Category: Social Security Disability Benefits for Illness

Most Maryland residents have heard of the progressive and debilitating form of dementia known as Alzheimer's. The brain disease is readily associated with memory loss which progressively gets worse and interferes with an individual's ability to recall information, think, process information and reason. While most individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's...

An estimated 10 percent of U.S. adults struggle with depression. For these individuals, feelings of sadness and hopelessness are persistent and color their daily lives and social interactions. Depression is about more than just feeling sad. Chemical changes within the brain of an individual who is depression frequently also...

Most Maryland residents can relate to eating something that didn't agree with their stomachs and experiencing discomfort, bloating and even diarrhea. For individuals who suffer from the chronic disease known as Crohn's disease these types of symptoms and many others are persistent and if left untreated may worsen over time.

This year, more than 235,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer. The vast majority of these cases, some 232,670, will affect women. Additionally, annually an estimated 40,000 women in the U.S. die from breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and provides a good opportunity for every...

Many individuals have so-called personality quirks or behaviors in which they engage that may seem a bit out of the ordinary. In most cases, these idiosyncrasies are simply unique personality traits or characteristics that help define individuality. There are, however, cases in which signs of compulsive behaviors may indicate that an individual...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 6.5 million U.S. children have been formally diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Children with ADHD often have difficulty paying attention, sitting still and focusing. A child with the disorder may also talk a lot and out of turn. Because of the...

Most people wouldn't willingly dump a bucket of ice over their heads. Yet in the last couple of months, various social media channels have been inundated with videos of people of all ages and walks of life doing just that. The reason? To help raise money for ALS research.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every 68 children born in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism. While the severity and presence of some of the symptoms associated with the disorder vary, all autistic children experience some level of deficiency with regard to social interactions...

People often use many phrases when discussing or describing an individual who has a mental illness. From phrases like he's a little different or she's really emotional to more derogatory expressions that an individual is wrong in the head or crazy, in general people in the U.S. have negative opinions about people...

Imagine being in constant pain, continually fatigued and experiencing tremendous difficulty concentrating. Now imagine going to doctor after doctor and being told that nothing is really wrong with you. For individuals who suffer from fibromyalgia, many likely suffered the ill-effects of the illness for years before receiving a formal diagnosis.