It's important to understand that if you receive disability benefits that the Social Security Administration will periodically conduct what are known as medical reviews in order to determine whether you are still considered disabled and to ensure that there is no disruption in your benefits.
What happens when the SSA reviews my disability?
Study questions efficacy of popular drug in treating low back pain
While it may seem hard to believe, the leading cause of disability in the entire world is lower back pain. Indeed, studies have shown that the economic costs associated with this debilitating condition average an unbelievable $100 billion-plus per year here in the U.S.
Study finds that stroke rates, fatalities are on the decline
The Journal of the American Medical Association released results from an ongoing research project monitoring the rates of strokes and stroke fatalities in the U.S. earlier this week and the results are perhaps better than anticipated. From 1987 to 2011, researchers monitored 15,792 people between the ages of 45 to 64 from various locations in Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi and North Carolina.
