HIV: adolescent girls remain disproportionately affected, warns Unicef
Every year, millions of children and adolescents experience the consequences of HIV, but young girls pay a heavier price than ...
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By the age of two, girls already play less outside than boys
Compared to boys, two-year-old girls spend less time outdoors and are less physically active, making them more likely to have ...
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Precocious puberty in girls: chemicals may be to blame
Exposure to certain endocrine disruptors, including those present in the fragrance of certain detergents or personal care products, can cause ...
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Physical activity: young girls and excellent students do not benefit from the benefits
Long-term exercise benefits young people's health later in life, but women and students with higher levels of education do not ...
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Rett syndrome: a little girl inoperable after 7 postponements of intervention
In the United Kingdom, a little girl suffering from Rett syndrome, leading in particular to severe scoliosis, is no longer ...
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Self-harm: sharp increase in hospitalizations among young girls
In France, more and more young girls are hospitalized because of self-harm. THE ESSENTIAL In 2022, 75,803 people aged 10 ...
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We need more Barbie doctors and scientists
For researcher Katherine Klamer, there are not enough Barbie doctors, surgeons and scientists, which perpetuates professional stereotypes. Barbie's CV includes ...
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Precocious puberty on the rise among girls during the pandemic
A recent study found an increase in the number of girls experiencing precocious puberty during the Covid-19 pandemic, likely due ...
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What is “cool girl syndrome”, a toxic behavior that can harm women’s mental health?
© shutterstockDo you know what a "needy girl" is? This label (obviously born and disseminated on social networks...) designates a ...
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The mother of an anorexic girl calls for help
© screenshot Manchester evening newsAdele Clay, 25, fights against theanorexia nervosa and the bulimia since he was 12 years old. ...
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Medical cannabis: an 8-year-old girl authorized to use it
Gracelia lives a daily hell and has to fight every day against 400 epileptic seizures. As part of her therapy ...
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Summer holidays: a prevention campaign against the excision of young girls
3 out of 10 daughters of parents from countries practicing female genital mutilation remain threatened in France today. To combat ...
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Pregnancy: twice as likely to have a girl if the woman is stressed
Women who give birth to daughters have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol at conception. THE ESSENTIAL This could ...
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Precocious puberty: a mysterious explosion of cases
The annual incidence of precocious puberty and its variants has increased significantly in Denmark over the past 20 years. THE ...
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Hyperactivity: sport reduces the risks for young girls
Boys are not affected by these beneficial effects of sport in childhood. Sport is health, whatever the age! A study, ...
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Flu: a little girl loses her sight because of the virus
Suffering from acute influenza B, Jade DeLucia, 4, developed brain inflammation. Now blind, she almost lost her life. The flu ...
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Stress during pregnancy would favor the birth of girls
Women stressed during pregnancy are less likely to give birth to boys, according to a new study. According to the ...
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A girl infected with the plague in Yosemite National Park in the United States
© Twitter screenshotA case plague human has been reported to United States. A girl contracted the disease after a visit ...
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Determining the sex of babies: it’s not just a question of X or Y chromosomes
XY embryos will not necessarily be baby boys, just as those identified as XX will not necessarily give birth to ...
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United States: a 15-year-old girl struck down by the flu
© Getty ImagesA common illness, the seasonal flu? Not always. In the United States, a 15-year-old girl succumbed to the ...
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17-year-old girl dies of meningitis in Nice
© GettyImagesFriday June 14, a high school student from 1st ES educated at the private high school Sasserno in Nice, ...
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A little girl saved thanks to the heart of another
© Tourville SolidarityThe anguish of waiting was succeeded by great relief. The parents of little Chloé, 2 and a half ...
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Measles: death of a 17-year-old girl in Bordeaux
© Gettyimages / Pixel_awayIn Bordeaux, a 17-year-old young woman died at the Bordeaux University Hospital "as a result of neurological ...
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Meningitis: a 16-year-old girl dies in the Drôme
© ThinkstockEach year, 8,000 cases of meningitis are identified in France. Most of the patients are infants or young children: ...
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A little girl with anemia queen of Zumba
© FacebookFew little girls can boast of dancing the Zumba as well as Audrey. At six years old, she has ...
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An 18-month-old girl with Alzheimer’s disease
© FB hopeformarianMarian was a normal growing and growing little girl in her small town in California until at the ...
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6-year-old girl diagnosed with rare cancer (doctors thought she was faking)
© Getty Images / Cultura RFThe story begins in March 2020, in the United Kingdom. Little Elisabeth, 6, wakes up ...
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Unvaccinated, 16-year-old girl dies of measles in Marseille
© ThinkstockIt is a tragedy that arises in the midst of the debate on the vaccine obligation: this Tuesday, June ...
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Parents of girl with ruffled hair syndrome raise awareness about the disease
© Instagram @shilahmadisonHer name is Shilah Madison, she is seven years old, she is Australian, and she has uncombable hair ...
Read moreMedicinal cannabis: 8-year-old girl allowed to use it
Gracelia lives in hell every day and has to fight 400 attacks of pilepsy every day. As part of her ...
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