Insurance Articles, Editorials and News from Top Quote Online
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Traumatic Brain Damage
published on the 1st June 2008
“Brain damage, however it happens, is essentially the destruction and/or degeneration of brain cells. The brain can be damaged through all sorts of reasons, ranging from illnesses, alcohol abuse and poisoning, to strokes, traumatic injuries and...” read more
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Liver Failure
published on the 31st May 2008
“Acute liver failure is the loss of function of 80-90% liver cells due to severe degeneration of the organ after the first symptoms of liver disease manifest (usually jaundice). The medical term for this condition is ‘hepatic failure’ and...” read more
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Chronic Kidney Disease
published on the 31st May 2008
“Chronic kidney disease, or kidney failure as it is sometimes referred to, is a persistent and irreversible condition, and it can, if left untreated, lead to irreparable harm to body as the toxins that the kidneys normally filter out of the blood...” read more
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Stable Blood Sugar Levels Help Critical Illness Survival
published on the 30th May 2008
“Critically ill patients are less likely to survive their condition if they have drastically fluctuating blood sugar levels. High blood sugar is long known to be a factor in diabetic complications, but new research from Saudi Arabia (revealed in May...” read more
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Type 2 Diabetics Risk Developing Critical Illnesses
published on the 30th May 2008
“Diabetes UK, has revealed that nearly 700,000 thousand people with Type 2 diabetes (linked to obesity) risk severe strokes and blindness because they do not take their medications regularly. Type 2 diabetes, is rising rapidly as the UK adult...” read more
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Millions of People Sold useless Payment Protection Insurance
published on the 29th May 2008
“A shocking report due to be published in June will reveal that around 2 million people in the UK have been sold payment protection insurance (PPI) policies that are potentially worthless. As discussed in previous articles, this sort of insurance...” read more
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Scottish Widows' Critical Illness Claims
published on the 27th May 2008
“Insurance company Scottish Widows has released a report of its critical illness claims history recently. From 2000 to October 2007 the company has apparently paid out over 150 million pounds on over 4,540 claims on critical illness insurance...” read more
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Bacterial Meningitis
published on the 23rd May 2008
“Unlike viral meningitis (which tends to be less severe) bacterial meningitis occurs most commonly in people who live in close quarters to each other, making university students, barracked soldiers and those in prison most susceptible. The...” read more
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UK Citizens Shy Away From Insurance
published on the 23rd May 2008
“Britons face financial ruin if we were ever to face a natural, or unnatural, disaster of any real magnitude. Aside form the obvious damage to our living environment and economy that a large natural disaster would bring, recent research by the Norwich...” read more
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Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
published on the 22nd May 2008
“Motor Neuron Disease (MND) is a disease that is both progressive and neuro-degenerative. This means that it attacks the upper and lower motor neurones within the Central Nervous System. This degeneration ultimately leads to weakness and muscle...” read more
