Research indicates new hope for Parkinson’s sufferers

BOSTON: Research at the University of Otago indicates remarkable success with a new approach to treating Parkinson’s disease that holds out new hope for dramatically improved movement and quality of life for sufferers.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: This award applicant has been rejected. The USA fixation with putting the motor vehicle in a prime location is a product of yesteryear thinking.

The design of a freeway running through a residential building destroys the livability of the site… Read More »

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Most over-75s live in ‘non-decent’ housing

SEATTLE: A safety body is urging the government to address poor-quality housing after it found that most people aged over 75 currently live in properties that fail to meet the Decent Homes Standard.

The report reveals that current housing stock puts vulnerable Read More »

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Dementia patients suffer due to lack of end-of-life care, says charity

BOSTON: Dementia patients and their families are suffering unnecessarily because of a lack of suitable end-of-life care, according to a leading charity.

The report says that although dementia is regarded as a terminal illness, less than a fifth of patients with the condition Read More »

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