Return on investment in biomedical research on the decline

percentage-impact-150-150WASHINGTON, D.C.: Researchers have found that while the number of scientists has increased more than nine-fold since 1965 and the National Institutes of Health’s budget has increased four-fold, the number of new drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration has only increased a little more Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The seven hundred and forty-fourth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

JF Capital, a Utah-based real estate investment management and development firm, has secured debt and equity funding to commence construction on a $28 million luxury apartment development Read More »

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Call for lead on assisted dying and ‘stop blaming seniors’ for health costs

How-To-Blame-Someone-Else-Like-A-Guru-150-150SAN FRANCISCO: A health care professor is calling for a serious dialogue about the larger issue around euthanasia – how people can live and die with dignity.

He wants to see more people with end-of-life care plans and taking an active role in how they wish Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimePHOENIX: 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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