Insurance Articles, Editorials and News from Top Quote Online
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Genetic Testing | Insurance Cover
published on the 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 illness insurance and life insurance). The USA is...” read more
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Everyman Male Cancer Awareness Month
published on the 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 need for life insurance and critical illness...” read more
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The Rising Cost of Spare Tyres
published on the 10th June 2008
“If you have a thick waist, spare tyres or a bit of a pot-belly, ignoring it is a far graver issue than completely writing off the idea of insurance. If getting yourself some income protection insurance or critical illness cover protects you against...” read more
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Age Groups | Accidents and Insurance
published on the 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 really a form of unfair discrimination to either...” read more
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Lower Income Smokers Cause More Harm to Themselves
published on the 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 smokers. This assertion comes on the back of research...” read more
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Adult Asthma Increases Risk of Heart Disease
published on the 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 disease in women. Along with his colleagues at the US...” read more
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Gout | Heart Disease
published on the 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 average risk of contracting heart disease because...” read more
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Prostate Cancer
published on the 6th June 2008
“Prostate cancer, like most cancers, is caused by the uncontrolled and otherwise 'disorderly' growth of cells in and on the prostate gland. In the majority of cases this is a slow developing cancer and so victims may not notice any symptoms for quite...” read more
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Drop Your Positive Attitude?
published on the 5th June 2008
“A group of medical researchers in Melbourne, Australia, presented findings at a major medical conference in Chicago recently debunking the idea that a positive mental attitude helps fight cancer. Although the researchers acknowledged that their...” read more
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Injuries to the Spinal Chord
published on the 2nd June 2008
“Spinal chord injuries (SCI's) are any injuries that damage the spinal chord in such a way as to cause loss of control or feeling in a part of the body. Made from neurons (nerve cells that control sensory and motor functions) the spinal chord is a...” read more
