USF sues Silicon Valley drug maker over Alzheimer’s research patent payment

SAN FRANCISCO: University of South Florida’s board of trustees has accused a California drug developer in federal court of breaching a settlement agreement over Alzheimer’s research.

USF representatives say CoMentis Inc. of South San Francisco refuses to pay $450,000 promised in a 2012 settlement over Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The five hundred and seventy-fourth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

The city Department of Housing Preservation and Development said a plan to build affordable housing units in Municipal Parking Lot 3 in Flushing is currently in the Read More »

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Brother blames state move of elderly patient for his death

LOS ANGELES: The brother of a man who died after being transferred from a mental hospital closed by the state is blaming his death on the move to a private care center.

He’d been among fewer than 20 patients in the geriatric program.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

CHICAGO: 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 Read More »

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