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RBC Express Term – What You Need to Know

RBC Express Term is a form of term life insurance available online. RBC Express Term is considered simplified life insurance, because it is quick and easy to apply online. RBC Express Term is issued by RBC Insurance, through its subsidiary Liberty Life Insurance Company of Greenville, South Carolina which is rated “A” Excellent by A.M. ...

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A Guide to the Dreaded Defense Medical Exam

What is a Defense Medical Exam Chances are that if you are a plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit, the insurance company will make you submit to a defense medical exam. The purpose of a defense medical exam is for the opposing side to get a doctor to go against you. They want the doctor ...

Side Effects of Flomax (Tamsulosin)

Flomax, a brand name version of the drug tamsulosin, is a medication used in the treatment of an enlarged prostate. Flomax is meant to combat symptoms like trouble urinating, pain during urination, and other issues related to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). However, Flomax can bring about a number of side effects ranging from the mild ...

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Caring for the Geriatric Cat

At times it feels like it happened overnight… It seems like yesterday when you welcomed a feisty little kitten to your home and now it is a senior cat dealing with the process of aging. Well, there is no reason why you shouldn’t enjoy your geriatric cat and at the same time ensure that kitty’s ...

Ineffective Diet Plans Can Cause Hypoglycemia

Weight loss programs have two main aspects which are exercise and diet. I’ve been in different weight loss programs for a couple of years now and I also made mistakes along the way especially when it comes to dieting. Recently, I made one mistake that I really won’t forget. In my effort to try and ...

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5 Key Health Tests for Men Over 50

Once a man passes the 50-year mark, he’s like a car at 50,000 miles. His body may have always run smoothly, never left him stranded and could go on indefinitely. However, just as an older car requires regular check-ups, the same applies to a man’s body. At age 50, to maintain a healthy lifestyle, he ...

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15 Health Exams Required for Women

The best thing that you can do to take control on your health is do these medical exams at the right time: 1. The blood pressure At what age: 20, 30, 40, and 50 + How often: At least once every two years. Details: go to the doctor to measure your blood pressure, because the ...

Important Medical Exams Once You Turn 50

If I’d been born 100 years ago, chances are I wouldn’t even be here today as the average life expectancy for women in 2007 was only about 47 years ago. But even if today’s 50 year olds can expect to live much longer, as well as enjoy active lives, they still need to bite the ...

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What is a PET Scan?

PET stands for Position Emission Tomography, and a PET scan is an innovative imaging method used to detect diseases. PET scans can help diagnosis deadly diseases, and PET scans have definitely saved lives. The pictures produced by a PET scan enable doctors to see images that CT scans and x-rays are unable to capture. Doctors ...