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Quit Smoking for Cheaper Insurance
30th June 2008
In Telegraph Online today (Monday, 30/06/2008) there is an article discussing the affects of smoking on the cost of life insurance premiums and critical illness insurance premiums (read the full...
Soldiers | Insurance
30th June 2008
For the men and women serving in the British armed forces, insurance can be a tricky subject. The Ministry of Defence offers a certain amount of compensation for service men and women who suffer...
Developed Skin Cancers
28th June 2008
Although skin cancers are critical illnesses and can become very serious, it isn't usual for sufferers to die from their condition. Because malignancies on the skin are easily seen and identified...
Skin Cancer
27th June 2008
Skin cancer is a clearly visible malignant growth on the skin, generally on the outer-most layer, the epidermis. There are many reasons why a person might develop skin cancer, ranging from genetic...
Contract Granted for UK Cervical Cancer Vaccine
27th June 2008
The UK Department of Health has granted GlaxoSmithKline a contract to supply two million "Cervarix", HPV cervical cancer vaccine courses over three years. This came as a blow to GSK's...
Bariatric Surgery Protects Against Cancer
26th June 2008
Surgery that either restricts the stomach (such as through the application of a 'gastric band') or reduces the stomach in size actually reduces the chances of those undergoing the surgery from...
Free Heart Tests in Bolton
23rd June 2008
The 'Big Bolton Health Check' was launched this month in an effort to raise awareness of heart disease - still the biggest killer in the UK - and intends to insure that thousands of people tested over...
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...
