House health panel advances bills to combat elevated blood lead levels, fetal alcohol syndrome

The Michigan House Committee on Health Policy voted on Wednesday morning to advance two packages of bills to combat childhood ...
Medical Xpress

Fetal alcohol syndrome: Facial modeling study explores technology to aid diagnosis

Fetal alcohol syndrome is a lifelong condition caused by exposing an unborn baby to alcohol. It's a pattern of mental, physical and behavioral symptoms seen in some people whose mothers consumed ...
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For decades, mothers have borne the brunt of scrutiny for alcohol use during pregnancy − new research points to dad’s drinking as a significant factor in fetal alcohol syndrome

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Little to no attention has been given to the father's potential contribution to fetal alcohol syndrome disorders. Katleho Seisa/E+ ...
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Dad's Drinking Could Cause Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times more likely to develop alcohol use disorder than women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet when ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Understanding FAS: From Pregnancy Risks to Lifelong Care

Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most severe and preventable form of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, requiring specific diagnostic criteria. Obstetricians are crucial in preventing fetal alcohol ...
Medical News Today

Can doctors detect fetal alcohol syndrome on ultrasound?

Despite fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) developing in fetuses, doctors cannot reliably use ultrasound to diagnose the condition. Diagnosis only occurs after birth. FAS is the most serious form of fetal ...
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Dad's Drinking Tied to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Defects

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. According to the US Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects in ...
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New Orlando clinic helping identify, support children with fetal alcohol syndrome

ORLANDO, Fla. — A first of its kind clinic in Central Florida is helping diagnose what doctors consider an ‘invisible disability’ at birth, impacting as many as one in 20 children. Fetal Alcohol ...
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New research points to dad's drinking as a significant factor in fetal alcohol syndrome

Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times more likely to develop alcohol use disorder than women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet when ...
Orlando Sentinel

Attorneys cite Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Florida killer’s death penalty appeal

TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to a “medical consensus” about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, attorneys for inmate Michael Duane Zack on Sunday urged the Florida Supreme Court to block his scheduled Oct. 3 execution ...
Reuters

Fetal alcohol disorders common in Eastern Europe adoptees

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many children adopted from Eastern European countries may have been exposed to damaging levels of alcohol in the womb, a new study suggests. In a study of 71 children ...