Retirement Village operators sit back and let failure of rival hurt both providers and residents

AUSTIN: For an industry which focuses on supplying, housing, goods and services to seniors, it shows no compassion to those dispossessed by the failure of any of its members.

The Retirement Village sector has repeatedly ignored the business failure of rivals which has put fully Read More »

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Package holiday boom blamed for surge in melanoma cases amongst seniors

LOS ANGELES: The package holiday boom of the last 50 years has been blamed for a huge rise in the deadliest form of skin cancer.

Around 5,700 seniors are diagnosed every year compared with just 600 in the 1970s – a time when sunshine holidays Read More »

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Biochip ‘to speed up drug research’

CHICAGO: A revolutionary biochip could help speed up life-saving drug discoveries, according to scientists.

A team of researchers have developed the hi-tech device that they say will lead to a faster and more cost-effective way of finding new drugs.

The PhosphoSense technology screens compounds for Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The two hundred and seventeenth entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

Miami-Dade County and Related Urban is building Stirrup Plaza II, a 68-unit community geared toward low-income seniors and the disabled. It is the seventh public housing project Read More »

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