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Article: Join forces to batte FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome).
- Article from:
- Wind Speaker
- Article date:
- November 1, 1996
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OTTAWA
Canada's Health Minister David Dingwall and the President of the Canadian Paediatric Society, Dr. Pierre Beaudry, released on Oct. 18 a joint statement on the prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) in Canada. This will help health professionals reduce the risk of FAS and FAE in the country.
"FAS has been widely recognized in Canada as one of the leading causes of preventable birth defects and developmental delay in children. The joint statement provides relevant and factual information to give health professionals in the treatment and counseling of women, their partners and families with respect to alcohol ...
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Article: FETAL ALCOHOL BABIES FACE LIFE OF PROBLEMS
The Washington Post;
September 24, 1996 ;
548 words
...When children born with fetal alcohol syndrome grow up, their problems don ... and Prevention, was conducted at the fetal alcohol and drug unit of the University of Washington, where fetal alcohol syndrome was first identified 23 years ...
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