What is chronotherapy, or how to take your medication at the right moment?

3 Apr 2023 • 1 Like

Chronotherapy is a recent scientific discipline which consists of studying the administration of drugs according to biological rhythms of patients, in order to improve the effectiveness of the...

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

All about Verneuil disease!

31 Mar 2023

Verneuil disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin. It is also called hidrosadenitis, hidrosadenitis suppurativa (HS), pilosebaceous follicle disease or Verneuil-Hutchinson disease. This...

Endometriosis

Endometriosis: why does it take so long to get a diagnosis?

25 Mar 2023

Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological condition that affects nearly 10% of women of childbearing age, i.e. 190 million women worldwide and 1.5 million women in the UK. Despite this high...

Digestive diseases

IBD: surgery as part of treatment, everything you need to know!

19 Mar 2023

Having a chronic disease is far from easy, especially when you do not see much representation around you. Unfortunately, IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) is one of the conditions which still lack...

Mental load and its impact on our health

17 Mar 2023 • 3 Likes

Mental load is difficult to identify, but is quite real. Anyone can be concerned, however, women seem to be more exposed than men. Mental load can have negative effects on physical and mental health. ...

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis: are women more affected?

13 Mar 2023 • 8 Likes

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system and leads to lesions causing motor, sensory, cognitive, visual or sphincter disturbances. Today, 3 out of 4...

Depression

Depression in gifted adults

12 Mar 2023 • 1 Like

Depression in gifted adults can have a significant impact on their daily life and well-being. Low self-esteem, chronic fatigue and difficulty concentrating can be some of the symptoms of this...

Raynaud Syndrome

Raynaud's phenomenon (disease): causes, symptoms and treatments

6 Mar 2023 • 2 Likes

Raynaud's disease (also known as Raynaud's phenomenon, or Raynaud's syndrome) is characterised by episodes of reduced blood flow in the extremities, most commonly in the fingers. It is a chronic...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetes and eye problems: everything there is to know!

27 Feb 2023 • 5 Likes

Diabetes is on the rise in the UK and already affects more than 3.9 million people. Whether it is type I or type II, the risks of complications are high. Among the most feared consequences of...

Cancer

Cryotherapy in cancer treatment

4 Feb 2023 • 2 Likes

4 February is World Cancer Day. This awareness-raising day is an opportunity to highlight the challenges in the fight against cancer, to inform general population about scientific and medical...

Ankylosing spondylitis
Crohn's disease
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Psoriasis
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Ulcerative colitis
Uveitis

Adalimumab (Humira®, Amgevita®, Imraldi®, Idacio®, Hyrimoz® and Yuflyma®): everything there is to know!

30 Jan 2023 • 1 Like

Adalimumab (Humira®, Amgevita®, Imraldi®, Idacio®, Hyrimoz® and Yuflyma®) is an immunosuppressive agent belonging to the anti-TNF family. It is used in the treatment of Crohn's disease,...

Psychiatry

Seasonal affective disorder: everything there is to know!

29 Jan 2023

SAD is most often associated with winter, which is why it is also called winter depression. But it is also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). There are two types of this condition: winter...