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News : August 2007

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

Legal & General's new rates for Term Assurance and Critical Illness Cover As part of Legal & General's long-term commitment to the protection market, the insurer has a reprice on life and critical illness insurance. On electronic rates Term Assurance (Life only)19%...
Holidaymakers run the risk without insurance, says moneysupermarket.com Many British holidaymakers are prepared to run the risk of travelling without insurance, according to new research. A survey conducted by Survey Monkey of 1,011 UK adults showed one in five people...
Blood pressure drugs lead to stroke reduction Elderly patients may be less likely to need stroke rehabilitation following promising results from a trial involving blood pressure drugs.An international trial involving more than 3,800 patients was...
Medical tourism on the rise More people than ever before are travelling overseas to seek medical and dental treatment abroad, it has been revealed.While the trend initially started among dental patients, a growing number of...
Britons too embarrassed to discuss contraception A third of Britons are so embarrassed by the prospect of discussing contraception with a new partner that it puts them off using a condom at all, research has found.Despite this lax attitude to the...
Skandia critical illness claims figures Since the launch of Skandia's critical illness contracts in 1991, a total of 2033 claims have been paid with the total payout now £195 million. Overall, 89% of claims have been paid, with 2% being...
Unum income protection package all but eliminates need for GP's report Income protection specialists Unum claims its revolutionary underwriting system could soon mean only one in ten income protection applications will require a GP's report. The insurer asks applicants...
Guide to making dental care affordable HSA has updated the popular Guide to making dental care affordable booklet, produced in association with the British Dental Health Foundation. This independent guide is designed to enable individuals...
Tesco enters dental insurance market Tesco Personal Finance is offering a free dental accident plan and two new paid for dental insurance products. These will give customers peace of mind and help protect them against the cost of dental...
New life insurance policy for vegetarians Animal Friends Insurance, a not-for-profit insurance business, has launched a life insurance product aimed at vegetarians. They argue that despite the fact non-meat eaters are less likely to suffer...
Doctors perform ovarian transplant first Scientists have successfully performed the first ever ovarian tissue transplant between non-identical sisters, giving hope to women whose fertility has been compromised by cancer treatment.The...
UK researchers seek eye treatment in fish eyes A team of UK scientists believe that a special type of cell found in the eye may be able to regenerate damaged retina in humans.Muller glial cells have been shown to regenerate the retina in...
Colon cancer 'may be due to hormone deficiency' Researchers have found evidence to suggest that colon cancer may be a disease of hormone deficiency, meaning that hormone replacement therapy could be used as an effective cancer treatment.Writing in...

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