General practitioners are on the front lines when it comes to ensuring the early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common, serious, and costly condition....

Introduction - The Ministry of Health assessed compliance with tobacco regulations in French public hospitals in the spring of 2006. Method - A stratified random sample survey was...

Background. In France, colorectal cancer accounts for approximately 36,000 new cases and 16,000 deaths each year. In 2000, the French Armed Forces Health Service launched a pilot study...

Shisha or hookah has become a common form of tobacco use among young people in France. Methods - An online survey was conducted among young users to better understand their usage...

In the wake of the 2003 heat wave, many European countries implemented action plans that included public health warning systems, surveillance measures, and modifications to existing...

This article is a commentary on the following study: "Association of Heart Rate Variability in the Elderly with Personal Exposure to PM1, PM1.25, and PM2.5–10. Chang LT, Tang CS, Pan YZ,...

This article is a commentary on the following study: Effects of personal particulate matter on peak expiratory flow rate in children with asthma. Tang C, Chang L, Lee H, Chan C. Sci....

This article is a critical analysis of the following study: "The effect of coarse ambient particulate matter on first, second, and overall hospital admissions for respiratory disease...

This article is a commentary on the following study: "Short-term associations between fine and coarse particles and cardiorespiratory hospitalizations in six French cities. Host S,...