a proven
track record in creating inclusive workplaces and working with
support organizations to do so.
YourAlberta - The
Stigma of Brain Injury and Rehabilitation into the Community
This presentation
touches on employment, housing and interpersonal relationships. It
will also explore strategies to reduce the stigma that exists around
brain injury, focusing on the transition from hospital to community.
Finally, it will explore current research and proposed services to
address psychosocial issues and the process of integration.
RESEARCH
Journal of
Pregnancy and Child Health - Use of Alcohol during Pregnancy in
France: Another French Paradox?
Although
scientific knowledge about the effects of ethanol during early brain
growth period had considerably increased over the last decades, the
problem of the consequences, the cost and the care of infants exposed
to alcohol during pregnancy remains spread worldwide. In many
industrialized countries including France the country of the first
description of FAS in 1968, the sanitary problem is clearly not a
public health priority and thus still not yet resolved.
Brain, Behavior,
and Immunity - Evidence for an immune signature of prenatal
alcohol exposure in female rats
Evidence for
immune/neuroimmune disturbances as a possible root cause of a range
of disorders, including neurodevelopmental disorders, is growing.
Although prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) impacts immune function, few
studies to date have examined immune function in relation to
long-term negative health outcomes following PAE, and most have
focused on males.
American Journal
of Medical Genetics Part A - Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and
assessment of maxillary and mandibular arc measurements
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD) comprise a range of physical differences
and neurologic deficits from prenatal alcohol exposure. Previous
studies suggest that relative maxillary growth deficiency can
accompany FASD.
Alcoholism:
Clinical and Experimental Research - Alcohol-Induced Developmental
Origins of Adult-Onset Diseases
Fetal alcohol
exposure may impair growth, development, and function of multiple
organ systems and is encompassed by the term fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASD). Research has so far focused on the mechanisms,
prevention, and diagnosis of FASD, while the risk for adult-onset
chronic diseases in individuals exposed to alcohol in utero is not
well explored.
Drug and Alcohol
Review - Mechanisms of influence: Alcohol industry submissions to
the inquiry into fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
This study aims to
examine all alcohol industry submissions to the Australian House of
Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs
into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), to assist in
understanding how those with vested interests contribute to policy
development.
South African
Medical Journal - Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Prevalence
rates in South Africa
FASD rates from
studies conducted in SA are among the highest worldwide. FASD affects
all communities in SA and is therefore a major public health concern
in SA. Multidisciplinary and intersectoral interventions are urgently
required to raise awareness about the dangers of prenatal alcohol
exposure and the devastating effect of FASD on the lives of children,
families and communities.
University of
Gothenburg - Fetal Alcohol syndrome in adulthood - Psychological,
psychosocial, and neuropsychological aspects of life in individuals
who were prenatally exposed to alcohol
St. Cloud State
University - Academic and Behavioral Interventions for Children
and Youth with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
TVN24 (Poland) -
Piją w ciąży, rodzą chore dzieci. Można tylko patrzeć. NIK
alarmuje: to się musi zmienić
Ciąża trwa
średnio 274 dni. Czekanie na przyjęcie na odwyk (też średnio) 673
dni, czyli prawie dwa lata. Kobieta zdąży urodzić chore dziecko, a
może nawet dwoje.
Augsburger
Allgemeine (Germany) - Wege, die aus der Sucht führen
In einem
interaktiven Teil der Ausstellung informiert das FASD-Netzwerk
Nordbayern über Schwangerschaft und Alkohol sowie FASD (Fetale
Alkohol Spektrum-Störung) – das heißt Schädigungen, die
ausschließlich durch mütterlichen Alkoholkonsum während der
Schwangerschaft entstehen.
