Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeHOUSTON: Retirement communities and rest 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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New breed of plum promising in fight against dementia

plum dementiaBOSTON: Researchers at UOW are testing the short-term effects of Queen Garnet Plum juice on blood pressure and memory in one of the first human trials on the new ‘superfood.’

Queen Garnet Plums, which were accidentally bred by Queensland government scientists a decade ago, are Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The seven hundred and seventy fifth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Plans to redevelop a former factory site in Dunmurry have been revised to offer room for the creation of up to 600 jobs as well as Read More »

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End in sight for affordable housing scandal

parkway housingDALLAS: The bitter two-and a half-year row over the ‘scandal’ of publically-subsidised affordable homes lying empty looks set to come to an end.

The 37 units were completed in early 2013, but are still unoccupied 30 months later owing to the failure to appoint a Read More »

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