In our parents' shadow
Article Abstract:
Lesch-Nyham syndrome is a genetically inherited disease which causes its male suffers to self-mutilate and loose control over bodily movements. There is no cure for the disease, which affects up to 1 out of 380,000 births in the UK. Suffers tend to inflict wounds on themselves from the age of 2 onwards, with finger biting and head banging prevalent. It is a very difficult disease for the families of suffers to cope with.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1999
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Enter Audie Bock
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Newly-elected Green party Assembly representative Audie Bock is delighted to be a state legislator following her election success. Bock, 53, is multilingual and an experienced film distribution company director. She began to support the Green party after becoming tired of Democratic Party policy. She is strongly opposed to capital punishment and fully embraces Green party policies on pro-choice and democracy.
Publication Name: California Journal
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-1205
Year: 1999
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Goulden exits Georgica to join Gala
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Neil Goulden has resigned from Georgica and moved to be head of Gala gaming organisation. Gala, which acquired Ladbrokes' casino sites for 235.3m pounds sterling, runs 172 bingo clubs and had a turnover of 239.4m pounds sterling up to September 2000.
Publication Name: Leisure Opportunities (Supplement to Leisure Management)
Subject: Travel industry
ISSN: 0952-8210
Year: 2001
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