Bilingualism can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s.
Have you moved to a foreign country and are having trouble picking up the local lingo? Are you one of these people who relies on the language of raised voices, pointing and impromptu games of charades?...
View ArticleOlive Oil is better than spinach for Popeye
For expats in certain regions of the world – mainly the countries surrounding the Mediterranean – the use of Olive Oil is a regular thing. If there was a cartoon about the Mediterranean, it would...
View ArticleRelocation Checklist
When moving abroad, there can be a number of things that people will tell you will need to do. But what ends up happening is that all this information flies around and never really seems to become...
View ArticleBeing Visited by Friends or Family Abroad?
With 5 million British expats and 200 million expats in total across the world, there is going to be a lot of friends and family wanting to to make a visit to experience the expat lifestyle. The...
View ArticleWhen Expats get Bored
Expats have a tendency to consider themselves pioneers, but in reality the majority of them are just followers, and for many, how they end up is more often as much a case of where it isn’t as where it...
View ArticleSleeping Position linked to Stillbirths
Ask any parents and you will be given the same answer: giving birth is a miracle. But, for some, nine months of waiting can conclude with a terrible surprise. The World Health Organization estimates...
View ArticleScientists making progress in search for arthritis cure
Scientist have identified 14 of the the genes that lead to arthritis, potentially paving the way for the development of a cure. As a result of a ground-breaking study, researchers at the University of...
View ArticleHalf of people suffering chronic pain don’t seek GP help
A recent survey has revealed that whilst as many as 1 in 6 adults suffer from a form of ongoing, chronic pain, only half of them actually seek help from a GP. The study showed that only around 53% of...
View ArticleFeature: How sustainable is your health insurance premium?
Click here to have a read of our article for Re:locate magazine, examining the inevitability of rising health insurance premiums and explaining how international providers can make their premiums more...
View ArticleMale bowel cancer rates on the rise
New figures from Cancer Research UK show that bowel cancer rates among men in the UK have risen sharply over the last 35 years. Research has shown that the number of men diagnosed with the disease has...
View ArticleKeeping yourself safe when you’re living abroad
If you are concerned about your safety because you are in an international hotspot, you might want to think about the best ways to keep yourself from harm. It’s nice to think that most of the people...
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