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|  | Thailand is preparing to host a conference on the medical tourism , spa and wellness industries as it moves to reinforce itself as a key player in the sector. Due to be held in September, the... |
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|  | Health MOTs are slowly being introduced on the NHS, but the assessments have long been available at private clinics across the UK. For a few hundred pounds, patients can pay to be thoroughly examined... |
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|  | Many patients actually request the filler Restylane by name due to its image as a safe and effective product, according to one cosmetic surgeon. Restylane is a transparent gel containing hyaluronic... |
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|  | Nearly one in ten pensioners would be prepared to have cosmetic surgery or non-surgical enhancement to improve their appearance, a new survey has revealed. Research by AXA has shown that nine... |
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| Giving vitamin D to elderly patients in nursing homes could help to reduce the number of falls, a study has revealed. Around 50 per cent of nursing home residents suffer from falls each year and there... |
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| Tougher rules are needed to govern the sale of travel insurance as millions of holidaymakers would not be covered by their policies in some circumstances, say MPs. The Treasury Select Committee... |
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|  | International health insurance provider William Russell has launched two new policies that replace the current range – Global Health Elite for “comprehensive” worldwide cover and... |
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|  | Health insurer PruHealth now covers more than 100,000 people. During 2006, the insurer grew by 12% per month on average, while adding nearly 65000 people. PruHealth sales director David... |
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|  | Almost quarter of a million retirees resort to cosmetic surgery to look young says AXA UK AXA research has found that the stigma surrounding plastic surgery is vanishing with over 230,000 UK... |
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|  | AXA has revised its rates for AXA Protection products Level Life Cover Decreasing Life Cover Guaranteed Level Life or Earlier Critical Illness Cover Guaranteed Decreasing Life or Earlier... |
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|  | AXA PPP healthcare, one of the UK's leading providers of private medical insurance, has just signed up as a sponsor of the Kent & Medway Walking Bus Group. As well as announcing this step... |
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|  | Friends Provident has removed the HIV/AIDS and war exclusions on its Individual and Executive Income Protection products, making it the first UK life assurance firm to ditch all standard exclusions on... |
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|  | Bungee jumping, skydiving, abseiling, and swimming with sharks are just some of the adventures that over 50's are enjoying on their holidays - and an upsurge has been noted in cases of over 50's... |
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|  | Payment protection specialist insurer British Insurance has confirmed it is seeking a buyer. Managing director Simon Burgess says: "The reason for the sale is to expand. We want to grow... |
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|  | 'Beating heart' bypass surgery may not be better than traditional bypass, a new study has suggested. Traditionally, surgeons performing heart bypass surgery stop the patient's heart during the... |
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|  | Britain has a higher proportion of clinically obese women than any other European country, a new survey has revealed. A shocking 23 per cent of British women are reported to be clinically obese,... |
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|  | The drug tamoxifen could reduce the risk of contracting breast cancer among women who are at high risk of the disease, researchers believe. Researchers from the Cancer Research UK Centre for... |
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|  | Researchers have conducted a detailed study into a skin filler commonly used during cosmetic surgery and found that it could boost the manufacture of an important skin protein. Hyaluronic acid... |
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|  | Using natural methods to determine a woman's fertile phase and prevent pregnancy is as effective as taking the Pill, researchers have shown. According to scientists at Heidelberg University in... |
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|  | Women have been flocking to Hong Kong to give birth, as the private healthcare provision tends to be better in the city than on the mainland. Immigration Department figures suggest that 19,523 babies... |
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