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Depression: “I need to work through my traumas and rise above them.”

Depression

Depression: “I need to work through my traumas and rise above them.”

24 Nov 2021 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

Hello Zeph525, 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 am the youngest of a family of four girls. My mother is...

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What is mental decompensation?

Psychiatry

What is mental decompensation?

22 Nov 2021

What is decompensation?The term "decompensation" refers to when a bodily structure or system, previously in balance (compensated), becomes unbalanced (decompensated), causing symptoms to appear. The...

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Morning stiffness: Why does it occur and what can you do about it?

Morning stiffness: Why does it occur and what can you do about it?

20 Nov 2021 • 2 Likes • 2 comments

What is morning stiffness? Morning stiffness mainly concerns patients with joint pain, qualified by their physicians as inflammatory pain. Inflammatory pain occurs when the patient is resting, but...

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Light therapy: What is it and how can it benefit our health?

Light therapy: What is it and how can it benefit our health?

18 Nov 2021 • 7 Likes • 6 comments

What is light therapy? Light therapy, also called phototherapy or heliotherapy, is a medical treatment using natural or artificial light to treat a health condition. Light therapy has been used to...

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Endometriosis, migraines and IBS: A daily ordeal!

Endometriosis
Irritable bowel syndrome
Migraine

Endometriosis, migraines and IBS: A daily ordeal!

17 Nov 2021

Hello Morgane888, thank you for accepting to share your story with us on Carenity. First of all, could you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hello everyone, I'm Morgane, a young woman of 27 years...

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Fibromyalgia: What are the treatment options?

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia: What are the treatment options?

16 Nov 2021 • 6 Likes

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition, recognised by the WHO (World Health Organisation) in 1992. This disease causes persistent widespread pain in the muscles, severe fatigue and sleep problems. Its...

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The insulin pen for diabetes: Everything you need to know!

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

The insulin pen for diabetes: Everything you need to know!

14 Nov 2021

Diabetes is an autoimmune disease, and there are two types of it: type I diabetes, or T1D, and type II diabetes, or T2D.It is a disorder of assimilation, use and storage of sugars that come with the...

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What happens to our body when we sleep?

What happens to our body when we sleep?

11 Nov 2021 • 10 Likes

How does sleep change throughout the night? Researchers used to believe that people were both physically and mentally inactive during sleep. Now, with further knowledge, we know that is not the case! 

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Castleman disease: “Our son shows great courage as he fights against the disease!”

Castleman disease

Castleman disease: “Our son shows great courage as he fights against the disease!”

10 Nov 2021

Your son Dalton has Castleman disease, can you tell us more about his diagnosis? What type of Castleman disease does he have? Dalton was diagnosed with Hyaline Vascular unicentric Castleman disease...

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HIV: "I'm making the most of life!”

HIV/AIDS

HIV: "I'm making the most of life!”

10 Nov 2021

Hello Philou79, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us on Carenity! First of all, could you tell us a bit about yourself?  Hello, my name is Philippe, I am 61 years old, I live as a...

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The FODMAP diet: Can it treat IBD?

Digestive diseases

The FODMAP diet: Can it treat IBD?

9 Nov 2021

Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. These disorders can occur at any age and are mostly present in developed countries.In the UK, about 650,000 people...

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What are monoclonal antibodies and what conditions do they treat?

What are monoclonal antibodies and what conditions do they treat?

8 Nov 2021 • 3 Likes

What are monoclonal antibodies? During an infection, the human body develops an immune response with the aim of curing the infection by fighting against the invading infectious agent (virus,...

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