Kids with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Need Stable Homes
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Children born with fetal alcohol syndrome are less likely to get in trouble with the law or to have behavioral problems in later years if they are diagnosed early and are raised in a stable home, according to new study findings.
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Here are some things to worry about _ and what to do about them _ when it comes to raising teens.  - Sober advice: "Under-age drinking is a real problem," says Dr. Glennah Trochet, a health officer for Sacramento County, Calif.
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Our position is: State must find a way to provide better support for families of the mentally ill. Pamela Wohlhieter says being the mother of a son with paranoid schizophrenia often feels like crawling out of a &quot;bottomless pit.
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For eight months during his infancy, Sean Van Duyn gagged, retched and vomited daily. Now 6, the Winter Haven, Fla., boy still can't eat or drink by mouth, instead being fed by a permanent tube in his belly.
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Severe alcohol and drug abuse by teenagers, particularly girls, may be easily missed during routine and urgent-care medical visits.
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Â· Brain development may suffer as early as 17 weeksÂ· Charity urges supportive environment in pregnancy
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A &#36;1.63 million grant has been given to Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute to further research on alcohol's effect on metabolism.
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Moves to protect children from unscrupulous dealers in adoption.
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The public is urged to report parents suspected of neglecting their children due to drug or alcohol abuse.
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MAYWOOD, Ill. - A baby born weighing less than a soda can and believed to be the smallest ever to survive went home Tuesday after nearly six months in the hospital.
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NEW YORK  - Abused and neglected children  who are removed from their homes or otherwise become involved  in the child welfare system have a high rate of emotional and  behavioral problems. Yet, many of these children do not receive  needed mental health services, new study findings show.
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The Australian Medical Association has called on the federal government&#39;s health and research council to revise its guidelines on alcohol consumption by pregnant women.
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EDMONTON (CP) - A 14-year-old boy with fetal alcohol syndrome who disappeared when he was allowed to go unsupervised to West Edmonton Mall was found Friday.
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The parents had tried with little success to cope with their son's accelerating deterioration. Unable to concentrate, he had dropped out of college and moved back home. When he could no longer function at the job he had held briefly, his parents kept him sequestered in their house, his condition ...
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There is no safe amount of alcohol that mothers-to-be can drink, experts believe.
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Across the United States, a growing number of children are living in shelters or group homes.
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Children who do not conform to gender norms are being supported in their choice by parents and doctors.