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Standard Life Healthcare has bought FirstAssist's private medical insurance (PMI) business for an undisclosed sum.

The widely held belief that B vitamins can protect against heart attack and stroke is unfounded, members of the European Society of Cardiology have been told.

Stress: Therapy can stave off onset of mental illness

Think Tank: Delegates debate the likelihood of PTA surviving beyond A-day

Regulation: Insurer reveals that technical difficulties delayed ABI compliance

Westfield Health has reshaped its cash plans in order to keep pace with the changes to the NHS. The Advantage and the Good4You plans now include improved benefits for the most popular dental and optical cover.

Industry: Insurer loses business in the face of criticism over processing times

LTC: Joseph Rowntree Foundation calls for debate

Exeter Friendly Society has launched a new insurance brokerage service for expats in Javea, Spain.

Drugs prescribed to lower blood pressure may be saving lives by playing a role in preventing stroke, a major trial has suggested.