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How to keep tabs on cardiovascular disease?

Cardiovascular diseases

How to keep tabs on cardiovascular disease?

Jan 22, 2020

Blood work, regular tests, discover what to look out for when it comes to cardiovascular diseases.

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Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

Bipolar disorder
Depression

Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

Jan 21, 2020 • 6 Likes • 10 comments

Dorothee’s difficult past is likely at the root of her bipolar disorder. Diagnosed after years of not knowing what was wrong, she recounts her journey and her treatments.

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What is biologic therapy? A special look at asthma

Asthma

What is biologic therapy? A special look at asthma

Jan 20, 2020

In some cases, asthmatic patients may be prescribed biologic therapies: Read our guide to learn more about these innovative treatments.

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Expert Interview: traveling with a handicap made easier with a travel companion

Expert Interview: traveling with a handicap made easier with a travel companion

Jan 17, 2020

Pascale Crahay works as a travel companion for handicapped patients, allowing them to travel without always having to ask for assistance from strangers. Independence, complicity, costs. Learn more in...

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Androcur and meningioma: Endometriosis treatments and risks

Endometriosis
Meningioma

Androcur and meningioma: Endometriosis treatments and risks

Jan 16, 2020

Emmanuelle was prescribed Androcrur to treat her endometriosis, but it ended up causing brain tumors. Now she wants to warn other patients about the risks linked to these treatments!

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Ulcerative colitis symptoms: Before and after diagnosis

Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis symptoms: Before and after diagnosis

Jan 16, 2020

"The most difficult thing for me to deal with is the unpredictable nature of the illness and the urge to run to the toilet."

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MS, prickling sensations, treatments: my battle to walk again

Multiple sclerosis

MS, prickling sensations, treatments: my battle to walk again

Jan 15, 2020 • 6 comments

Diagnosed with MS 50 years late, prickling sensations, hiking...Read our member interview and learn more about the symptoms and treatments of multiple sclerosis.

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What medications should be banned in 2020?

What medications should be banned in 2020?

Jan 14, 2020 • 1 comment

The French magazine Prescrire made a list of 100 medications said to be more dangerous than beneficial for patients. Read on to learn more!

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Medication, treatments, and exercise : treatments for emphysema and COPD

COPD
Emphysema

Medication, treatments, and exercise : treatments for emphysema and COPD

Jan 13, 2020 • 2 Likes • 3 comments

Respiratory rehabilitation, medication, surgery… Discover the experience of a Carenity member living with COPD and emphysema.

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Joie de vivre despite Parkinson’s : personal challenges, hypnosis and treatment

Parkinson's disease

Joie de vivre despite Parkinson’s : personal challenges, hypnosis and treatment

Jan 10, 2020 • 1 comment

With her family’s support and aided by natural medicine and her treatments, Dominique prefers to stay optimistic and positive despite having Parkinson’s disease.

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MS and medical cannabis: Legal status and usage in France and Spain

Multiple sclerosis

MS and medical cannabis: Legal status and usage in France and Spain

Jan 9, 2020 • 1 Like • 7 comments

A Carenity study compared medical cannabis consumption habits of patients living with MS in France and Spain. What are its effects on symptoms? How often do patients take it and how? Read our study!

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Epileptic seizures: recognizing the symptoms and how to help

Epilepsy

Epileptic seizures: recognizing the symptoms and how to help

Jan 7, 2020

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure": discover the different types of epileptic seizures and our types on how to best treat them.

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