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2019 World Sickle Cell Awareness Day

Wednesday 19 June 2019 is World Sickle Cell Disease Day. This is the most widespread genetic disorder in the world: It affects over five million people(1). It can have serious consequences—anaemia, episodes of pain—and may involve different organs or reduced resistance to ...

12 Jun 2019 | World day

Return of the hot weather in France

For the last few days France has been experiencing high temperature peaks, reaching 40 degrees in certain regions. ...

29 Jul 2013 | France

Sport and disability: a training plan for paraplegics

One year after the success of the Paralympic Games in London, France will be hosting the World Handisport Athletics Championships this Friday 19 July in Lyon (lasting until 28 July, the World Handisport Athletics Championships. ...

19 Jul 2013 | Event France

Bill about embryonic stem cells

The bill to end the ban on research into embryos and embryonic stem cells that was hotly disputed last March is being debated again today in the National Assembly. The status of the embryo is discussed. ...

11 Jul 2013 | France

A “Functional” Human Liver created from iPS cells

Japanese researchers have succeeded in creating a “functional” human liver from induced pluripotent stem cells. These adult iPS cells can be reprogrammed to rejuvenate the cell and rediscover the properties of embryonic stem cells (thus enabling them to return to a renewed ...

05 Jul 2013 | International

The infection affecting Nelson Mandela

(Français) L'infection pulmonaire dont souffre Nelson Mandela, depuis plusieurs années, se loge dans l'une des parties essentielles de notre organisme : les poumons et les bronches. La pneumonie, la pneumopathie et l'abcès du poumon sont les principales maladies infectieuses pulmonaires connues à ...

27 Jun 2013 | France International

Medicines’ Sale via the Internet

(Français) Autorisée depuis le 19 décembre 2012 en France, la vente en ligne de médicaments devient désormais très encadrée, afin d'éviter tout commerce de contrefaçons. Jugée trop restrictif par le Conseil d ' Etat et par l'Autorité de la concurrence, la listes ...

25 Jun 2013 | France