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Health workers unite to combat $1B problem of fetal alcohol disorder
22/11/2013 09:02
The effects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder are costing Alberta nearly $1 billion each year, leading to renewed efforts to combat the public health issue.
The disorder is known to be caused by women drinking during pregnancy, but caregivers and educators gathered in Calgary for a two-day...
Yukon MP plans private member bill on FASD
19/11/2013 14:24
Yukon MP Ryan Leef says the Conservative government is tough on crime, but that doesn't mean jail is always the best solution.
Leef is working on a private members bill that would allow people affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder to be treated differently by the justice system.
He says the...
Why health professionals need to stop judging pregnant women with addictions
18/11/2013 21:27
It's become one of society's most shocking taboos -- a pregnant woman who drinks, smokes or takes drugs. But the odious stain doesn't make it any easier for a woman to stop.
Watching a pregnant woman drink, smoke or take drugs can be shocking... but a new report says the stigma associated with...
How Diet and Intestinal Bacteria can Affect the Developing Brain
18/11/2013 12:42
In her interview about FASD and nutrition during the Living With FASD 2013 Summit, Dr. Diane Black reviewed lots of research about links between diet and supplements for children with ADHD and Autism. She reviewed these related conditions because of the real lack of direct research on connections...
Some timely tips for journalists and others reporting on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
18/11/2013 12:34
The Australasian Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) conference in Brisbane this week is likely to attract widespread media interest.
Recognising that media coverage can have both helpful and harmful consequences, Associate Professor Jane Latimer from the George Institute for Global...
Trudeau warns... Justice Minister on meeting ...mentions FASD
17/11/2013 09:39
Winnipeg Free Press— The Canadian Press
Trudeau warns kids about pot; MacKay objects
Justice minister, Liberal leader clash
LACK of legal aid, overcrowded courts and victims’ rights are serious issues facing Canada’s justice system, but Justice Minister Peter MacKay upstaged those problems...
‘I thought I was just a bad kid’
17/11/2013 09:38
MISSISSAUGA FN – Matt St. Clair thought he was “just a bad kid”.
Originally from Peter Ballantyne Cree First Nation in Saskatchewan, like many others with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), he ended up in the Juvenile and Criminal Court System because of his adverse behaviours. ...
Justice ministers discussed legal aid, FASD- Whitehorse Star
17/11/2013 09:33
Funding for legal aid was the hot topic at the meeting of federal, provincial, and territorial Justice ministers held this week in Whitehorse at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.
Asked about the issue at the closing press conference Thursday afternoon, federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay noted it...
Limited help for drinking mums-to-be
11/11/2013 15:34
"...The University of NSW National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre is pushing for new guidelines that would see pregnant women screened
for alcohol use at every medical appointment..."
8 Nov 2013
The Advertiser: Sue Dunlevy National Health reporter
PREGNANT women with a drinking problem that...
PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS with Neurodevelopmental Disorders including FAS or ARND
10/11/2013 09:52
PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS with Neurodevelopmental Disorders including FAS or ARND
Kieran D. O’Malley MB, BAO, B Ch, DABPN,
Michele Savage BA, Dip.Ch. Psychiatry
Introduction:
This document has been over 6 years in gestation since the...
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