Under the Influence? The Construction of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in UK Newspapers [PDF]
Today, alongside many other proscriptions, women are expected to abstain or at least limit their alcohol consumption during pregnancy. This advice is reinforced through warning labels on bottles and cans of alcoholic drinks.
Ellie Lee, Pam Lowe, Liz Yardley
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Impact of Acute Functional Decline on Frailty and Mortality in Acutely Hospitalized Older Persons
Older persons with acute functional decline are often severely frail. Male sex, cognitive impairment, diabetes mellitus type 2, cancer, hearing impairment, and nursing home living increase the risk of severe frailty or death and should be considered when person‐centered care is planned for hospitalized older people.
Ali Vahedi +5 more
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Expert Consensus on the Management of Obesity in Older Adults (2026 Edition)
This graphical abstract summarizes a safety‐first framework for managing obesity in older adults, with attention to age, functional status, comorbidities, and sarcopenia risk. Key assessments include BMI, waist measures, body fat percentage, skeletal muscle mass, and comprehensive geriatric evaluation. Management prioritizes reducing visceral fat while
Qi Pan, Lixin Guo
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Long Noncoding RNAs in Aortic Dissection: Mechanistic Roles and Therapeutic Potential
Aortic dissection (AD) involves vascular inflammation, VSMC dysfunction, and ECM degradation. LncRNAs regulate AD progression via ceRNA networks, with great potential as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets, while further clinical validation is needed.
Chao Chang +5 more
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Public Service Announcement by Tricia Lott on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Public service announcement by Tricia Lott on fetal alcohol ...
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome +1 more
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Why do we need to control alcohol use through legislative measures? A south east asia perspective?
Background: Even though prevalence of alcohol use in the world is very high, it has not been brought under legal control in several countries, contrary to other controlled substances like opium, cocaine, cannabis, and so on.
Saddichha Sahoo +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Exposures to human pathogens and toxins in licensed facilities in Canada have been monitored by a federal surveillance system since 2015, yet the affected persons (APs) in these incidents remain uncharacterized. This study comprehensively describes APs, highlighting sector‐specific patterns and trends over time.
Emily F. Tran +4 more
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Health matters: harmful drinking and alcohol dependence.
Public Health England (PHE) wants to prevent and reduce the harms caused by alcohol. This resource provides information on the harmful impact of alcohol dependency.
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Developing appropriate Fetal Alchohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) prevention initiatives within a rural community in South Africa [PDF]
Includes bibliographical references.This study focused on women who consumed alcohol during pregnancy. The study population was situated in the West Coast/Winelands, a rural area in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Cloete, Lizahn
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An Adult Presentation of KIF11‐Related MCLID Syndrome: Case Report and 40‐Year Follow‐Up
ABSTRACT Pathogenic variants in KIF11 are linked to autosomal dominant syndromes with microcephaly, chorioretinopathy, lymphedema, and intellectual disability (MCLID), though adult presentations remain underreported. We report a 42‐year‐old female presenting with a de novo single‐amino acid in‐frame deletion in the KIF11 gene (c.1294_1296del; p ...
Thrishna Chathurvedula +8 more
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