http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/rss.xml ActiveQuote Health Insurance News en-gb Copyright ActiveQuote Health Ltd 2008-2012. See http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/NewsService.aspx for terms and conditions of syndication and reuse. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:03 Z ActiveQuote BUPA Policy Cover Health Insurance Price Comparison Health Medical NHS NHS and Hospitals Health Insurance Company http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Prostate-cancer-discovered-in-2200-year-old-mummy.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Prostate-cancer-discovered-in-2200-year-old-mummy.aspx Medical Prostate cancer has been discovered in the body of a 2,200 year old mummy, indicating that the disease was caused by genetics, not the env... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Number-of-patients-dying-with-bedsores-rises-by-over-50-per-cent.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Number-of-patients-dying-with-bedsores-rises-by-over-50-per-cent.aspx NHS and Hospitals New statistics show that the number of people dying with bedsores or infected wounds has risen by over 50 per cent over the past decade. ... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Patients-with-metal-hip-implants-at-risk-of-poisoning.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Patients-with-metal-hip-implants-at-risk-of-poisoning.aspx Medical Metal hip implants in more than 30,000 patients are being investigated amid fears that they could be poisoning them. In 2010, two hip impla... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Black-leaf-tea-lowers-high-blood-pressure-and-cuts-risk-of-heart-disease.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Black-leaf-tea-lowers-high-blood-pressure-and-cuts-risk-of-heart-disease.aspx Health A new study shows that drinking 8 cups of tea a day lowers high blood pressure and cuts the risk of heart disease. The health benefits o... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Cancelled-operations-rise-by-a-fifth-in-NHS-hospitals.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Cancelled-operations-rise-by-a-fifth-in-NHS-hospitals.aspx NHS and Hospitals New statistics show that the number of cancelled urgent operations in the NHS has risen by a fifth over the last year. According to officia... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/300-NHS-staff-will-lose-their-job-over-new-111-number-warns-RCN.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/300-NHS-staff-will-lose-their-job-over-new-111-number-warns-RCN.aspx NHS and Hospitals The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned that up to 300 frontline staff at NHS Direct could lose their job with the introduction of the... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Oral-human-papillomavirus-(HPV)-infection-more-common-in-men-than-in-women.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Oral-human-papillomavirus-(HPV)-infection-more-common-in-men-than-in-women.aspx Medical The oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more common in men than in women a new study shows, and sexual activity increases the risk ... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Top-10-weird-and-wonderful-medical-breakthroughs-of-2011.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Top-10-weird-and-wonderful-medical-breakthroughs-of-2011.aspx Medical 2011 was an exciting time for the medical industry, with thousands of scientific breakthroughs bringing hope to patients and health experts ... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Vitamin-D-deficiency-found-in-cases-of-Sudden-Infant-Death-Syndrome.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Vitamin-D-deficiency-found-in-cases-of-Sudden-Infant-Death-Syndrome.aspx Health According to the BBC, two senior paediatric pathologists have discovered vitamin D deficiency in a significant number of children who have d... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Heart-attack-deaths-halve-thanks-to-healthier-lifestyle-choices.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Heart-attack-deaths-halve-thanks-to-healthier-lifestyle-choices.aspx Health A new study has shown that heart attack deaths have halved over the past decade, thanks to people leading healthier lives and the availabi... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Olive-and-sunflower-oil-do-not-increase-heart-disease-risk.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Olive-and-sunflower-oil-do-not-increase-heart-disease-risk.aspx Health Researchers say that eating fried food will not increase your risk of heart disease, as long as you use olive oil or sunflower oil. A study... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Sink-taps-harboured-deadly-pseudomonas-infection-in-neo-natal-unit.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Sink-taps-harboured-deadly-pseudomonas-infection-in-neo-natal-unit.aspx NHS and Hospitals It has emerged that sink taps were the source of the pseudomonas outbreak which killed 3 babies at a Belfast NHS hospital. Pseudomonas is a... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/NHS-hospitals-writing-off-90-per-cent-of-debt-owed-by-foreign-patients.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/NHS-hospitals-writing-off-90-per-cent-of-debt-owed-by-foreign-patients.aspx NHS and Hospitals An investigation by the BBC has revealed that London hospitals are writing off 90 per cent of debt owed by foreign patients who are not enti... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Bupa-reveals-that-29-per-cent-of-UK-women-have-never-had-a-health-screening.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Bupa-reveals-that-29-per-cent-of-UK-women-have-never-had-a-health-screening.aspx Health Health Insurance Company January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, but almost a third of women in the UK say they have never been for any type of screening, incl... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/A-quarter-of-children-under-5-in-the-UK-are-deficient-in-vitamin-D.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/A-quarter-of-children-under-5-in-the-UK-are-deficient-in-vitamin-D.aspx Health After we reported that vitamin D prevents depression in children , research now reveals that a quarter of all toddlers in the UK are lackin... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Women-experience-more-pain-than-men-say-scientists-from-Stanford-University.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Women-experience-more-pain-than-men-say-scientists-from-Stanford-University.aspx Health Scientists claim that across a range of conditions, female patients experience more pain than men. It has long been known that certain pain... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Stem-cell-technology-improves-eyesight-of-officially-blind-patients.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Stem-cell-technology-improves-eyesight-of-officially-blind-patients.aspx Medical Scientists have used stem cell technology to improve the eyesight of two women who were deemed officially blind. Both women, who suffer fro... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Lung-emergencies-reach-a-10-year-high-in-Wales-according-to-NHS.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Lung-emergencies-reach-a-10-year-high-in-Wales-according-to-NHS.aspx Health New figures show that lung emergencies are at a 10 year high in Wales due to smoking popularity 20 years ago. In 2010- 11, 46,218 people we... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/British-company-seeks-FDA-approval-for-marijuana-based-cancer-drug.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/British-company-seeks-FDA-approval-for-marijuana-based-cancer-drug.aspx Medical A British pharmaceutical company is in advanced clinical trials to develop the world’s first prescription drug developed from the key ingred... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Dehydration-and-malnutrition-caused-over-1000-deaths-in-2010.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Dehydration-and-malnutrition-caused-over-1000-deaths-in-2010.aspx NHS and Hospitals Latest figures show that over 1,000 deaths in hospital in 2010 were linked to or directly caused by dehydration and malnutrition. Data from... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Vitamin-D-supplements-improve-health-in-the-young-and-the-old.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Vitamin-D-supplements-improve-health-in-the-young-and-the-old.aspx Health Private medical insurance customers might be interested to hear that vitamin D has been proven by scientists to prevent depression in... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/3-babies-die-after-Pseudomonas-infection-at-a-Belfast-NHS-maternity-hospital.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/3-babies-die-after-Pseudomonas-infection-at-a-Belfast-NHS-maternity-hospital.aspx NHS and Hospitals The Belfast Trust is investigating an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa at a neo-natal maternity unit at the Royal Maternity Hospital, beli... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/The-Health-Lottery-raises-8-million-pounds-for-charity-but-is-still-behind-financial-target.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/The-Health-Lottery-raises-8-million-pounds-for-charity-but-is-still-behind-financial-target.aspx Health NHS and Hospitals New programme The Health Lottery is struggling to meet its financial targets after being hit by the stagnant UK economy, but has still man... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Royal-College-of-Nurses-now-in-full-opposition-to-the-NHS-reforms.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Royal-College-of-Nurses-now-in-full-opposition-to-the-NHS-reforms.aspx NHS and Hospitals The Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives have stated their ‘outright opposition’ to the NHS reforms. Although the uni... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Bupa-and-BMI-Healthcare-reach-an-agreement-over-private-hospital-list.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Bupa-and-BMI-Healthcare-reach-an-agreement-over-private-hospital-list.aspx NHS and Hospitals Health Insurance Company Private healthcare provider Bupa and the UK’s biggest private hospital group BMI Healthcare have finally reached an agreement in their pri... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Prepare-for-the-London-2012-Olympics-with-private-medical-cover.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Prepare-for-the-London-2012-Olympics-with-private-medical-cover.aspx Health Insurance Health With experts warning that the London 2012 Olympics will be a hotbed for diseases from around the world, private medical cover will ensure ... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Nuffield-Health-granted-high-profile-NHSLA-safety-award.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Nuffield-Health-granted-high-profile-NHSLA-safety-award.aspx Health Insurance NHS and Hospitals Private healthcare provider Nuffield Health has been awarded the National Health Service Litigation Authority’s (NHSLA) Level Three Award fo... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Avastin-to-treat-ovarian-cancer-patients-with-private-medical-insurance.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Avastin-to-treat-ovarian-cancer-patients-with-private-medical-insurance.aspx Medical Avastin will now be available for ovarian cancer sufferers in the UK with private medical cover , but will not be reviewed for use on the N... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/The-RCN-criticises-trainee-nursing-cuts-in-NHS-London.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/The-RCN-criticises-trainee-nursing-cuts-in-NHS-London.aspx NHS and Hospitals The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has criticised the decision to cut the number of trainee nurses in London in a bid to raise standards of ... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Circle-Healthcare-planning-private-hospital-in-Scotland.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Circle-Healthcare-planning-private-hospital-in-Scotland.aspx Health Insurance NHS and Hospitals Circle Healthcare, the private healthcare firm which recently took over the failing NHS Hinchingbrooke Hospital , is set to develop its fir... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Brits-still-not-eating-their-five-a-day-of-fruit-and-veg.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Brits-still-not-eating-their-five-a-day-of-fruit-and-veg.aspx Health The UK is at the bottom of the European league table for healthy eating, according to a new report. The World Health Organisation (WHO) rec... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Number-of-knee-replacement-operations-rise-in-younger-patients.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Number-of-knee-replacement-operations-rise-in-younger-patients.aspx Medical New statistics reveal that there has been a big rise in knee replacement operations in younger patients. Almost 90,000 knee replacement ope... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/PruHealth-unveil-new-marketing-campaign-for-2012.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/PruHealth-unveil-new-marketing-campaign-for-2012.aspx Health Insurance Company Health insurer PruHealth  has rolled out its first advertising and marketing campaign in more than 3 years in an effort to increase br... Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Ancient-Chinese-herb-could-prevent-hangovers-and-cure-alcohol-dependency.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Ancient-Chinese-herb-could-prevent-hangovers-and-cure-alcohol-dependency.aspx Medical Scientists have discovered that a compound in ancient Chinese herbal medicine can prevent hangovers and even cure alcohol dependency. This ... Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Less-than-10-per-cent-of-NHS-hospitals-test-language-skills-of-foreign-nurses.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Less-than-10-per-cent-of-NHS-hospitals-test-language-skills-of-foreign-nurses.aspx NHS and Hospitals Fewer than one in ten NHS hospitals check whether nurses can adequately speak English before letting them work on wards, according to Freedo... Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/NHS-bed-shortages-in-NI-lead-to-cancelled-operations-and-discharged-patients.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/NHS-bed-shortages-in-NI-lead-to-cancelled-operations-and-discharged-patients.aspx NHS and Hospitals The BBC has exclusively revealed that bed shortages in the NHS in Northern Ireland have led to patients being discharged and operations bein... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Medics-drop-human-heart-on-pavement-whilst-rushing-to-transplant-patient.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Medics-drop-human-heart-on-pavement-whilst-rushing-to-transplant-patient.aspx Health Medics in Mexico have created a media storm by accidently dropping a human heart onto the pavement whilst rushing to a waiting transplant pa... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Government-forced-to-create-emergency-NHS-bailout-fund-after-rise-in-negligence-claims.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Government-forced-to-create-emergency-NHS-bailout-fund-after-rise-in-negligence-claims.aspx NHS and Hospitals The government has been forced to create a £185million emergency bailout fund for the NHS after a significant rise in negligence claims. £1... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Hot-dogs-and-bacon-butties-linked-to-deadly-pancreatic-cancer.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Hot-dogs-and-bacon-butties-linked-to-deadly-pancreatic-cancer.aspx Health Researchers have discovered a link between eating processed meat like bacon and sausages and pancreatic cancer. Researchers in Sweden analy... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Hereditary-prostate-cancer-gene-identified-by-scientists.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Hereditary-prostate-cancer-gene-identified-by-scientists.aspx Medical A team of researchers has identified for the first time a gene involved in the development of prostate cancer . Researchers at John Hopkin... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/10-per-cent-of-NHS-safety-mishaps-cause-harm-to-patients.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/10-per-cent-of-NHS-safety-mishaps-cause-harm-to-patients.aspx NHS and Hospitals Reports show that 10 per cent of safety incidents in the Welsh NHS lead to significant harm to patients. In the six months between April an... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Exercise-pill-helps-you-stay-fit-without-the-exertion.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Exercise-pill-helps-you-stay-fit-without-the-exertion.aspx Medical A new drug has been developed which provides all the same benefits of exercising but without the exertion. Scientists have identified a che... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/WPA-now-offer-moratorium-underwriting-on-individual-health-insurance.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/WPA-now-offer-moratorium-underwriting-on-individual-health-insurance.aspx Health Insurance Company WPA (Western Provident Association) now offers moratorium underwriting on its Flexible Health range for individual customers. Customers c... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Welsh-government-will-replace-private-PIP-implants-on-NHS-.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Welsh-government-will-replace-private-PIP-implants-on-NHS-.aspx Medical NHS and Hospitals The Welsh government has said that it will pay to replace PIP implants for women who had them done privately. Last week the UK government r... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Middle-aged-surgeons-carry-out-the-safest-operations.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Middle-aged-surgeons-carry-out-the-safest-operations.aspx Medical Patients with private medical insurance should check the age of their surgeon before they choose to go ahead with their procedure, suggest... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Hospital-food-budget-affected-by-NHS-postcode-lottery-.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Hospital-food-budget-affected-by-NHS-postcode-lottery-.aspx NHS and Hospitals Statistics show that the NHS postcode lottery is now affecting hospital food. Whilst some trusts are budgeting more than £20 a day for each ... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/NHS-dentists-and-pharmacists-to-question-patients-on-lifestyle-choices.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/NHS-dentists-and-pharmacists-to-question-patients-on-lifestyle-choices.aspx NHS and Hospitals Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has backed plans for NHS staff to question patients on lifestyle choices. NHS Future Forum, an independent ... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Aspirin-a-day-may-actually-increase-risk-of-internal-bleeding.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/Aspirin-a-day-may-actually-increase-risk-of-internal-bleeding.aspx Health British researchers warn that healthy people who take aspirin every day to prevent a heart attack or stroke could actually be increasing... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/NHS-Future-Forum-concerned-about-recruitment-of-student-nurses.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/NHS-Future-Forum-concerned-about-recruitment-of-student-nurses.aspx NHS and Hospitals An independent advisory panel has warned that the recruitment of student nurses is a key problem in the NHS. The NHS Future Forum, an indep... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/AXA-PPP-healthcare-upgrade-heart-and-cancer-cover-for-patients-with-PMI.aspx http://www.activequote.com/health-insurance/news/AXA-PPP-healthcare-upgrade-heart-and-cancer-cover-for-patients-with-PMI.aspx Health Insurance Company AXA PPP healthcare has removed all limits on its cover for licensed cancer drugs with immediate effect. AXA PPP is removing any monetary ... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 Z