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News : June 2010

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Scottish Provident pays 97% of life claims in 2009Scottish Provident paid out 97% of life cover claims in 2009. The insurer has also repriced life cover with many substantial cuts.
Go Travel Insurance advises caution as Bangkok curfew is liftedThe Foreign Office restrictions on non-essential travel to Bangkok have been lifted. But travel insurance firm Go Travel Insurance are advising continued caution, as the political situation in...
European firms failing to tackle work-related stressWork related stress is a major concern to most European companies, suggests a new EU survey from the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work (EU-OSHA) said.
1% of IVF pregnancies terminated, figures showFigures released by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) have suggested that around one per cent of IVF pregnancies are terminated.
Majority of breast reduction surgery 'is private'The majority of breast reduction surgery is done privately, it has been suggested. According to Dalia Nield, a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon based at the London Clinic, despite the...
Dementia medication 'can prove unhelpful'Providing medication to sedate people with dementia can have a negative impact on the patient's health. This is according to Penny Hibbert, director of the Dementia Service Development Centre South...
Raising alcohol price 'could save lives'Hundreds of lives could be saved by setting a minimum cost for alcohol, it has been claimed. Dr Evelyn Gillan, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, said that doing so would reduce deaths and...
Morning coffee 'contains no benefit to alertness'People who rely on a morning coffee to get them going may simply be tricking themselves. According to recent research from a team at Bristol University, the traditional quality of alertness...
No automatic free access to NHS says MediCare InternationalLong term health insurance in another country is an area UK expatriates will often not have considered in any detail, particularly if they were used to the free care available in the UK.
RIAS targets over 50s with regional multi-media campaignOver 50s specialist insurance provider RIAS has launched a regional multi-media brand marketing campaign, across TV, radio, online, PR and regional events, targeting over 50s in the Central ITV...
Over-stretched GPs unable to assess patients properlyDoctors are finding their ability to assess patients is being compromised because they are unable to spend enough time with them, suggests new research by Aviva.
Women's nutrition 'lacking'Certain areas of women's nutrition are lacking, it has been claimed. A recently published review entitled Women's diet quality in the UK found that intakes of some key micronutrients remain below...
Cosmetic surgery 'considered for career boost'Workers in the UK are considering undergoing cosmetic surgery procedures in order to boost their careers. A recent survey conducted by the MyFaceMyBody Show found that one in ten people would choose...
Canada Life accepts people will work past retirement dateCanada Life has included deferred retirement for group life and group income protection insurance, as it accepts that employers will increasingly have employees who wish to continue working beyond...
Patient choice in the NHS not workingA new report published today by The King's Fund shows that having a choice of hospitals is in theory valued by the majority of patients, in practice it has little effect, as the system is not...
RIAS launches life cover for over 50sOver 50s specialist insurance provider RIAS has launched a new over 50s life assurance policy providing guaranteed cover with a cash lump sum payable on death.
Skin cancer 'proving fatal for men'More men than women are dying from skin cancer, it has been claimed. Cancer Research UK has revealed that the number of male deaths from malignant melanoma has doubled in the past 30 years.
Football fans risking obesity?Football fans do not appear to be following in the healthy footsteps of their idols as a recent survey has revealed the extent of their unhealthy eating. During the tournament, one in ten...
'Parents should have choice of child's sex'A bioethicist has called for it to be made legal to allow parents to choose a child's sex. Writing for the BBC, Stephen Wilkinson claimed that for many parents their child's sex was simply a matter...
RIAS raises £35,000 for Marie Curie Cancer CareEmployees from specialist insurance provider RIAS have donated £35,000 to Marie Curie Cancer Care. The RIAS 2009 Employee Charity of the Year, Marie Curie Cancer Care, provides free care for people...

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