France is on red alert for allergies, 112,000 letters have been sent to alert patients to the risk of brain tumors linked to Androcur and here are 5 tips for managing stress during exams.
Allergy to pollens: red alert in France this week
“The good weather, hot and sunny, will affect the whole country at the beginning of next week and will raise the concentrations of grass pollen which will still greatly disturb allergy sufferers”, warns the national aerobiological monitoring network (RNSA). 26 French departments are on red alert, with a “very high” risk of pollen allergy: Allier, Alpes de Haute-Provence, Aveyron, the territory of Belfort, Calvados, Cantal, Côte d ‘Or, Creuse, Essonne, Gers, Hautes-Alpes, Haute-Saône, Haute-Savoie, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Lozère, Manche, Maine-et-Loire , Meurthe-et-Moselle, Nièvre, Puy-de-Dôme, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, the department of Saône-et-Loire and Yvelines. The majority of other sectors will be “high risk”. To learn more, click here.
Androcur: 112,000 letters sent to alert patients to the risk of brain tumors
Vigilance around the drug Androcur is increasing. Health insurance and the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) have jointly sent a letter to more than 80,000 patients, 30,000 private doctors and 2,000 health establishments to warn of the risks of brain tumor (or “meningioma”), reveals The Parisian. An exceptional measure, which was only taken for the Pick and the Dépakine. Even in the absence of mail, all patients under Androcur are encouraged to consult their doctor. From July 1, patients will be required to sign a form informing them of the risks of the treatment and will be systematically presented to them by their doctor… To read more, click here.
5 tips to manage your stress during exams
When you are a stressed student, nothing is more attractive than junk food: pizza, fast food, high-calorie dishes… But these dishes cause a spike in blood sugar and feed your stress! So prefer to turn to healthier foods that release serotonin, the hormone of well-being. For example: chamomile, dark chocolate, whole-grain starches (whole-grain rice, whole-wheat pasta, whole-grain bread) but also dried fruits and green vegetables (kale or fresh spinach). We tell you more in our article.
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