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Fathers drinking: Also responsible for fetal disorders?
Maternal exposure to alcohol in-utero is a known risk and cause of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). FAS children suffer significant problems such as retarded intellect, stunted growth and nervous system abnormalities, social problems and isolation. Until now, fathers have not had a causal link to such disabilities. Ground breaking new research has been revealed which shows dads may have more accountability. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 14, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news

Fetal alcohol syndrome heart defects may be caused by altered function, not structure
(American Physiological Society) Recent data shows that more than 500,000 women in the US report drinking during pregnancy, with about 20 percent of this population admitting to binge drinking. Even one episode of heavy drinking can lead to the collection of birth defects known as fetal alcohol syndrome. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - December 30, 2013 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Brain circuitry disrupted by prenatal exposure to alcohol
Prenatal exposure to alcohol severely disrupts major features of brain development that potentially lead to increased anxiety and poor motor function, conditions typical in humans with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), according to neuroscientists at the University of California, Riverside. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news

Why can prenatal alcohol exposure lead to fetal alcohol syndrome?
Clinical literature and animal experiments have shown that prenatal alcohol exposure in utero, especially during the early stages of pregnancy, can cause fetal alcohol syndrome. The pharmacological and toxicological mechanisms of ethanol are considered to be related to the effects of ceramide. As an important signal transduction molecule, ceramide participates in a variety of cellular transduction pathways and can modulate cell cycle, cellular differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis. A recent study, published in the Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 8, No... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news

Alcohol consumption among women - Zelner I, Koren G.
Alcohol (ethanol) consumption in pregnancy is the etiology of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a leading cause of congenital disability worldwide. Hence, any attempt to prevent or manage FASD must start from comprehensive understanding of alcohol ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Why can prenatal alcohol exposure lead to fetal alcohol syndrome?
(Neural Regeneration Research) Authors, Zhixin Wang and colleagues from Henan University, believe that this study preliminarily explains the mechanism underlying fetal alcohol syndrome caused byprenatal ethanol exposure. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 12, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Prevalence High in Child Care SystemsFetal Alcohol Syndrome: Prevalence High in Child Care Systems
For children and adolescents living in various child care systems, screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders is necessary to obtain an early diagnosis and to implement interventions. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Fetal alcohol disorders common in adopted, foster kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children adopted from orphanages or in foster care have a high rate of fetal alcohol syndrome and other physical, mental and behavioral problems related to alcohol exposure before birth, according to a new review of past studies. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Risk for Fetal Alcohol Damage Higher for Kids in Care Systems (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Children living in orphanges, foster care, and similar settings had higher rates of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder compared with those in the general population, according to a meta-analysis. (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - September 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

NIH statement on International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day
FASD Awareness Day is recognized each September. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - September 6, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) impacts brain development throughout childhood and adolescence not just at birth
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta recently published findings showing that brain development is delayed throughout childhood and adolescence for people born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Christian Beaulieu and Carmen Rasmussen, the two primary investigators in the research study, recently published the results of their work in the peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Neuroscience. Their team scanned 17 people with FASD, and 27 people without the disorder, who were between 5 and 15 years old... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news

FASD impacts brain development throughout childhood and adolescence not just at birth
(University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry) Medical researchers at the University of Alberta recently published findings showing that brain development is delayed throughout childhood and adolescence for people born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 31, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Shisha, recreational marijuana risks, poisoned vegetables, and “crack babies”: The Weekly Web Review in Toxicology
SHISHA The Guardian (U.K.) has a feature describing that use of the drug shisha is increasing in Greece at a rate that parallels the unravelling of that country’s economy and increasing desperation, especially among the poorest segments of the population. Much of the article seems to come from a vice.com documentary. (For more on vice.com, read this fascinating article published recently in The New Yorker. Sisha seems to be a derivative of methamphetamine, easy to make and available at low prices (1-2 € per hit). It is often contaminated with precursor ingredients such as battery acid, and is quite dan...
Source: The Poison Review - May 25, 2013 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical anticholinergic syndrome crack baby datura fetal alcohol syndrome Greece recreational marijuana shisha sisa vice.com Source Type: news

Link Between Signaling Pathway And Fetal Alcohol Risk
Fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading preventable cause of developmental disorders in developed countries. And fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a range of alcohol-related birth defects that includes fetal alcohol syndrome, is thought to affect as many as 1 in 100 children born in the United States... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Scientists Identify Molecular Events that Underlie FASD
Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - Related MedlinePlus Page: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news