Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes.

Gov. Henry McMaster has proclaimed September as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) Awareness Month, which recognizes the dangers of alcohol use during pregnancy and the challenges individuals ...

Canadian adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) experience compounding barriers to housing because of a systemic ...

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Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: Here's a statistic that may surprise you. An estimated 1% to 5% of school-aged children in the United States have fetal alcohol spectrum ...

One in four children diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder was found to have rare chromosomal differences at ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many children adopted from Eastern European countries may have been exposed to damaging levels of alcohol in the womb, a new study suggests. In a study of 71 children ...

The conditions within a person’s home, family and community affect their ability to stay healthy. Scientists studying these social determinants of health are trying to understand whether nature or ...

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year-end Giving Guide. Substance exposure happens across all social, economic and ethnic backgrounds. Yet stigma and shame contribute to families not ...