Carenity

Oral Cancer: Increased Risk With Air Pollution

Oct 13, 2018

Air pollution linked to greater risk of mouth cancer, finds study. High levels of air pollution are linked to an increased risk of mouth cancer (oral cancer), new research has revealed. Scientists...

Read the article

Child Illnesses

Too Much Screen Time, Too Little Horseplay For Kids: Study

Oct 11, 2018

Only one in 20 kids in the United States meets guidelines on sleep, exercise and screen time, and nearly a third are outside recommendations for all three. On average, children aged eight to 11...

Read the article

Depression
Post traumatic stress disorder
Social anxiety disorder

Staying positive and living with depression since age 8

Oct 10, 2018 • 1 Like • 10 comments

Despite dealing with depression, social anxiety disorder, and an eating disorder, Tiffany takes everything in stride. She shares her journey and how she is able to continue to keep a positive...

See the testimonial

COPD

New Minimally Invasive Surgery For Emphysema: Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (Zephyr EBV)

Oct 10, 2018

In mid 2018 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new device, the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (Zephyr Valve), which is intended to treat breathing difficulty associated with severe...

Read the article

How To Support and Help a Loved One With A Mental Illness

Oct 9, 2018

How To Support A Loved One With A Mental Illness? This year, World Mental Health Day 2018 takes place on the 10th of October and the focus is particularly on strong mental health during childhood...

Read the article

Crohn's disease

Crohn's Mouth Ulcers: What To Know

Oct 4, 2018 • 4 comments

Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that mainly causes symptoms in the digestive tract. However, some people experience symptoms elsewhere, including mouth ulcers. Doctors call mouth...

Read the article

Breast cancer

Serena Williams Promotes Breast Cancer Screening

Oct 3, 2018

Serena Williams, tennis champion, created Sunday buzz by appearing topless, but with her chest hidden by her hands, in a video where she sings and promotes breast cancer screening. Serena sings an...

Read the article

Breast cancer

These 6 Habits May Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

Oct 2, 2018 • 3 comments

Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the U.S. [It affects] almost 85 of every 100,000 Americans, according to recent data from the World Health Organization’s International Agency for...

Read the article

Breast cancer
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Breast cancer and mastectomy: My story

Oct 1, 2018

A few years ago, Cacalou, a member of Carenity France, had breast cancer: a mastectomy, breast reconstruction and the diagnosis of a rare disease later, she tells us about her experience...

See the testimonial

Air Pollution Is Still Killing People In The United States

Sep 28, 2018 • 1 comment

Air pollution continues to drive premature deaths in the United States. Air pollution continues to drive premature deaths in the United States with no level of exposure leaving humans unaffected,...

Read the article

Coffee May Prolong Life of People With Kidney Disease

Sep 28, 2018

Caffeine may help improve vascular function. A little caffeine may be just what the doctor orders for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). According to a recent study in Nephrology Dialysis...

Read the article

Women's health

In Shift To General Wellness, Weight Watchers Becomes 'WW'

Sep 27, 2018

Global weight loss giant Weight Watchers is changing its name to WW as it moves toward promoting healthy living in general, the company announced Monday. Its new slogan -- "Wellness that works" --...

Read the article

Latest articles published