When National Public Radio aired a program last year about violence and safety in Cairo, the broadcasters began with a story about a gym. This women's fitness center, opened by Sally Salema in 2008, was immediately popular with Cairo women looking for a place to work out and keep healthy - women could come to the gym, stay fit, and not worry about being seen by men while not wearing a…

The first of Now Health International's (NHI) twice-yearly premium adjustments was made on February 1 and saw relatively average increases of about 5% and 6% across most of the countries that the insurance company operates in. However, there were a few countries, including Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and The United Arab Emirates, that saw increases as high as 8%. The second round of increases will take place…

The United States is often referred to as a nation of immigrants; indeed, since the 17th century, millions of colonists, slaves and migrants have crossed land and sea to make America their home. Today, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that 12.5 percent of the nation's population is comprised of people not born in America but lawfully residing within its borders. Of course, calculating the…

In the United States, there are two main insurance programs administered by the federal government - Medicaid and Medicare. People on Medicaid are normally low income adults, and the program will also enroll children, pregnant women and other people deemed low-asset. Medicare, on the other hand, applies to people 65 years and older, as well as younger people with certain disabilities.

The problem of tuberculosis in India is multifaceted: Years of inequitable distribution of health care services helped an epidemic grow, and while public health response to tuberculosis has greatly improved in the past two decades, drug resistance is greatly complicating these positive strides.

In Part 1 of "India and Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis," we looked at tuberculosis…

Counterfeit handbags and counterfeit sunglasses may be a bane to the fashion industry, but they're probably not going to kill anyone. Counterfeit drugs, on the other hand, just might. Thanks to a study published last week in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, we now know that counterfeit tuberculosis drugs are shockingly common, and they are helping to create more…

Classic television programs like Men Behaving Badly and Only Fools and Horses may give casual viewers the impression that British men do little more than drink beer, eat crisps and get into trouble with their girlfriends. Luckily, the state of manhood in the United Kingdom is not nearly so dire as all that. A

When President Obama unveiled the Affordable Care Act, it came with very clear regulations about preventative care - namely, insurers are required to provide it. With no cost at all to the customer, an insurance plan must fully cover cholesterol screenings, Hepatitis immunizations, diet counseling and lots more. Also, because contraception is considered an important preventative health…

RSA (Royal & Sun Alliance) have released a new Home Insurance plan in China called Private Client Insurance. Home Insurance is something that has rarely been purchased in the past in China, with local Chinese people giving it little attention or importance. It is only now becoming more recognised as an important form of insurance…

Coverage from top insurers,  such as Cigna, can often involve high premiums as benefits are generous and the levels of servicing offered are of the highest quality.  The "Global Health Options" (GHO) issued by Cigna roughly one year ago was aimed at such clients looking for high…