Health Notes: Northland Effort to Curb Fetal-Alcohol Syndrome Draws National …
Health Notes: Northland effort to curb fetal-alcohol syndrome draws national …
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… and Human Services Department in collaboration with Arrowhead Center Inc. Its goal is to identify and serve pregnant women who were suspected or known to use or abuse alcohol and other drugs and work with them to increase positive birth outcomes.
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Places to go; things to do
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Sun., March 10: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 41 holding Pancake Breakfast at the Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church Family Center, 1825 Alamo Pintado, Solvang. Cost is $ 5 per person or ….. 545 Alisal Road, Solvang. The coalition seeks …
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Lawmakers try again to curb meth addiction, improve rehab centers
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… addiction. The Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to take charge on the screening and treatment of those addicted to methamphetamine and award grants to drug treatment centers …
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Advocacy for immigration reform takes LA faith leaders to border
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Carmen M. Chavez, an immigration attorney and executive director of Casa Cornelia Law Center, a Roman Catholic ministry in San Diego that deals with immigration issues, agreed. “I think for the … “It will be the faith community – as it always has …
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Fetal Alcohol Effects Video Part 3 – Fetal alcohol syndrome is among the most common known causes of mental retardation and as such, it is a major public health problem. Lecturer Dr. Ed Riley Department of Psychology San Diego State University Center for Behavior Teratology 6363 Alverado Court, Suite 209 San Diego, Ca 92120 Editor Dr. Carrie Randall Medical University of South Carolina Institute of Psychiatry Center for Drug & Alcohol Programs 171 Ashley Avenue Charleston, SC 29425-0742 Fetal alcohol syndrome is among the most common known causes of mental retardation and as such, it is a major public health problem. The purpose of this lecture is to provide a basic overview of what we know about the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure. It is certainly not meant to be comprehensive but rather to give a broad overview of current knowledge in the area, and of ongoing human and animal research in the area. Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure can result in the fetal alcohol syndrome and both changes in brain structure and behavior have been reported in these children. Importantly, current data indicate that individuals exposed to heavy doses of alcohol in utero, but without the facial characteristics of FAS, can also suffer from similar brain and behavioral changes. Animal models have proven to be an excellent research tool in this field, as there appears to be good concordance between the animal and human data. The animal models provide a means to examine mechanisms of alcohol damage, to control for factors not …