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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Immune gene prevents Parkinson’s disease and dementia

genes LOS ANGELES: An estimated seven to ten million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), which is an incurable and progressive disease of the nervous system affecting movement and cognitive function. More than half of PD patients develop progressive disease showing signs of dementia similar Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1 NEW YORK: The eight hundred and ninetieth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

From rivers and canals to docks and marinas these little used water spaces occupy vast empty sites across London. Floating Homes Ltd. and Baca Architects see London’s Read More »

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New push to stop overuse of antibiotics in nursing homes

coloured pills HOUSTON: Health officials and health-care executives, concerned by a rise in dangerous drug-resistant infections, are turning more attention to nursing homes, where antibiotics are some of the most frequently prescribed medications. They have concentrated over the past several years on curbing misuse of antibiotics in Read More »

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