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FASt Facts, October, 2009

FASt Facts, September, 2009

FASt Facts, August, 2009

• Anchorage Daily News: Training Center to address FASD problems. (February 14, 2009)
• The Northern Light: UAA gets funds for fetal alcohol syndrome study (Dec. 2, 2008)
• The Tundra Drums: Beating fetal alcohol syndrome in Alaska (Oct. 23, 2008).

Alaska

• Kodiak Daily Mirror: Hope Turns Out in Force for Health Care Bill.(February 26, 2009)
• Anchorage Daily News: The Adult Face of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (Dec. 24, 2007) (This article is no longer available online. Please contact the Anchorage Daily News for a copy.)

United States

• Great Falls Tribune: Woman's story of living with fetal alcohol syndrome graces cover of magazine (February 23, 2009
• Arizona Daily Sun: Don't call it ADHD (Dec. 29, 2008)
• The Star Tribune: Too Quick to Trust Those Who Pretend to Care (Oct. 20, 2008)

Canada

• Leader-Post: National rules urged for alcohol use during pregnancy (February 26, 2009)
• Globe and Mail: Watch out for my tornado girl (February 24, 2009)
• Northern News Services Online: Changing views on FASD (Dec. 11, 2008)
• Inside Toronto: Abstinence can avoid a lifetime of difficulty (Jul. 8, 2008)

Worldwide

• New Zealand Herald: 'No one told me about the risks' (Jan. 8, 2009)
• EurekAlert: Prenatal alcohol exposure damages white matter, the brain's connective network (Dec. 19, 2008)
• EurekAlert: Published reports inaccurate concerning alcohol consumption during pregnancy (Dec. 19, 2008)
• Science Daily: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Doesn't Work in Prenatal Care (Oct. 1, 2008)
• Advance: Small Syndrome, Big Costs (Sept. 2008)
• Newswise.com: Researchers Block Damage to Fetal Brain Following Maternal Alcohol Consumption (Aug. 11, 2008)
• Medical News Today: Obstetricians Often Overlook Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy (Jul. 21, 2008)