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A baby with FAS; his lifetime medical and welfare costs are estimated by some to be as high as US$5 million. [1] Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a spectrum of permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. The main effect of fetal alcohol exposure is brain damage, which can be caused during any trimester, because the fetus's brain continues to develop throughout the entire pregnancy. The brain damage i ...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome News Headlines
- Eye Movement Tasks Can Be Used To Assess Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Choline Shows Promise In Reducing Behavioral Effects Associated With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Eye Movement Tasks Can Be Used To Assess Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Nutritional Supplement Given After Birth Improves Learning And Behavior In Rats Exposed To ...
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Timing Is Critical Factor In Success Of Treatment, Benchmark Fetal Surgery Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Study Advances Evidence for Receptor’s Role in Alcohol Pleasure and Problems - March - 06, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:40 EST
- Fetal Heart-Cell Enzyme And Onset Of Heart Failure
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Stress-related Adult Disease May Originate In Fetal Development
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Fetal Heart-cell Enzyme Important In Onset Of Heart Failure
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Antidepressants Help Men Decrease Alcohol Consumption, But Not Women
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Alcohol Interventions That Teach Practical Skills Work Best With High-Risk University Students
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Antidepressants Help Men Decrease Alcohol Consumption
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Moderate drinking may benefit elderly men
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:19 EST
- First-degree Fetal Heart Block May Be Reversible
ScienceDaily - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Fetal Nucleic Acid Technology Offers Potential Alternative To Amniocentesis
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Numbers, Sequences Pose Problems For Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Children
ScienceDaily - Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- First-Degree Fetal Heart Block May Be Reversible
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Numbers, Sequences Pose Problems For Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Children
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:00 EST
- Vitamin may help alcohol-damaged babies: study
Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:01 EST
- Fetal Death Rate Declines Nationally, Though Racial/Ethnic Disparities Remain, CDC Report Says
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- 'End Ridiculous Pricing Of Alcohol' Says Doctors' Leader
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Expert says ban all alcohol ads
BBC - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:12 EST
- 3-D Ultrasound Identifies Women At Risk For Impending Preterm Birth
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Stress And Alcohol Cues Appear To Target The Brain Differently To Produce Craving
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Stress And Alcohol Cues Appear To Target The Brain Differently To Produce Craving
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Health Tip: Who Should Avoid Alcohol
MedicineNet - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Reduced brain growth in alcoholic families
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:27 EST
- Study Finds Reduced Brain Growth In Alcoholics With Family Drinking History
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Increased Risk Of Stillbirth In Older Pregnant Women
ScienceDaily - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Sick Hearts Switch on a Fetal Gene
MedicineNet - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Minorities More Likely To Receive Alcohol Counseling
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Study Finds Reduced Brain Growth In Alcoholics With Family Drinking History
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Maternal Seafood Consumption Benefits Fetal Brain Development
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Down Syndrome Brain Function Improved In Mice
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Health Tip: Ultrasound Helps Evaluate Fetal Health
MedicineNet - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Birth Weight, Gestation Period May Be Linked To Depression, Chronic Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Human Factors/ergonomics Research Can Help Workers Avoid Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Pharmacist-Driven Outreach Lowers Metabolic Syndrome Rates
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Pharmacist-driven Outreach Lowers Metabolic Syndrome Rates
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Increased Risk Of Stillbirth In Older Pregnant Women
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Top British doctor calls for total ban on alcohol advertising
The Earth Times - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:24 EST
- Drug may treat mental symptoms of Down syndrome
Reuters - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:13 EST
- Study Finds Reduced Brain Growth in Alcoholics with Family Drinking History - February 21, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:36 EST
- New Screening Protocol Identifies More Cases Of Lynch Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- More Money To Improve Drug And Alcohol Services - SHAs Allocated 54 Million Pounds In Capital Funding, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Older Mums run greater risk of intrauterine fetal demise or stillbirth
The Earth Times - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:21 EST
- Stress raises risk of irritable bowel syndrome
Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:17 EST
- Rare Mutation Causes Early Heart Disease And Metabolic Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Alcohol 'time-bomb' of Aborigines
BBC - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:48 EST
- 3-D Ultrasound Identifies Women At Risk For Impending Preterm Birth
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Light Wine Intake Is Associated With Longer Life Expectancy In Men
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- New Down's test eliminates miscarriage risk
Reuters - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:05 EST
- New Down's test eliminates miscarriage risk
Reuters - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:05 EST
- Stress, anxiety can cause irritable bowel syndrome, say researchers
The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:57 EST
- Acting Surgeon General Issues National Call To Action On Underage Drinking
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Drug Treatment Improves Learning In Mice With Down Syndrome Symptoms, Study Shows
ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Women Can't Count On Fetal Movement Monitoring To Reduce Stillbirth Risk
ScienceDaily - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Overly Anxious And Driven People Prone To Irritable Bowel Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Investigating Links Between Treating Sleep Apnea And Reducing The Risk Of Heart Disease And Diabetes
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Scientists say an old, unused drug may offer treatment of Down's
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:51 EST
- Excessive Drinking, Not Alcoholism, May Lead To Most Alcohol-Related Problems
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- New Report Shows Decline In Stillbirths
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Overly Anxious And Driven People Prone To Irritable Bowel Syndrome
ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Vaccine may fight common fetal virus
MSNBC - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:19 EST
- Light Wine Intake Is Associated With Longer Life Expectancy In Men
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Women Can't Count On Fetal Movement Monitoring To Reduce Stillbirth Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Study: 7.2 million U.S. teens binge drink
MSNBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:23 EST
- Experimental Vaccine Given During Pregnancy Reduces Stillbirths From Common Virus
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS): Are You a Night Walker?
WebMD - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Fetal movement monitoring may not be helpful
The Earth Times - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:07 EST
- New Screening Protocol Identifies More Case Of Lynch Syndrome
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Alaska tops states for drug use
The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:41 EST
- NIDA News Scan #48 - February 26, 2007 (PDF, 393 KB)
National Institutes of Health - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:26 EST
- Yale Professor Wins Dru Carlson Award For Ultrasound Research
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Primary Graft Dysfunction Is Risk Factor For A Later Serious Lung Transplant Problem
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Shortening Chromosomes Cause For Earlier Cancer Onset In Families With Rare Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Bladder Necrosis Following Hydrodistention In Patients With Interstitial Cystitis
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Experimental Vaccine Given During Pregnancy Reduces Stillbirths From Common Virus
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Personality Traits Tracked To Learn More About Alcoholism
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Experimental Vaccine Given During Pregnancy Reduces Stillbirths from Common Virus - February 21, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:20 EST
- Proteases Cause Pain In Irritable Bowel Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Personal Health: A Mix of Medicines That Can Be Lethal
New York Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:39 EST
- Scientists Reverse Autism-like Symptoms In Genetic Mouse Model Of Rett Syndrome
ScienceDaily - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Researchers Discover Protein That Appears To Regulate Bone Mass Loss, The Cause Of Osteoporosis
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- 'Perfectionism' bowel pain link
BBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:09 EST
- Training program cuts drinking in college students
Reuters - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:10 EST
- Blood Pressure Heads Down In The Absence Of Protein Involved In Metabolic Syndrome
ScienceDaily - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Pregnancy And Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Alpharma Data Demonstrates Alcohol Does Not Significantly Affect Pharmacokinetics Of KADIAN(R) Capsules
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Anxiety During Illness May Trigger IBS
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:20 EST
- Anxiety During Illness May Trigger IBS
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Primary Graft Dysfunction Is Risk Factor For A Later Serious Lung Transplant Problem
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Overly anxious, driven linked to IBS
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:24 EST
- A Form Of The Alcohol Dehydrogenase Gene May Protect Afro-Trinidadians From Developing Alcoholism
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- Wrist posture contributes to carpal tunnel
The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:37 EST
- Cleft Palate In Fetal Mice Can Be Prevented
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Gifted? Autistic? Or Just Quirky?
Washington Post - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Shortening Chromosomes Cause For Earlier Cancer Onset In Families With Rare Syndrome
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Studies Examine Breast Cancer Therapy, Effect Of Vitamin D On Breast Cancer Risk, Fetal Genetic Abnormalities Test
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Neutrophils Need Glucose-6-Phosphatase-Beta
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
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