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(21 Mar 2010 08:37)
... court systems, dealing with the adopted kids wanting more information about their birth parents, fetal alcohol syndrome, learning disabilities and psychological issues. “Attention deficit is huge or attachment disorders,” Terri said. ...
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Young offenders get Ottawa's spin
(20 Mar 2010 09:56)
... investments that deal with the underlying causes, ranging from poverty and broken homes to fetal alcohol syndrome and addictions. ...
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Remembering 'Bill' Lawrence, of the Native American Press/Ojibwe News
(20 Mar 2010 21:35)
... books of Minnesota's casinos, tribal government coverage and awareness projects on the impact of fetal alcohol syndrome. Lawrence also authored a series of essays, "In Defense of Indian Rights" that were ...
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Greater fetal brain damage with methamphetamine than with alcohol
(18 Mar 2010 19:53)
... are born with some type of alcohol-related damage each year in the United States.” Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) can cause serious problems in an unborn child, such as brain damage, which ...
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'Nightmare' predicted as FAS makes some aboriginal youth vulnerable to gangs
(17 Mar 2010 01:37)
... gangs Written by: Susanna Kelley, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - A higher incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome among some aboriginal communities in Canada is making their youth more vulnerable to being ...
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Forfeiting sanity
(15 Mar 2010 12:20)
... with special needs. "Forfeiting All Sanity: A Mother’s Story of Raising a Child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome," shows how Taylor’s family were able to overcome the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome. ...
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Bat killers sentenced in federal court
(19 Mar 2010 04:57)
... by a disease known as White Nose Syndrome. In sentencing Carpenter, Atkins noted that he ... which caused him to be born with fetal alcohol syndrome that affected his cognitive abilities, Campbell ...
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FAS Declines Among Alaska Natives
(18 Mar 2010 14:04)
... federally funded treatment and prevention program is being credited with a 32-percent decline in fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) cases among Native Americans in Alaska, the The $29-million program, which also included ...
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Tory bill proposes publicizing names of violent young offenders
(17 Mar 2010 02:18)
... should generally be treated differently. The causes of youth violence are closely linked to fetal alcohol syndrome, violence in the home and poverty, said Frank Addario, past president of the Criminal ...
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Murderer dies in Virginia's electric chair
(16 Mar 2010 17:34)
... also argued that tests conducted last week show that Boggs suffered brain damage from fetal alcohol syndrome and was unable to control his impulses. Anderson countered that Boggs's appeal to Wilder ...
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An international adoption story: Hannah, from Russia
(14 Mar 2010 14:39)
... occupant of bed No. 15 in a state-run orphanage outside Moscow. A doctor, fearing fetal alcohol syndrome, labeled Anna developmentally impaired a diagnosis that might have made her unadoptable. And ...
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Addiction, poor diet loom in Alaska deaths
(14 Mar 2010 20:10)
... associated with suicide. Drinking a lot of alcohol is tied to diabetes. Environmental problems play ... among young people, and recently reported the fetal alcohol syndrome rate had come down by more than ...
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Cartoon Violence Against the Preborn
(12 Mar 2010 17:51)
... damage your uterine walls. But not every fetal abnormality is a harmful one! For instance, ... addled by addiction to stand; stunted, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome-afflicted children suckling on corn likker as if ...
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Luring lands man a jail term
(12 Mar 2010 15:46)
... room from his parents. He gave them alcohol and coerced the victim into bed, where ... Lizotte has mental limitations. Lizotte may have fetal alcohol syndrome and is on AISH, defence lawyer Richard ...
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Acclaimed top red blend in individual, local style launched as estate flagship
(14 Mar 2010 22:54)
... winery's trust that reach out to help the local community with the afflictions of fetal alcohol syndrome. Substantial amounts of money from these wine sales are directed towards this. Beyerskloof Faith ...
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