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Approximately a third of American adults are classed as obese and numbers are increasing.  Although there is a known link between cancer and obesity, the American Institute for Cancer Research has published an alarming analysis revealing the levels of cancer cases being directly linked to excess weight.   33,000 cases ...

Dietary supplements were being used by 17.7 percent of American adults in 2007. While scientists have found many benefits of dietary supplements e.g. folic acid prevents some birth defects, calcium and vitamin D can prevent and treat bone loss, etc, they have also found some harmful effects ...

In the winter of 1990, teachers at the Slater Elementary School in Fresno, California, began to worry about the high rate of cancer among the staff. First-grade teacher Patricia Berryman recalls, "We originally started to worry when we began to realize that an abnormal amount of cancer cases had been ...

A complete medical insurance cover can be very expensive that's because a complete coverage provides you complete security. But for someone who has a tight budget, they are some ways by which you can take care of yourself if something untoward happens. Some health insurance providers offer lower cost plans ...

Colon cancer is thought to be the second most common of all cancer types. It usually affects men, but women can develop colon cancer as well. If detected in its primary stages, colon cancer can be cured very easy. The most common and best way to treat a case ...

 
  
 The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two programs that provide benefits based on disability: the Social Security disability insurance program (title II of the Social Security Act (the Act) and the supplemental security income (SSI) program (title XVI of the Act).
 Title II provides for payment of disability benefits to individuals ...

You wouldn't ask a neurologist to prepare a demuerrer. So, why do insurance companies ask claims adjusters and attorneys to interpret medical records and opine on the standard of care? Since, experts are hired for all other elements of cases, maybe we shouldn't hastily dismiss the value of an expert ...