An individual with fetal alcohol syndrome can incur a lifetime of health costs of over $800,000 (US). When a woman drinks during pregnancy the alcohol passes through the placenta directly into the ...

This is why women are advised to quit drinking before they start trying for a baby, to ensure the entire first trimester is free from alcohol. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) was previously ...

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then there is an increased risk of your baby having specific birth defects related to alcohol consumption. Research shows drinking while pregnant, especially in excessive amounts, can cause fetal ...

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Baby boomers are driving record levels of hospital ... “For too long there has been an unwillingness to lead on issues like smoking, alcohol harm and obesity, and we are determined to turn ...

The new Know Alcohol calculator was developed by researchers at UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR). 1:58 Dry January catching on The tool allows people to calculate ...

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in his latest advisory that alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the US, following tobacco usage and obesity. He recommended ...

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can be difficult to diagnose, but University of Queensland researchers have established the most scientific approach to detecting the disorder. "We know FASD is a ...

Freedom of information figures show hundreds of babies are born each year with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Scotland. NAS is caused by newborns going through drug or alcohol withdrawal caused ...