Everything to know about corticosteroid treatments (cortisone): use, dosage, side effects and more!

Sep 22, 2020 • 1 comment

Cortisone and its derivatives (corticosteroids) are widely used for their anti-inflammatory properties, which prevent the immune system from overreacting and releasing the substances that cause the...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) masks: Regulations, types, prices and more!

Sep 18, 2020

Faced with the exponential increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) infection, new, more restrictive measures are being introduced across the US: wearing a mask has become mandatory...

5 tips for successfully getting back into exercise (even with a chronic illness)!

Sep 10, 2020

With summer vacation over and your head full of happy memories, it's high time to get back into exercise. But why? The start of the school year, like the New Year, is a great time to make...

How to get tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Sep 3, 2020

Faced with the upsurge in confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), more and more private labs and testing centers are now offering testing. At present, it is estimated by the Johns Hopkins...

Why do we need vitamin D?

Aug 21, 2020

Vitamin D deficiency is common in many Western countries, largely due to the low level of sun exposure, but also due to its rare presence in our diet. Nevertheless, it has many benefits and helps...

Prescription Drug Addiction: What are the risks and how to quit?

Aug 17, 2020

Drug addiction is a psychological and sometimes physical condition that causes compulsive, continuous or periodic behavioral reactions. It affects around 19.7 million Americans and is linked to the...

How long is a prescription valid?

Aug 14, 2020

A prescription is a document that allows the patient to be given medication, equipment (crutches, glasses, etc.) or to undergo a medical procedure (consultation with a specialist, radiology, etc.)....

Rare diseases

Acromegaly, Cushing's disease... Learn more about pituitary neuroendocrine tumors!

Aug 6, 2020 • 1 comment

Pituitary adenomas (or pituitary neuroendocrine tumors) account for between 10 and 20% of brain tumors in adults. These tumors are rare, with an incidence of 4/100,000 people and are often discovered...

Cancer

What is hormone therapy?

Aug 5, 2020 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

Hormone therapy is a systemic anti-cancer therapy, which means that it affects the entire body. It can be both medicinal (via steroid hormones) and non-medicinal (via surgery). Unlike other cancer...

How can yoga improve the lives of patients with chronic illness?

Aug 4, 2020

Far from being a purely spiritual discipline, yoga brings many benefits both physiologically and psychologically. But is it a sport suitable for patients with chronic illnesses? What are the real...

Where to dispose of expired or unused medication? And how to recycle them?

Jul 22, 2020 • 1 comment

In 2017, Consumer Reports found that nearly one-third of Americans hadn't cleaned out their medicine cabinets in the one year and nearly one-fifth hadn't done so in the previous five years....

Castleman disease

Living with Castleman Disease

Jul 16, 2020

Castleman disease is a rare condition that affects the lymph nodes, which in turn affects patients' immune systems. While the exact number of cases of Castleman disease is unknown, it is estimated...