80% of premature heart attacks are preventable
© iStockPhotos2 minutes to answer 20 questions is what the French Federation of Cardiology is proposing, which is launching a ...
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One in two breast cancer is preventable after menopause
© ThinkstockCertain behaviors would make it possible to avoid a breast cancer out of two in postmenopausal women. This is ...
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One in 20 patients would be the victim of a preventable medical error
© Getty ImagesMore than one in ten people are injured during medical treatment. And of those errors, 12% even resulted ...
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4 out of 10 preventable cancers
© GettyImagesthe smoking and thealcohol are the two main causes of cancer in France, according to the new public health ...
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Childhood meningitis: it is overwhelming but preventable
With an average of two cases per day in France, meningococcal meningitis affects hundreds of children each year. On this ...
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40% of new cancer cases preventable
July 24, 2019 According to an Inca report from 2018, 40% of cancers diagnosed in France remain preventable. Cancers that ...
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Stroke: 10 preventable risk factors
There are 10 preventable risk factors forstroke, according to the results of a study published by the medical journal The ...
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Infographic: half of cancer deaths are preventable
© iStockEach year, the AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) publishes a review of progress in cancer research in the ...
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Breech birth: is cesarean section preventable?
Ensuring the health of the baby and the mother during childbirth: this is what prompts obstetricians to opt for cesarean ...
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Infant mortality: 20% of deaths are preventable
If infant mortality has declined in industrialized countries, 20% of child deaths would still be preventable, according to the results ...
Read moreUp to 16% of hospitalized patients are victims of preventable medical accidents
April 9, 2001 - Iatrogenic accidents, that is, unfortunate events directly related to the provision of a service or intervention ...
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