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How to Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits

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If you are somehow disabled from your work or just want to know about the disability benefits, read on to learn about what social security disability (SSD) benefit is, how to apply for it, and the requirements to get an approval. The United States SSA (Social Security Administration) pays disabilit…

US Immigration Medical Exam: Vaccination Requirements 2024

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Navigating the path to U.S. permanent residency involves numerous steps, one of which is the mandatory medical examination. This health check aims to ensure that applicants meet health-related criteria for admission into the United States, including vaccination requirements. The process and require…

Understanding Hair Loss – Causes and Available Treatments

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Hair loss is a very normal process that naturally occurs to continue the body's cyclic process of hair shedding and new hair growth. Every day hundreds of hairs usually fall from our body. And to replace these lost hairs, new hairs grow as well. But when this balance of hair shedding and hair …

Health Insurance Plan Options – Managed Care vs. Fee-for-Service Plans

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Though we live in an age of sky-high medical advances, most people of the so called most advanced country on the planet, United States, are struggling with two unthinkable challenges: high unemployment and hefty medical bills. The health care cost is unbearable; only a few people now have the abi…

How does the Human Body Cardiovascular System Work?

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In human body, the cardiovascular system, also known as the circulatory system, is an organ system of closed tubes (the capillaries, veins, and arteries) powered by a pump (the heart). It carries blood from the heart to all parts of the body and then returns the blood to the heart again. The two-w…

How does the Respiratory System Work?

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The respiratory system is an essential system of the body. It performs the task of gas exchange, allowing oxygen from the air to enter into the blood and releasing carbon dioxide from the blood to exit into the air. In fact, this is the system in your body where the inhalation of oxygen and the exh…