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Govt to look within as AIDS crusade loses foreign funds : The Union Health Ministry's crusade against HIV - AIDS seems to be heading towards tougher days given the tightening purse strings and falling enthusiasm among foreign donors who have contributed the bulk of capital required for the programme. Ireland | United Kingdom | America | Stigmabase | Egaylity

London council repatriating dying homeless man 'inhuman' : Mr de Almeida suffers from HIV / Aids and skin cancer and has been told he has less than a year to live. Mr de Almeida first came to live in the UK lawfully between 1998 and 2002, before going to Spain and then returned to the UK in 2008.

Town homeless typical of bigger picture nationwide : Eighty-four per cent were from a white British ethnic background. John Holt, Reconnect manager, said: “The local picture is a fairly accurate reflection of the national situation. The factors which lead to people becoming homeless — from the break-up ... Burton Mail

Brand calls for new drugs policy : Appearing in Parliament last Tuesday, renowned comedian and former heroin addict Russell Brand called for a pragmatic and compassionate approach towards dealing with drug use in the UK . Having battled addictions with heroin, alcohol and other ...

Homeless charity granted £30000 to rehome single people : The project is one of over 70 new local projects across England , adding to an existing 49 that have already helped more than 1000 homeless people into a home. Matt Fowler, from Hope North East, said the project would help the homeless "build a better ... Ireland | United Kingdom | America | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Highbury tackle health issues : At the same time one in four people will experience some kind of mental health problem during the course of a year and self-harm statistics show that the UK has one of the highest rates in Europe. From Sex Sense (a sexual health team) to Ride Smart (a ... AboutMyArea

Glasgow firms pick up new US orders : A dozen Glasgow companies have picked up nearly £3m worth of new orders, following last month's trade visit to the United States. The five-day trip saw firms from a range of sectors visit Chicago and New York during Scotland Week. BBC News

Analysis: Charity funding update for Spring 2012 : Having spent some time up at the allotment recently, this edition of the Charity Funding Update has a distinctly horticultural feel. However, as my position is limited to unpaid labourer ("dig there and don't break anything" are my instructions) I ...

Epic charity cycle reaches finish line : Island doctors Angus and Kirsty McKellar recently completed an epic cycle on a tandem bike which saw them traversing the UK from Lands End in Cornwall to John O' Groats in a mere ten days. The couple were joined on part of the charity challenge by ... Stornoway Gazette

That's one way to raise money for charity! Kate Moss donates stunning topless ... y Colette Fahy Kate Moss has donated a topless picture of herself to raise funds for a children's charity . The stunning 38-year-old supermodel has ensured the National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) auction at Bonhams in London ...

London open: UK stocks rise on quiet day for global markets : With most markets in Asia and Europe closed for May Day on Tuesday, London's FTSE 100 opened with moderate gains as some well-received results from Lloyds and Imperial Tobacco provided a boost. US benchmarks will be open as usual later on today.

Amnesty calls for Afghan journalist's release The UK -based rights watchdog accused President Hamid Karzai's government of detaining Noorin television's Nasto Naderi without charge on April 21, saying he was "at grave risk of torture or death". But the attorney general's office said the reporter ...

Elderly care: politicians urged to 'pull their heads out of the sand' The Dilnot Commission also proposed raising the assets threshold above which the elderly do not receive help with social care costs from £23250 to £100000. Around 1.2 million frail or vulnerable people in England rely on care services provided by their ...

Troubled care home group sold for £825m Four Seasons Health Care - the UK's largest independent elderly and specialist care provider with 445 homes around the UK - will be sold to Terra Firma, led by financier Guy Hands. The Northern Ireland homes have 4000 beds filled to around 91.2% ...

More and more workers join the part-time revolution : “There has been an exponential increase in the demand for 'non 9-5' working in the UK , and it's not just mothers who are fuelling demand, far from it,” says Karen Mattison, founder of Women Like Us, a £1.7 million social business set up in 2004 that ... Telegraph.co.uk

82% say UK government 'out of touch' : Snake born with hand shocks scientistsAn elderly Chinese woman who discovered a snake with a clawed hand protruding from its body was so scared she beat it to death, according to reports. Dogs survive by eating dead ownerUS authorities are ...

Institute of Mental Health opens new £7m centre RESEARCH: The Institute of Mental Health is to officially open its new £7m building in Nottingham on Friday, 25 May 2012. Advertise with HSJ, the UK's leading health service management and policy title and reach an audience of senior health service ...

Cannabis concern with discoveries of 'farms' on the rise : Scientifically, there is less of a risk from cannabis for mental health problems than there is with alcohol. Currently there are over 1000000 admissions a year to hospital for alcohol caused issues, 47000 of which on average are for mental health ...

Abbotsley teen fights back against depression to help others : Matthew felt there was not enough information available to young people suffering from depression, and often they were stigmatised for admitting they had mental health issues. He spent a year building the website¬ beatdepressiontogether.webeden.co. uk .

Woman's gruelling cancer charity fundraising challenge Gemma Marshall, 28, is preparing to push through the pain barrier to raise as much money as possible to fund the work of charity Bowel Cancer UK . Her father, Roland, who spent many years in the Army as a member of the 1st Tank Regiment, died from bowel ...

Charities regulator explains why it blocked trust meeting on ... : The charities regulator OSCR intervened to prevent Shetland Charitable Trust holding a meeting on the next tranche of funding for the Viking Energy windfarm because it was not clear why it was so urgent or that it was in the body's best ... Ireland | United Kingdom | America | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Student with brain tumour repeatedly turned away by doctors who said she was ... oday the UK charity Teenage Charity Trust revealed one in four young people with cancer had a similar experience to Megan and visited their doctor at least four times before they were taken seriously and referred to a specialist.

Nicaragua enthrones Miss Gay 2012 : by Edmund Broch for PinkNews.co. uk A beauty contest in Nicaragua has crowned a 22-year-old designer as Miss Gay 2012, a competition to choose “the queen of the transvestites.” The event was held at the Ruben Dario National Theater, the first time the ... PinkNews.co.uk

Gay humanist charity slam Catholic Church over contnued anti-gay action Now, the British Humanist Association has threatened to take legal action. This further move by the RC Church has been roundly condemned by the UK gay Humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust. The PTT's Secretary George Broadhead said: “This move by ...

Row over legality of Coalition for Marriage presentations in Catholic state ... “When many LGBT staff and pupils have a concealed miserable experience at school, and we know that homophobia is worse within the faith school sector, it seems therefore all the more inappropriate that the Catholic Education Service of England and ...

Alternate History: Newspaper reveals Gay faith schools promote petition to ban ... y PinkNews.co. uk Comment for PinkNews.co. uk A group of LGBT parents and their allies start their own free school movement, wishing to create an enviorment where their children will be respected regardless of their family background, sexuality or ...

Iain Duncan Smith defies Catholic Church to back marriage for gay couples by James Park for PinkNews.co. uk The most senior Catholic in the British Government, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, has confirmed that he will be supporting Prime Minister David Cameron's pledge to introduce equal civil marriage for gay ...

The new age of old age Sue Hendy, chief executive of the Council on the Ageing in Victoria (COTA) and a director of the International Federation on Ageing, agrees that baby boomers hold more sway than older people used to, but not because they are demanding different rights ...

Scotland: Pro-equality and anti-equality faith groups both step up campaign by Edmund Broch for PinkNews.co. uk A broad alliance of faith groups has released an open letter, sent to all Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs), demanding the right to conduct marriages for same-sex couples, while an anti-equality group has said it ...

Police uncover 175 Norfolk cannabis factories over five years, figures reveal Scotland Yard Commander Allan Gibson, the lead on cannabis cultivation for Acpo, said: “Commercial cannabis cultivation continues to pose a significant risk to the UK . “Increasing numbers of organised crime groups are diverting into this area of ...

New treatment studied for pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer is the tenth most common cancer in the UK accounting for around 8100 diagnoses in 2008. Older people are more likely to be affected, with more than eight in 10 cases involving people aged 60 or over. Although the one year survival ...

Mental Health Column: Ewan Hilton on ending loneliness for older people The 2006 UK Government report, A Sure Start to Later Life, stated that social isolation affects about one million older people , and has “a severe impact on people's quality of life in older age”. It is estimated that 51% of all people aged over 75 live ...

New policy could reduce numbers going into care The authority's cabinet has agreed to implement a new private sector housing financial assistance policy, which sets out help the council will offer to older people and people with disabilities to repair and adapt their homes. The policy is relevant to ...

Information 'key' to older people managing fall risk It is crucial that older patients who have experienced a traumatic hip fracture are given information to help them reduce future risk of a repeat event, according to Scottish researchers. You now need to register for FREE to read our news.

More people turning to food banks A record number of people are turning to charities to help them feed their families. The Trussell Trust, which runs the UK's only network of food banks, fed almost 129000 people last year, including 6000 in Scotland. The food bank gives people referred ...

Employers Can Help Nip Mental Illness in the Bud It's usually unemployment that's seen as the biggest threat to mental health . Current economic pressures and uncertainties mean that more employees are struggling to cope. Our figures show a steep increase in the number of people calling support lines ...

Scientists Discover New Type of Intellectual Disability Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) mapped the genes of three sisters belonging to a Pakistani family who had intellectual disability along with muscle weakness and difficulty in walking. They discovered that the gene ...

More help for mental health issues BETTER access is to be provided to help people experiencing every day mental health problems. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is raising awareness about computerised programs which people can access themselves, as long as they are ...

New cognitive behavioural therapy program tries to banish negative thoughts ... “So much CBT has this label of psychotherapy, which it is,” said Williams, adding it works for a wide range of mental health issues including moderate to severe depression, phobias, panic attacks, eating disorders, obsessions and anxiety.

Depression: one in five will suffer Health bosses from NHS Derbyshire County say one in five people will have depression at some point in their lives but as many as three in four cases are neither recognised nor treated – with 10400 people estimated to have a common mental health ...

Iain Duncan Smith defies Catholic Church to back marriage for gay couples : by James Park for PinkNews.co. uk The most senior Catholic in the British Government, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, has confirmed that he will be supporting Prime Minister David Cameron's pledge to introduce equal civil marriage for gay ... PinkNews.co.uk

Young Victims of Bullying More Likely to Self-Harm ... Center at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, United Kingdom ( UK ), told Medscape Medical News. Dr. Fisher noted that the results remained significant even after adjusting for risk factors such as comorbid mental health problems.