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Cholesterol: managing its levels to prevent the risks of heart attack or stroke!

Cardiovascular diseases

Cholesterol: managing its levels to prevent the risks of heart attack or stroke!

Sep 26, 2022 • 1 Like • 1 comment

What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a lipid, a fat that is essential to the human body. Each of our cells needs it to function correctly because it structures the membrane, and enables the synthesis...

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How does fibromyalgia affect the eyes?

Fibromyalgia

How does fibromyalgia affect the eyes?

Sep 22, 2022 • 2 Likes

What is fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by persistent diffuse pain, intense fatigue and sensitivity to pressure. The perception of pain is distorted in patients with...

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How to help a loved one suffering from depression?

Depression

How to help a loved one suffering from depression?

Sep 20, 2022 • 3 Likes • 1 comment

What is depression? Depression is a complex mental disorder that persistently affects a person's mood in the way of sadness, anger and loss of interest. It is a condition that can impact a person's...

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Salt : Dangerous or Beneficial to Health

Salt : Dangerous or Beneficial to Health

Sep 19, 2022 • 5 Likes • 5 comments

What is salt? Salt is a mineral of marine origin, its chemical name is sodium chloride, it is thus composed of chlorine (60%) and sodium (40%). It is produced by the evaporation of sea water in salt...

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Castleman disease: "From medical student to patient."

Castleman disease

Castleman disease: "From medical student to patient."

Sep 18, 2022

Hello Raj, thank you for having agreed to share you story with us on Carenity. First of all, could you please tell us a little bit about yourself?Hello, my name is Raj. I am currently working in a...

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Which medications are harmful for our eyes?

Which medications are harmful for our eyes?

Sep 16, 2022 • 6 Likes • 1 comment

What are the drugs that can impair the vision? What are the problems caused to the eye? We use medications every day, it can be for small things like a headache, or to help in the treatment of...

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Schizoaffective Disorder: "I just knew something was wrong with we..."

Thymoma

Schizoaffective Disorder: "I just knew something was wrong with we..."

Sep 14, 2022 • 1 Like • 1 comment

Hello alof73, you have agreed to testify for Carenity and we thank you.First of all, could you tell us more about yourself?I am 49 years old, I am single and I have a daughter of 22 years. She is in...

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Cancer metastases: what are they?

Cancer

Cancer metastases: what are they?

Sep 12, 2022 • 1 Like

What is a metastasis? Cancer is a disease caused by cell mutation: these cells become abnormal and proliferate excessively. They form a mass called a malignant tumor.  A cancer cell can grow, divide...

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Parkinson's disease: "I hid my disease from my employer for two years"

Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease: "I hid my disease from my employer for two years"

Sep 7, 2022 • 3 comments

Hello JAMMCE, you agreed to testify for Carenity and we thank you for that.First of all, could you tell us more about yourself?  Hello, my name is Jean-Claude (called JAMMCE on Carenity), I am 61...

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What is the effect of alcohol on diabetes?

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

What is the effect of alcohol on diabetes?

Sep 5, 2022 • 1 Like

What is the impact of alcohol on diabetes?Short-term risks Alcohol consumption in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes is associated with two main risks: Firstly, alcohol increases the risk of...

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How does ankylosing spondylitis affect your relationships with others?

Ankylosing spondylitis

How does ankylosing spondylitis affect your relationships with others?

Sep 4, 2022 • 2 Likes

Ankylosing spondylitis accounts for half of all cases of spondyloarthritis, a group of conditions belonging to the family of inflammatory rheumatic diseases. It is an autoimmune disease caused by a...

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Addictions, what are they and how to treat them?

Alcoholism
Drug dependence
Substance dependence
Tobacco dependence

Addictions, what are they and how to treat them?

Aug 30, 2022

In the US, over 21 million Americans have at least one addiction. The most widely-abused substance is alcohol. About 2.1 million Americans have an Opioid use disorder. There are about 100,000 new...

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