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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder signage required at all Alberta liquor stores

23/05/2014 08:58
If you're pregnant, don't drink alcohol - it's that simple.The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) echoed the same sentiment as they announced on Monday all liquor stores, bars, restaurants, and nightclubs will be required to post Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) prevention...

Just one binge drinking session may harm health

23/05/2014 08:53
Drinking just four glasses of wine for women or five glasses for men in 2 hours - the  official definition of binge drinking - may do more harm to a person's health than previously  thought, according to new research.... to read the rest of this article please follow this link ......

Girl harmed by alcohol in womb wins payout

22/05/2014 08:59
A girl has been awarded £500,000 (NZ$973,940) in criminal injuries compensation for severe brain damage suffered in the womb as a result of her mother drinking.Molly, 16, from the northwest of England, was considered a victim of a crime because her mother persisted in heavy drinking despite...

Self Regulation and Executive Functioning in Youth with FASD: Implications for the Criminal Justice System

21/05/2014 09:05
Thursday, May 22, 2014 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDTWebinar RegistrationThis edition of the NOFAS Webinar Series, presented by Ira J. Chasnoff, M.D., an award-winning author, researcher and lecturer, will address the following learning objectives: At the completion of this session, participants will be...

Yukon leads the country with the start of FASD prevalence study

20/05/2014 12:43
WHITEHORSE-In partnership with the Child & Family Research Institute at BC Children's Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC), the Department of Justice has begun a study evaluating the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in individuals who are incarcerated or on...

One in 25 middle school children binge drinking

14/05/2014 14:19
Four percent of Canadians aged 12 to 14 years old had consumed five or more drinks on at least one occasion in the preceding year, according to a new study from the University of Toronto. The study was published this week in the journal ISRN Public Health.... to read the rest follow this link ......

Women who binge drink may face Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

07/01/2014 10:00
Till date, it was believed that FAS also caused heart problems in just over half of those with this condition but remained largely a mystery how. To unlock this mystery, a team led by an Indian-American researcher Ganga Karunamuni at Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio, studied heart...

ADHD does not exist

07/01/2014 09:57
Pop quiz: Is the proportion of American children suffering from the disease known as attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder . . . a) Less than 5%, as we believed before the early 1990s? b) More than 11%, and rising, as suggested by CDC statistics? c) Zero? To find out the answer click here

How alcohol leads to birth defects - clues from embryo heart images

07/01/2014 09:55
Scientists have found a way to image the very early development of the embryonic heart in research that may help them to explain how drinking alcohol in pregnancy can lead to heart defects at the baby's birth. The researchers, based in Cleveland, OH, knew that "even one episode of heavy drinking"...

Robert Fulford: Don’t call me a prohibitionist

07/01/2014 07:32
Eighty years ago this month, millions of angry Americans brought the Prohibition era to an end. What naïve anti-alcohol crusaders called “the noble experiment” lasted 14 years and left scars on American society. It also permanently installed in our collective imagination a dread of anything that...
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Supportive housing in demand for people with FASD

08/09/2014 22:42
Photo by Vince FedoroffAT FULL CAPACITY - Options for Independencesʼ Dun Kenji Ku building can house at least 14 adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. It opened in March of this year, but is at full capacity already, with a waiting list. It offers round-the-clock assistance to residentsWenda...

Yukon leads country with response to FASD housing

13/06/2014 09:59
Yukon Government News ReleaseWHITEHORSE-Minister of Health and Social Services Doug Graham is hosting a delegation from Alberta that will tour Yukon's Options for Independence housing project.        Alberta Human Services' Associate Minister for Services to...

Yukon study aims to identify inmates with FASD

12/06/2014 15:07
APTN National NewsThere are no hard numbers to determine how many inmates in Canada's justice system suffer from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. But the Yukon government is looking to find out. It's launching a new study, the first of its kind in the country, to find out how many prisoners have...

Focusing on FASD prevention

12/06/2014 15:01
Alistair Maitland/Yukon NewsDonna Jones is the FASSY education and prevention  coordinator. With Yukon MP Ryan Leef's private members bill on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder debated this week on the House of Commons floor, FASD is a popular topic right now. But as important as addressing how...

‘They turned a community jail into a gulag’: Critics rail against Yukon’s $75M Whitehorse Correctional Centre

26/05/2014 10:56
The Office of the Auditor General is probing theoperation of Yukon's $75-million Whitehorse Correctional Centre, which is beingbranded a failure and a waste of taxpayers' money by critics.With a staff of more than 110, the jail costs $10-milliona year to run, but currently only houses about 70...

Leef’s FASD bill a ‘good start’: advocate

16/05/2014 13:40
The head of Yukon's fetal alcohol support society says MP Ryan Leef's private member's bill regarding the disability is a "good start." "It has been something that, since 2010, the Canadian Bar Association has been promoting, and now it's been adopted by the U.S. Bar Association as well," said Mike...

Lawyers push for more support for FASD

18/12/2013 16:03
   Yukon News ... December 18 2013 The Yukon branch of the Canadian Bar Association wants the territory to become the first jurisdiction in the country to write human rights language directly into the Corrections Act. The group is calling for an amendment stating explicitly there is a...

Yukon seeks input into proposed regulations including minimum rental standards

12/12/2013 15:41
    WHITEHORSE—The Yukon government is asking for feedback on proposed regulations under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, including minimum rental standards. This is the last step required before the new legislation is proclaimed into effect. “When finalized, the Residential...

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...
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