Representatives from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) have announced that it is considering making health insurance portable. The new measure would enable consumers to change their insurance provider without losing the benefits of their previous policy. Currently, consumers are obliged to stay with one provider because of the waiting times imposed by insurance […]
Legal aid will be cut in a bid to save money, it has been revealed. Justice Minister, Ken Clarke revealed that legal aid will now only be provided for those in desperate need, as the state looks to reduce the legal aid bill by 350 million pounds. The legal aid programme currently costs 2.1 billion […]
A new study has linked anxiety to poor oral health. The study, which involved 1,037 participants, measured the levels of anxiety amongst participants and found that a quarter of the group suffered from dental anxiety; this was not classified as just a slight feeling of trepidation about going to the dentist, but a serious fear […]
Information about healthy living, exercise and healthy eating is everywhere, yet obesity is rising at alarming levels. According to the Government’s Foresight Thinktank, 60 percent of adult men, 50 percent of adult women and 25 percent of children will be clinically obese by 2050; it is estimated that obesity will cost more than 45 billion […]
Doctor Arun Ghosh has urged patients to seek help if they are suffering from hair loss. Many men suffer from hair loss but decide that it is part and parcel of getting older and believe that nothing can be done to help; however, according to Dr Ghosh, this is not always the case. Dr Ghosh […]
Police in Wagga say that dental records will be used to identify three bodies, following a house fire in Forest Hills. Police have said that it could take three days to get the DNA and dental records, but the bodies are believed to be those of married couple John and Denise King and their son, […]
While British citizens take the National Health Service for granted, US citizens require health insurance to pay for treatment. However reports suggest that nearly 59 million people in the country do not have any form of medical insurance. The report’s author Frieden also says that during the first quarter of 2010, a staggering 30.4 million […]
According to experts, pregnant women are at risk of giving birth to infertile sons if they take painkillers during pregnancy. The scientists say the risk relates to prolonged use of drugs such as paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen, which they believe harms development of male reproductive organs. The warning comes after research carried out in Copenhagen, […]
While still the most populous county in the world, China is now facing an infertility problem. According to experts, 40 million people in China are suffering from infertility, and this is set to rise. Huang Hefeng who is the director of the Zhejiang reproductive medical centre in China believes that the problem is caused by […]
A New Zealand medical doctor recently said she believes the cause of the high abortion rate in the country is a lack of choice in contraception. Speaking on a television programme, Dr. Pippa Mackay said: “It’s partly a cultural issue and partly an issue around a lack of education and information on contraception and I’m […]