A new study has mapped 20 global hotspots for animal-human diseases. Thirteen “unlucky” zoonoses (diseases transmitted from animals to humans) are responsible for 2.4 billion human illnesses and 2.2 million… Read more »
William Russell have unveiled a new website as part of a major rebrand. The company developed the website as part of it’s campaign marking its 20th anniversary in the business… Read more »
Independent of the new healthcare ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court healthcare costs are rising. This trend is not unique to the United States. According to a new study on… Read more »
Scientists have now shown fast food consumption is increasing the prevalence of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes in Singapore. A team from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public… Read more »
Growth in health spending slowed or fell in 2010 in almost all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. This follows a period of rapid spending increases in the 34… Read more »
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that healthcare reforms, known as The Patient Protections and Affordable Care Act, are constitutional. In particular the core requirement that means Americans must… Read more »
When 31 year old British man, Matthew Taylor, moved to Bali to teach English he didn’t suspect his family would have to raise nearly £200,000 to fly him home after… Read more »
Every year 695,000 Europeans die prematurely of tobacco related causes. It is estimated, in terms of economic impact, smoking costs EU countries at least €100 billion. According to a recent… Read more »
If you’re moving abroad health insurance is sure to be on your list of “things-to-do”. With 1 in 4 women and 1 in 5 men likely to contract a serious… Read more »
Sallie Mae has announced a partnership with International Student Insurance to provide health insurance for international students. Sallie Mae is one of the biggest financial service providers for education in… Read more »