Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes.

Fetal alcohol syndrome, which can be physically, emotionally and intellectually disabling, is quite common, and most sufferers are not being diagnosed, according to new research.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a serious condition that affects a child’s physical and mental development due to prenatal ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome disorder can take a variety of forms. For instance, some may struggle with hand-eye coordination, while others have difficulties with emotional regulation.

Fetal alcohol syndrome in children up to 10 times more common than experts thought. Perhaps as high as one in 10 children suffer from FASD, a new study suggests.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is an umbrella term that includes fetal alcohol syndrome -- which can be fatal, or cause serious problems with learning and behavior, stunted growth and facial ...

Babies who are born with fetal alcohol syndrome have physical abnormalities and face a lifetime of learning and behavioral problems. Surprisingly, doctors don't know how prevalent the condition is.

Fetal alcohol syndrome used to be more of a priority. The surgeon general in 2006 issued a public advisory highlighting the risk of drinking alcohol during pregnancy.

Fetal alcohol syndrome is one form of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). FASDs can affect how a child’s body, behavior, and brain develop as they grow up, and these effects can last ...

Citing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, attorneys for inmate Michael Duane Zack urged the Florida Supreme Court to block his Oct. 3 execution. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 78°F.

Texas Death Row inmate Yokamon Laneal Hearn, who has also been diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome, is set for execution July 18 in the shooting of a Plano stockbroker during a robbery.