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Two islands in Auckland have been bought by Chinese interests in a $41.5 million deal for a luxury tourist resort.
The Overseas Investment Office has approved the sale of Pararekau Island and Kopuahingahinga or Lee Island near Papakura in the Manukau Harbour for $18.6m to Rainbow Holdings NZ.
Both of these islands are connected to mainland by a road.
As part of the transaction, Rainbow was also permitted to buy an 81 percent stake in Lee Island Investments for $22.95m, giving it 90 per control of the company.
Rainbow Holdings NZ is owned by Chinese resident Wanying He, who told the OIO there were plans for a six-star $130m luxury resort, including restaurants, entertainment and business facilities.
Kopuahingahinga Island would become a native reserve.
The vendor of the land was Karaka Harbourside Estate, which is connected to developers Ian and James Ross.
According to past media reports, the Ross' bought Pararekau Island 12 years ago. In 2012 they applied for Environment Court permission to build a gated community on the island, arguing that it was no longer economically viable to graze stock there.
The owner of the shares is Simon Deng-Li, also known as Yin Bing Deng-Li.
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Bringing Genetics and Epigenetics to the Fetal-Adult Hemoglobin Switch
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Keith Yamamoto #39;s talk "Opening Remarks Precision Medicine" at UCSF Informatics Day 2014.
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Michael Blum, MD presents "Digital Health" at UCSF Informatics Day 2014 conference.
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Robert Nussbaum, MD presents "The Genomic Medicine Initiative at UCSF" at UCSF Informatics Day 2014.
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The molecular diagnostics company that had won patents of two human genes that were invalidated by a landmark Supreme Court ruling has decided to abandon separate patent litigation surrounding how scientists study those genes.
The Supreme Court in 2013 struck down Myriad Genetics' patents of the human genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. Mutations of those genes have been linked to a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The patents had given Myriad a monopoly over medical testing of those genes in a bid to detect early signs of cancer, often charging women $3,000 per test or more.
The court's decision opened the door to other companies offering cheaper tests. Myriad sued them, however, claiming that they were infringing on other Myriad patents that the Supreme Court did not invalidate.
But after some unfavorable court rulings, Utah-based Myriad has agreed to withdraw from the litigation. Settlements have included companies like Invitae, LabCorp and Pathway Genomics. More are to follow.
"We decided it was in the best interest of the company to settle these matters, Ronald Rogers, a Myriad spokesman, said.
The legal tussle began in 2009, when the American Civil Liberties Union sued Myriad on behalf of patients, researchers, and others. The civil rights group said that Myriad's patents, awarded more than a decade ago, were so broad that they prevented anybody from testing the genes without Myriad's permission.
The Supreme Court agreed.
"Indeed, Myriads patent descriptions highlight the problem with its claims. For example, a section of the 282patents Detailed Description of the Invention indicates that Myriad found the location of a gene associated withincreased risk of breast cancer and identified mutations of that gene that increase the risk, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote(PDF). He said isolated DNA is a product of nature and not patent eligible.
Sandra Park, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU's Women's Rights Project, said, "it's time for the US Patent Office to strictly enforce the prohibition on patenting products of nature moving forward."
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The Aspen Health Forum, 2009. A Conversation with Former Congressional Leaders on the Prospects for Health Reform and Comparisons to Clinton #39;s Reform Efforts. Healthcare reform, a top priority...
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Progress Illinois: Chicago Airline Catering Workers Launch Affordable Health Care Campaign
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Telemedicine You: Mayo Clinic Expert Explains New Health Care Option, How Policy Can Catch Up
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Harvard helps power health care initiative in Mexico
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Provided by Quartz Doing for health care what he did for groceries?
Whole Foods founder John Mackey is nearly as well known for making controversial statementsabout health care as he is for popularizing natural and health foods. Hes now putting his money where his mouth is, with an idea for a plan to improve the health of first his employees, then his customers, and then, well, how about all of America.
Health care is so broken in America, Mackey told Bloomberg Businessweeks Brad Stone. If we allow markets to work, if we allow entrepreneurs to get in here and do things like Im talking about doing, we will pretty much solve the health-care problem in a generation.
His planfocusesat leastin part on Americas diet, which he describes as terrible.
Step one, according to the Bloomberg piece, is openingWhole Foods Total Health Immersion program to more employees. Its a free weight loss retreat that includes medically supervised lab testing, cooking classes, and talks with nutritionists. And he wants to startoffering it to customers too, as a weekend getaway, in Austin first, and then in other major cities if it works
The next step would bea Whole Foods medical clinic, inspired by one started by Rosen Hotels & Resorts. It has an on site medical facility focused on nutrition and preventative care thatserves employees, which that companys founder says substantially reduced costs. Mackey was inspired to create something similar for his own employees, and potentially for his stores customers after touring the facility.
A Whole Foods spokesman Stone spoke to described these programs as mere brainstorms, but he says Mackey seems serious.
Mackeys not the first to propose internalclinics and wellness programs to reduce costs. But the track record of these programs is mixed, at best (paywall). Research has found some evidence ofcost savings from proactivedisease management, but only after several years, and has foundlittle long term gain from the sorts of wellness programs Mackey is touting.
Opening a clinic for customers faces potentially bigger hurdles. At his own company, Mackey can incentivize staffto participate in wellness programs orchoose his clinic. Thatll be tougher in a competitive health care market where his company has no particular expertise. Also, the average Whole Foods shopper is more likely to be higher income and health focused already, and less likely to need preventative or nutritional care.
As for Mackeys prophecies about diet, market-based solutions, and fixing health care in a generation, yes its true thatnutrition and preventative care are hugely important, but he ignores other massivedrivers of health care costs.
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