Almost all psych drug use is unnecessary claims study

NEW YORK: More than half a million people age 65 years or older die every year from psychiatric drug use, and the worst part is that these death pills aren’t even effective at treating either mental illness or depression. Researchers from Denmark’s Nordic Cochrane Centre Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The six hundred and eighteenth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Battersea Place is London’s first “luxury lifestyle retirement community”.

The retirement community consists of two linked apartment buildings – one 10 storey, one six – built around Read More »

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Senior battles eviction over couple’s sex act on his patio

LOS ANGELES: A man is fighting eviction from his subsidized housing unit after a couple was seen engaged in oral sex on his patio.

He has filed a court petition claiming that the landlord was wrong to give him a notice of eviction after the Read More »

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10 worries which beset over 60s

CHICAGO: A survey of those age 60 and over, along with various professionals who work with the elderly, to assess the concerns and needs of an aging population revealed that many of the issues revolve around finances and health. But what is especially interesting is Read More »

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