British researchers published the results of a study yesterday that indicated mothers of boys who drank lightly when they were pregnant had smarter, better behaved sons than mothers who abstained completely.
“Drinking lightly” meant 1-2 units of alcohol a week, equivalent to a small glass of wine or one beer.
The sons of mothers who did [...]
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September 9 was the International FASD Awareness Day. This initiative was started on Septmber 9, 1999 (9/9/99) at 9:09 am and is now being observed all over the world. It aims to raise awareness about the dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and the plight of patients and their families who struggle with FAS and [...]
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Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies have been studying the mechanism by which alcohol damages unborn babies.
Pregnant women who drink alcohol put their babies at risk of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, FAS. Babies born with FAS have liver abnormalities, facial deformities, and brain and spine problems.
As a fertilized cell [...]
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Some women do it. Some don’t. Some doctors allow it if done in moderation. Some demand zero tolerance. I am referring to drinking alcohol during pregnancy.
A recent report in ABCNews highlights the ongoing controversy over alcohol intake during pregnancy and the fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
What is FAS?
When we drink, our body gets rid of alcohol [...]
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