Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory arthritis disease that strikes patients in their teens, 20s, or 30s. It can cause a complete fusion of the spine, leaving patients unable to straighten and bend.
For the past 30 years the only screening test for AS was the gene HLA-B27, then only 40% of the time AS cases were [...]
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Why are some people better at handling stress than others? This is a question that the National Institutes of Health’s Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funded research project wanted to find out.
The researchers already knew that a protein in the brain, called BDNF, was involved with mice that are vulnerable to stress and they also knew that [...]
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PTSD
The leading cause of accidental death is motor vehicle crashes. The next leading cause of accidental deaths is poisoning, particularly from overdoses of over-the-counter, prescription, and illicit drugs. Death by poisoning is the fastest rising cause of accidental death.
Researchers at the Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine recently did a study involving 119 patients, average [...]
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Medical Issues
by Joe Posner
Movies based on popular comic books are big business in the 21st century. Because of their inclusion in these movies, disabled characters are hot stuff too. Imagine that!
First up, “X-Men.” “X-Men,” released in 2000, was directed by Bryan Singer and starred Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, [...]
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Film
Among the military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, PTSD is the most commonly diagnosed service related mental disorder. The vast majority of people who experience this disorder also have other concurrent conditions, such as alcoholism, depression, drug use, or anxiety disorders. (Sexual assault during military service is another factor that can lead to PTSD [...]
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PTSD
Tali Sahar, at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, was curious about the quality of insoles and if it makes a difference in treating back pain. After reviewing a total of 6 separate studies (3 involved 2,061 people and the other 3 involved 256 people) what he found will not thrill the ‘Are You Gellin’ group who believe [...]
You have probably seen surveillance footage of a fraudulent disability insurance claimant who claims to have a bad back, but is caught on camera lifting a heavy carton. What the cameras do not show is the legitimate disability claimant who is denied benefits by their insurance company.
Unless you know someone personally who has been denied [...]
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Bad Faith, Denied, Disability Insurance, Fraud, Insurance, Insurance Claims, Workers Comp
Opioid pain relievers, like morphine, carry warning labels urging patients not to drive or operate heavy machinery while taking the medication. Drivers under the influence of pain drugs are typically subject to the same laws and penalties as people who drink and drive.
A study by researchers at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago recently [...]
One aspect of disability claim management that flies under the radar revolves around Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC) and the use of transferable skills analysis (TSA). Many of these TSA’s are unethically prepared to help the Insurer deny benefits. Since insurers are the largest pockets in the CRC referral game the industry has seen a race [...]
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Bad Faith Stories
At some point, medical research often involves laboratory animals. Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Comparative Orthopedic Laboratory have found a way to minimize the use of laboratory animals when it comes to arthritis research.
The Mizzou researchers have developed an in vitro model using small sections of joint capsule and cartilage that are typically discarded. [...]
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Arthritis and Lupus
