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Have you ever wanted to encourage someone living with a chronic illness, but it seems like you never know what to say? Moreover, when you finally think of something you just know will make them smile, do they snap back at you with frustration? Well, you are not alone. Because we truly want to help our friend or family member with a chronic condition, we often try to think of just the right words we can say to make all of the pain vanish from their life. If we can just "fix it" then we will not have to see them suffer anymore. Unfortunately, when we do try to come up with a quick answer, we often end up saying something that seems to irritate or offend our loved one. It is difficult to understand...

Just imagine if someone whacked you over the head with a 2x4, speared you with a tranquilizer dart, scrubbed your skin with sandpaper, stuck pins and needles in your arms and legs and strapped 20 pound weights to each leg. You probably would not feel like going window shopping or jogging around the park! Your friend or relative may be suffering like this deep inside, even though they appear to be fine on the outside! Nevertheless, many loved ones do not understand how a person with MS may feel on the inside. Our natural instincts tell us that when something is broken, we must fix it. On the other hand, it is crucial for us to allow people with MS to make necessary changes according to their...

Have you ever seen someone get out of a car parked in a space reserved for the disabled, who did not LOOK disabled? Did it make you very uncomfortable or even upset? Did you let them know of your disapproval by giving them a dirty look or yelling something at them? Well, you are not alone. Many people are very disturbed by the sight of a seemingly mobile person stealing the space of someone who is truly in need of it. After all, we want to protect the rights of people for whom these spaces are reserved! However, in wanting to help those who deserve these parking spaces, we actually may be hurting someone who does have a legal right and a legitimate need to park there. How can this be true, you ask...

For more than a decade, you the American taxpayer have been burdened with my disability assistance. Why? Because my high-profile employer, a member of the bar and a politically connected entity in this area along with the assistance of his insurance carrier, insurance investigator and other members of the bar as well as a president-elect of a national civil rights organization at the local level assisted my former employer to get away with denying multiply sustained on-the-job injury and infirmities.When one has never experienced this type of almost instant change in one's life and comes up close and personal to the negative illegal machinations of officialdom one may not be able to digest the...

When seated in the average office chair, it is easy to assume that one size fits all. However, to practice good ergonomics, the office chair can have many features designed to help the user who falls out of the range of normal size, has special health considerations, has an unusual job or works with unique machinery. The most popular extra features and options for an ergonomic chair are discussed here.Proper armrest support is critical to alleviating back and neck pain when seated for long hours at the computer typing or using the mouse. Most armrest are designed for the user to take small breaks throughout the typing experience, answering phone calls, conversations, etc., when the user has the...

Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) is a phased-in reinstatement of the retired pay deducted from military retiree's accounts due to their receiving of department of veterans Affairs (DVA) compensation, showing on their Retiree Account Statements as the "VA waiver". The phased-in restoration started January 1, 2004 with the initial payments dated February 2, 1004.A person is qualified for the Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay if they have a DVA-rated, service-connected disability of fifty percent or higher, except if they are a disability retiree with less than twenty years of service or a retiree who combined the military time and civil service time to meet the criteria for a...

Scooters are extremely versatile, functional and cheap. They can be the ingredient that will improve the quality of life in many situations. If you are searching for some new excitement in your life the adrenalin rush you are going to experience behind the handlebars of a fast gas scooter is unbeatable.Perhaps you are trying to find an electric mobility scooter for an elderly or handicapped person. Mobility scooters can add quality to the life of a person who is disabled or elderly. A handicapped scooter can turn a disability into independence and freedom.Maybe you are interested in a scooter because you know they are inexpensive to buy and to operate. Are you tired of paying high gas prices...

Depression and learning disabilities are frequently misunderstood. Learning disabilities and depression are common mental illnesses that affect millions everyday.Studies has shown that children suffering with learning disabilities have complexity learning to speak fluently, take care of their health and bodies, and often suffer with the inability to cope with stress and the common pressures of everyday living.A lot of the patients that suffer depression and learning disabilities are claimed to be borderline retards...

If you and your loved ones depend on your salary for support, then you probably need long term disability income insurance.Think about it: if you were to become disabled, even for a few months, how would you and your family manage? Who would pay your bills? Disabling illness or injury is one of the leading causes of bankruptcy in the United States.Most people do not realize that their chances of becoming disabled are greater than their chances of dying prematurely. Yet they are more likely to buy life insurance than disability insurance. For this reason, people in the insurance industry call disability "the forgotten risk.' According to statistics from the Journal of the American Society of...

Social Security has a set of Impairment Listings. At one time "obesity" had an impairment listing. Thus, if the applicant was of a certain height and weight, then the applicant received Disability. For example, if you were 5'2" and 300 pounds, then you were well on your way to winning a Disability Case if you had any impairments in addition to your "obesity".In 1999, Social Security changed the Rules and deleted the Impairment Listing for "obesity". Social Security did say it would consider the effects of "obesity" with regard to other listed impairments such as respiratory impairments, cardiovascular impairments, and muscoloskeletal impairments (back problems).In a recent case I had a young...

WHAT ARE SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS?Social Security Disability is a benefit received from the Social Security Administration by disabled workers and in some cases their dependents, similar to those received by retired workers.WHO QUALIFIES?To receive benefits under the Social Security Disability program, you must have a physical or mental health problem (or a combination of problems) severe enough to keep you from working in any regular paying job for at least one year. The test isn't whether or not you are able to go back to your old job, and the test isn't whether or not you have been able to find a job lately. Rather, the test is whether you are capable of doing any job available in the...

Disability benefits are payments people receive as a result of a health problem or disability. The sources of these payments may include workers' compensation, companies or unions, federal government, military, state or local governments, railroad retirement, accident or disability insurance, Black Lung payments, and state temporary sickness, in addition to other disability payments such as Social Security. Some of the states in U.S. have passed legislation requiring employers to provide disability benefits to employees for nonoccupational injuries.The Social Security Administration operates two disability benefits programs. Social Security Disability Insurance program pays benefits to the person...

Does your government really care if you are disabled? That's a question that is becoming more and worthy of the public's consideration.Recently, I was on the phone with a disability claimant who needs to have his reconsideration filed and I asked him if he had been seen by any doctors recently. He gave the all too common answer: "No, I haven't been able to go. My insurance ran out a long time ago".This is a very common situation. And I've heard it so much that I've become somewhat desensitived to it. But...if you really think about it, these situations (which ARE extremely common) are horrendous.Let me put on my examiner/caseworker hat for a moment. The disability system is set up so that the...

If you are not busy living, then you must be busy dying. Most of us do this subconsciously and are unaware of which side of this equation we reside on. It must follow then that if you have lots of money, you are probably busy living and living well. Everybody wants more money. But is it the money itself or is it the freedom it buys? Lots of money = lots of freedom.On the opposite side are the people busy dying. It must follow then that their income falls short of the mark. They cannot meet their obligations, their debts are growing, and there is more month at the end of their money. Yet fuel prices, housing costs, taxes, even groceries keep rising. How do you budget an inadequate income...

Did you know the VA will help pay for an aide or caretaker to come into the home to care for a Veteran, Veteran's Spouse, or a Widowed Spouse of a Veteran? Of course, this Aid and Attendance Pension will help pay the costs of assisted living also. The amount of money that the VA pays is determined by income versus expenses ....whether it's a Veteran, a Couple, or a Widowed Spouse of a Veteran......AND, this money is in addition to your social security or other income......AND, it is TAX FREE from the Federal Government! Can you believe this? It's wonderful!Generally, to qualify for this tax free monthly pension from the VA , the Veteran must have served in the military during a period of war, had an...

Short-term disability insurance (also known as STD) is a branch of general disability insurance policies. This type of insurance covers potential disabilities only for a short period of time. That is, if you happen to be unable to work for a limited period, the insurance will cover a percentage of your salary; this continues until you are again able to work or until the deadline of the coverage expires.Specifically, short-term disability policies are designed for people who do not have the financial background that would enable them to make it through a temporary disability situation. This means that those policies are only designed to cover a period of time that lasts no longer than one year. A...

One of the most commonly listed impairments on social security disability and ssi disability applications is lower back pain. Why is this condition so "common"? Well, it's simply due to the way humans are built. The lower back area (particularly L5-S1) is the point at which we bend to pick up things and we often use it as a fulcrum to lift heavy objects.Unfortunately, because lower back problems are seen so often on disability applications, they tend to be viewed by disability examiners in a dismissive way. The typical examiner will look at a disability app that lists back pain as the only allegation and will think to themselves, "Back pain, is that all?". From day one, when the file lands on the...

Does your government really care if you are disabled? That's a question that is becoming more and worthy of the public's consideration.Recently, I was on the phone with a disability claimant who needs to have his reconsideration filed and I asked him if he had been seen by any doctors recently. He gave the all too common answer: "No, I haven't been able to go. My insurance ran out a long time ago".This is a very common situation. And I've heard it so much that I've become somewhat desensitived to it. But...if you really think about it, these situations (which ARE extremely common) are horrendous.Let me put on my examiner/caseworker hat for a moment. The disability system is set up so that the...

Perhaps one of the most confusing aspects of winning a Social Security (SSA) disability claim is completing the array of forms during the process...

The income of a newspaper carrier who is under age 18 is not subject to the self-employment tax (Sections 1402(c)(2)(A) and 3121(b)(14)(B)). This rule also applies to carriers of magazines who are under age 18.The carrier must distribute the newspapers or magazines to the ultimate consumer for a fixed price. The compensation of the carrier must be based solely on the difference between what the price the carrier sells the newspapers or magazines to the consumer and their cost to the carrier.The newspaper or magazine may guarantee a minimum amount of compensation to the carrier or credit the carrier with unsold and/or returned newspapers or magazines. The newspaper or magazine may not pay the carrier...

Does your government really care if you are disabled? That's a question that is becoming more and worthy of the public's consideration.Recently, I was on the phone with a disability claimant who needs to have his reconsideration filed and I asked him if he had been seen by any doctors recently. He gave the all too common answer: "No, I haven't been able to go. My insurance ran out a long time ago".This is a very common situation. And I've heard it so much that I've become somewhat desensitived to it. But...if you really think about it, these situations (which ARE extremely common) are horrendous.Let me put on my examiner/caseworker hat for a moment. The disability system is set up so that the...

Today's cosmetic surgery seeks more than a good result. It also seeks to produce the result without leaving telltale tracts behind. This article will describe some of the ways I and other modern plastic surgeons accomplish that dual goal. I will discuss both facial and body contour procedures.The most significant innovation in facial rejuvenation in the past several years has been the adaptation of endoscopic techniques. An endoscope is a surgical tool that incorporates a miniature video camera. It provides surgeons access to deeper layers with visualization of essential anatomy through minimal incisions. For example, the old forehead lift operation required a long incision across the top of...

Today's cosmetic surgery seeks more than a good result. It also seeks to produce the result without leaving telltale tracts behind. This article will describe some of the ways I and other modern plastic surgeons accomplish that dual goal. I will discuss both facial and body contour procedures.The most significant innovation in facial rejuvenation in the past several years has been the adaptation of endoscopic techniques. An endoscope is a surgical tool that incorporates a miniature video camera. It provides surgeons access to deeper layers with visualization of essential anatomy through minimal incisions. For example, the old forehead lift operation required a long incision across the top of...

The Disability Discrimination Act states that service providers must not discriminate against disabled people. A website is regarded as a service and therefore comes under this law.Some organisations are changing to their websites, but many are seemingly not making the adjustments. Disabled people don't access their website, they say, so why should they care?There are, however, two very good reasons as to why businesses should start taking these issues seriously:An accessible website will make you more moneyAn accessible website will save you moneyThere are seven reasons for this being applicable:1. Your website will be easier to manageAn accessible website separates the content (the words and...

Social Security Disability Practice is a specialized field of law. If you needed brain surgery you would not go to a general practitioner. Similarly, if you need Social Security Disability you should go to a specialist. These are tips for finding one of the Number One Social Security Disability lawyers in Virginia:First, you can of course go to the Yellow Pages and look for attorneys who specialize in this field. This is a good starting point and it will at least lead you to the attorneys who specialize in the field.Second, you can check to see if the attorney has an "AV" rating by Martindale-Hubbell. This is an organization that ranks attorneys from "CV" which means just starting out, to "BV" an...

This aspartame interview was granted on 8/30/03 with Rebecca Kang from Singapore:InterviewQ: How often does an average person happen to consume products with aspartame?A; Daily in the United States. Aspartame is put into so many different products, consumers are exposed to it without awareness much of the time. Aspartame is in many products NOT labeled sugar-free, such as gums, cereals, ice creams, yogurts, and medications. I also have clients who consume up to a 12 pack of diet colas daily. And keep in mind, that children are consuming more and more aspartame laced products at earlier and earlier ages, which means they will develop health problems at earlier and earlier ages. Henceforth, the...

Generic Soma (Carisoprodol) relaxes muscles and relieves pain and discomfort associated with strains, sprains, spasms or other muscle injuries. Muscle relaxers are for specific muscle injury and pain and should not be used for general body aches and pains.Generic Soma (Carisoprodol) may be taken with food or immediately after meals to prevent stomach upset. Take this as directed. Do not increase your dose or take it more often than prescribed. This medication provides temporary relief and must be used in addition to rest, physical therapy and other measures. Because this medication makes an injury temporarily feel better, do not attempt to lift or exercise too soon.Before taking Generic Soma, you...

Depending upon the conditions and circumstances in which citizens live, the Government offers certain benefits to the citizen to help them live a suitable life with atleast the availability of basic human facilities. The benefits are usually in the form of financial help and the conditions may be disability, low income, no job etc. There are lenders who consider such benefits as income based on which they offer loans to people who get such benefits.The Government offers financial help called, benefits to specific groups of people, including students, parents, care leavers and young people etc. For example, Disability Living Allowance is a tax-free benefit for people aged under 65 who need help...

Over the past several years there has been a strong growth of dollar stores where shoppers can find a wide variety of household items (everything from canned goods to motor oil) in one convenient location for $1.00 Oftentimes, you can even find the same merchandise in dollar stores as you would find elsewhere for a considerably higher price.Most people believe that this is because they've obtained supplies from manufacturers or wholesalers disposing of overstock or older merchandise for a fraction of the usual price. One of the most commonly purchased items is toothpaste. However, you might want to be cautious when buying dollar-store toothpaste.Studies have shown that the Crest, Colgate and other...

An alternative name for this article could have been, 'How to undo Generations worth of Damage Caused by sitting on our Backsides and Letting Machines Teach us Not to Stand up Straight'.That doesn't exactly roll off the tongue though, does it?The point is the same, however. Before we were even able to stand fully erect we could literally fight for our right to live on a daily basis. Now, we are again barely standing up straight due to bad posture and bad habits, but we can hardly walk across town without pulling a muscle or throwing our back out!Why? We are weak - from the inside out! In today's image conscious society, we are so concerned with the way we look that we ignore the fact that we are...

Irritable bowel syndrome is the most common gastrointestinal diagnosis yet it is not really a disease nor does it have confirmatory diagnostic tests. Rather, it is diagnosed based on a constellation of symptoms and the absence of other diagnoses. Common symptoms attributed to IBS are abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, bloating and excess gas. Celiac disease or gluten sensitivity is a common but frequently missed gastrointestinal diagnosis. Ingestion of gluten containing foods in affected individuals commonly causes symptoms attributed to IBS that are relieved with gluten-free diet in at least 10-20% of people misdiagnosed with IBS. Other food intolerances are also a likely a cause of IBS symptoms...

Introduction: Maslow in the Big AppleAbraham Maslow was born in New York in 1908 to poor, uneducated Russian immigrants. He was the oldest of seven children, and therefore pushed by his parents to succeed in education where they had not. Originally studying to be a lawyer, he found it to be of little interest and eventually shifted over to psychology where he excelled. Maslow went on to receive his PhD in Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, under the tutelage of Harry Harlow, famous for experimentation with rhesus monkeys and attachment behavior. After some time he returned to New York and began studying human sexuality. In addition to this study, during the years of teaching, he had the...

Many individuals struggle to understand what disability insurance covers. There are two basic forms of disability insurance, short-term and long-term disability. Short-term as its name implies is for a short period of time usually less than a year. Group short-term disability is more prevalent in the work place than long-term. One of the failures that individuals make is assuming that their policy covers 100% of their income. The policy usually covers up to 66 2/3%, it may be only be 50% for 13 weeks only. (Check your employee handbook) Uncle Sam allows you to get the benefit tax free, but you cannot get more in benefit than your pre-tax salary. It is very important that people read their employee...

Alzheimer's Disease is the most common dementia type with over 50% of cases reported. Dementia types will share common themes but each one does have slightly different factors that effect the brain.Dementia types includeAIDS related dementia Alcohol related dementiaAlzheimer's disease, has two forms: Familial Alzheimer's Disease (FAD), also known as Early Onset Alzheimer's or Younger Onset Alzheimer's. Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease, also known as Late Onset Alzheimer's.Dementia with Lewy bodies: this dementia type is very similar to Alzheimer's disease.Down syndrome: Some Research has established a link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer%u2019s disease.Frontal lobe dementia, including Pick's...

One would think this would be mandatory. Nope.Pennsylvania hospitals are the only ones in the States that are required to disclose hospital-induced infections leading to death - nosocomial infections we medical folks call it. Big words make us sound smart when all we do is cause the 3rd leading cause of death in the USA.What?!Yep. Doctors and Hospitals rank #3 for leading cause of death in the USA. Why? Nosocomial infections. And only good ol' PA is required to disclose how many infections they cause.One hospital that I saw on PBS about this had 90 deaths in a month - a month - from hospital borne infections. Why? The Chief Medical Officer went around sniffing out the problem and discovered that...