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News : October 2007

Private Healthcare UK keeps you up to date with the latest news and developments in private treatment in the UK.

5% discount for M&S life insurance Marks & Spencer Money has launched a five per cent discount on life insurance premiums for online applications. The 5 % offer is r from October 15th to December 31st 2007 and customers are also being...
HPV screening may give better results than pap smear Women who have an HPV test to detect the early signs of cervical cancer may be less likely to need cancer treatment in the future than those who have a traditional pap smear, it has emerged.A new...
Acupuncture 'not advisable' during infertility treatment Researchers have warned that women should avoid having acupuncture while receiving infertility treatment.Experts at the University of Oklahoma conducted a study on 97 patients, all of whom were...
Sperm gene discovery may impact infertility treatment A gene has been discovered that may play an important role in the development of sperm.A report published in the journal Nature reveals that mice bred without the Jhdma2a gene had unusually small...
Leading dental insurer slams NHS Following the findings of Dentistry Watch, a government-backed survey on UK dentistry, leading dental insurance provider DPAS has slammed the state of the NHS. Dentistry Watch was set up to record...
Expert extols benefits of obesity treatment Obesity treatment can bring "considerable benefit" to patients with few side effects, the National Obesity Forum has said.The comments coincide with the publication of a government-commissioned...
More obese people than starving people There has been a huge rise in demand for people seeking obesity surgery. BMI Healthcare bariatric surgeon Mr Roger Ackroyd claims that back in 2001 he had just eight obesity surgery patients ...
Quick return to work for obesity surgery patients Patients who undergo obesity surgery may be more likely to return to work than obese patients who choose not to undergo surgery, researchers have said.A study report published in the Archives of...
Pre-obesity-surgical weight loss linked to shorter hospital stay Patients who lose between five and ten per cent of their excess body weight prior to obesity surgery tend to spend less time in hospital after the procedure, researchers have said.The team of...
Medical tourism means demand for translators Hospitals in India are increasingly taking on foreign language translators to meet the needs of the growing number of medical tourists opting for treatment in the country.According to Indian...
Psychiatric evaluation urged before obesity surgery Nearly a fifth of patients undergoing obesity surgery have not had a psychiatric assessment prior to surgery, a new study has found.Researchers found that 18 per cent of 500 obesity surgery patients...
Back up debt deals with payment protection insurance (PPI) Borrowers who were hoping to find some respite from the pressure of mounting debts will have to continue to find a way of shouldering their burden, says independent payment protection provider...
Term Life preferred to Whole Life Consumers in the UK looking to take out life insurance are more likely to choose term insurance as opposed to whole of life insurance, it has been revealed. According to independent financial advisor...
Friends Provident unveils new income protection model Friends Provident, the income protection market leader, has linked up with MorganAsh to provide a tele-interviewing service to speed up income protection applications and reduce non-disclosure. ...
Women can drink alcohol during pregnancy A new report suggests pregnant women can safely drink a small glass of wine - or 1.5 units of alcohol - every day after the first three months of pregnancy.The advice is in stark contrast to that...
Breast cancer link to mothers with large hips Daughters of women with wide, round hips may be more likely to develop breast cancer, it has been found.Researchers discovered that cancer rates were three times higher in women whose mothers had...
Fatty foods link to ovarian cancer Women could reduce their risk of contracting ovarian cancer by modifying their diet to ensure it is low in fat, it has been found.Results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Dietary Modification...
Michael Owen's fast hernia recovery due to medical tourism With England facing Estonia at Wembley on October 13th, followed by a return match against Russia four days later in Moscow in the European Championship qualifying matches, top football striker...
Thailand's medical tourism attracts 70,000 Emiratis A 20,000 increase in the demand for treatment abroad in Thailand has seen the UAE's medical tourism figures rise to 70,000 patients. A medical tourism investigation conducted by Gulf News, situated...
Obesity risk for 'moderately active' Britons Health guidelines issued by the government need to be modified to ensure the health and fitness levels of Britons are improved, it has been claimed.Research conducted by scientists at the University...

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