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World Cancer Day

At the time of the first World Cancer Day in 2008, there were 7.6 million cases of cancer in the world. Now it has become one of the major causes of death the world over (WHO). Each year, this World Cancer Day, ...

01 Feb 2013 | France International

Same-gender parenting and child development

The systematic literature review was published in 2011: Same-gender parenting and child development: current known facts, co-signed by Guillaume Fond, mentions several therapeutic approaches to the question of same-gender parenting and its effect on children. Is being born into or growing up ...

29 Jan 2013 | France International

Multi-drug resistant TB

At a time when the increase in the number of cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis in France is becoming "preoccupying on a public health scale" according to the French General Health Administration (DGS), Inserm is publishing the results of its latest research into ...

25 Jan 2013 | France

A mercaptan gas leak at Rouen; the effects could be smelled as far as Paris

The foul smell that reached as far as Parisduring the night from Monday into Tuesday was caused by a leak in the Lubriziol chemical plant in Rouen. The leak released mercaptan, an olfactory marker of the type used to give a smell ...

22 Jan 2013 | France

The gastroenteritis epidemic threshold has been surpassed

According to the Inserm Sentinels network, in mainland France last week, the number of cases of acute diarrhoea treated by family physicians was estimated at 380 cases for every 100,000 inhabitants. A figure on the increase compared to last week and above ...

03 Jan 2013 | France

The Telethon: to take place on 7 and 8 December 2012 with the help of Inserm researchers

"Oser vaincre" (Dare to win) is the slogan for the Telethon 2012 campaign that will start on December 7 and 8. Three million people in France are affected by 6,000 different rare diseases. These diseases, mostly genetic and disabling, had remained ...

03 Dec 2012 | Event France