During heat waves, women are more likely to die than men
© Shutterstock / altafullaSince the heat wave which hit Europe in 2003 and which caused the premature death of 70,000 ...
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Death of Geneviève de Fontenay: what can you die of while sleeping?
© Instagram captureGenevieve de Fontenay died at the age of 90 in Saint-Cloud (Hauts-de-Seine), announced Wednesday August 2, his son ...
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Women With Asthma Are Twice As Likely To Die From An Asthma Attack, Here’s Why
© ShutterstockIf pollens and air pollution are known triggers of asthma, did you know that hormonal changes in women - ...
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Heat: the over 75s are not at all the only ones to die of it
© Shutterstock / Philippe Clement“Heat is one of the most worrying climatic risks in Europe, on ecosystems, but also on ...
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Heat wave: is it (really) possible to die of heat?
© ShutterstockOur body constantly regulates its temperature using several mechanisms that are controlled by the hypothalamus, this gland located at ...
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A dozen children die in Côte d’Ivoire from an unidentified disease
© Shutterstock / Avatar_023Since the beginning of December 2022, the village of Kpo-Kahankro, in Côte d'Ivoire has been facing the ...
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Epilepsy: 9 misconceptions that die hard
© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© ShutterstockOrage. This is the name that the singer Ava gave to ...
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Cancer: why do terminally ill patients die more on weekends?
© ShutterstockCould advanced cancer patients delay their death until a given event? If several studies have already supported the existence ...
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We die later and later, but of what?
Average life expectancy has fallen from 65.3 years in 1990 to 71.5 years in 2013, according to a study on ...
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Twenty children die in Gambia after taking cough syrup
© Shutterstock / Ground PictureAt least 28 children, between five months and four years old, were found dead in The ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: why people can die from it
© iStockPhotosThe Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disease best known for causing progressive memory loss. But it also has ...
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2200 homeless people die in France every year
© iStockPhotosNumerous Anglo-Saxon studies show that the absence of personal housing (the absence of a "home") is associated with a ...
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4 people a day die from drowning in summer
© iStockPhotosIn his Weekly epidemiological bulletin (BEH), Public Health France has just published the results of the "DROWNING 2015" survey ...
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Shaken baby syndrome: 1 in 10 babies die from it
© ShutterstockAlso called non-accidental head injury, shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a form of head trauma inflicted on infants by ...
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A baby allowed to die with dignity
© iStockphotosA British High Court judge has just authorized doctors to stop treating and keeping alive an 8-month-old baby suffering ...
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Transplant patients are more likely to die of cancer
People who undergo organ transplants are three times more likely to die of cancer than the general population, according to ...
Read moreWe die later and later, but of what?
Average life expectancy has fallen from 65.3 years in 1990 to 71.5 years in 2013, according to a study on ...
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In Guyana, 4 premature babies die from a nosocomial infection
© ThinkstockIt's a sad story. In less than 2 months - between the end of July 2016 and the end ...
Read moreAlzheimer’s disease: why people can die from it
© iStockPhotosThe Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disease best known for causing progressive memory loss. But it also has ...
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European teens would die younger than their grandparents
© thinkstockIn Europe, where smoking rates and consumption alcohol are the highest in the world, and where more than half ...
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Stroke: 3 out of 10 patients die in the following year
© iStockPhotosAccording to the Department of Hospitalization and Organization of Care (DHOS), stroke constitute a major cause of disability (505,000 ...
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Flu: Healthy Children Can Die From It
© iStockProfessionals know it, but parents may not: the consequences of the flu can be fatal for a child, even ...
Read more2,200 homeless die in France each year
© iStockPhotosNumerous Anglo-Saxon studies show that the absence of personal accommodation (the absence of a "home") is associated with a ...
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To die of laughter, it’s possible
© iStockTo twist with laughter, "to piss with laughter", to die of laughter. Three expressions that hide a harsh reality. ...
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Women who have had a child die older
Women who have had a child would have a longer life expectancy than those who did not. Scientists have also ...
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Three men die of lightning meningitis in Nice
© istockAfter the death of three men showing symptoms of meningococcal B meningitis, the people of Nice are wondering. Last ...
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South Sudan: 15 children die from contaminated vaccine
© ThinkstockA tragedy. This Friday, June 2, 2017, the Minister of Health of South Sudan (an African country that has ...
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Heart attack: it’s possible to die of boredom
Those who complain of being bored in their life are twice as likely to die of a heart attack or ...
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80 teens die of AIDS every day
© Getty ImagesSome 360,000 adolescents will die of diseases AIDS related between 2018 and 2030, according to current forecasts. "This ...
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James Bond. The automobile at the heart of the new film Die Can Wait
The new "James Bond" rolls out the red carpet at the automobile. Cars in limited series, promotional events, miniatures and ...
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