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Deep brain stimulation to fight Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Deep brain stimulation to fight Parkinson's disease

Feb 7, 2020 • 2 comments

Have you heard of deep brain stimulation (DBS), a treatment to diminish Parkinson's disease symptoms? Daniel talks to us about his experience with DBS, an operation that changed his life.

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Fighting depression: Learning to love yourself and the ups and downs of life

Depression

Fighting depression: Learning to love yourself and the ups and downs of life

Feb 6, 2020 • 2 comments

Hello Matices, thank you very much for agreeing to speak to us. Could you tell us a little about yourself? My name is Quini Corbalán, I have a degree in Hispanic Philology from Murcia University. I'm...

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Controlling asthma with natural methods

Asthma

Controlling asthma with natural methods

Feb 4, 2020 • 1 comment

"My hope is that other people in the same situation can discover they too can learn to control and free themselves from their asthma in a safe and efficient way."

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Ovarian cancer : We explain the available treatments

Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer : We explain the available treatments

Feb 3, 2020

Ovarian cancer affects 1 out of every 78 women and accounts for around 13,000 deaths per year in the US. The high mortality rate is partly explained by the fact that ovarian cancer is often diagnosed...

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Bowel Cancer: “Cancer doesn’t define you. You define you.”

Colorectal cancer

Bowel Cancer: “Cancer doesn’t define you. You define you.”

Jan 30, 2020

Carenity member Karen Elizabeth was diagnosed with stage-3 bowel cancer. She discusses her symptoms, diagnosis and treatment and her can-do attitude.

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Flash glucose monitoring, treatments, diet: keeping type-2 diabetes under control

Diabetes (Type 2)

Flash glucose monitoring, treatments, diet: keeping type-2 diabetes under control

Jan 28, 2020

"You absolutely must watch what you eat and get a feeling for variations in blood sugar levels after every meal."

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Lupus diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Lupus

Lupus diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Jan 24, 2020

On average, it took at 3 years for members living with lupus to get diagnosed. Read their stories and leave your own in the comments below!

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and NASH
Obesity

NASH, or "fatty liver disease": Understanding treatments

Jan 24, 2020 • 2 Likes • 2 comments

There's no one known cure for NASH. However, treatments do exist to live better despite a non-alcoholic steatohepatitis diagnosis.

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How to keep tabs on cardiovascular disease?

Cardiovascular diseases

How to keep tabs on cardiovascular disease?

Jan 22, 2020

Blood work, regular tests, discover what to look out for when it comes to cardiovascular diseases.

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Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

Bipolar disorder
Depression

Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

Jan 21, 2020 • 6 Likes • 10 comments

Dorothee’s difficult past is likely at the root of her bipolar disorder. Diagnosed after years of not knowing what was wrong, she recounts her journey and her treatments.

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What is biologic therapy? A special look at asthma

Asthma

What is biologic therapy? A special look at asthma

Jan 20, 2020

In some cases, asthmatic patients may be prescribed biologic therapies: Read our guide to learn more about these innovative treatments.

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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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