NEWS and ARTICLES
Medical Daily - New Drug For Autism And Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome In The Works; Could It Change Our Understanding Of These
Disorders Forever?
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are two social and behavioral disorders stemming
from altered neurological development, often beginning in the womb.
Practice Business (UK) - FOETAL ALCOHOL
SYNDROME TOOLKIT LAUNCHED FOR GPS
The National Organisation of Foetal Alcohol
Syndrome (NOFAS-UK) has developed a toolkit to support GPs advising pregnant
patients on the effects of alcohol on the foetus.
7thSpace Interactive (Canada) - Cost of
specialized addiction treatment of clients with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
in Canada
Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) constitute a special population that may be at particularly high risk for
substance use. The purpose of the current study was to estimate the utilization
of specialized addiction treatment services (SATS) and the associated cost, as a
part of the total cost of health care associated with FASD in Canada.
Herald Scotland (Scotland) - Inside Track:
Alcohol focus will switch to mothers-to-be
As the Herald reported yesterday,
midweek-drinking mothers, professional couples and shift workers are among those
being urged to ask questions they may not like to answer about whether the long
term pattern of their drinking is really healthy.
Coast Reporter - The Many Faces Of
FAS
On Monday, May 27, at Chatelech Secondary
Theatre in Sechelt, about 50 people attended the private premiere of a very
powerful documentary.
Ghana Business News (Ghana) - Ghana hosts
alcohol syndrome awareness creation conference
The Ghana Organisation on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
(GOFAS), a non-governmental organisation has appealed to government to be
committed in helping create awareness on the effect of alcohol on unborn
babies.
CBC.ca (Canada) - The rise of binge drinking
among women
For many Canadian women a few drinks after work
has become quite a few drinks. The number of female binge drinkers is
increasing. Critics blame liquor marketers, in part, for targeting women,
possibly setting them up for serious health problems later in life.
SAMHSA (USA) - Report reveals special
challenges of pregnant teens in substance abuse treatment
A new report shows that among the approximately
57,000 teenage female (ages 12 to 19) substance abuse treatment admissions each
year, about 2,000 (4 percent) involve pregnant teens.
MATERIALS and VIDEOS
Just Speak - FASD, young people and
crime
Empathising with someone who has broken the law
can be tricky. When someone has offended we may make conclusions about the right
punishment. We may try to put ourselves in the offender’s shoes, telling
ourselves that we would never have done what the offender did.
New FASD Website!
Mapping Evaluation of Community-Based FASD
Program
Presentation at CES Toronto 2013 Evaluation
Conference by Sharon Hume and Carol Hubberstey et. Al
FASDs Screening and brief interventions.
Georgiana Wilton
RESEARCH
The Journal of Neuroscience - Longitudinal
MRI Reveals Altered Trajectory of Brain Development during Childhood and
Adolescence in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of brain
development in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) has revealed structural
abnormalities, but studies have been limited by the use of cross-sectional
designs.
BMC Public Health - Cost of specialized
addiction treatment of clients with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in
Canada
Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) constitute a special population that may be at particularly high risk for
substance use. The purpose of the current study was to estimate the utilization
of specialized addiction treatment services (SATS) and the associated cost, as a
part of the total cost of health care associated with FASD in Canada.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES (Poland) - Nowy ośrodek w
Szpitalu im. św.Ludwika
W Wojewódzkim Szpitalu Dziecięcym im. św.
Ludwika uruchomiono pierwsze w Polsce Centrum Kompleksowej Diagnostyki i Terapii
Dzieci z FASD. W placówce będą diagnozowani mali pacjenci, z zespołem objawów,
spowodowanych piciem przez matkę alkoholu w czasie ciąży.
Real.gr (Greece) - Οι συνέπειες στο έμβρυο
από την κατανάλωση αλκοόλ
Μια γυναίκα που πίνει αλκοόλ ενώ είναι έγκυος
μπορεί να βλάψει την ανάπτυξη του μωρού της, καθώς το αλκοόλ μπορεί να περάσει
από το αίμα της μητέρας στο αίμα του μωρού και μπορεί να βλάψει την ανάπτυξη των
κυττάρων του και κυρίως του εγκεφάλου και του νωτιαίου μυελού κύτταρα.
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