Each year, pneumonia kills more than AIDS, malaria and measles combined (according to the UN, 1.2 million children under 5 die of pneumonia each year). Rapid noting of symptoms and quick treatment would avoid many infant deaths. For this World Day, the UN calls upon people to unite against pneumonia, the “leading child killer”. Pneumonia, […]
We already know the importance of a healthy mouth and teeth to prevent tooth decay and avoid gum inflammation. The American researchers showed that the damage done by bacteria is not mainly in the mouth, but spreads throughout the body, deteriorating artery walls. The study, carried out over 3 years on 420 people with an […]
This Tuesday, environmentalists denounced the various forms of pollution caused by human activity which today threatens the health of millions of people. A list of the ten most polluted places in the world was published. According to the AFP and experts on the question, based on studies carried out in 49 countries, the 10 sites […]
The Nobel Prize of physiology or medicine 2013 is awarded to James Rothman, Randy Shekman et Thomas Südhof for their work about vesicular transport in cells. Comments available on our twitter account : @Insermlive Read the press release. See the image.
The International Association for the Prevention of Suicide is working with WHO to hold this World Prevention Day to raise awareness about the number of lives lost due to suicide. Decreasing the number of suicides is a major public health issue which is part of a wider aim to reduce early mortality (mortality before the […]
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 immaturity and the ability to differentiate themselves into any cell type). According to […]
The lung infection from which Nelson Mandela has suffered for several years lodges in an essential part of the human organism, the lungs and bronchiae. Pneumonia, pneumopathy and pulmonary abscesses are the main pulmonary infections so far identified. The part of the lung that becomes infected will determine which disease affects the patient. The commonest symptoms […]
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) […]
In order to limit the health risks associated with the use of drugs, certain countries have set up supervised injection centres where drug addicts can inject under the supervision of qualified personnel. In 2010, the French General Health Administration asked Inserm to perform a collective report on the theme of Reducing the risks in drug […]