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Epilepsy medicines pregabalin and gabapentin to be reclassified as class C drugs

Epilepsy
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Epilepsy medicines pregabalin and gabapentin to be reclassified as class C drugs

24 Oct 2018 • 5 comments

Epilepsy medicines pregabalin and gabapentin to be reclassified as class C drugs to help minimise possible misuse. The UK government announced last week that the medicines pregabalin and gabapentin...

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Cannabis relieves symptoms in Crohn's disease

Crohn's disease

Cannabis relieves symptoms in Crohn's disease

24 Oct 2018 • 1 comment

Treatment with cannabis can relieve symptoms and improve quality of life in individuals with Crohn's disease even though it has no impact on gut inflammation, according to new research presented at a...

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Revisting a Breast Cancer patient one year later

Breast cancer
Cancer

Revisting a Breast Cancer patient one year later

23 Oct 2018 • 5 comments

Last time you mentioned how happy you are with your post-operation care concerning your mastectomy, is that still the case? Certainly can't remember saying I was 'happy' about anything to do with my

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Diabetes: Fridge temperature may make insulin less effective

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetic neuropathy

Diabetes: Fridge temperature may make insulin less effective

22 Oct 2018 • 1 comment

New research that set out to analyze the temperatures at which people living with diabetes store their insulin is now warning against the perils of improper storage for the quality and effectiveness...

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How to manage COPD triggers

Brittle asthma
COPD

How to manage COPD triggers

22 Oct 2018 • 8 comments

Certain factors can cause symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to grow more severe. Identifying and finding ways to avoid these triggers can help. Importance of identifying triggers Air...

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Alternative Medicine and Therapy for Pain

Back pain
Chronic pain
Disc discplacement
Disc hernia
Migraine
Sciatica
Tendonitis
Toothache
Torticollis

Alternative Medicine and Therapy for Pain

19 Oct 2018 • 3 comments

To control chronic pain, our members use alternative therapies and medicine in addition to his or her medical treatments. Discover the results of our survey on this subject and share your own...

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Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain

Fibromyalgia
Polymyalgia rheumatica

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain

18 Oct 2018 • 3 Likes • 9 comments

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain On the occasion of the World Day Against Pain on the 15th October, Carenity offers a week of publications dedicated to the fight against chronic pain. Today, we are...

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Applications for Managing your Pain

Back pain
Chronic pain
Disc discplacement
Disc hernia
Migraine
Sciatica
Tendonitis
Toothache
Torticollis

Applications for Managing your Pain

17 Oct 2018 • 2 comments

Mobile applications to fight against pain To fight against chronic pain, many applications have emerged. Easily accessible to all, these applications are excellent tools for patients to manage and...

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'Flexitarian' diets key to feeding people in a warming world

'Flexitarian' diets key to feeding people in a warming world

11 Oct 2018 • 1 comment

If the world wants to limit climate change, water scarcity and pollution, then we all need to embrace "flexitarian" diets, say scientists. This means eating mainly plant-based foods, and is one of...

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5 ways to boost your mood

Depression

5 ways to boost your mood

10 Oct 2018

For World Mental Health Day, we decided to share with you some tips on how to give yourself a little boost if you are in a bad mood! These are not methods to counteract a serious condition, such as...

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Staying positive and living with depression since early childhood

Depression
Post traumatic stress disorder
Social anxiety disorder

Staying positive and living with depression since early childhood

10 Oct 2018

Hello Tiffany, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us here on Carenity.Could you please introduce yourself?Hello everyone, my name is Tiffany and I am 27 years old.How did you realize you...

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16 Years of Postnatal Depression

Depression
Postpartum depression

16 Years of Postnatal Depression

9 Oct 2018 • 3 comments

  Hi, can you please introduce yourself in a few words? I'm sophiesmum‍  and I'm 35. I live with my fiancé of four and a half years in a town called Hartlepool.   Were you aware of postnatal...

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