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Global Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Among Children and Youth

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Shannon Lange, MPH; Charlotte Probst, MSc; Gerrit Gmel, MSc; Jürgen Rehm, PhD; Larry Burd, PhD; Svetlana Popova, PhD JAMA Pediatrics Published Online : [...]

Balancing « Zero alcohol » during pregnancy and « binge drinking » in the first weeks

BALANCING « ZERO ALCOHOL » DURING PREGNANCY AND ’BINGE DRINKING’ IN THE FIRST WEEKS. A QUALITATIVE SURVEY ON INTERNET CHAT GROUPS Stéphanie Toutain (stephanie.toutain@parisdescartes.fr) Date of [...]

Cranio facial shape

Association Between Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Craniofacial Shape of Children at 12 Months of Age Evelyne Muggli, MPH1,2; Harold Matthews, BPsych(Hons)2,3,4; Anthony Penington, MDBS2,3,4; et alPeter Claes, PhD4,5,6; [...]

Autophagy in neonatal brain

Prenatal alcohol exposure impairs autophagy in neonatal brain cortical microvessels OPEN Virginie Girault1, Vianney Gilard1,2, Florent Marguet1,3, Céline Lesueur1,4, Michelle Hauchecorne1, Yasmina Ramdani1, Annie Laquerrière1,3, Stéphane Marret1,5, Sylvie [...]

FASD & DNA

Plasma miRNA Profiles in Pregnant Women Predict Infant Outcomes following Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Sridevi Balaraman1, Jordan J. Schafer2, Alexander M. Tseng1, Wladimir Wertelecki2,3,7, Lyubov Yevtushok3,4,7, Natalya Zymak-Zakutnya3,5,7, Christina [...]

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder : a guideline for diagnosis across the lifespan

Jocelynn L. Cook CMAJ 2015. DOI:10.1503 /cmaj.141593 Despite 40 years of research, there are still gaps in knowledge and evidence related to the diagno¬sis of FASD. For obvious ethical [...]

Systematic Review of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Interventions Across the Life Span

There is growing evidence for interventions that improve outcomes for early to middle childhood. However, a lack of research exists outside of this developmental period. This lack of [...]

Prevalence and predictors of alcohol use during pregnancy

Our data suggest that alcohol use during pregnancy is prevalent and socially pervasive in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. New policy and interventions are required to reduce [...]

Eurocare General Assembly calls for the defence of Loi Evin

10/06/2015 Today (10th June) Eurocare General Assembly expressed its deep concern over developments in France, with regards to loi Evin. The European Alcohol Policy Alliance, [...]

Alcoholic drinks should state calorie content, say MEPs

Plans for labelling the calorie content of alcoholic beverages should be tabled by the European Commission at the latest in 2016, said MEPs on Wednesday. The resolution calls [...]