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Risks of living amid the ashes
As the cloud of ash continues to spread across Europe, spare a thought for the people of Iceland living around the Eyjafjallajokull volcano.
21 May 2010
Please mind the gap in South Africa
In the latest of our expat guides, Peter Pallot outlines the health care and cover options in the republic
21 May 2010
Back pain relief in just five minutes a day
What is this term ‘core stabiliy’ which is being bandied about in terms of back pain and where is this elusive core?
13 May 2010
Champneys Fit Camp: a typical day
Think you can handle a week at Champney's Fit Camp? Here is a typical day in pictures...
13 May 2010
A chronic pain in the insurance policy?
The NHS has tradionally warped British health insurers approach to chronic illness but demographics are creating an opportunity for insurers if they care to catch on.
28 Apr 2010
Does being single make you bonkers?
Earlier this month, the Taiwanese health minister caused an outcry when he suggested that single people should pay more for their health insurance because they have a higher risk of mental illness.
21 Apr 2010
Does being single make you bonkers?
Earlier this month, the Taiwanese health minister caused an outcry when he suggested that single people should pay more for their health insurance because they have a higher risk of mental illness.
20 Apr 2010
Asthma treatment in Pakistani salt mine
A centuries-old salt mine in Pakistan is offering experimental asthma therapy, attracting patients from all over the world.
26 Mar 2010
Expat guide to Spain: health care
Don't feel the pain in Spain. In the second of a series of expat guides, Peter Pallot writes on the best approach to Spanish health care for British expatriates
24 Mar 2010
Keeping a grip on health insurance
Insurers are trying to tackle runaway costs - and policyholders can help.
23 Mar 2010
Sudanese guinea worm on the point of eradication. What next?
The Carter Center, founded by the former US president Jimmy Carter, may be on the point of exterminating the Guinea worm in Sudan. What other diseases are on the way out?
19 Mar 2010
Anti-smoking advert with sexual innuendo shocks French
An anti-smoking advertisement showing teenagers in a pose suggesting fellatio with a cigarette has caused an uproar in France, with critics arguing it is offensive and suggests a false analogy between oral sex and smoking.
24 Feb 2010
Evacuation: could you pick up the bill?
The worst natural disasters are, by definition, unpredictable but they also make us grateful for the comfort that insurance can provide.
19 Feb 2010
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Malls are made for walking
Mall walking, or ambling around a shopping centre, has become a major fitness craze in the US.
25 Jan 2010
Trekkers on an emotional journey
A 60-year-old teacher will be reunited with his childhood hero when the men trek to the Himalayan peaks of Annapurna in May.
21 Jan 2010
Health digest: records get Smart, high dental rates and 'silent killer' warning
A round-up of this week's international health news-in-brief...
19 Jan 2010
Policy check: Lynne Oliver
Yoga teacher Lynne Oliver could save herself £400 a year on her health insurance.
19 Jan 2010
There's no place like home when you're ill
Even well-established expatriates can feel an urge to return to their home country when illness hits.
19 Jan 2010
'You can't go wrong if you pay your care tax'
The experience of publican David Newstead and his wife reflects the generally favourable view expats have of the Spanish healthcare system.
19 Jan 2010
Spanish doctors fight expat 'freeloaders'
Spanish doctors have thrown their weight behind politicians who criticise "health tourism" with Ehic card loophole.
19 Jan 2010
Welfare handouts for expats: 'Government should pay what we are entitled to’
John and Tina Hamilton are among hundreds of British expatriates left out of pocket because the Government is refusing to pay them disability benefits.
09 Jan 2010
Expats out of pocket after Government cuts their benefits
Hundreds of British expatriates have been left out of pocket because the Government is refusing to pay them disability benefits.
09 Jan 2010
Insurance against HIV/Aids in Africa becomes available
Those living in Africa are being offered medical insurance cover for Aids with immediate effect.
09 Dec 2009
Healthy competition in the health insurance market
With expatriates among those who have most felt the effects of the global recession, individuals are seeking ever more inventive ways of cutting their insurance premiums.
08 Dec 2009
Keeping a healthy check on discounts
Losing the no claims discount that your insurer knocks off your annual premium is not to be sneezed at.
25 Nov 2009
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