Breast cancer

Breast cancer: How to be comfortable in your clothes while in treatment?

4 Oct 2021

Not only is breast cancer treatment hard on your physical health, but it can also take a toll on your mental health. Breast cancer patients often mention losing a sense of themselves and their...

Alzheimer's disease

Expert Interview: How to live better with a loved one with Alzheimer's disease?

21 Sep 2021 • 1 Like

To mark World Alzheimer's Day on 21 September, we are interviewing Benoît Michel, psychologist and author of the book "Bien vivre auprès d'un proche atteint de la maladie d'Alzheimer" ("Living Well...

Which herbs and plants can help relieve joint and muscle pain?

6 Sep 2021 • 13 Likes • 3 comments

Arthritis, osteoarthritis, joint and muscle pain... Treatments for these conditions can often be overwhelming. However, plants and herbs can also serve as a natural alternative or complement to...

6 podcasts to help you learn about your health!

3 Sep 2021 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

When living with a chronic illness, we are often constantly looking for ways to keep informed and up to date on our condition and to feel less alone. However, with our fast-paced lives this is not...

What health risks may be hiding in your medicine cabinet?

31 Aug 2021 • 6 Likes • 3 comments

We all have that cabinet or drawer in our bathroom at home that is chock full of our everyday essentials - cotton buds, tweezers, mouthwash, paracetamol... However, though many of these items may...

6 mnemonic devices to help you in a medical emergency!

20 Aug 2021 • 8 Likes • 1 comment

We often use mnemonic devices – a set of letters or associations to help the brain encode and recall information – in school to help us remember things for that science quiz or history test....

Insomnia

Insomnia: What is it and how is it treated?

13 Aug 2021 • 1 Like

Chronic insomnia is a condition affecting about 36% of UK adults. The proportion of people affected has decreased in recent years among men, though nearly twice as many women are likely to be...

Which medications can cause adverse effects on the muscles?

2 Aug 2021 • 22 Likes • 10 comments

In general, muscle pain is not a medical emergency as such, but when the pain is too intense, it can become a real burden in a patient's life. It is important to get to the root cause of these pains.A...

Psychiatry

Depression: Carenity members share their story!

31 Jul 2021 • 4 Likes

Major depressive disorder affects people of all ages. It affects approximately 15 to 20% of the general population, over the course of a lifetime. It is presented as a succession of characterised...

HIV/AIDS

HIV: What are the different blood tests available?

26 Jul 2021

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is responsible for the destruction of immune system cells. It infects certain lymphocytes (immune cells), diverting the cellular machinery towards the...

Mindfulness: How can it benefit our health?

24 Jul 2021 • 1 Like • 3 comments

Stress seems to have become a facet of our daily lives. In fact, studies have found that in 2018 almost 75% of UK adults felt so stressed they were overwhelmed or unable to cope. In a constant...

Steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs): We explain it all!

21 Jul 2021 • 3 Likes

Anti-inflammatories are, as their name indicates, used to fight against inflammation. Inflammation is the body's natural reaction against injury and infection. Inflammation can be infectious,...