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Tim Moore
Member since 05th November 2005
Occupation: Disability Advocate

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Most individuals in American think that if something happens to them, such as an illness, an injury, or a disability that affects their ability to work, they will be taken care of through disability benefits, obtained from the social security administrati...
You have filed for social security disability or SSI—how long will it be before you begin to see actual disability payments? The answer to this question is, for most claimants, a long time. The vast majority of disability applications are denied upo...
Choosing a social security disability attorney is much like choosing an attorney to represent you in a legal matter, in that you will find that not all are created equal. The level of experience, competence, ethics, egotism, etc., varies, and it’s best ...
A study, carried out by Dr Chang Yong Lee and colleagues at Cornell University in New York, shows that drinking a cup of hot cocoa may be the perfect way to warm up and provide your body with a helpful dose of antioxidants. The study was published in the ...
A Spanish research team conducted studies to access whether essential nutrients, such as vitamin D, could heighten sexual pheromones. Pheromones are odorless, naturally secreted chemical communicators that act as a signal to trigger behavioral response...
Recent studies suggest that antioxidants could decrease lung damage from toxins caused by ozone pollution. The research was conducted by scientists from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC, and the National Institutes of Health in Bethe...
The worldwide view on vitamin supplements seems to be ‘the more you take, the better it is for you’. Millions supplement their dietary needs with vitamins, especially antioxidant vitamins A, E and C, but a new study suggests that vitamin supplements c...
A study published in Lancet Neurology, a monthly UK medical journal, suggests that Vitamin E gained from dietary sources may help Parkinson’s disease. The study was conducted by Dr. Mayhar Etminan and colleges from Queen’s University in Canada. Thi...
Researchers from Rutgers University and the US Department of Agriculture have found that a naturally occurring key compound in blueberries, pterostilbene, may be able to prevent the onset of one of the most virulent and dreaded neoplasms, colon cancer. ...
Alternative medicine use is on the rise, according to a survey conducted by the U.S. government in 2002. The survey polled 31,000 people, asking them about their alternative health use, including yoga, massage, prayer, herbs and diet therapies, such as...
Research has shown time and time again that eating small portions of dark chocolate may provide numerous health benefits as a result of chocolate's antioxidant properties. However, a new study, performed by a team of scientists in Scotland and Italy, sugg...
Whether or not supplemental vitamins can cure illnesses or reduce the effect of their various symptoms has been hotly debated for years. Recent research has attempted to investigate the effect of supplemental vitamin intake on a condition known as pre-ecl...
The Archives of Neurology, a monthly professional medical journal published by the American Medical Association, published a study done by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, suggesting that vitamins E and C, when taken together, could po...
A study published in BMC Psychiatry, an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles, found that taking vitamin B12 may be helpful in treating depression. The research, completed by Kuopio University in Finland, monitored 11...
The University of Auckland performed a study, headed by Associate Professors Robert Scragg and Peter Black from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, suggesting that supplementing with vitamin D could improve lung function. Both professors analyz...