Tobacco-free month: smoking down sharply in France
Tobacco consumption has been declining since 2021, according to a new survey carried out by the French Observatory on Drugs ...
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A quarter of adults say they may have ADHD
As many as 25% of adults suspect they may have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that has never been diagnosed, ...
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Albane Survey: More than 3,000 French people drawn at random to study the state of health of the population
For two years, health authorities will conduct a vast survey to assess the level of physical activity, eating habits and ...
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We feel young for longer and longer!
A tendency to "postpone" old age: today's adults consider that old age begins later in life than yesterday's adults, according ...
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Vitiligo: a benign disease still stigmatized in France
A survey reveals for the first time what young patients with vitiligo experience, a skin disease whose stigma has a ...
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Tinnitus: a financial burden that adds to physical and mental suffering
A survey carried out by two associations highlights the economic and social weight of tinnitus in France. No less than ...
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Chronic hand eczema: the experience is not the same for men and women
Chronic Hand Eczema (CHE) is not experienced in the same way by men and women. THE ESSENTIAL The burden of ...
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Migraine, a disease still stigmatized
A survey of 4,000 Europeans reveals the impact of migraine stigma on the daily lives of patients suffering from headache ...
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Morning-after pill: a taboo for nearly one in three women in France
An Ifop survey takes stock of the practices of French women in terms of emergency contraception: where is the use ...
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In Tanzania, a new communicable disease has already claimed 5 lives
A new communicable disease has killed five people in Tanzania and investigations are underway to identify it. THE ESSENTIAL A ...
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Cough syrups produced in India: after the WHO, the Gambian police open an investigation
© ShutterstockThe Gambian authorities are determined to "identify those responsible"of the 66 child deaths in the country."The Gambia Police Force ...
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Dépakine: the Minister of Health calls for an investigation
© fotoliaA few days ago, a deputy alerted the health authorities to the number of malformations occurring in babies whose ...
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Cannes: death in a low-cost dental center, an investigation is open
© iStockA 75-year-old woman died while undergoing surgery at the low-cost dental center: Dental Access, opened in Cannes in 2015. ...
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Paris attacks: launch of a vast psycho-traumatic investigation
© ThinkstockOn November 13, 2015, terrorist attacks killed 130 people in Paris and Saint-Denis. Santé Publique France is launching a ...
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Antiepileptics: opening of an investigation into the drug Depakine
© ThinkstockNew twist in the Dépakine® case. According to information from Figaro, the Paris prosecutor's office opened a preliminary investigation ...
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Buitoni case: the Public Prosecutor’s Office opens a judicial investigation
© ShutterstockIn the context of what can now be called the "Buitoni affair" the public health center Paris Public Prosecutor's ...
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The French more and more convinced by the vaccine but severe on the organization of the campaign
More than one in two French people (56%) say they are in favor of the vaccine according to the latest ...
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Levothyrox: no increase in “serious health problems” concludes the ANSM
After months of investigation into the new formula of Levothyrox, the Medicines Agency (ANSM) concluded that it had not led ...
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Cases of hepatitis of unknown origin have been identified in children in the UK
Several cases of hepatitis have been diagnosed in children across the Channel. For now, their origin remains unknown. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Pizzas Buitoni: an investigation opened for manslaughter
Several complaints have been filed with the courts in France. THE ESSENTIAL The E. coli responsible for HUS are present ...
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Half of the fruits and vegetables we eat are contaminated with toxic pesticides
The consumer association UFC-Que Choisir reveals that more than 50% of fruits and vegetables from conventional agriculture contain traces of ...
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Born from a PMA, she accuses the gynecologist of having used her own sperm during the insemination
Marjorie Mendes, born of medically assisted procreation (PMA), believes from her research that her mother's gynecologist could be her biological ...
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More than a million French people now suffer from massive obesity
17% of French people are now in a situation of obesity, and suffer from multiple associated pathologies. THE ESSENTIAL According ...
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Origin of SARS-CoV-2: researchers really want to know
They are neither satisfied nor convinced by the explanations given so far on the origin of the virus responsible for ...
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Are the French planning to be responsible at Christmas?
More than six out of ten French people say they want to be “reasonable” for the end-of-year celebrations. But a ...
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How confinement has accentuated social gaps
Containment measures and the adoption of barrier measures have been more beneficial, in terms of the evolution of the frequency ...
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Pediatric cancers: Macron arrested on the cases in Loire-Atlantique, other investigations in progress in the Jura and the South-East
22 cases of cancer have occurred since 2015 in an area of 15 km around Sainte-Pazanne, in Loire-Atlantique. The parents ...
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Bladder cancer: a lack of knowledge of the disease often delays the diagnosis
The vast majority of French people know little about bladder cancer, which leads to a delay in diagnosis which complicates ...
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The coronavirus would have come from a Chinese laboratory: “There is immense evidence”, assures the United States
“There is immense evidence” that SARS-CoV-2 started from a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan, the cradle of the epidemic, assured the ...
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Coronavirus: an international survey to better understand the loss of smell and taste
In order to better understand why the coronavirus causes certain patients to lose their sense of smell and taste, researchers ...
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