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Why Time Is Running Out for Pay As You Go-Based Pension Systems
Von Dr. Winfried HeinenDeutsch
August 21, 2018 EnglishNone of us is getting any younger, just ask an actuary - or an economist, if it comes to that. Mortality is going down in almost all countries, and life expectancy is going up. At the same time, generally, fertility rates are falling. The sum effect...
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Current State of Group Medical EOI Applications
Von Joe Iannetti July 31, 2018 English
This past May, Gen Re released the results of our Group Medical Evidence of Insurability Underwriting Survey. The survey covered Group Life, LTD and STD products with a focus on how companies staff and process their Evidence of Insurability (EOI) applications....
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Sugar and Fat – and Diet Research
Von Jean-Marc Fix July 12, 2018 English
While we know that sugar is a key element of the obesity equation, it’s difficult to design a perfect diet because biochemical pathways and their communication with the brain do not necessarily translate to the combination of motivation and weight...
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The Rise in Sugar Consumption in the U.S. – and the Obesity Equation
Von Jean-Marc Fix June 05, 2018 English
For years, sweets were marketed as innocuous treats for kids whose only drawback was cavities if you did not brush your teeth properly. A more nefarious role was alluded to much earlier: in the early 1900s, a British physician stationed in India, Sir...
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Smokeless Fuels the Tobacco Debate
Von Ross Campbell Français
May 17, 2018 EnglishMore than ever, people are shunning tobacco. In England, adult smoking prevalence fell to 15.5% in 2016. Although smoking is declining worldwide, it is on the rise in Eastern Mediterranean and African regions. Despite its dwindling popularity in many...
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Evolving Risk in Occupational Lung Disease
Von Dr. Chris Ball May 02, 2018 English Français
World Asthma Day (1 May) is an annual event organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. The risks to the lungs from inhaling foreign substances while at work have been known since the Romans...
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