Carenity

Coronavirus (COVID-19) masks: Legislation, types, prices and more!

16 Sep 2020 • 3 comments

What is the purpose of wearing a mask?Wearing a mask limits the risk of spreading a virus, whether it's COVID-19, the flu or any other respiratory virus. It acts as a "barrier" preventing the passage...

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5 tips for successfully getting back into sport (even with a chronic illness)!

10 Sep 2020

Everyone knows that sport is good for your health in every way: it keeps you fit and in shape, it reduces stress and anxiety, it helps you set goals and it makes you proud when you reach them. Yet it...

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Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis diagnosis: Carenity members share their story

9 Sep 2020 • 6 comments

Sometimes called wear and tear arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis, characterised by the deterioration of cartilage in joints which creates stiffness, pain, and...

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How to get tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19)?

3 Sep 2020

Who can be tested for COVID-19? Since 18 May, lab-based tests are available to anyone in the UK exhibiting coronavirus symptoms (fever, new continuous cough, loss of smell or taste). These tests are...

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Why do we need vitamin D?

21 Aug 2020 • 1 Like • 3 comments

What is vitamin D? Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids. Together with its metabolite (end-product resulting from its degradation) calcitriol, it is essential for good bone mineralisation.

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Prescription Drug Addiction: What are the risks and how to quit?

17 Aug 2020 • 1 comment

Addiction and dependence: What's the difference? Dependence is a psychological (an impulse to consume a drug in order to create pleasure or to relieve tension) and sometimes a physical state (the...

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How long is a prescription valid?

13 Aug 2020

The period of validity of a prescription as well as its compliance with legal requirements are necessary for medicine to be dispensed or a medical procedure to be carried out. What does a valid...

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Rare diseases

Acromegaly, Cushing's disease... Learn more about pituitary neuroendocrine tumours (PitNET)!

5 Aug 2020

What is the pituitary gland? To fully understand what pituitary neuroendocrine tumours (pitNET) are, we first need to understand what the pituitary gland is and its role. Also called the hypophysis,...

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Cancer

What is hormone therapy?

4 Aug 2020 • 1 Like • 1 comment

What is a hormone?To fully understand hormone therapy, you must first understand what hormones are and how they work. Hormones are chemicals produced by specific cells in the body called endocrine...

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Ovarian cancer

"Ovarian cancer was an invitation to rethink my way of life."

4 Aug 2020 • 1 comment

Hello Nadine, you have ovarian cancer and wanted to share your story.First of all, could you tell us more about yourself (who you are, your hobbies, your profession, family life, etc.)? I'm about to...

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How can yoga improve the lives of patients with chronic illness?

4 Aug 2020 • 3 comments

Yoga: countless benefits for mental and physical health Yoga is an ancestral mind-body practice originating in India which has become more and more present in the western world. Yoga is often...

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Where to dispose of expired or unused medication?

22 Jul 2020 • 11 comments

What medicines and other products can be safely disposed of or recycled? Not all medicines and health products are eligible for recycling. Among the products collected free of charge from pharmacies...

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