Researchers link dementia risk to job complexity and high school performance

pencilsHOUSTON: Two new Alzheimer’s studies suggested that people who did better in high school and hold a complex job have a reduced risk of dementia. In addition, too much TV watching, lack of physical activity, and loneliness were found to be correlated with the condition. Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The six hundred and fifty-forth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Proposals to build more than 120 affordable homes on the site of a former prison have been lodged.

The proposal has now been submitted to Aberdeen City Read More »

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Palliative care staff under huge strain claims inquiry

under pressureNEW YORK: Nurses and doctors fear they could be held accountable if they gave pain relief that caused the death of an already dying patient, according to experts.

A palliative care director said that although fatal doses were rare, nurses needed clarity to know they would Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeMIAMI: 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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