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It’s that time of the year we all love summertime! But the Irish summer is a temperamental, unpredictable creature. We might get two, even three glorious weeks of hot, sunny weather, but then, just as we’re getting used to wandering around in shorts and t-shirts and starting to believe that it could actually last all summer, the dark and gloomy rain returns with a vengeance. The shorts get shoved back in the drawer (not to be seen again for another year) and the rain jacket and woolly jumpers come back out.

Apart from leaving us all starved of sunshine and looking pretty pale, our unpredictable Irish summers have more serious affects our driving conditions, making our roads increasingly dangerous. Chi

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There are enough household water leaks to fill 3,880 Olympic size swimming pools in a single year, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Failed efforts at DIY and more plumbing-related appliances have increased the number of water leaks, with 9.7bn litres a year lost through leaks.

Almost 20% of buildings and contents insurance claims relate to water damage, costing £2m every day.

Water damage can be highly expensive, regularly costing tens of thousands of pounds and, in one case when a leaking washing machine ruined a flat below, £150,000.

Director of General Insurance and Health Nick Starling warned that the smallest of leaks could become a torrent and urged people not to neglect or underestimate the warning signs.

Starling added that it was vital for water-related fittings to be properly installed and well-maintained to reduce the risk of leakage.

Last week Allianz released figures indicating that the cost of claims for water damage had spiked by 44% in a single year.

You probably want your doctor to care about people, but how much do you want her to care about all of them? Thats the question I ask when I read articles-generally by bioethicists, often respectable ones-asserting that one of the moral responsibilities of physicians is to be responsible stewards of the healthcare dollar.

This rhetoric concerns me, because I worry it may ultimately degrade the already-challenged physician-patient relationship.

The cornerstone of medicine, the most fundamental principle, in my mind, is the absolute, rock-solid belief that your doctor is your unqualified advocate and will work as hard as possible to provide you with the best medical treatment possible, as if you were a member of her own family (Dr. Ma

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However, the Associated Press reports on a trend that has led some insurers to increase profits and may now also give consumers a break from premium hikes.

WellPoint Posts 3% Profit Decline
Health insurance giant WellPoint Inc. said its profit fell 3 percent in the second quarter partly because of higher-than-expected medical costs for seniors, particularly in Northern California. The nation’s second-largest insurer by membership said it earned $701.6 million in the three months that ended June 30, down from $722.4 million a year earlier (Helfand, 7/28).

Medicare Weighs On WellPoint; Other Insurers Down
Health insurer WellPoint Inc said surprisingly high medical claims from a Medicare plan serving the elderly in California would hurt its profits this year, and its shares fell 5.1 percent on Wednesday. Sh

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