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What is disability? Are we an inclusive world?

What is disability? Are we an inclusive world?

3 Dec 2020 • 1 comment

According to the United Nations, the population of persons with disabilities around the globe totals one billion people. In the United Kingdom, this figure is approximately 14.1 million people. Of...

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What progress is being made in the fight against HIV?

HIV/AIDS

What progress is being made in the fight against HIV?

1 Dec 2020

What is HIV?Today, 36.9 million people worldwide live with HIV, and 23.3 million of them have a treatment. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infects 1.7 million people each year. In the UK, more...

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Psoriasis: Can anti-inflammatory foods help to fight flare-ups?

Psoriasis
Psoriatic arthritis

Psoriasis: Can anti-inflammatory foods help to fight flare-ups?

27 Nov 2020 • 1 comment

Which foods are effective in preventing flare-ups? Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease that causes inflammation in the body, mainly in the form of scales and plaques. A key indicator of this...

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Family Health History: Why is it important?

Family Health History: Why is it important?

25 Nov 2020 • 4 comments

Family Health HistoryWhat is it?Health is often a family matter. We share much more than physical characteristics with our family members: way of life (eating habits and lifestyle), environment and...

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"I underwent a radical open prostatectomy"

Prostate cancer

"I underwent a radical open prostatectomy"

24 Nov 2020 • 2 comments

Hello @Benoit54000, you accepted to share your story with us on Carenity and we thank you for it.Thank you for giving me the floor, I wish to help those who are lost and who are looking for answers...

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Blood tests: How to read and understand the results of a liver function test

Cirrhosis
Drug-induced hepatitis
Hepatic failure
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Liver cancer
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and NASH

Blood tests: How to read and understand the results of a liver function test

23 Nov 2020 • 1 Like

What is the role of the liver?The liver has a crucial role of synthesis and regulation. It is involved in lipid metabolism, the assimilation and purification of fats via bile, carbohydrate metabolism...

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Everything there is to know about the keto diet (concept, benefits and drawbacks)!

Everything there is to know about the keto diet (concept, benefits and drawbacks)!

20 Nov 2020 • 9 comments

Recognised in the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy since the 1920s, the ketogenic diet has become popular in recent years, allowing rapid weight loss. This high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet goes...

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Which medicines affect blood sugar levels?

Which medicines affect blood sugar levels?

18 Nov 2020 • 2 comments

A few reminders about blood sugar and its mechanism of variationGlucose is an essential source of energy for the proper functioning of our cells and vital organs. Muscles, for example, are large...

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8 tips to help fight depression without drugs

Depression

8 tips to help fight depression without drugs

18 Nov 2020 • 1 Like • 2 comments

Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting about 121 million people. In the United Kingdom the case is the same, with 19.7% of the population over 16 years of age being...

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How to manage an MS relapse?

Multiple sclerosis

How to manage an MS relapse?

16 Nov 2020

Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system (spinal cord and brain). This means that the immune system (involved in fighting viruses and bacteria) attacks myelin (the protective...

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“I've learned to understand and 'tame' my type 1 diabetes”

Diabetes (Type 1)

“I've learned to understand and 'tame' my type 1 diabetes”

12 Nov 2020

Hello Tantvalacruche, you have type 1 diabetes and graciously accepted to share your story with us on Carenity. We thank you for it!First of all, could you tell us more about yourself?I am 55 years...

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The Psychological Impact of COVID-19

The Psychological Impact of COVID-19

12 Nov 2020

What are the main psychological consequences of COVID-19? A pandemic is not uncharted territory for human kind, but it is true that awareness for mental health is quite new when related to a...

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