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Moratorium on Predictive Genetic Testing Extended
23rd June 2008
Just to lay any ghosts to rest from the previous few articles, the Association of British Insurers has extended the 2001 moratorium that prevents insurers using the results of predictive genetic tests...
Genetic Testing | Insurance Cover, Continued 2.
20th June 2008
According to the director of the Genetic Interest Group, Alistair Kent, many people in the UK feel that if insurers were given access to their genetic make-up they (the public) would end up having to...
Genetic Testing | Insurance Cover, Continued.
19th June 2008
The subject of predictive genetic testing - the US experience of which was discussed in our last article - is also a growing issue of concern here in the United Kingdom. In 2001, the British...
Genetic Testing | Insurance Cover
18th June 2008
Over the next few articles we will be looking at the topical issue of predictive genetic testing, the laws surrounding it and how it effects, if at all, insurance availability (particularly critical...
Killing for Insurance Mk.II
16th June 2008
Another day another plot to kill for life insurance money. I thought this sort of thing only happened in Agatha Christie novels but what with Fadri Nasri having his wife killed recently to claim on...
Everyman Male Cancer Awareness Month
13th June 2008
This month marks the 11th annual Everyman Male Cancer Awareness Month, designed to raise awareness of the common male cancers (like prostate and testicular). However the month also highlights the...
Age Groups | Accidents and Insurance
9th June 2008
An article in the Guardian recently ("It's not about ageism: our policies are based on risk") raised some interesting questions about the nature of 'ageism' in the insurance sector. Is it...
Lower Income Smokers Cause More Harm to Themselves
9th June 2008
Researchers at New Zealand's Otago University believe that people with lower incomes suck on their cigarettes for longer, leaving shorter butts, and therefore harm themselves more than wealthier...
Adult Asthma Increases Risk of Heart Disease
8th June 2008
According to a report published in the American Journal of Cardiology (titled Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities), adult-onset asthma seems to increase the risk of strokes and contracting heart...
Gout | Heart Disease
7th June 2008
A study carried out by Stanford University School of Medicine of 9,105 men aged between 41 and 63 has shown a connection between gout and heart disease. The research focussed on men who had an above...
