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MikeCustomer feedback about Mike: I would just like to say how happy I am with the help and advice I have received from Mike O Brien. He has made the process of sorting out life cover for myself and my &h...
 

UK unemployment soars to 2.67 million

UK unemployment soars to 2.67 million Figures released by the Office of National Statistics show that unemployment has risen to 2.67 million, the highest level for 17 years. People aged between 16 and 24 accounted for just over a million,...
 

Older brains work better than young ones

An artificial brain scan.Canadian scientists have found that older people shrug off mistakes and use their brian more efficiently when making decisions. This means that whilst brains degenerate with age the more efficient dec...
 

2 people + 3 insurances = 63 combinations. Gosh!

2 people + 3 insurances = 63 combinations.  Gosh! Take two people.  Let’s call them: Applicant One; and, Applicant Two. Then take three types of protection insurance: Life insurance; Critical Illness insurance; and, Income Protection cover. Be...
 

Ever wondered why mum told you to chew your food?

Fresh green vegetable, isolated over whiteChinese researchers from the Harbin Medical University found that spending more time chewing your food may help you to lose weight. Thoroughly chewing each mouthful reduces the overall amount of kiloj...
 

Alzheimer’s hope as scientists tranform skin into brain cells

A picture of an abstract swirl similar to a neurone.In an Alzheimer’s breakthrough, scientists have managed to convert the skin of a 55-year-old woman into working neurones that transmit signals between them. Dr Lennart Mucke, the director of neu...
 

£200,000 for ‘breast cancer blunder’ doctor

A picture of rolled up money in black and white.Dr Glenn Anthony Kelly failed to spot breast cancer in 61 patients, and has now resigned after being suspended on full pay for two years, pocketing himself of a total of nearly £200,000. The doctor w...
 

‘New hope’ drug in battle against strokes

A picture of a mouse.Currently, the drug used to reduce swelling in the brain of stroke sufferers can only be administered up to six hours after the incident. A new, naturally occuring substance which slows the immune sys...
 

Woman arrested at Stepping Hill

Woman arrested at Stepping Hill It has been announced that a 26 year old woman has been arrested in connection with the deaths at Stepping Hill. The woman had been working recently at the hospital, where saline containers have been...
 

Placebo inhalers work for asthmatics

Placebo inhalers work for asthmatics According to a study by the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, asthma sufferers benefit from inhalers because they’re reassured by the ‘ritual of treatment’. Patients received a pl...