We can all feel a bit down now and again–a tough day at work or a disagreement with a friend or family member might make you want to hide under the covers. Fortunately, most blues usually pass, but if symptoms keep you down, then it’s time to call your doctor.
Depression is more than just a case of the blues. It’s an illness that affects the mind and the body, and you can’t just snap out of it by sheer force of will. The Mayo Clinic advises calling your doctor as soon as you can if you think you’re depressed. Depressio
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Endsleigh today unveiled a promise to all NASUWT members across the UK that they will beat any existing home insurance renewal quote for them.
Endsleigh already offer customised deals for teachers and are now bolstering their NASUWT home insurance product by offering this price guarantee until 31 December 2011.
Endsleigh home insurance includes 24 hour replacement for laptops, TVs and bikes and free home emergency cover when building and contents insurance are purchased together.
All NASUWT teachers will also automatically have any home office equipment and garden contents insured as standard and cover for house keys.
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Barclays is to pay out compensation to all customers who believe they were mis-sold loan insurance and whose complaints are currently on hold, but the rest of the UK’s largest retail banks said they had no plans to replicate Barclays’ decision.
The bank has set aside £1bn to cover the cost of compensation for tens of thousands of borrowers who say they were wrongly sold payment protection insurance, which covers loan payments if borrowers lose their jobs or are too ill to work.
Complaints lodged before 20 April, when a dispute over new FSA rules came to an end, will be repaid at the full cost of the premium, plus interest at 8 per cent, ”as a gesture of goodwill”.
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Lloyd’s is warning that alarm bells are already ringing across Europe over the potential for widespread water shortages.
According to Lloyd’s, 2011 is shaping up to be seriously dry, with officials having already raised concerns in Switzerland, The Netherlands and France, while parts of the UK have seen the driest Spring in more than a century.
In addition to the agricultural sector, water shortages can have serious implications for the energy sector, with the hydropower sector vulnerable to problems and non-hydro power plants in need water for cooling.
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Nobody wants to get into an accident, but over the course of a lifetime, many of us will have at least one fender bender. While an accident can be a hassle, most of us will simply call the police and a tow truck and begin the auto insurance claims process.
Unfortunately, there are places where having a collision is much more complicated. Here are the six worst roads to get into an accident.
1. The Loneliest Road, Nevada
This stretch of U.S.
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Bank customers who claim on insurance provided within packaged current accounts could end up losing their no-claims bonus on other policies.
Most paid-for bank accounts now offer consumers some form of home, travel or motor insurance as an add-on in return for the monthly fee charged for the account.
But for many customers, this insurance is useless. Often consumers have already taken out alternative, and more suitable, policies. This means they are needlessly doubling up their insurance, paying twice for inferior cover.
Not only are consumers paying for insurance they already have, but they could adversely impact both policies if they make a claim on one.
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