This chapter examines how well-informed people in the overseas departments and regions (DROM) are about viral hepatitis B and C, as well as their use of screening tests for these...

Interview with Ms. Georgina Dufoix, General Delegate for Drug Control, on the signing of the charter signed by seven French organizations: the F.N.M.F., the Léo Lagrange Federation, the...

The problem of water pollution, exacerbated by the drought of 1990, is discussed in relation to countries such as France, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and West Germany,...

Introduced by Mr. Danzon, Executive Director of the CFES, D. Bidou, Delegate for Quality of Life, and J.F. Griard, Director General of Health, the report focuses specifically on indoor...

The author, a registered dietitian, examines the effects of aging on the eating habits of people over 65 (changes in taste, thirst, difficulty chewing, and digestive capacity). She...

This report provides an overview of alcohol consumption, its health effects on women, the approach that health education should take in addressing a behavior deeply rooted in...

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can be severe in unvaccinated newborns. Objectives. To investigate five clustered cases of pertussis among maternity ward staff...

Encephalitis is a serious condition whose management is complicated by the frequent lack of an etiological diagnosis. While chronic post-infectious complications are well documented,...

This article is a commentary on the following study: Finkelstein MM, Jerrett M, Sears MR. Traffic air pollution and mortality rate advancement periods. Am J Epidemiol. 2004 Jul...