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FASD Twitter Chat: Join us on September 13
At 1:00 PM ET on Tuesday, September 13, NIAAA will participate in a #FASDchat hosted by NOFAS, the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Hosted by NOFAS @NOFAS_USA Partners:CDC @CDC_NCBDDD National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 12, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news

September 9 is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day
Alcohol is now recognized as the leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disorders in the United States. Each year thousands of children are born with life-long disabilities because they were exposed to alcohol prenatally. On September 9th, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recognizes International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day as a reminder that there is no “safe” level of drinking while pregnant. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 7, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news

Diagnostic Guidelines for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Updated Diagnostic Guidelines for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Updated
Proposed updates to diagnostic guidelines for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders reflect advancements in understanding of the cognitive, behavioral, and physical distinctions of these disorders.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 15, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

The Oglala Sioux Tribe CHOICES Program: Modifying an Existing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Intervention for Use in an American Indian Community
Describes how an existing alcohol-exposed pregnancy prevention program, Project CHOICES, for non-pregnant women was modified and integrated within an American Indian community to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Also, provides the steps necessary to develop a similar program at another tribal or rural site. (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - August 12, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

New, improved guidelines for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
A group of experts on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders has produced proposed clinical guidelines for diagnosing FASD, which can result when a mother drinks during pregnancy. The proposed guidelines include a new definition of documented prenatal alcohol exposure, guides to evaluating facial and physical deformities characteristic of FASD, and updated information about the cognitive and/or behavioral impairments seen in different FASD subtypes. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 10, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Experts release improved clinical guidelines for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
A group of experts on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) has proposed updated clinical guidelines for diagnosing FASD, which can result when a child is exposed to alcohol during prenatal development. The new guidelines clarify and expand upon the guidelines published by Hoyme and colleagues in 2005, which were the first to help clinicians distinguish among the four distinct subtypes of FASD described by an expert panel organized by the Institute of Medicine. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - August 10, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news

NIH releases improved guidelines for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
A group of experts on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), organized by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), has produced proposed clinical guidelines for diagnosing FASD, which can result when a mother drinks during pregnancy. The new guidelines clarify and expand upon widely used guidelines issued in 2005, which were the first to help clinicians distinguish among the four distinct subtypes of FASD described by the Institute of Medicine. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - August 10, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news

NIH releases improved guidelines for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
(NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) A group of experts on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, organized by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholis, has produced proposed clinical guidelines for diagnosing FASD, which can result when a mother drinks during pregnancy. The proposed guidelines include a new definition of documented prenatal alcohol exposure, guides to evaluating facial and physical deformities characteristic of FASD, and updated information about the cognitive and/or behavioral impairments seen in different FASD subtypes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Updated Guidelines Issued for Diagnosing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FREE)
By Cara Adler Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Updated guidelines for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have been published in Pediatrics. Sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 26, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - July 20, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Why criminal justice should be part of fostering public health
Mass incarceration poses a threat to public health, fueling chronic disease and mental illness that physicians must address, according to a recent panel discussion. A physician’s duty Physicians have a duty to work for health justice for inmates, especially minors, said Nzinga Harrison, MD, a founder of Physicians for Criminal Justice Reform, an activist organization made up of academics, government officials, psychiatrists, neurologists and others. Dr. Harrison and other panelists explained their efforts on behalf of health justice at a discussion held by the AMA Minority Affairs Section during the 2016 AMA Annual...
Source: AMA Wire - June 20, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Amy Farouk Source Type: news

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. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 1, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

When Just a Little Is Too Much: The Risks of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy
One of my challenges in working with patients suffering from addictive illnesses is to help increase their motivation to stick with a long-term recovery plan. This is a significant challenge for many reasons, especially because the disease of addiction affects the brain's ability to value long term recovery. The one exception to this difficulty, in many cases, is when a female patient gets pregnant. I have witnessed women who struggled for years with an addictive illness discover they are pregnant and, when the pregnancy is wanted, are able to make incredible strides in their recovery. They are often able to maintain sobri...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

An obstetrician (who is also a feminist) weighs in on the CDC’s “no birth control, no drinking” recommendation
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently made the eyebrow-raising recommendation that all sexually active women of reproductive age who are not using birth control avoid alcohol completely. The reason: to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Exposure to alcohol during pregnancy — even the earliest stages — increases the risk of FASD, which can cause a child physical problems as well as challenges with behavior and learning. This sweeping recommendation rubbed me (and many others) the wrong way. The CDC’s message defined young women as primarily heterosexual baby incubators, ignored th...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - March 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Hope Ricciotti, MD Tags: Behavioral Health Family Planning and Pregnancy Women's Health alcohol birth control no birth control Source Type: news