Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime PHILADELPHIA: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.

But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively Read More »

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Blood product could be an Alzheimer’s cure

blood DALLAS: An Institute of Medical Research has undertaken a study using an immunoglobulin blood product to control and seemingly cure Alzheimer’s disease at a particular stage of the disease’s progression.

The study, using a blood product (where specific blood plasma proteins are extracted and formulated), Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1 NEW YORK: The nine hundred and ninety-second entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

A 150-unit affordable senior housing complex in West Berkeley has announced a celebration later this month to show off extensive renovations to improve its seismic safety and Read More »

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Seniors fired up about smoking issue

cigarettes dementia HOUSTON: Several residents and visitors at a senior campus say they are concerned about the amount of secondhand smoke they’ve been breathing in around the complex.

“There are a lot of people who smoke,” said one resident who asked to remain anonymous. “It irritates and Read More »

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