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What is Movember, the charity and movement that fights for men's health throughout the world?

30 Oct 2020

What is Movember?What is the history of the Movember movement?The Movember Foundation was formed in 2003. Two friends, Travis Garone and Luke Slattery, met one evening in a bar in Melbourne. They set...

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Psychiatry

Severe depression: What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?

29 Oct 2020 • 2 comments

What is electroconvulsive therapy?Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or seismotherapy is an electric shock treatment administered under anaesthesia. This treatment consists of passing an alternating...

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Gluten: Allergy, intolerance or sensitivity?

27 Oct 2020

What is gluten?Gluten is a general name for the proteins (gliadins or prolamins and glutenins) naturally present in the seeds of many cereal grains (wheat, spelt, durum, barley, kamut, rye, oats). It...

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Castleman disease

Castleman disease - What is the current research?

26 Oct 2020

What are the current research projects on Castleman disease?Since the first description of this disease by Boston physician Dr. Benjamin Castleman in a 1954 case report and the characterisation of...

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Breast cancer

Breast cancer: "Sharing my journey on social media has given me incredible strength to face the disease!"

26 Oct 2020

Hello Melanie, you are living with breast cancer and have accepted to share your story on Carenity. Thank you very much for doing so. You run a blog “Les Karnets de Mel” where you write about your...

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All the questions you may have about COVID-19!

23 Oct 2020

COVID-19 and chronic illness: Who is at higher risk?As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed and understanding has evolved over the past few months, so too have the criteria for identifying people at...

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Cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular diseases: How to read your blood tests?

21 Oct 2020 • 1 comment

What are the different types of cardiovascular disease?Rheumatic heart disease, affecting the heart muscle and valves and resulting from rheumatic fever, caused by streptococcus bacteria or...

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Dysmenorrhoea: How to relieve pain during menstruation?

14 Oct 2020 • 1 comment

What is dysmenorrhoea?Dysmenorrhoea is pain that precedes, accompanies or follows menstruation. This pain usually lasts 2 to 3 days. Severe dysmenorrhoea affects one in five women.There are two types...

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Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

What is intensive insulin therapy?

13 Oct 2020 • 1 comment

Who is intensive insulin therapy intended for?Intensive insulin therapy is mainly aimed at patients with type 1 diabetes who need a daily supply of insulin (a hormone secreted by the pancreas that...

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Flu Season 2020-2021: What do you need to know before getting vaccinated?

8 Oct 2020 • 2 comments

How does vaccination work?From a historical point of view, the idea of preventing diseases has been around for centuries. We've come a long way from the smallpox inoculation by Edward Jenner in the...

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Breast cancer

Breast Cancer Now celebrates 28 years of the pink ribbon during 'Pinktober'!

8 Oct 2020

From 1 to 31 October 2020, numerous initiatives are being put in place to support research and raise awareness of breast cancer screening for the general public. Health professionals, non-profit...

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What is a generic drug? How is it different from a brand-name drug?

1 Oct 2020 • 3 comments

What is a generic drug? How is it different from a brand-name drug?In order to understand the concept of generic drugs, it is necessary to fully grasp the notion of what is called the “originator” or...

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