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The European Health Insurance Card
Insurers pile pounds on the overweight
A new formula has pushed up premiums for fatter people, writes Lisa Bachelor.
Insurers attack cancer cover plans
Critics warn against switching to cheaper 'two-tier' critical illness policies. Jill Insley reports.
NHS cash crisis bars knee and hip replacements for obese
· Suffolk curb is first evidence of rationing · Even patients in pain will be refused surgery
Brace yourself for dentist fees
Whether you use the NHS or go private the cost of dentistry can be had to swallow, says Harvey Jones. So how do you minimise the financial pain of your visit?
When recovery doesn’t mean a return to financial health
Scientific breakthroughs mean an increasing number of us surviving life-threatening illnesses, but the insurers have been slow to catch up, says Jill Phillip.
In the line of fire
Redundancy looming? Don't take it personally. When reducing the head count, says Oliver James, it's not who you are but where you live that matters.
Why turning up to work could make you healthy
Government to fight obesity by turning offices into a training ground for fitness.
The question
Should employers avoid fat people, asks Tim Dowling.
Overweight people miss out on jobs, says report
Overweight people find it harder to get a job than their slimmer counterparts, an online survey of more than 2,000 human resources professionals by the journal Personnel Today suggests.