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What diseases and medications are incompatible with paracetamol?

What diseases and medications are incompatible with paracetamol?

Jun 24, 2019 • 15 comments

Paracetamol is a widely used drug. Used under normal conditions, it is safe and effective, but do you know the drug interactions and diseases for which it can be harmful? Read our guide to learn more.

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Relieve pain with hot or cold

Relieve pain with hot or cold

Feb 26, 2019 • 19 comments

Thanks to its relaxing effect, heat is very useful against muscle contractures or cramps. Cold is beneficial on a sprain or strain to avoid swelling of the joint. Have you ever heard of thermotherapy? It is the act of applying hot and cold to...

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Working life and chronic illness: the experiences and solutions of Carenity members

Working life and chronic illness: the experiences and solutions of Carenity members

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Living with COPD: “I decided to pull myself up because I couldn’t accept a lower quality of life either physically or emotionally”

Living with COPD: “I decided to pull myself up because I couldn’t accept a lower quality of life either physically or emotionally”

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"No one really knows anything about fibromyalgia, what it is or if it’s even a real disease."

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Ankylosing Spondylitis: A long wait for treatments that barely work

Ankylosing Spondylitis: A long wait for treatments that barely work

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Cyber security and improved user experience… meet Jeremy, head of IT

Cyber security and improved user experience… meet Jeremy, head of IT

Dec 12, 2019

Jeremy, our Head of IT, corrects errors and makes improvements to the site all while ensuring cybersecurity. Discover his job and his advice and his tips for avoiding risk while surfing the Internet!

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

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

Dec 11, 2019

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 conditions and medications are incompatible with aspirin?

What conditions and medications are incompatible with aspirin?

Nov 26, 2019 • 8 comments

It’s one of the most widely marketed medications in the world, but there are some illnesses and medications that aspirin doesn’t get along with. Find out which ones.

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Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Understanding the condition and how to treat it

Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Understanding the condition and how to treat it

Nov 25, 2019

Anxiety is a common emotion, but for some their anxiety seems to take over everything, making it impossible to live a normal life. But, what is Generalised Anxiety disorder? How is it diagnosed and treated? Find out more!

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Cancer Treatments - Biologic Therapy and Immunotherapy

Cancer Treatments - Biologic Therapy and Immunotherapy

Nov 22, 2019

In oncology, the development of specialised therapies has been going on for 15 years. But, do you what biologic therapies really consist of? Learn more in our guide!

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

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

Nov 20, 2019

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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Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease: “The bleeding can be hard to live with, but I stay positive no matter what!”

Rendu-Osler-Weber disease

Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease: “The bleeding can be hard to live with, but I stay positive no matter what!”

Nov 14, 2019 • 1 comment

Pierre lives with a very rare genetic illness. Learn more about his story, his symptoms and his treatments as well as his daily life and how he stays positive in spite of his condition.

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NHS - Get help with prescription costs

NHS - Get help with prescription costs

Nov 12, 2019 • 50 comments

Prescription prepayment certificates (PPC) are available in England and they can save you money. NHS prescription costs The current prescription charge is £9.00 per item (as of April 2019). A three monthly PPC is £29.10 and could...

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"No one really knows anything about fibromyalgia, what it is or if it’s even a real disease."

Fibromyalgia

"No one really knows anything about fibromyalgia, what it is or if it’s even a real disease."

Nov 8, 2019 • 3 comments

Rosaline recounts her fibromyalgia journey and how she fights to live a normal and active life with her husband at her side.

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Cluneal Neuralgia: the pain is still there, but I fight to stay positive

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Cluneal Neuralgia: the pain is still there, but I fight to stay positive

Nov 7, 2019

Suffering from cluneal neuralgia that prevents her from sitting down, Peggy agreed to talk to us about her symptoms and her fight to live a normal life.

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Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis – Our members talk about their experiences

Diabetes (Type 1)

Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis – Our members talk about their experiences

Nov 6, 2019 • 1 comment

Type 1 Diabetes is a commonly diagnosed illness. What are patients' feelings on diagnosis, patient care and treatment?

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Living better with Parkinson’s disease with alternative medicine and therapy

Parkinson's disease

Living better with Parkinson’s disease with alternative medicine and therapy

Oct 30, 2019

When Claire learned she had Parkinson’s disease, she set out to understand the signs her body had been sending her. Discover how in her testimonial!

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