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Terrence Higgins Trust Opens A New HIV And Sexual Health Centre In Nottingham
On 30 July sexual health and HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will officially open its new centre in Nottingham. The charity has been based in the city since February 2008 from its old site in Lace Market. THT"s new centre on 23 Barker Gate, which is funded by NHS Nottingham City, NHS Nottinghamshire County, Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council will offer a wider range of services to support people living with HIV and help prevent the rising rates of sexual ill-health.

Inoperable Colon Cancer Responds To New Treatment
With an extensive, inoperable colon cancer and few options available, a Tennessee patient is seeing his cancer steadily regressing on a new outpatient treatment. Individuals from 26 U.S. states and four other countries have been among the first to use NeoPlas Innovation"s new protocol. The Tennessee patient"s early results mirror their successes in battling colon cancer and other very aggressive malignancies.
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Mutations Extending Lifespan Induce Expression Of Germline Genes In Somatic Cells
In the sense that organisms existing today are connected through a chain of life - through their parents, grandparents and other ancestors - almost a billion years back to the first animals of the pre-Cambrian era, an animal"s reproductive cells can be considered to be immortal. These germline cells generate their offspring"s somatic cells - other cells involved in all aspects of growth, metabolism and behavior, which have a set lifespan - and new germline cells that continue on, generation after generation.
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Autism Bill Forging Ahead, UK

The Autism Bill is back in Parliament for its third reading today. Having secured the Government"s support it is expected to pass to the House of Lords where it will be well on its way to becoming England"s first disability-specific law. Mark Lever, chief executive of The National Autistic Society (NAS) said; "It"s hugely exciting that we are on the brink of a landmark piece of legislation, which could transform the lives of the thousands of people affected by autism who have been isolated and ignored for far too long. Without the right support autism can have a profound and sometimes devastating effect on individuals and families. There"s still some way to go so we will keep campaigning to make sure this critically important Bill becomes a reality." The Autism Bill was drafted by the NAS on behalf of a coalition of autism charities and is being championed through Parliament by Conservative MP, Cheryl Gillan. The Government"s commitment to improve support for adults with autism comes after the NAS revealed that at least 1 in 3 adults with the condition are experiencing serious mental health difficulties due to a lack of help. Under the Autism Bill the adult autism strategy, due at the end of this year, could hold local authorities and NHS services legally responsible for providing support for adults with the condition and ensure they have clear routes to diagnosis, assessment and support. Earlier this month research by the National Audit Office also found that identifying and supporting just a small proportion more of the population of adults with autism could save the Government ÷£67 million a year in the long term. The National Autistic Society, Wirral Autistic Society, Autism Research Centre, TreeHouse, Hampshire Autistic Society, Staffordshire Adults Autistic Society, Research Autism, Autism Anglia, The Wessex Autistic Society, Autism Education Trust, Autism Speaks, Autism West Midlands, Autism in Mind, Autism Initiatives, Sussex Autistic Community Trust and Tyne and Wear Autistic Society. - In 2008, the Government committed to a national adult autism strategy which will look at four key areas: health, social inclusion, choice and control and training. Mark Lever, the Chief Executive of The National Autistic Society is chair of the strategy"s external reference group. - Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with, and relates to, other people. It also affects how they make sense of the world around them. It is a spectrum condition, which means that, while all people with autism share certain difficulties, their condition will affect them in different ways. Some people with autism are able to live relatively independent lives but others may have accompanying learning disabilities and need a lifetime of specialist support. People with autism may also experience over- or under-sensitivity to sounds, touch, tastes, smells, light or colours. - Asperger syndrome is a form of autism. People with Asperger syndrome are often of average or above average intelligence. They have fewer problems with speech but may still have difficulties with understanding and processing language. The National Autistic Society


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