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Obesity

Bariatric surgery and weight regain: When should you start to worry?

6 Dec 2021 • 1 Like

What are the different types of bariatric surgery? Bariatric surgery, also called weight loss surgery, aims at changing the anatomy of the digestive system. The changes brought about by the surgery...

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Bullous pemphigoid

Bullous pemphigoid: Dr. Antoine Seignez answers your questions!

5 Dec 2021 • 7 Likes • 1 comment

Hello Antoine Seignez, you are a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) at Carenity. Thank you for accepting to talk to us about bullous pemphigoid.First of all, could you please remind us what bullous...

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Iron deficiency: Symptoms and causes, how can it be prevented and monitored?

4 Dec 2021 • 5 Likes • 1 comment

Iron is an essential trace element. It is one of the compounds of hemoglobin (about 70% of the body's iron), a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to all the cells; and of myoglobin, a...

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Multiple sclerosis

Aging with MS: Everything you need to know!

3 Dec 2021 • 6 Likes

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease. The defense system supposed to protect the patient from external aggressions turns on his or her own cells and attacks them. The reasons for this remain...

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Diabetes (Type 1)

Type 1 diabetes: "I'm really proud to have a positive impact on the T1D community!"

1 Dec 2021

Hello Virginie, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us on Carenity!.First of all, could you tell us a little bit about yourself? My name is Virginie, I am 30 years old, I live near Nancy...

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HIV/AIDS

The history of HIV/AIDS: Everything you need to know!

30 Nov 2021

First, let us have a look at the virus that causes AIDS - the HIV. HIV is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, it causes a viral infection that attacks the immune system, especially white blood cells...

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Rheumatoid arthritis

What impact does rheumatoid arthritis have on daily life? Carenity members share their story!

30 Nov 2021 • 1 Like • 1 comment

132 members took part in our survey in the UK, US, and France We conducted a survey from 2 to 21 November, 2021 involving 132 Carenity members with rheumatoid arthritis living in the United Kingdom,...

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Lung cancer

Lung cancer: What are the latest advances in research?

29 Nov 2021 • 7 Likes • 1 comment

Lung cancer is a serious, chronic illness. There are two main groups: non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). To learn more about the different types of lung cancer,...

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Why are fermented foods good for our health?

27 Nov 2021 • 5 Likes • 1 comment

What is fermented food? Fermented foods are the ones that have undergone a transformation process with the participation of microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast or filamentous fungi.Fermentation is...

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Psychosomatics: When the body speaks!

25 Nov 2021 • 9 Likes

The term "psychosomatic" is composed of two words of Greek origin: the term psycho comes from psyche which means "spirit", and the term somatic comes from somatikos which means "of the body, bodily".P...

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Depression

Depression: “I need to work through my traumas and rise above them.”

24 Nov 2021 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

Hello Zeph525, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us on Carenity.First of all, could you tell us a little bit about yourself? I am the youngest of a family of four girls. My mother is...

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Psychiatry

What is mental decompensation?

22 Nov 2021

What is decompensation?The term "decompensation" refers to when a bodily structure or system, previously in balance (compensated), becomes unbalanced (decompensated), causing symptoms to appear. The...

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