Arthritis drug could treat blood cancer

SAN DIEGO: Researchers found that Methotrexate (MTX), which is one thousandth of the cost of the current drug used to treat Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), a group of blood disorders related to leukemia, can also provide relief.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The Fear Group has submitted plans to Newport Council for a £60M redevelopment of a five and a half acre former Sainsbury’s site on the riverfront in Read More »

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Court case is harbinger of what care sector faces over next 20 years

NEW YORK: A governmental agency has lost a legal fight to strike out a man’s compensation claim for allegedly being forcibly removed from his father in the 1950s.

A witness described “tears streaming from their eyes” as the plaintiff, then nine, and his sister were Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

BOSTON: 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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