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News : December 2007

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Sports+ is available to individual sports players or bought on a team basis, direct from General and Medical.   This unique new package is available to many types of sports players and clubs...
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General & Medical announce that the Participating Hospital list now includes over 110 First Choice facilities, following the addition of Aspen Healthcare and United Bristol Healthcare Trust....
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Consumers signing up for payment protection insurance along with a personal loan or switching credit cards to manage Christmas overspending can save a fortune by opting for an independent provider...
International Health Insurance danmark
For the first time, anyone taking out travel insurance with international health insurer, IHI Danmark, will have complete peace of mind knowing that they will receive unlimited medical cover through...
American Express Travel Insurance
Gap travellers need not resign themselves to missing out on special family occasions in the UK as gap travel insurance is entering a new more flexible era.   A unique "Gap" policy which...
American Express Travel Insurance
Annual insurance cover now available from just £29.   American Express Insurance Services has launched “Essential” - a flexible, new European annual travel insurance product...
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AXA has revised its rates on a number of protection products by cutting prices on 41% of premiums with an average reduction of 3%.   Products affected include level life cover, decreasing life...
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The future of Bright Grey is secure even after parent Royal London buys Scottish Provident.   Bright Grey and Scottish Provident will run side by side as both Scottish Provident and Bright Grey...
norwich union healthcare
The FSA announced it has fined Norwich Union Life following an investigation into a series of frauds committed during 2006. Due to some weaknesses in internal controls, 74 policies were fraudulently...
norwich union healthcare
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Norwich Union Life £1.26 million for not having effective systems and controls in place to protect customers' confidential information and manage...
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Award-winning garden designer Cleve West is joining forces with BUPA as it enters a show garden at the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show for the first time.   Innovative garden...
BCWA Healthcare
Dark Angels, a Bristol-based hip-hop group, is celebrating as their dreams to compete in the World Dance Championships become reality.   After being selected as one of only two British teams...
Obese person
People who are obese may be more likely to need bowel cancer treatment  in the future, researchers have claimed. A study by experts at the George Institute for International Health in Sydney,...
Liposuction stem cells in cosmetic surgery advance
Doctors have succeeded in using stem cells taken from liposuctioned fat to reconstruct breasts damaged by the removal of cancerous tissue, it has emerged. Japanese experts have reported that the...
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The Board of MBF Australia Limited, Australia’s second largest health fund, is recommending a $2.41 billion proposal from BUPA to combine the two businesses and create Australia’s leading...
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Couples who are undergoing infertility treatment  could benefit from talk therapy, researchers have said. Many women suffer from stress-related infertility, particularly during the winter months....
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A new breast cancer test capable of detecting the disease at an early stage could be available to private patients next year, it has been announced. The test, which has been created by Norwegian life...
oral contraception may lower cancer risk
Contraception  will soon be available in pharmacies without a prescription under plans unveiled by the government. Health minister Lord Darzi revealed that pilot trials will be run next year to...
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A new machine is now available at Spire Bushey Hospital  that could help people suffering from knee and back pain, it has been revealed. Patients visiting the private hospital  can now...
cosmetic surgery
Women who use creams, botox or cosmetic surgery  in a bid to look younger do so primarily to avoid a 'feared self', experts have said. According to researchers from the University of Bath and...