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Commented analysis. Effects of air pollution control on mortality rates in Dublin, Ireland: evaluation of an intervention. Special issue. Air pollution reduction measures: what are their health benefits?
This article is a critical analysis of the following study: Clancy L, Goodman P, Sinclair H, Dockery DW. Effect of air-pollution control on death rates in Dublin, Ireland: an...
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Drug sensitivity of malaria cases imported into France in 2001 and 2002
France is one of the countries with the highest number of reported malaria cases among European Union member states, with an estimated 7,000 cases per year. The National Reference Center...
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Measles: On the Path to Elimination? Editorial
France is facing a resurgence of measles outbreaks even as it strives to meet the WHO’s goal of eliminating the disease by 2010. To achieve this goal, the DGS has established a working...
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Tobacco Info Service (0825 309 310 - €0.15/min): analysis of calls received between December 2003 and March 2004.
At a time when smoking cessation clinics are overwhelmed with requests, INPES is offering smokers a telephone service designed to help them quit. This article describes the service,...
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Recent trends in tobacco use in France.
Following the announcement of the Cancer Plan (January 2003), ambitious goals were set to reduce tobacco use. After the implementation of educational and regulatory measures, cigarette...
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The Ban on Tobacco Advertising and Promotion: Toward a More Effective Legal Response.
As part of the Cancer Plan, the National League Against Cancer (LNCC) and the National Committee Against Smoking (CNCT) joined forces in 2003 to analyze the extent and variety of...
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Cannabis Use Among Late Adolescents: Key Findings from the 2002 Escapad Survey and Recent Trends
This article presents the results of the health and substance use survey conducted annually by the French Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) since 2000. The survey...
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Discrepancies between awareness of and personal acceptance of the risks associated with tobacco use, specifically regarding lung cancer.
In 2000, the Ile-de-France Regional Health Observatory conducted a survey of the general adult population on perceptions of tobacco and its risks. This article presents one aspect of...
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Results of the Hospital Staff Tobacco Survey, 2003.
The Ministry of Health has entrusted the Smoke-Free Hospital Network with conducting the annual "Hospital Staff Smoking Barometer" survey, as required by the ministerial circular of...
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Health Recommendations for Travelers 2004 (for Healthcare Professionals)
These recommendations were developed by the Committee on Travel-Related and Imported Diseases and approved by the French High Council for Public Health at its meeting on May 14, 2004....
