but is not limited to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Approximately 1 percent of children are believed to suffer from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. The term Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders is ...

A burglar who broke into a house where a family was sleeping and stole the keys to a £12,000 Land Rover has been locked up for almost three years.

Provincial social workers say they don’t have enough family and community supports to effectively care for and protect children and youth in government care.

September is FASD Awareness Month. To mark this occasion, the Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is leading the way in increasing awareness and educating women on the importance of ...

According to the latest data from the CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 35 (or 2.9%) of 8-year-old children in New Jersey were identified with autism spectrum disorder ...

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is the medical term used to describe a set ... Alcohol-related neurodevelopment disorder (ARND) is the term reserved for individuals with functional or cognitive ...

Rett Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Abnormalities in glial cell development and proliferation and increased glial cell apoptosis contribute to the ...

The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) reports FASD affects around 40,000 ... it’s easy to understand how a woman could innocently drink alcohol while expecting. “This disorder ...

Prenatal ethanol exposure (PNEE) has been linked to widespread impairments in brain structure and function. There are a number of animal models that are used to study the structural and functional ...

A. In a previous Ask the Pharmacist column we discussed suggested supplements to provide optimum health for both the baby and ...

BY DEBBIE PAGE The Drug Alcohol Coalition of Iredell will hold its third annual “In The Know: A Community Conversation on ...