Corsica: a pediatrician dies following a lightning meningitis
A pediatrician died of lightning meningitis at Bastia Falconaja hospital in Corsica. The Regional Health Agency indicates that there is ...
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Avian flu: the origin of the cases of Corsica and Yvelines has been discovered
© Getty ImagesAfter a first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) detected in Haute-Corse on November 16, a second ...
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Tropical urogenital parasite: Corsica and its tourists still threatened by bilharzia
Bilharzia, also called schistosomiasis, is a parasitic disease caused by a hematophagous worm, Schistosoma haemotobium. Since 2014, this parasite has ...
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Parasitic worms: eight cases of bilharzia reported after swimming in Corsica
© monkeybusinessimagesContamination by bilharzia, sickness caused by parasitic worms which are found in certain fresh waters, would have affected eight ...
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Type 1 diabetes in children: it is more common in Corsica
© iStockPhotosType 1 diabetes (T1D) is a complex metabolic disease, which usually starts in childhood. But in the absence of ...
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Corsica: the protest at Bastia hospital continues
Organized in support of the striking personnel of the Bastia hospital, the “white march” organized yesterday in the city brought ...
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Corsican hospitals: the management of working time denounced by the Court of Auditors
The Court of Auditors tackles the hospitals of Ajaccio and Bastia. Their financial situation is compromised because of an increase ...
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Meningitis: death of a three-month-old baby in Corsica
The infant who died Sunday morning was indeed infected with meningococcus, health authorities confirmed.A three-month-old baby was admitted to Bastia ...
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15 children infected with staphylococcus aureus in Corsica
© ThinkstockAbout fifteen children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 12 have been infected with bacteria such as ...
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Tobacco: does Corsican taxation increase the risk of cancer?
Corsica benefits from a low tax on tobacco products, pointed out by the Court of Auditors and by doctors.It is ...
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Self-medication: Corsica France champion of consumption
In a study, Corsica appears as the French champion of self-medication. Picardy is at the back of the pack.The 2015 ...
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Bilharzia: a 6,200-year-old parasite discovered in Syria
Evidence of the existence of bilharzia thousands of years old has been discovered by archaeologists in Syria. The crop irrigation ...
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Fifteen children victims of Staphylococcus aureus in Corsica
About fifteen children and adolescents were infected with staphylococcus aureus in Haute-Corse. The transmission appears to have taken place at ...
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Corsicans champions of a sedentary lifestyle
The data of 100,000 owners of pedometers were analyzed to draw up a "sedentary lifestyle map". The results show large ...
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Chikungunya: Corsica strengthens tiger mosquito hunting
An inhabitant of Corsica returning from vacation from Guadeloupe is suspected of having contracted the Chikungunya or Dengue virus. Local ...
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Bilharzia: supply difficulties for treatment
While several people have been infected in Southern Corsica, the authorities are asking doctors to reserve treatment for biologically confirmed ...
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In Corsica, unwanted cigarettes on the beaches
© fotoliaFrom next week on ten Corsican beaches, it will no longer be possible to take out your pack of ...
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In Corsica, tobacco costs less … and cancers are more numerous
© ThinkstockIt was the Court of Auditors which sounded the alarm: in a (sensitive) report published this Monday, September 5, ...
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Corsica affected by an episode of fine particle pollution
Due to an episode of fine particle pollution on the Island of Beauty, it is advisable to favor short outings ...
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“Plan Blanc” in hospitals: after Corsica, it is the turn of the PACA region to activate it
Faced with the increase in hospitalizations, the Regional Health Agency announced the activation of the “white plan” in hospitals in ...
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