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|  | Hospital groups in India are considering striking up partnerships with foreign airlines to help bring in medical tourists. Several leading corporate hospitals are reportedly exploring possible avenues... |
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|  | A leading private physiotherapy practice is introducing a new health check this week, designed to reveal whether any parts of a patient's musculo-skeletal system are functioning below par. ES Physical... |
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|  | Around a fifth of personal loans obtained to pay for cosmetic surgery procedures are taken out by men, according to analysis of loans data. Sainsbury's Bank has estimated that over £5 million... |
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|  | People who start using sunbeds in their teens and 20s are 75 per cent more likely to develop melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reached... |
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|  | MIA (Medical Information Anywhere) have joined forces with Master Travel Insurance Consultants to produce an effective travel insurance for people with existing illnesses that won’t break the... |
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|  | Patients requiring hip and knee replacement surgery are facing agonising waits at a hospital in King's Lynn as the NHS attempts to claw back money. Around 1,800 patients who are awaiting surgery at... |
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|  | People who use the class A drug ecstasy just once could be risking long-term brain damage, research has shown. Prolonged use of the drug has long been known to lead to mental health problems,... |
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|  | Chemotherapy, a common form of cancer treatment , has been found to cause short-term structural changes in the brain, according to a new study. Although there have been repeated complaints from... |
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|  | A growing number of patients are travelling to Hungary for dental treatment in response to the cost and scarcity of NHS dentists in the UK. Although it may seem like a long way to go for treatment,... |
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|  | The government in the Philippines has announced plans to team up with local tour operators and offer tourism packages combining recreation and medical treatment. The Department of Tourism unveiled the... |
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|  | Patients over the age of 65 who are considering obesity surgery should make themselves aware of the added risks associated with the procedure, according to a surgeon in the field. Dr Edward... |
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|  | Patients at risk of heart disease should consider increasing their intake of folic acid, a London cardiologist has said. According to Dr David Wald, a senior lecturer at the Wolfson Institute of... |
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|  | Across its range of products, including insurance (CIS - Co-operative Insurance Society), the Co-Operative Group has added a free legal services helpline from its own new subsidiary - Co-Operative... |
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| The Treasury review into travel insurance has begun, and feathers are already flying. The Treasury suspects that many policies sold via travel agents are being mis-sold and leaving consumers exposed.... |
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| British families are risking their health by travelling with inappropriate insurance sold to them by travel agents, fresh research from Direct Line Travel Insurance has found. Research was carried out... |
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| An "increasing pool" of people in the UK are living with HIV and Aids, official statistics show. The Health Protection Agency says around 63,500 UK adults were living with HIV - with as many... |
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|  | Liverpool Victoria, the UK’s largest friendly society will give up to £100,000 to assist any of its one million members who may have lost money in the Farepak Christmas club scheme. Members... |
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|  | Standard Life is launching a new set of income protection products on December 1st 2006. The main new product will be a guaranteed rate policy New features include cover while not in paid occupation... |
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|  | Rather than relying on getting some one interested in a product and then offering to reduce the price by offering a 6-week wait option, AXA PPP healthcare are turning the concept on its head. They are... |
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|  | Health insurer Standard Life Healthcare has launched an option that could cut individual private medical insurance premiums by 15%. The new Guided Option feature, which is available with most... |
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