Intestinal disorders: clay-based drugs potentially dangerous for little ones
Clay-based medicines such as Smecta, widely administered in case of gastro, are possibly dangerous for children because of their lead ...
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A head injury (even an old one) can lead to dementia
© Getty ImagesMany received ideas circulate about dementia, a syndrome which affects approximately 50 million people in the world according ...
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Notre-Dame de Paris fire: lead detected in a child’s blood
Lead pollution has spread around Notre-Dame de Paris since the cathedral fire. Traces above the regulatory reporting threshold were detected ...
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Lead pollution, emergency workers’ strike and osteoporosis among 35-50 year olds Fire at Notre-Dame de Paris: lead detected in the blood of a child Osteoporosis: 28% of men and 26% of women aged 35 to 50 years are concerned
The Notre-Dame de Paris fire is the cause of lead pollution, Lariboisière caregivers are on sick leave to denounce their ...
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Childhood lead exposure has adverse mental health effects in adulthood
The accumulation of lead in the body during childhood would expose to an increased risk of mental illness in adulthood, ...
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Heavy metals: too much lead in the blood increases cholesterol
The level of bad cholesterol progresses as the level of lead increases in the blood. A new, well-hidden cause for ...
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Lead poisoning, a new cause of hypertension
Accumulation of lead in the body increases the risk of developing drug-resistant hypertension.Lead accumulation could be a risk factor for ...
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Jealousy can lead to Alzheimer’s
There are some known risk factors for Alzheimer's disease: regular intake of sleeping pills, a vitamin D deficiency and even ...
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Children’s health: drinking tap or bottled water
A new study explores the trade-off between higher blood lead levels and lower tooth decay risk in children who drink ...
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Endocrine disruptors lead to reduced fertility
© ThinkStockThese are chemical molecules present in the environment which act at very low doses and can disrupt the hormonal ...
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Delays in cancer screening could lead to high excess mortality
© Getty Images / iStockphotoAs we know, screening is crucial in reducing cancer mortality. As a reminder, in France, the ...
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Clay-based drugs: dangerous for their lead content
© GettyImagesTaking clay is a very common practice to combat intestinal problems. Diarrhea? A smecta! And yet, these present a ...
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Too much Viagra could lead to blindness
© iStockBad advice to anyone who thinks they are doing the right thing by exceeding the recommended dose of Viagra.Conducted ...
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Notre-Dame de Paris fire: beware of lead!
© Getty ImagesOn April 15, flames ravaged the roof and the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral. Two weeks later, ...
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Higher than normal lead levels in schools around Notre-Dame?
© Getty ImagesAt the beginning of july, Mediapart warned about the presence around Notre-Dame de Paris of lead level 400 ...
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Lead: 400,000 premature deaths in the United States
Lead has a much greater impact on cardiovascular mortality than previously recognized.A new study, published in The Lancet Public Health, ...
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Mercury, lead: our carpets full of toxic products
A new study is alarmed by the toxicity of 59 substances found in rugs and carpets on the European market.Contrary ...
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Flint’s contaminated water scandal in the USA: bad chlorine levels in the water
The lead-contaminated water scandal in Flint, USA, has led to research into the level of chlorine in water. It also ...
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Flint: water has plagued women’s fertility
The excess lead in the pipes of Flint (United States) caused a drop in the birth rate in the city. ...
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Renault Master L2H2 test: still in the lead!
Indispensable in the large van segment, the Renault Master sets itself apart from its competitors by its prominent “muzzle”. The ...
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Contaminated water: the inhabitants of Flint still in danger
The lead that intoxicated the people of Flint came from the breakdown of pipes. Some houses are still on display.In ...
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Too much work can lead to drinking
Work is not necessarily health! Too much work could be detrimental to the well-being of workers. Indeed, too much work ...
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Saturated fat would not lead to heart disease
© istockWhat if we had been lied to? Some paranos may well opt for the conspiracy theory after reading the ...
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Negative messages about sugar would lead to eating more
Health prevention messages on sugar are ineffective on consumers, even on a diet, according to the results of a study ...
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A bad BMI can lead to a loss of life expectancy
© GettyImagesThe body mass index (BMI) is the only index validated by the World Health Organization to assess the build ...
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Is exposure to lead responsible for sleep disorders?
© Thinkstockthe lead is a heavy metal. This natural chemical element (whose symbol is "Pb") has a significant impact on ...
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Lead paint, prohibited in homes
© ThinkStockAlready, you should know that there can be lead paint only in homes built before 1948 (and especially before ...
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Iron deficiency can lead to stress
© ThinkStockWe are well aware of the role of iron on fatigue, less its effect on the stress. A deficiency ...
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Cévennes: one inhabitant in five impregnated with arsenic
Screening carried out in five communes of Gard affected by mining pollution reveals that residents have abnormal levels of heavy ...
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Lead levels 400 times higher than the standards around Notre-Dame
© Getty ImagesTwo weeks after the fire that ravaged Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral last April, the capital's police headquarters alerted ...
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