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What is cardiac asthma?

5 Jan 2021

What is cardiac asthma?Cardiac asthma is a disease directly related to the heart and in particular to heart failure. Its symptoms mimic those of bronchial asthma, which can be confusing. In reality,...

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COVID-19 and diabetes: Interconnected pandemics?

4 Jan 2021 • 1 comment

Does diabetes increase the risk of COVID-19 infection? The current state of affairsDiabetes is a comorbidity that is frequently associated with COVID-19. Regardless of the type of diabetes (type I or...

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10 Foods that Boost the Immune System

30 Dec 2020 • 2 comments

Immune System FactsThe immune system is meant to protect us against diseases through a network of biological processes. Its main task is to detect and respond to pathogens, viruses, parasites,...

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What are the dangers associated with the over-the-counter sale of certain medicines?

28 Dec 2020 • 13 comments

With the rise of the internet, individuals are increasingly able to learn more about their health. As a result, there is a growing trend towards self-medication.What are over-the-counter medicines?...

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Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia: Widespread, burning pain throughout the body

26 Dec 2020 • 1 comment

What is fibromyalgia?Fibromyalgia is still very poorly understood. There are said to be around 2 million fibromyalgia patients in the UK, and 14 million in Europe (of which 90% are women, between 40...

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Are chronically ill patients being left behind by the COVID-19 pandemic?

23 Dec 2020 • 1 comment

COVID-19 is a severe acute respiratory syndrome which, since its outbreak in China in December 2019, has alarmed the global community and driven countries to take extreme measures to keep their...

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Dietary supplements: What precautions should be taken?

21 Dec 2020 • 2 comments

Which status for dietary supplements? What kind of regulation are they subject to?DefinitionsDietary supplements are 'foods containing concentrated sources of nutrients and presented for...

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Menopause: how to avoid depression?

19 Dec 2020

Menopause is a time that all women go through, characterised by the end of ovulation and of menstruations. A stage called 'perimenopause' precedes menopause. Many symptoms appear: hot flashes,...

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Vegan gingerbread cookies

17 Dec 2020

In the kitchen: read the "Vegan gingerbread cookies" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Roast potato, turkey, sausage & stuffing Boxing Day pie

17 Dec 2020

In the kitchen: read the "Roast potato, turkey, sausage & stuffing Boxing Day pie" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Apple & cranberry chutney

17 Dec 2020

In the kitchen: read the "Apple & cranberry chutney" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Is COVID-19 a respiratory illness?

16 Dec 2020 • 3 comments

COVID-19 is very much at the centre of the news: every day we are confronted with an enormous amount of information. There is a proliferation of articles on the subject and never before has a...

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