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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
UK sources of information and / or support
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Trust
Information for parents and carers of children with FAS and to raise awareness of FAS.
FAS Aware UK
A group of parents and professionals in the United Kingdom devoted to raising awareness about Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ARND), to help reduce the incidence of birth defects caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol and to assist individuals and families struggling with the life-long disabilities associated with FAS/ARND.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
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- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Alcohol - A Summary Alcohol - Recommended Limits Alcohol and Liver Disease Alcohol and Sensible Drinking Alcoholism and Problem DrinkingPatient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Abbeycare Foundation ADAPT (rehabilitation & detoxification) Al-Anon Family Groups UK and Eire Alcohol Concern Alcohol Focus Scotland Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous (Scotland) ARP (Alcohol Problems) Assisi Community Care Broadreach House (help for alcohol & drug misusue) Campaign Against Drinking & Driving Castle Craig Hospital (alcohol/drug treatment) Down Your Drink Drinkaware Drinkline Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Trust Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Aware UK Four Seasons Health Care Hebron Trust (for women with alcohol/drug problems) Institute of Alcohol Studies LawCare Mount Carmel (alcohol treatment) National Association for Children of Alcoholics Nationwide TT Register Rainbow House (alcohol/drugs rehabilitation) Turning Point - ACAPS Turning Point (substance abuse/mental health/learning disabilities) Vale House Stabilisation Services (alcohol/drug treatment)Medical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Alcohol-Related Problems Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Reducing Alcohol IntakeUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Alcohol Abuse Guidelines on Fetal Alcohol SyndromeOnline videos related to this topic (^ top of page)
Online videos on Alcohol AbuseRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Drink and smoking hasten Alzheimer's Women who drink when pregnant 'have violent children' Drink Nation: Scotland's alcohol abuse costs £2.25bn a year Alcohol 'main staff welfare risk' Experts target women as middle-class drinkers face health threat Toll of teenage drinking revealed Binge drinking 'damages memory' Leading doctors attack 'irresponsible' pubs and clubs over super-size measures of wine and spirits Women drinkers 'face cancer risk' Alcohol ban advised for pregnancy Doctors attack 'supersize' drinks Alcohol hospital admissions rise Teen Natasha Farnham's warning to bingers: I drank so much my liver failed at 14 Half city's youth 'take cocaine' Scotland's Alcohol Shame: Hungover middle-class parents who leave children to fend for themselves Europeans get drunk 'to have sex' Alcohol ban advised for pregnancy Women who drink when pregnant 'have violent children'Links to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
Alcohol AbusePoems and stories related to this topic (^ top of page)
Born to Binge Brought to a HeadOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
Alcohol & Drinking Problems : British Medical Association's Family Doctor Series Alcohol and Drinking (Understanding) Caring for someone with an alcohol problem
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