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Heatwave 2015: Be careful of the abnormally high death rate

These remarkably high temperatures (around 40 °C) can have particularly harmful consequences on the health. ...

29 Jun 2015 | France

Cases of tuberculosis in Limoges, what does this mean for vaccination?

Against this background, Inserm researchers Annick Guimezanes and Marion Mathieu have replied as objectively as possible to the questions everyone wonders about in the 3rd popular science book in the Choc Santé collection: “Vaccination: Agression or Protection?" ...

19 Jun 2015 | France Book

BACCALAURÉAT 2015: D-1

Starting on Wednesday 17 June, nearly 700,000 candidates, from 13 to 93 years of age[1], will be taking the baccalauréat state examination. ...

16 Jun 2015 | France

Excess caffeine harmful to the body

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has just announced that consumption of more than 400 milligrams of caffeine per day (i.e. 4 espressos) may be harmful for health. ...

29 May 2015 | France

The cost of atmospheric pollution to health estimated at 1-2 billion annually

In France, the total cost of pollution to health is estimated at between €1 billion and approximately €2 billion/year, according to a study conducted by Isabella Annesi Maesano, a research director at Inserm, and her colleagues (Inserm Unit 1136, Epidemiology of Allergic ...

10 Apr 2015 | France

Friday 27 March 2015: Sleep Day

On the 15th Sleep Day, to be held on Friday 27 March 2015 on the theme of “Sleep and Nutrition,” many public institutions and associations, including InSV, will be working to receive, inform and sensitise the general public. ...

24 Mar 2015 | France World day