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Brittle asthma
COPD

How to manage your COPD triggers

Jan 24, 2019 • 2 Likes • 6 comments

Certain factors can cause symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to grow more severe. Identifying and finding ways to avoid these triggers can help. Importance of identifying triggers Air...

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60% of chronic patients feel alone: 5 solutions to help patients and their families

Jan 23, 2019 • 5 comments

Having a chronic illness or caring for a patient is often a factor of isolation and loneliness. Carenity aims to overcome this...

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Doctors' mental health is at tipping point

Jan 22, 2019 • 2 comments

Patients rely on doctors to look after their mental health, but is enough being done to help the doctors when and if they are suffering with mental health issues? There are concerns that some medical...

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Bipolar disorder
Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia: sensations, emotions and treatments

Jan 18, 2019 • 1 comment

Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Adeline agreed to talk about what the disease really is: the difficulties, the cons, and even the...

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70% of patients have already lied to their doctor!

Jan 17, 2019 • 3 comments

A survey of 4,510 people in the United States reveals an alarming finding: 70% of patients have already withheld information from their doctors. The relationship between a patient and their health...

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Rheumatoid arthritis

7 tips for sleeping with rheumatoid arthritis

Jan 16, 2019 • 1 Like • 6 comments

People with rheumatoid arthritis may find that pain or discomfort prevents them from falling asleep. Not sleeping well can have an impact on the severity of a person's symptoms, as well as their...

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Cancer

Telling patients to 'fight' cancer puts them under pressure

Jan 15, 2019 • 3 Likes • 13 comments

Cancer patients should not be told to “fight” their disease because doing so puts them under “exhausting pressure”, Macmillan Cancer Support has said. The charity warned that framing cancer in terms...

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Photo testimonial: the labor market excludes the chronically ill

Jan 15, 2019 • 2 Likes • 3 comments

"I have been chronically ill for 20 years. Since then, I have had to adapt to many changes in my life, such as being able to complete my studies or giving up my place in the labour...

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Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Risks and Benefits of Chemotherapy Treatments

Jan 14, 2019 • 11 comments

Chemotherapy is most often associated with cancer treatment, but it is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which your own body mounts an immune...

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Nutrition and Food to Live Better?

Jan 11, 2019 • 2 Likes • 5 comments

On Carenity, many members have shared tips and experience on how their diet has been an ally or enemy of their treatment regimen: Gluten-free diet, adequate balance between carbohydrates and fats,...

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Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic retinopathy
Gestational diabetes

Diabetes: Prevention and Weight Loss, Part 3

Jan 10, 2019 • 1 comment

In this last part of our interview with Elisa Cloteau, a dietitian and nutritionist, she will be giving advice and talking about family history and weight loss for people with...

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Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic retinopathy
Gestational diabetes

Diabetes Nutrition Tips, Part 2

Jan 10, 2019 • 2 comments

In this last part of our interview with Elisa Cloteau, a dietitian and nutritionist, she will be giving advice and talking about sugar and sugar substitutes i regard to...

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