Will Travel Insurance Cover Us If We are Awaiting a Transplant?

September 17, 2008

Subscribe I’m interested in travel insurance coverage with the waiver of pre-existing medical conditions for my husband who is currently awaiting a transplant. Will it be covered? Lori Unfortunately, none of our travel insurance companies will cover you. The reason is because his medical condition does not meet Travel Insurance Medically Stable rules. Medically Stable […]

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Cholesterol Pill Taken by Thousands Causes Cancer

September 15, 2008

Subscribe Cholesterol Pill Taken by Thousands Causes Cancer A pill intended to lower cholesterol levels has been linked to an increased risk of cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing data from a trial which found a larger percentage of patients treated with the drug Inegy died of cancer. The FDA is expected […]

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Why Can’t You Use Your Cell Phone on a Plane?

September 12, 2008

Subscribe Why Can’t You Use Your Cell Phone on a Plane? Despite what some flight attendants might say, making a call from your cell phone probably won’t send your plane crashing to the ground. So why can’t you use it? Your cell phone can interfere with avionics in theory. But in practice, it’s not very […]

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When Should You Go Out in the Sun?

September 10, 2008

Subscribe When Should You Go Out in the Sun? Source: Advanced Experiments in Medical Biology 2008; 624: 86-88 New research shows that to get an optimal vitamin D supplement from the sun at a minimal risk of getting cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM), the best time of sun exposure is noon. That means that common health […]

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7 Online Blunders That Threaten Your Identity

September 9, 2008

Subscribe 7 Online Blunders That Threaten Your Identity Source: ConsumerReports.org These 7 mistakes can ruin your computer or invite identity theft: 1. Assuming Your Security Software Is Protecting You Security software is fully effective only when activated and frequently updated. (Most products can update automatically.) To update most commercial software products, you must pay an […]

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Frequent fliers: No more free ride

September 8, 2008

Subscribe Frequent fliers: No more free ride As I’ve written in previous posts (Happy Valentine’s Day From Your Frequent Flier Accounts and Airlines Have New Frequent Flier Fees) the airline are making it more expensive to redeem your Frequent Flier miles. Now, today 9/8/08, Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.com staff writer wrote a good article on what […]

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Help – My Travel Insurance Claim Was Denied!

August 29, 2008

Subscribe I didn’t buy travel insurance from you. The company is ______. I need your help: I needed medical treatment on my cruise, but now the insurer is telling me it wasn’t medically necessary and is denying the claim. Can you help me? The company who sold it to us says we have to deal […]

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How To Make A Collect Phone Call

August 26, 2008

Subscribe How To Make A Collect Phone Call Why do you need to know how to make a collect phone call? Other than it’s a good idea to know how to do things, knowing how to collect phone call can save you a lot of grief and frustration when you are in a foreign country. […]

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America’s 6 Least Visited National Parks

August 20, 2008

Subscribe America’s 6 Least Visited National Parks by Everett Potter If you’re put off by the idea of visiting a national park because you’ve heard they’re crowded, think again. Admittedly, the Great Smoky Mountains received 9.3 million visitors in 2007, while the Grand Canyon welcomed 4.4 million people and Yellowstone had 3.1 million vacationers. But […]

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12 Foods You Don’t Have to Buy Organic

August 18, 2008

Subscribe 12 Foods You Don’t Have to Buy Organic The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization that advocates for policies that protect global and individual health, produces the Shoppers’ Guide to Pesticides in Produce. It is based on the results of nearly 43,000 pesticide tests. Organic fruits and vegetables are by definition grown without the […]

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The Little-Known Dangers of Ibuprofen

August 8, 2008

Subscribe The Little-Known Dangers of Ibuprofen The parents of a girl who went blind after taking Children’s Motrin have sued Johnson & Johnson, saying the packaging didn’t adequately explain the possible risks. The court case has drawn attention to the possible side effects of a drug most parents view as benign. Stevens-Johnson syndrome isn’t something […]

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Debit Card Purchases Trigger Overdraft Fees Before They Clear

August 6, 2008

Subscribe Debit Card Purchases Trigger Overdraft Fees Before They Clear By Kathy Chu, USA TODAY For years, banks have charged customers hefty fees for overdrawing their checking accounts. Now a growing number of institutions are charging customers such fees even before the transaction overdraws their account. Bank of America and TD Banknorth started doing it […]

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What Does Being Medically Able To Travel Mean?

August 2, 2008

Subscribe HELP PLEASE – final payment for our South Pacific cruise is next week. My DH (darling husband) had a chainsaw accident last month from which he developed a life threatening infection requiring multiple surgeries/skin grafts. His doctor says he’s “medically stable” and should be able to travel for our cruise (though it might be […]

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13 Things Your Waiter Won’t Tell You

July 31, 2008

Subscribe 13 Things Your Waiter Won’t Tell You 1. Avoid eating out on holidays and Saturday nights. The volume of customers guarantees that most kitchens will be pushed beyond their ability to produce a high-quality meal. 2. There are almost never any sick days in the restaurant business. A busboy with a child to support […]

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