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

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?

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

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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What is hormone therapy?

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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"Ovarian cancer was an invitation to rethink my way of life."

Ovarian cancer

"Ovarian cancer was an invitation to rethink my way of life."

Aug 5, 2020

Hello Nadine, you have ovarian cancer and wanted to share your story.First of all, could you tell us more about yourself (who you are, your hobbies, your profession, family life, etc.)? I'm about to...

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How can yoga improve the lives of patients with chronic illness?

How can yoga improve the lives of patients with chronic illness?

Aug 4, 2020

Yoga: countless benefits for mental and physical health Yoga is an ancestral mind-body practice originating in India which has become more and more present in the western world. Yoga is often...

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Where to dispose of expired or unused medication? And how to recycle them?

Where to dispose of expired or unused medication? And how to recycle them?

Jul 22, 2020 • 1 comment

What medicines and other products can be safely disposed of or recycled? Not all medicines and health products are eligible for recycling. Among the products collected free of charge by pharmacies or...

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"Writing 'In My Bipolar Head' was a real psychoanalysis"

Bipolar disorder

"Writing 'In My Bipolar Head' was a real psychoanalysis"

Jul 20, 2020 • 1 Like

Hello François Lejeune, you have bipolar disorder and wanted to share your story.First of all, could you introduce yourself? Hello, my name is François, I'm 52 years old, I'm a wine merchant and I...

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Living with Castleman Disease

Castleman disease

Living with Castleman Disease

Jul 16, 2020

What are the symptoms that can impact patients' quality of life?  Castleman disease results in a variety of symptoms that can be hard on patients. These symptoms can have an impact on their social...

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Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: From Diagnosis to Remission

Breast cancer

Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: From Diagnosis to Remission

Jul 15, 2020 • 2 comments

Hello, you wanted to share your story about hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. First of all, could you tell us a bit more about yourself?Hello, my name is Christelle. I'll be 36 in a few days.Wh...

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Photosensitizing medications: What are they and how can their effects be prevented?

Photosensitizing medications: What are they and how can their effects be prevented?

Jul 15, 2020

What is photosensitivity? Photosensitivity is an adverse reaction of the skin following exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UV), whether natural (sunlight) or artificial (tanning booths) in origin. It...

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Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Staying Active and Positive through Treatment

Hodgkin lymphoma

Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Staying Active and Positive through Treatment

Jul 9, 2020

Hello Dan, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us. Could you introduce yourself in a few words? Gladly! My name's Dan Riggs and I'm now 63. I worked in mechanical engineering for a good...

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