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The National Breast Cancer Foundation celebrates 28 years of the pink ribbon during Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Oct 8, 2020

From October 1-31st, 2020, numerous initiatives are being put in place to support research and raise awareness of breast cancer screening for the general public. Health professionals, non-profit...

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What is a generic drug? How is it different from a brand-name drug?

Oct 2, 2020 • 1 comment

What is a generic drug? How is it different from a brand-name drug?In order to understand the concept of generic drugs, it is necessary to fully grasp the notion of what is called the...

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The best nutrition apps: how to make eating healthy easier?

Sep 24, 2020 • 3 Likes • 1 comment

According to INSERM (the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), modern thinking about nutrition focuses on two essential factors: diet and physical activity. An imbalance in these...

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Everything to know about corticosteroid treatments (cortisone): use, dosage, side effects and more!

Sep 22, 2020 • 1 comment

What is cortisone? What does it do? Belonging to the family of steroids, cortisone is produced naturally by the adrenal gland located above the kidneys. This gland, which has a pyramidal structure,...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) masks: Regulations, types, prices and more!

Sep 18, 2020

What is the purpose of wearing a mask? Wearing a mask limits the risk of spreading a virus, whether it's COVID-19, the flu or any other respiratory virus. It acts as a "barrier" preventing the...

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5 tips for successfully getting back into exercise (even with a chronic illness)!

Sep 10, 2020

Everyone knows that exercise is good for your health in every way: it keeps you fit and in shape, it reduces stress and anxiety, it helps you set goals and it makes you proud when you reach them. Yet...

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How to get tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Sep 3, 2020

Who should be tested for COVID-19? As of August 24, 2020, the CDC recommends seeking a COVID-19 test for: People who are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms (fever, continuous cough, new loss of smell or...

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Why do we need vitamin D?

Aug 21, 2020

What is vitamin D? Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids. Together with its metabolite (end-product resulting from its degradation) calcitriol, it is essential for good bone mineralization....

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Prescription Drug Addiction: What are the risks and how to quit?

Aug 17, 2020

Addiction and dependence: What's the difference? Dependence is a psychological (an impulse to consume a drug in order to create pleasure or to relieve tension) and sometimes a physical state (the...

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How long is a prescription valid?

Aug 14, 2020

The period of validity of a prescription as well as its compliance with legal requirements are necessary for medicine to be dispensed or a medical procedure to be carried out. What does a valid...

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Rare diseases

Acromegaly, Cushing's disease... Learn more about pituitary neuroendocrine tumors!

Aug 6, 2020 • 1 comment

What is the pituitary gland? To fully understand what pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (pitNET) are, we first need to understand what the pituitary gland is and its role. Also called the hypophysis,...

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Cancer

What is hormone therapy?

Aug 5, 2020 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

What is a hormone?To fully understand hormone therapy, you must first understand what hormones are and how they work. Hormones are chemicals produced by specific cells in the body called endocrine...

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