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More Help for Hepatitis C Sufferers
The FDA has approved the company Vertex’s new Hepatitis C drug, Incivek, as an add-on treatment to the usual interferon/ribavirin therapy. The drug is considered an SVR, or sustained viral response, and although it isn’t an out and out cure, … Continue reading
The Basics of Hepatitis
Hepatitis, simply put, is a series of viral infections that affect the liver. Although there are many types of Hepatitis, the most common kind go by the names Hepatitis A, B, and C. Besides being the leading cause of liver … Continue reading
Social Security Benefits On Schedule
Thanks to a last minute debt ceiling compromise by Congress, Social Security retirement and disability benefits will be paid on time. In a press release today, SSA Commissioner Michael Astrue reassured SSDI, SSI and retirement beneficairies that their checks will … Continue reading
Arthritis – A Pain In The Neck
In its most simple definition, arthritis means an inflammation of the joints. But for the public, arthritis has become a sort of shorthand term for both inflammation of the joints as well as a variety of other rheumatic conditions. It’s … Continue reading
Social Security Field Offices Closing Early
Come early but don’t plan on staying late. In the latest reaction to Congressional budget cuts, Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue annouced that SSA field offices will be closing 1/2 hour earlier than previously posted. It is presumed that Social … Continue reading
HIV Drugs May Be Causing Premature Aging
According to a new study published on June 26 in Nature Genetics, a certain class of older antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV could cause premature aging. The study goes a ways in explaining why people receiving treatment with the … Continue reading
Need your Disability Benefits? Don’t Worry…
Has the recent Federal debt ceiling crisis made you worry about getting your Social Security disability check? Are you fretting over your next SSA retirement payment? Are you afraid Congress and the President will leave SSDI and SSI recipients without … Continue reading
ADHD In Adults
Treating ADHD in adults requires a more multi-faceted approach than one that would normally be used to treat children with ADHD. The need for this kind of approach becomes obvious when you consider the types of pressures that an adult … Continue reading
You Gotta Have Heart
For people who apply for SSA disability benenfits with select illnesses, Social Security has a program called Compassionate Allowances. The latest update to the Compassionate Allowances program is aimed at people with serious cardiac disabilities. Applicants for SSDI or SSI … Continue reading
Send More Judges
On July 11, 2011, Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue testified before a joint committee meeting of Congress. Members of the Ways and Means and Judiciary committees wanted information about the SSA disability hearing backlog after a recent report from Syracuse … Continue reading
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