Our featured pieces News Testimonials Nutrition Advice Procedures & paperwork
«
»

Top

Latest articles published

Cancer: Are women less affected by it?

Cancer

Cancer: Are women less affected by it?

21 Jan 2022 • 1 Like

Women generally cope better with illnesses. Moreover, their life expectancy, 85 years on average, is greater than that of men, which is 79 years. For a long time, this difference was explained by...

Read the article
Stiff person syndrome (SPS) and Hodgkin's lymphoma: "They had never seen a case like mine!"

Hodgkin lymphoma
Stiff person syndrome

Stiff person syndrome (SPS) and Hodgkin's lymphoma: "They had never seen a case like mine!"

19 Jan 2022

Hello Thais, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us on Carenity!First of all, could you tell us a little bit about yourself?I have a PhD in statistics and I am a secondary school...

See the testimonial
How can NAFLD be reversed?

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and NASH

How can NAFLD be reversed?

18 Jan 2022 • 1 Like

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterised by an accumulation of fat in the liver cells, and affects up to 5% of the adult population in the UK. In 20% of cases, NAFLD can lead to...

Read the article
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: symptoms, diagnosis and similarities with other diseases

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: symptoms, diagnosis and similarities with other diseases

17 Jan 2022 • 1 Like

What is idiopathic inflammatory myopathy?This group of rare autoimmune diseases includes dermatomyositis, polymyositis, overlap myositis, inclusion body myositis, cancer-associated myositis and...

Read the article
Osteoarthritis and joint replacement: Everything you need to know!

Rheumatology

Osteoarthritis and joint replacement: Everything you need to know!

15 Jan 2022 • 4 Likes • 1 comment

What is osteoarthritis? What symptoms does it cause? What are the risk factors? Osteoarthritis is a disease of the cartilage and the adjacent tissues which allow the joints to slide over each other....

Read the article
Alzheimer’s disease: What are the warning signs?

Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer’s disease: What are the warning signs?

14 Jan 2022

There are approximately 900,000 people suffering with Alzheimer's disease in the UK. This condition results from a slow degeneration of neurons, starting in the hippocampus (a brain structure...

Read the article
ADHD: What are its symptoms and causes and how is it treated?

Attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity

ADHD: What are its symptoms and causes and how is it treated?

13 Jan 2022 • 1 Like • 1 comment

Attention Deficit Disorder with or without hyperactivity component appears in childhood and often persists into adulthood. It affects between 2 and 5% of children and 3-4% of adults, the majority of...

Read the article
Parkinson's disease: "The disease progresses, but I am and will be stronger than it!"

Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease: "The disease progresses, but I am and will be stronger than it!"

12 Jan 2022

Hello Brigitte, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us on Carenity!First of all, could you tell us a little bit about yourself? I like nature, megaliths (large stones forming a...

See the testimonial
False memories: Can our memory betray us?

False memories: Can our memory betray us?

11 Jan 2022 • 4 Likes

Our memory can play tricks on us. Sometimes we forget things, and sometimes our memory stores an approximate or a rather distorted recollection of real events. It is also possible that our brain...

Read the article
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy: symptoms, diagnosis and similarities with other diseases

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy: symptoms, diagnosis and similarities with other diseases

10 Jan 2022 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

What is chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy?CIDP is a rare autoimmune disease that affects the nerves and may lead to loss of feeling (numbness) and muscle weakness, causing...

Read the article
What is oxygen therapy?

What is oxygen therapy?

8 Jan 2022 • 2 Likes

Different types of oxygen therapyThere are two types of oxygen therapy:Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: This is used only in special emergency situations such as decompression sickness or carbon monoxide...

Read the article
What are the effects of alcohol on our physical and mental health?

What are the effects of alcohol on our physical and mental health?

5 Jan 2022 • 7 Likes • 2 comments

Alcohol contains ethanol, an active ingredient obtained by a biochemical reaction that breaks down the sugar in fruit or plants, which makes it possible to produce liquid. This chemical influences...

Read the article