What are the dangers associated with the over-the-counter sale of certain medicines?

Dec 28, 2020 • 3 Likes • 6 comments

With the rise of the internet, individuals are increasingly able to learn more about their health. As a result, there is a growing trend towards self-medication.What are over-the-counter medicines?...

Are chronically ill patients being left behind by the COVID-19 pandemic?

Dec 23, 2020 • 1 comment

Since the start of the pandemic, Carenity has been surveying its members about the impact COVID-19 has had on their daily lives. At a time when the attention of public authorities and healthcare...

Dietary supplements: What precautions should be taken?

Dec 21, 2020 • 1 Like

More and more, dietary supplements are invading the shelves of our pharmacies, boasting and claiming relaxing, energising, wellness or even nutritive benefits. However, supplements are not medicines. ...

Is COVID-19 a respiratory illness?

Dec 16, 2020 • 2 comments

COVID-19 is very much at the centre of the news: every day we are confronted with an enormous amount of information. There is a proliferation of articles on the subject and never before has a...

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy

Dec 9, 2020

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological autoimmune disease that affects more women (75%) than men. These women are often young (between 20 and 40 years old) and therefore of childbearing age. In...

Genetic diseases

What is a genetic disorder?

Dec 5, 2020

To date, more than 8000 genetic disorders have been identified worldwide, and it is estimated that more than than 300 million people live with a genetic disorder across the globe. For the most part,...

What is disability? Are we an inclusive world?

Dec 3, 2020

In 1992, the United Nations declared December 3rd as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), with the aim of raising awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in...

HIV/AIDS

What progress is being made in the fight against HIV?

Dec 1, 2020

Each year in the US, around 37,000 people discover they are HIV-positive. To this day, there is no cure for it, but those who are HIV-positive can live longer, thanks to certain treatments.However, a...

The Psychological Impact of COVID-19

Nov 12, 2020 • 3 comments

When we talk about the consequences of COVID-19, we generally think about the physical and economical effects. But, we often neglect to think about the psychological impact that the pandemic is...

What is an autoimmune disease?

Nov 5, 2020 • 1 comment

Today there are about 80 diseases that can be grouped together under the common term "autoimmune disease".But what exactly is an autoimmune disease? What can trigger them and why do people get sick?...

What is Movember, the charity and movement that fights for men's health throughout the world?

Oct 30, 2020 • 1 Like

The Movember movement was founded in 2003 in Australia. Ever since, it has become a worldwide movement and the month of November has been devoted to raising awareness of men's health, particularly...

Castleman disease

Castleman disease - What is the current research?

Oct 27, 2020

Castleman disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disease, meaning that it causes a disorder of the immune system by causing abnormal proliferation of lymphoid cells. These give rise to lymphocytes,...