Acorda Therapeutics Inc. has acquired two assets from NeurogesX Inc. The company paid $8 million to acquire development and commercialization rights for Qutenza® and NP-1998 in the US, Canada, and Latin...
REITs continue buying binge, with smaller deals on the rise
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
Despite the slow creep back toward traditional bank financing, real estate investment trusts (REITS) continued their buying sprees this fall.
Ventas wins another one
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2011
After years of legal wrangling, HCP Inc. has agreed to pay the $102 million the courts have said it owes Ventas Inc.
Senior Living Management among MEMIC winners
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
SLM Services LLC of Coconut Creek, FL, received an award for on-the-job safety performance during The MEMIC Group’s Annual Meeting of Policyholders.
McKnight’s wins three Azbee regional awards
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 20, 2015
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News received three regional awards at the American Society of Business Publication Editors (Azbee) Upper Midwest awards luncheon, held Friday in Rosemont, IL.
No-flush urinal provides waterless option
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 18, 2018
Waterless Co. offers no-flush urinals.
NIH announces $10M in funding to look at gender differences in clinical studies
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 24, 2014
The National Institutes of Health is releasing $10.1 million in supplemental funding for healthcare grant recipients to explore gender differences in their research. Men are overrepresented in studies,...
U.S. court upholds decision on nixing union election rule
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2012
A federal trial court has upheld a blow to a National Labor Relations Board rule on union elections.
Handle glows in dark
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 10, 2013
A new handle called Flip A Grip can be installed in a doorway or area where a large grab bar won’t fit. Invented by a physical therapist, the handle has exterior screws and is easy to install, the...
RecoverCare and Joerns to merge in June
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2014
RecoverCare LLC will merge with Joerns Healthcare, the companies announced in April.