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NOFAS Awards Benefit May 14th<

Alcohol and Pregnancy: What Pr

Making a Difference: Working<

FASD Myths Perpetuated by Medi

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Alte

Substance Abuse And Addiction<

Nearly One Third Of Americans<

Alcohol Use During Pregnancy L

NIH study tracks brain develop

One Third of Australian Women<

Alcohol Consumption More Detri

20 yr FASD Study Confirms Alco

Another Reason Not to Binge Dr

Brief Physician Interventions<

South Africa's wine country fi

Child and Adolescent Psychiatr

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorde

April is Alcohol Awareness Mon

Canadian gov't launches a Nati

UK revises advice to Mothers-t

New Zealand Debates Alcohol Wa

Dr. Kenneth Lyons Jones Receiv

FASD Warning Goes to Schools i

Cholesterol could be key to tr

SAMHSA Releases State Estimate

Acting Surgeon General Issues<

Eye Movement Tasks Can Be Used

Choline shows promise in reduc

Store signage to teach women a

Jailing parents not the answer

NOFAS UK Advocates for Warning

Many Russian Women Drink Durin

West Australian women: Drinkin

Counseling may cut risk of dri

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorde

Fetal alcohol study uncovers n

Montana schools offer fetal al

Milpitas Jail Targets Cycle of

Study offers new hope for kids

First-of-its-kind Italian scho

NIH researchers complete unpre

Does the Methanol in Alcohol C

Alcohol damage to babies conce

Study: Alcohol most abused sub

Senate Supports Fetal Alcohol<

Canadian Researcher warns more

Meconium: Babys first stool ma

Canadian Researchers to Study<

Petition to save Fetal Alcohol

FASD children have sensory pro

EU mulls tobacco-style health<

Binge Drinking During Pregnanc

UK among worst 'binge drinkers

The Epidemiology of Drinking a

Light-to-moderate prenatal alc

Mother uses story to spotlight

NC Genetics Center launches cl

U.S. Hospital Bill for Alcohol

New Zealand Issues New Guideli

Effective alcohol dependence t

Can Drinking During Pregnancy<

Mississippi Sets Out to Educat

Ultrasounds Show Mothers Drink

CDC Calls for Reproductive Lif

Drinking During Pregnancy May<

Drinking while pregnant? Women

Man Walks Across Ontario to Ra

Study Reveals New Genes for Ex

Injection to Treat Alcoholism<

Underage Drinking 2005: Girls<

FAS And Other Birth Defects Wi

Leading research doctor draws<

Differences in pregnancy risks

Female Youths in U.S. More Lik

Alcohol Takes Heavy Toll on Am

Alcohol Use in Pregnancy Affec

Same Genes May Underlie Alcoho

Concern Growing About Female B

SOUTH AFRICA: Foetal Alcohol S

Researchers calculate the cost

Mom takes expertise to help ot

March of Dimes Awards Parents<

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorde

Drug Might Help Prevent Fetal<

Female Drinkers Targeted by Al

Institutionalized Children Ben

Woman with FAS gets death sent

Britain is facing an alarming<

Timing plays crucial role in d

Parents of Special Needs Kids<

Protective Effects of the Alco

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorde

Lawmaker gets tough to reduce<

South Africa's Children Are Vi

FASD program aims to connect c

Few months of drinks and lifet

The dangers of alcohol-related

French Warning Labels Go Into<

Peers raise awareness of FASD<

Anti-FAS Advocacy Campaign Gai

Beer Firm Toasts Warning

NOFAS Featured on NBC News Cha

CDC Offers Continuing Educatio

NOFAS UK Issues a Call for War

New eye movement test may help

Low-income pregnant Latinas dr

NOFAS featured on CBS Channel<

UMD premieres film on kids wit

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Never L

Bill aims to help coordinate f

New support group forms for fe

Johnson Moves to Prevent FASD<

The Florida Center Opens State

'Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disord

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Link

Fetal Alcohol Exposure Leads t

'These little kids do not dese

Alcohol and Other Drugs in Pre

Abstaining from alcohol helps<

Fetal alcohol awareness urged<

Moderate alcohol consumption a

Study: Prenatal Alcohol Exposu

Prenatal alcohol exposure can<

Mothers drink, but it's baby w

Early Childhood Neurobehaviora

Study suggests broader damage<

Born on the Bottle

Preventing and Screening for F

Preparing for a healthy pregna

Moms to Be Should Avoid Alcoho

Project sheds light on disabil

Drinking During Pregnancy May<

Prenatal alcohol exposure hurt

Stopping fetal alcohol syndrom

Pregnancy and alcohol don't mi

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome challen

My Turn: The human face of fet

Emerging Ailment Confronted

Call for alcohol warning label

Drinking during pregnancy: Is<

Alcohol consumption by America

'Any alcohol' a risk in pregna

Pregnant women warned against<

Mom fights to bring awareness<

Peal of bells, thunder of drum

Diagnosis Prevents Negative Ex

Pallone: We must work to reduc

Labels to warn of dangers of d

Notes from NOFAS - August

Senate Bill to Combat Fetal Al

Notes from NOFAS - July

Hope for Women in Recovery Nat

Washington Movers and Shakers<

Study Shows Increase In Women'

Abused before birth

Binge Drinking Still Up for Wo

Notes from NOFAS - June

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorde

NOFAS Applauds Maryland Lawmak

Notes from NOFAS - May

Historic Agreement Heralds New

Notes from NOFAS - April

Pregnant Women Who Drink Alcoh

NOFAS Hosts the First Senate B