Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is the medical term used to describe a set ... FAS is characterized by brain damage, facial deformities and growth deficits. Heart, liver and kidney defects can also occur ...

The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) reports FASD affects around 40,000 ... Beasley says the effects of FASD include abnormal facial characteristics; growth deficits, brain ...

Proposed legislation requiring alcohol warning labels will be studied once Parliament resumes says Sen. Patrick Brazeau.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A forensic psychologist testified for the defense Friday afternoon in the child abuse/trafficking trial ...

As more women choose to have children later in life, pregnancy at 35 and beyond—often referred to as “advanced maternal ...

Tommy Orange’s There There explores what it means to be Native American in today’s urban world, tackling themes like cultural loss, intergenerational trauma, and resilience. Through twelve ...

Around 5 percent of the alcohol consumed leaves through the lungs, kidneys and the skin. The liver removes ... the child may be born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). If a person consumes large ...

Lissa Yellow Bird Chase is asked for guidance or assistance with a new Indigenous person's disappearance almost every day, but she never forgets those who remain missing, including Damon Lee Boyd, who ...

Travis has ADHD, autism, and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. He fled domestic violence ... And to keep a smile on your face. “Another woman - she was about in her eighties - said ‘I love your smile.’ ...

His lab recently uncovered that fathers -; not just mothers -; can contribute to children developing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ... come with FAS -; like abnormal facial features, low birth weight ...

SMCV Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist, and Maternal Fetal Specialist from Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMCV), Dr Gayathri Mariappa said achieving a healthy pregnancy starts with preconception ...

“One of the challenges we face is we get mistaken a lot for other companies ... which allows for testing for fetal alcohol syndrome, autism and other types of neurological conditions. In a press ...