AIDS: controversy over the new prevention campaign
The new campaign of HIV prevention, launched by Public Health France, the agency bringing together the National Institute for Prevention ...
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Homeopathy: Australians revive the controversy
The Australian National Council for Health and Medical Research (NHRMC) conducted an in-depth review of 225 homeopathy studies and concluded ...
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DSM: controversy around the bible of psychiatrists
© iStockphotoPsychiatrists have been waiting for its fifth edition for 14 years, but the 2013 DSM is nevertheless at the ...
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Controversy over the elimination of 16,000 hospital beds
© istockWill the French suffer from the reduction in the number of beds in hospitals? The question arises when Le ...
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The controversy over the prices of anticancer drugs intensifies
© Chiara Arsego - League Against CancerThe League against cancer is again panicking prices for anticancer drugs. After one first ...
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Vaccination: the CSMF accuses the public authorities
The Confederation of French Medical Unions believes that government actions are partly responsible for mistrust of vaccines.Vaccination is not unanimous ...
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Breastfeeding: UNICEF’s campaign shakes up social media
UNICEF's latest breastfeeding campaign ignites social media. Internet users point to inadmissible and guilty arguments for women.In the middle of ...
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Sexist question to a medical MCQ: Marisol Touraine reacts
A sexist question asked to medical students, during a mock exam, outraged the web.This is a joke in bad taste. ...
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Mosquito weather creates controversy
© iStockphotoA company selling mosquito repellent products, Manouka, is the official partner of a vigilance site against these tiresome insects, ...
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Controversy around a radioactive cloud
© istockThe mystery thickens around the radioactive cloud from Russia. While the latter leaves nothing to filter on what really ...
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Cervical cancer: controversy over smears
Cervical cancer: 3000 cases each yearOne in two women do not have a Pap smear or do it regularly. A ...
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Abortion strike: the national union of gynecologists denounces a “false controversy”
© getty imagesThe abortion strike will not take place. Remember: this Wednesday March 13, 2019, the National Union of Gynecologists-Obstetricians ...
Read moreControversy: Does Vitamin D Prevent Fractures?
May 16, 2005 - A very recent American meta-analysis has just confirmed that an increased intake of vitamin D can ...
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Health records deemed sexist will be withdrawn
After the controversy around the health record deemed "sexist" of Bouches-du-Rhône, the departmental council decided to withdraw them and to ...
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Tamiflu: new controversy around the H1N1 flu vaccine
© Hannah PetersFour years later, the H1N1 (A) flu vaccination campaign continues to stir. A study by the Cochrane Collaboration, ...
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New controversy around aluminum salts in deos
© IstockThe aluminum salts, used to reduce the secretion of sweat, are suspected, by crossing the skin barrier, of potentially ...
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Genes of violence: controversy surrounding a discovery
Two genes would be observed with a "significantly higher frequency" in violent offenders. A study whose results are causing controversy ...
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Controversy around a conscience clause among pharmacists
© istockThe overhaul of the code of ethics for pharmacists, the new version of which should be shorter than the ...
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Cytotec: the anti-ulcer drug used in childbirth withdrawn from the market
Suspected of causing serious complications, Cytotec, an anti-ulcer drug used off-label to induce childbirth, will be withdrawn from the market ...
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Episiotomy: controversy between government and obstetricians
© iStockPhotosSome believe that it is obstetric violence, others deny using it too often. The episiotomy is the subject of ...
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Controversy around a poster campaign against AIDS
© # Revelations-AidesDefinitely the awareness campaigns against the AIDS virusgo badly. After the withdrawal in several cities of posters of ...
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Cancer and the cell phone: a study revives the controversy
© FotoliaCell phones could increase the risk of developing two rare cancers. the National Toxicology Program (NTP) American publishes a ...
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Controversy over a smoking ban in front of a school
© istock"No smoking on a perimeter of 20 meters ". Here is what can read any person passing in front ...
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The fight against tobacco: Woody Allen’s film bothers Indians
The latest controversy around Woody Allen has nothing to do with his film. India wanted to incorporate anti-smoking warnings. In ...
Read moreADHD and Ritalin: the controversy is revived
December 4, 2007 - Methylphenidate (Ritalin®, Concerta®, Metadate®) effective and safe for treating children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? ...
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Cholesterol: controversy surrounding the use of statins as a preventive measure
© thinkstockBoth studies focus on a specific aspect of the recommendations for cholesterol screening: the formula that predicts a person's ...
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Controversy over the effects of a bottle of wine per day
© Torsten SchonThe controversy is launched between anti-alcohol associations and a former expert of the World Health Organization (WHO), Kari ...
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Milk and weight loss: the controversy continues
July 8, 2005 - Calling false advertisements extolling the slimming properties of milk and its products, a group of American ...
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World Cup: controversy over a drug used as a doping agent
© iStockWhile France has just won hands down its very first match against Honduras (3-0), a medical controversy has just ...
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Breast cancer: controversy surrounding an awareness campaign
In France, one in ten women develop breast cancerDuring his life. It is between the ages of 50 and 74 ...
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