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Understanding the Major Symptoms and Causes of High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure has been dubbed a silent killer by many healthcare professionals. Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is often an invisible illness because of the lack of overt warning signs....
Food Stamps: The Ultimate Solution to the National Food Security
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more commonly known as food stamps, is a government assistance program that provides low-income individuals and families with money to purchase food. In add...
Federal Rental Assistance Programs: How to Find Help
The federal government offers a number of rental assistance programs to help those struggling to find affordable housing. With rents skyrocketing and housing prices pushing many buyers out of the market, the struggle to fin...
Experts Warn That Food Stamps Hurt Food Prices
Since the COVID pandemic hit America in 2020, tens of millions of additional people have had to get on food stamps, now known as the SNAP benefit. It's really hard to square this circle with the government's talking...
New York Has Trouble Processing Food Stamps Applications
The food stamps program that is controlled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), now known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), is typically one of the best-operated programs that the federal ...
Financial Wisdom We Received from Our Moms
While economists spend years learning the intricacies of our monetary system, many will tell you that some of the best financial advice they received was from their parents. Mothers can be particularly adept at instilling fiscal resp...
SNAP Benefit Surge: Brightening Futures, Easing Financial Struggles
The recent increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, brings a ray of hope to families struggling to make ends meet. The adj...
Healthcare at the Forefront of Tuesday Night's Vice Presidential Debate
Buried in all of the rancor of Tuesday's vice presidential debate was significant discussions between the two candidates about health care issues. Vice President Mike Pence took on Sen. Kamala Harris at...
COVID-19 Crisis Has Severe Global Impact on Mental Health
In Volume 20, Issue 11 of the Lancet, which is a journal of infectious disease research, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a study on how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting the mental health of people around...