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Joined EzineArticles on Oct 25, 2005 Why Does it Take Two Years to Finally Get a Disability Hearing?
Health and Fitness: Disability • Published: September 1, 2009
Disability hearings can take a very long time to get to after a formal request has been submitted. However, many claimants would be surprised as to why the wait time has continued to grow longer in recent years.
Keeping Veterans Waiting For Benefits
Insurance: Disability • Published: July 22, 2009
The federal government, in recent years, has identified that changes need to be made to move veterans disability claims faster. Despite this, the VA disability system is still stuck with backlogs.
Social Security Disability is Full Not Partial Disability
Health and Fitness: Disability • Published: July 22, 2009
The federal disability system provides a safety net in the form of social security disability and SSI disability benefits. However, the benefits offered by the social security administration are for full, not partial, disability, with the idea being that a person will be unable to return to work.
Healthy Foods to Add to Your Diet
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: February 24, 2009
Everyone desires optimal health. And we all seem to know that packaged food is not the best choice. But when time is short, convenience often wins out.
Researchers Find That Grape-Seed Extract Can Kill Cancer Cells
Cancer • Published: February 24, 2009
Cancer researchers may be onto something quite amazing. In one study, leukemia cells were eradicated by grapeseed extract.
Inositol is Helpful For Mental Conditions But Possibly Also Lung Cancer
Health and Fitness: Supplements • Published: February 24, 2009
Inositol was once primarily discussed with regard to weight loss and fat burning. However, recent studies indicate that it may be helpful for a number of conditions. And Vancouver researchers believe this may extend to lung cancer
Pine Bark Extract Helps Reduce Osteoarthritis
Health and Fitness: Alternative • Published: February 24, 2009
Inflammation is tied to not only arthritic complaints, but also cardiovascular illness. Can pine bark extract help stop inflammation. One study shows positive indications for this.
Green Tea and Turmeric May Be Helpful For Those Taking Anti-Cancer Drugs
Health and Fitness: Alternative • Published: February 24, 2009
Anti-Cancer drugs can have negative effects on the cardiovascular system. But studies show that green tea and turmeric may reduce some of these effects.
America Loves Painkillers, But Changing Your Diet Can Help
Health and Fitness: Pain Management • Published: February 24, 2009
Painkillers, medications that are designed to alleviate pain, are increasingly relied upon. However, there are natural substances that can reduce both inflammation and pain.
Is the Fountain of Youth As Simple As Calorie Restriction?
Health and Fitness: Anti Aging • Published: February 24, 2009
Animal studies show that life expectancy can be lengthened through calorie restriction. But does this apply to humans?
Can Antioxidant Vitamin Supplements Be Harmful?
Health and Fitness: Supplements • Published: February 24, 2009
Vitamins have traditionally been thought of in terms of enhancing health. But too much of anything may not necessarily be good. And one recent study indicates this.
Moving From Short-Term to Long-Term Disability
Insurance: Disability • Published: February 18, 2009
A commonly held perception is that disabilities are either the result of injuries or exist from birth. However, new information indicates that this perception is not entirely valid. Individuals with disabling conditions, more often than not, are disabled as a result of an illness.
Thwart Osteoporosis With Vitamin D & Calcium
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: February 18, 2009
If you want to avoid osteoporosis, then, by definition you want strong bones. And strong bones require calcium. However, current research indicates that Vitamin D is also required.
Does Vitamin D Decrease Chances of Cancer?
Cancer • Published: February 18, 2009
Vitamin D has been the subject of much health media attention in the last two years. But can it reduce the risk of cancer? And, if so, how much Vitamin D is needed to do that?
Is California Going to Weaken Insurance Protections?
Insurance: Disability • Published: February 18, 2009
When Lt. Gov. John Garamendi was the state of California's chief insurance regulator he drafted a set of regulations intended to protect policyholders of disability insurance. These protections were implemented after he left office in January 2007 and was succeeded by Steve Poizner (R). Now the two are butting heads as Poizner tries to make regulation changes. According to Garamendi, these changes will weaken consumer protections and be a tragedy for policyholders.
There May Be Precautions to Follow to Avoid Dementia
Health and Fitness: Mental Health • Published: February 13, 2009
Dementia is the progressive decline of attention, memory, problem solving, language and other cognitive functions. In the UK alone there are 700,000 people with dementia. Researchers aren't sure what causes the condition, and although they think it is a combination of genetic factors and personality traits, they've been unable to determine whether certain personality traits cause the condition, or are an early sign of the dementia. New research might have the answer.
A New Report Finds That Antidepressants Help Fibromyalgia Patients
Health and Fitness: Pain Management • Published: February 13, 2009
Fibromyalgia is a mysterious condition that is estimated to affect nearly 5 million Americans. Curiously, it affects mostly middle-aged women. The symptoms of fibromyalgia are body tenderness, pain, sleeplessness, muscle pain, and exhaustion.
Fibromyalgia Experts Advise Patients to Keep Working If Possible
Health and Fitness: Pain Management • Published: February 13, 2009
Experts are saying that if you have fibromyalgia, you should stay employed. Findings show that women with the condition are more likely to see more improvements and maintain their health if they remain active and employed.
Move Over Satellite Radio, Portable Music is Here to Stay
Communications: Satellite Radio • Published: February 11, 2009
The trend in all types of entertainment in recent years has been toward going portable. Yet radio, which has always been portable, is getting competition from new trends and advancements in portability.
Injured Vets Left Hanging Without Review Board
News and Society: Military • Published: February 11, 2009
Unless you are a United States veteran, you might be surprised at how challenging it is for wounded and injured veterans to get their due retirement benefits and government health care. There are thousands of cases of injured and wounded vets left hanging without government health care or retirement benefits.
Have You Planned Your Disability Today?
Insurance: Disability • Published: February 11, 2009
Retirement is something most of us begin to think about by the time we hit our forties. But planning for disability is something we seldom consider. That is despite the fact that 1 out of 3 of us may suffer from some level of disability at some point in our lives.
One in Three People Will Become Disabled Before They Retire
Health and Fitness: Disability • Published: February 4, 2009
Those of us in good health may give little thought to the concept of disability. For most, disability remains an entirely abstract concept; that is, until they get older or become injured or ill.
Is Workers Compensation Working in Kansas?
Insurance: Workers Compensation • Published: February 4, 2009
Unlike the federal disability benefit system that operates the same way in each and every state, workers compensation is subject to state authority. And people in Kansas are wondering if the system is working properly there.
Health Insurance Options For the Recently Unemployed
Insurance: Health • Published: February 4, 2009
In any economy, losing your job can have a devastating impact. And in a bad economy, the impact can be doubly worse. But many individuals who see looming job cuts should also consider something else: the loss of medical insurance.
West Virginia Workers' Compensation and Assigned Risk Pool
Insurance: Workers Compensation • Published: February 4, 2009
Workers compensation benefits exist to help injured workers. Workers compensation also exists to protect employers from going bankrupt from suits filed on the basis of workplace injuries. In the state of West Virginia, however, the system is undergoing changes.