Asthma

Testosterone could explain why asthma is more common in women than men

29 Nov 2017 • 2 comments

The puzzle of why asthma is about twice as common in women as men may have been solved, according to researchers who say it might partly be down to testosterone. While boys are about 1.5 times as...

Fatigue: types, causes and ways to reduce

21 Nov 2017 • 7 comments

Fatigue is a common problem among adults. It can be physical or mental, both causing weakness, tiredness and can prevent people from following their usual routine. Physical fatigue: A person finds it...

FDA approves 'trackable' pill

20 Nov 2017

US regulators have approved the first pill that can be digitally tracked through the body. The Abilify MyCite aripiprazole tablets - for treating schizophrenia and manic episodes - have an ingestible...

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes and insulin in the eyes of the Carenity diabetics

16 Nov 2017 • 2 comments

For the occasion of World Diabetes Day, we have asked the members of our Diabetes Community to share their opinions through a survey on this trivialised disease, which affects 422 million people in...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes and insulin in the eyes of the Carenity diabetics

16 Nov 2017

For the occasion of World Diabetes Day, we have asked the members of our Diabetes Community to share their opinions through a survey on this trivialised disease, which affects 422 million people in...

COPD

What Carenity members think about COPD

16 Nov 2017 • 2 comments

For the occasion of World COPD awareness day (November 15th), we have decided to ask the members of our COPD community for their opinion about the disease and its impact on their life. COPD is not a...

To be happier, take a moment to notice the nature around you

6 Nov 2017

If you see some blades of grass unexpectedly emerging from among the train tracks, or if your potted lavender plant has just bloomed, give yourself a moment to take it in, and notice how it makes you...

Asthma

Severity of asthma attacks may be reduced with vitamin D supplements

4 Oct 2017

Adding vitamin D supplements to standard medication could reduce the severity of asthma attacks for individuals with the respiratory condition, suggests a new review. Researchers found that people...

Regular sauna use could reduce men's hypertension risk

2 Oct 2017 • 1 comment

Sauna bathing may be more than just a relaxing pastime; a new study finds that regular sauna use could almost halve men's risk of developing high blood pressure. High blood pressure, or hypertension,...

Including exercise in everyday life healthier than gym, says study

22 Sep 2017

Incorporating physical activity into our everyday lives, from taking the stairs to holding “walkaround” meetings in the office, is more likely to protect us from heart disease and an early death...

Should you finish a course of antibiotics?

2 Aug 2017 • 6 comments

It is time to reconsider the widespread advice that people should always complete an entire course of antibiotics, experts in the BMJ say. They argue there is not enough evidence to back the idea...

Asthma

Steroids may do more harm than good in some cases of severe asthma

12 Jul 2017 • 4 comments

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and UPMC have uncovered the molecular mechanism underlying corticosteroid resistance in severe asthma. The new findings...