| If you listen to all the health reports and warnings | | | | The UK government are hoping to implement |
| in the paper everyday you'd be a confused | | | | measures for monitoring the nation's health more |
| wreck. It seems we can't do right for doing | | | | accurately but the Biophysical 250 is the mother |
| wrong. We try to eat healthily but are bombarded | | | | of all tests and promises to be a huge money |
| with information that tells us what is good for us | | | | saver for life insurance companies. |
| and what isn't, followed the following week by | | | | For the price of two tablespoons of blood you |
| conflicting news about how certain health foods | | | | can have your prediction read as to whether you |
| cause horrible diseases of one type or another. | | | | are likely to develop heart, blood or cancer |
| Lifestyles, diet and health are some of the biggest | | | | diseases. How uplifting! |
| issues that affect our life insurance premiums. | | | | In your detailed report will be an idiots guide to |
| Doctors are not huge fans of alternative therapies | | | | your health. Of the 250 listed possible problems, |
| and prefer to go down the drug route. And this is | | | | there will be a colour coded guide. Red means |
| how so many menopausal women have come to | | | | immediate action required, amber denotes |
| take hormone replacement therapy. | | | | preventative action needed and green symbolises |
| However, it would seem that HRT therapies are | | | | a low risk. It will cover illnesses such as heart |
| being held responsible for cancer cases long after | | | | disease, stroke, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, |
| the treatment is finished. The risk of breast | | | | lupus, pneumonia, hormonal imbalances, vitamin |
| cancer is still 27 per cent higher three years after | | | | and protein deficiencies as well as numerous types |
| treatment when compared with women who | | | | of cancer. Just what you want dropping through |
| have never received this therapy and these are | | | | your letterbox on a Monday morning! |
| worrying statistics. | | | | This comprehensive health check is being billed as |
| At the height of the debate of HRT and the | | | | an effective one stop health check but surely this |
| knock on effects, over a million women in Britain | | | | is only wise if you have the private medical |
| ceased treatment, leaving them with the | | | | insurance or life insurance to cover such problems |
| unpleasant menopausal toll on their bodies. | | | | that may be thrown up. This also brings further |
| Unpleasant, but better than cancer. | | | | into the light the class system so prevalent in this |
| Heart disease is another impact of HRT and | | | | country. |
| women are being advised to only use it if | | | | For those who can afford private medical care, |
| absolutely necessary and then for as short a time | | | | they can have the test and deal with any |
| as possible. | | | | problems. The rest of us pay our taxes for the |
| Life insurance companies will be taking this into | | | | NHS, knowing it is completely overwhelmed |
| consideration which will leave you with higher | | | | already and the chances of us getting the test, or |
| premiums for longer than necessary, given that | | | | the medical aid we need, are very remote. |
| these women are trying to help themselves and | | | | Wealthy people will not be affected by the hike in |
| relieve symptoms. It seems doctors can help one | | | | life insurance premiums that this brings about but |
| thing but this often leaves us vulnerable to other | | | | the average person certainly would be. Will it one |
| problems. | | | | day be a case of life insurance companies insisting |
| Medicine is big business and if you are concerned | | | | on us taking this test before it decided if or how |
| about your cancer risk after taking HRT you | | | | it will cover us? And would this not be |
| could always treat yourself to the new test that | | | | discrimination against those of us who can just |
| is available through private medical services. It is | | | | about scrape together the money for life |
| now possible to indulge yourself in a complete | | | | insurance premiums as it is? |
| MOT for the measly price of 2,200. pounds. | | | | |