Scientists have announced that they have discovered a new way to observe how multiple sclerosis works on the cellular level. By using cells from people with MS, researchers may now be able to “turn back the clock” to observe how the cells develop the...
Helping The Disabled And Injured In
Missouri Get The Support They Deserve
Month: July 2014
U.S. senator rejects calls to cut SSD, SSI
Readers may be aware that the Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI) programs, which numerous people in Missouri rely upon, are in a financial crisis. The trust fund that pays for the benefits are expected to run out of money by...
Report finds high unemployment among mentally ill in U.S.
The recent recession in the U.S. and the country’s slow recovery affects all sorts of people, including those living with mental illness. A new report finds that more than 80 percent of people with a serious mental illness were unemployed as of 2012.Many people...
Parkinson’s can strike while you are still working
Parkinson’s disease is often thought of as an illness that affects older people. If that were true, no one would ever have to retire young because of this serious, progressive neurological disorder.Sadly, some people develop Parkinson’s earlier in life, at...