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Expert Interview: traveling with a handicap made easier with a travel companion

Expert Interview: traveling with a handicap made easier with a travel companion

Jan 17, 2020

Pascale Crahay works as a travel companion for handicapped patients, allowing them to travel without always having to ask for assistance from strangers. Independence, complicity, costs. Learn more in...

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Androcur and meningioma: Endometriosis treatments and risks

Endometriosis
Meningioma

Androcur and meningioma: Endometriosis treatments and risks

Jan 16, 2020

Emmanuelle was prescribed Androcrur to treat her endometriosis, but it ended up causing brain tumors. Now she wants to warn other patients about the risks linked to these treatments!...

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The symptoms of ulcerative colitis, before and after diagnosis

Ulcerative colitis

The symptoms of ulcerative colitis, before and after diagnosis

Jan 16, 2020

"The most difficult thing for me to deal with is the unpredictable nature of the illness and the urge to run to the toilet."...

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MS, prickling sensations, treatments: my battle to walk again

Multiple sclerosis

MS, prickling sensations, treatments: my battle to walk again

Jan 15, 2020 • 3 comments

Diagnosed with MS 50 years late, prickling sensations, hiking...Read our member interview and learn more about the symptoms and treatments of multiple sclerosis....

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What medications should be banned in 2020?

What medications should be banned in 2020?

Jan 14, 2020 • 1 comment

The French magazine Prescrire made a list of 100 medications said to be more dangerous than beneficial for patients. Read on to learn more!...

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Medication, treatments, and exercise : treatments for emphysema and COPD

COPD
Emphysema

Medication, treatments, and exercise : treatments for emphysema and COPD

Jan 13, 2020 • 2 comments

Respiratory rehabilitation, medication, surgery… Discover the experience of a Carenity member living with COPD and emphysema....

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Joie de vivre despite Parkinson’s : personal challenges, hypnosis and treatment

Parkinson's disease

Joie de vivre despite Parkinson’s : personal challenges, hypnosis and treatment

Jan 10, 2020

With her family’s support and aided by natural medicine and her treatments, Dominique prefers to stay optimistic and positive despite having Parkinson’s disease....

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MS and medical cannabis: Legal status and usage in France and Spain

Multiple sclerosis

MS and medical cannabis: Legal status and usage in France and Spain

Jan 9, 2020 • 6 comments

A Carenity study compared medical cannabis consumption habits of patients living with MS in France and Spain. What are its effects on symptoms? How often do patients take it and how? Read our study!...

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Epileptic seizures: recognizing the symptoms and how to help

Epilepsy

Epileptic seizures: recognizing the symptoms and how to help

Jan 7, 2020

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure": discover the different types of epileptic seizures and our types on how to best treat them....

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Diagnosis and treatments: life with Crohn's disease at 18 years old

Crohn's disease

Diagnosis and treatments: life with Crohn's disease at 18 years old

Jan 3, 2020

"I felt angry and afraid. Even today, it's hard for me to say that I'm going to have to live with the disease for the rest of my life."...

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Understanding the condition and how to treat it

Bipolar disorder
Chronic anxiety - Stress
Depression
Generalized anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Understanding the condition and how to treat it

Dec 27, 2019

Anxiety is a common emotion, but for some their anxiety seems to take over everything, making it impossible to live a normal life. But, what is Generalized Anxiety disorder? How is it diagnosed and...

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How to recognize the signs of a stroke ?

Cerebrovascular accident
Transient ischemic attack

How to recognize the signs of a stroke ?

Dec 26, 2019

Every year, more than 140 000 people suffer a stroke. Learn to recognize the symptoms, react as quickly as possible and limit the damage....

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