Month: September 2010

The Social Security Administration wants to start using the term “intellectual disability/mental retardation” in lieu of “mental retardation,” following a similar switch at other state and federal agencies across the country.In a notice posted...

Researchers report that a spinal fluid test can be 100 percent accurate in in identifying a signature level of abnormal proteins in patients with significant memory loss who went on to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers are finding simple and accurate ways to...

I found this interesting article from the Wall Street Journal smartmoney feature that you might find interesting. I'm not sure about buying a casket at Costco but certainly there are some ideas to...

COPD affects the airways and air sacs within the lungs, which makes breathing difficult and can result in a person becoming less active over time. An elderly person who has COPD will easily become depressed, when dealing not only with breathing difficulties but other...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has tips for you! According to SSA, there are many Social Security services available online. You can replace a Medicare card, request a proof of income letter, change your address or phone number, start or change direct...

Deborah L. Jacobs, a writer for Forbes wrote an interesting article about why the do it yourself will can be a disaster. Sometimes people tell me that don't need a will because they don't have much. The problem is what they do have is very important to them and they...

The Medicare program often requires an individual to need "skilled" care in order to trigger coverage for both that care and related services. This is true, for example, to obtain coverage for home care, skilled nursing facility care, and outpatient therapies. Skilled...

Dan Duncan died in March 2010.  He was not in the donut business and if you didn't live in Texas you may have never heard of Mr. Duncan. Dan L. Duncan, a soft-spoken man built a network of natural gas processing plants and pipelines that made him the richest person in...