Online sales of medicines have been permitted in France since 19 December 2012. The online sale of medicines will now become strictly regulated in order to avoid any trade in counterfeit goods. The order that came into force on 12 July 2013 specifies that sites that are entitled to sell medicines online must be the […]
A study, published online on 18 May 2013 by the Environmental Health Perspectives magazine, revealed that the risk of giving birth to autistic babies is doubled for pregnant women exposed to high level of air-pollution in the US. This study has been lead by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachussetts (North-East) […]
The idea of a World Blood Donor Day was launched at the 58th session of the World Health Assembly, which includes all the members of the WHO (World Health Organization). On this occasion, the countries undertook to support volunteer blood donations that are given voluntarily, gratis and anonymously. This World event will be held every […]
Violence against children is not just another mere news item. It is a major public health problem. As in other countries that have a similar level of socio-economic development1, 10% of children in France are victims of physical violence, sexual abuse, serious negligence, neglect, humiliation, etc. Contrary to other children’s health issues, such as domestic […]
Diabetes awareness week takes place from June 3rd to 9th in France. Have the opportunity to talk with our specialists. What’s on with researches? For more information: Pascal FERRE, Inserm research director at the Inserm Unit called « Nutritional and Metabolic Pathologies: obesity and diabetes”, at the Centre des Cordeliers. François Pattou, Inserm Unit 859 «Diabetes […]
Tobacco kills almost six million people worldwide, whether they are active or passive smokers, and this represents 6% of the world population of women and 12% of the population of men. The association between tobacco and the risk of a specific cancer on the one hand and the global cancer risk on the other hand […]
Bad weather and rain are at the heart of all discussions. After a long, cold winter and a virtually non-existent start to spring, grey skies predominate in France. Do these temperature variations impact our mood? Is it known whether the weather affects our mental health? What are the effects of light on our health and on human […]
As the Minister for Social Affairs and Health, Marisol Touraine, stressed during her visit to the Lille CHRU [hospital] on Saturday 11 May, an epidemiological investigation has been launched following confirmation of the first case of infection of a new coronavirus (NCoV) in a patient in France. For more information about the coronavirus NCoV please […]
The Bulletin épidémiologique hebdomadaire (BEH), published on 07 May by The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (Institut de veille sanitaire – InVS) focused on alcohol consumption by adolescents between the first and last class of secondary school (in 2010 and 2011). Alcohol is the psychoactive substance that is experimented with earliest in adolescence, often […]
The arrival of fine weather and milder temperatures marks the return of respiratory allergies. These allergies consist of unsuitable or excessive immune system reactions of the human body when it comes into contact with a foreign substance known as an allergen. Generally, respiratory allergies take two forms: allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma. Each of these […]
