Resurgence of dengue: alert on “the absence of epidemiological monitoring on the eve of the Olympics”
Transmitted to humans by the tiger mosquito, dengue fever worries the National Union of Medical Biologists (SNMB). THE ESSENTIAL In ...
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Measles: the signs to spot before the first pimples
The resurgence of measles forces us to know the symptoms to seek medical attention quickly and limit the spread of ...
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Zoonosis: the example of Rift Valley Fever
Rift Valley fever spreads between livestock and humans. In light of this remark, the health of humans, animals and the ...
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The hepatitis B virus has existed… since prehistoric times
Research on DNA from 400 to 10,500 years old shows that the parent strain of the hepatitis B virus emerged ...
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If the Covid-19 epidemic follows the pattern of the 1918 Spanish flu, bad news is to be expected!
Responsible for the death of 25 to 50 million people throughout the world at the beginning of the last century, ...
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How to better manage pediatric cancers?
Thanks to advances in research, 80% of children with cancer in developed countries are now cured. But progress remains to ...
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Death of a teenage girl in Bordeaux: why is the measles virus back?
The death of a 17-year-old girl in Bordeaux brings the number of measles victims in France to three since the ...
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Cancer: more than 150,000 French people died in 2017
Epidemiology, risk factors, screening, care, quality of life of patients ... As every year, the National Cancer Institute (INCA) takes ...
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Dogs bite people more often, strangers and anxious people
Men and people with anxiety are more at risk of being bitten by a dog, which will often be an ...
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Dog owners have better health
But is it thanks to the dogs or the owners?In the latent war between cat and dog lovers, the cowardly ...
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Migrants: authorities have stopped three epidemics in the North
Surveillance of infectious outbreaks in the Calais and Grande-Synthe migrant camps helped limit the scale of three epidemics.Three epidemics: this ...
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Colorectal cancer: people under 50 more and more at risk
Colorectal cancer recedes in the elderly but progresses in the forties. A study conducted in the United States suggests an ...
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Measles: health authorities point to several departments
Despite a drop in measles cases observed since the start of the year, the French public health agency remains vigilant. ...
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Parkinson’s: the number of cases has exploded in 30 years
Parkinson's disease has progressed alarmingly in 30 years. The number of cases diagnosed per year has increased from 40 to ...
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Blindness: twice as many blind and visually impaired people by 2050
American projections are worrying: the United States will have 2 million blind people and 7 million visually impaired people in ...
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Flu: “It is rare that an epidemic starts during the holidays”
The influenza virus is discreet at the end of 2015. But it is common for the epidemic threshold to be ...
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Cancer: Inequalities are widening between rich and poor countries
The cancer incidence rate is declining in rich countries. In contrast, in low- and middle-income countries, it is on the ...
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Childhood obesity: Finland’s exemplary struggle
Seinäjoki has halved the overweight and obesity of her children in six years. By integrating health into all public sectors, ...
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Bad eating habits outnumber good ones around the world
20-year rise in bad eating habits surpasses good eating habits in most parts of the world, study in 187 countries ...
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The French auscultated in health cohorts
The largest epidemiological survey has just been launched in France with 200,000 adults aged 18 to 69. Scientists want to ...
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