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Restless Leg Syndrome Basics 2009-01-06 17:17:28 The easiest description of how RLS affects a person is to say that it is a disorder in which you find that you simply cannot relax. Whenever a person sits down or lays down at night their legs start to feel as if pins and needles are sticking them or suffer a creepy or crawling feeling and the need to continually move their legs, making it almost impossible to sleep. Read more:Basics
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Disability Statistics Florida 2009-01-06 17:06:04 In a previous article I wrote about the newest disability statistics in the United States. We will take a brief look at them, with some of them being in Florida
as this is my principal place of office. Also we will discuss what the importance is of these statistics. Read more:Disability
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Childhood Trauma Associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 2009-01-06 15:04:10 Individuals who experience trauma during childhood appear more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Read more:Childhood
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Study Explains Connection Between Sleep Apnea Stroke and Death 2009-01-06 14:13:57 Obstructive sleep apnea decreases blood flow to the brain, elevates blood pressure within the brain and eventually harms the brain’s ability to modulate these changes and prevent damage to itself, according to a new study published by The American Physiological Society. The findings may help explain why people with sleep apnea are more likely to suffer strokes and to die in their sleep. Read more:Apnea
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Smoking During Pregnancy Fosters Aggression in Children 2009-01-06 13:57:47 Women who smoke during pregnancy risk delivering aggressive kids according to a new Canada-Netherlands study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology. While previous studies have shown that smoking during gestation causes low birth weight, this research shows mothers who light up during pregnancy can predispose their offspring to an additional risk: violent behavior. Read more:Aggression
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Proteins Role in Repairing Damaged Cells Revealed 2009-01-06 13:49:11 University of Michigan researchers have discovered that a key protein in cells plays a critical role in not one, but two processes affecting the development of cancer.
Been Denied Social Security Disability - Now What? 2009-01-05 21:24:49 Receiving a denial letter from the Social
Security Administration can be devastating, but people with disabilities have the option to appeal the decision, according to Allsup, which represents tens of thousands of people in the Social SecurityDisability
Insurance (SSDI) process each year.
Causes of Dementia 2009-01-05 18:50:39 Dementia is a frightening word for many people. We want our brain function to remain intact and our memories to remain unharmed. For those experiencing dementia symptoms, it is a frustrating experience.
Symptoms of Dementia 2009-01-05 18:44:09 Symptoms of dementia can be classified as either reversible or irreversible depending upon the etiology of the disease. Less than 10% of all dementias are reversible. Dementia is a non-specific term that encompasses many disease processes, just as fever is attributable to many etiologies.
Types of Dementia 2009-01-05 18:33:49 Dementia is not defined as a disease, but rather many symptoms that result from a neurological impairment which can be caused by a number of different diseases.
Dementia Facts and Statistics 2009-01-05 18:28:11 The numbers and statistics surrounding dementia are staggering. Worldwide, there are now an estimated 24 million people living with some form of dementia. Without a major medical breakthrough in the fight against dementia, this number could jump to as many as 84 million who have age-related memory loss by the year 2040. Read more:Statistics
Dementia and Functional Abilities in Seniors 2009-01-05 18:08:43 Although most people are familiar with Alzheimer's Dementia (AD), there are also other forms of dementia that can affect older adults. This includes vascular dementia, multi-infarct dementia, Lewey body dementia, and Frontotemporal dementia. People with other primary disorders, such as Parkinson's or stroke, may also develop some form of dementia at some point. Read more:Functional
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1.7 Million Will Have Dementia by 2051 2009-01-05 17:51:56 The predicted figure means dementia will affect the lives of around one in three people either as a sufferer, or as a carer or relative, and it is a rise of 154% from the present day. There is no cure for dementia, and those with the condition need increasing care as the disease progresses so the costs for looking after people with dementia could cost billions each year.
ADA Fair Housing Act Prohibits Housing Discrimination 2009-01-05 15:14:30 The ADA Fair Housing
Act, as amended in 1988, prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin. Its coverage includes private housing, housing that receives Federal financial assistance, and State and local government housing. Read more:Discrimination
ADA Title I: Employment 2009-01-04 21:26:36 Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the full range of employment-related opportunities available to others. Read more:Title
ADA Title II: Public Transportation 2009-01-04 21:00:00 The transportation provisions of ADA title II cover public transportation services, such as city buses and public rail transit (e.g. subways, commuter rails, Amtrak). Read more:Public
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Australian Employment Law - Unfair Dismissal 2009-01-04 20:36:06 The Federal Government has announced widespread changes to the Australian
workplace relations system, by relying upon one of the heads of power under the Australian Constitution, namely the Corporations Power.
ADA Title III: Public Accommodations 2009-01-04 20:30:23 ADA Title
III covers businesses and nonprofit service providers that are public accommodations, privately operated entities offering certain types of courses and examinations, privately operated transportation, and commercial facilities. Read more:Public
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