Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeHOUSTON: 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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Malaria in pregnancy leads to cognitive defects in offspring

Malaria-parasite BOSTON: New research shows a causal link and reveals the mechanisms by which malaria in pregnancy alters the neurocognitive development of millions of children prior to birth.

Although there are some 125 million pregnancies worldwide at risk of malaria infection every year, little was known Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The eight hundred and fourty third entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

A development firm says it will begin construction next week on Atria at Villages of Windsor, a senior rental housing community west of Lake Worth.

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Shopping malls become ‘exercise yard’ for elderly

shoppingBOSTON: 80-year-old Betty Stack is heading off for her morning walk.

But instead of going to the park, the grandmother of five ambles across the road to the Shopping Centre.

There she will meet a group of 40 fitness freaks, all ready to traverse the Read More »

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