New recommendations for expanded HIV testing in healthcare settings have been issued by the CDC and are currently being developed by the WHO. What are the arguments behind them, and what...

The disinfection of drinking water with chlorine can lead to the formation of potentially carcinogenic and reprotoxic byproducts, of which chloroform is the primary example. This study...

The quantitative health risk assessment approach uses four standardized steps to organize available knowledge, identify gaps, and, where possible, estimate the risks faced by exposed...

The consumption of raw or lightly cooked fish is becoming increasingly common in France. Is this just a passing fad? Is it linked to the belief that raw fish is "good" for your health?...

Objective - The aim of this study is to provide an overview of epidemiological surveillance systems for upper limb overuse disorders, highlighting their relevance for occupational...

Exposure quantification is a critical step in determining the dose of a pollutant reaching the human body, based primarily on the frequency, duration, and intensity of contact between...

The recent SARS outbreak, the chikungunya virus outbreak in Réunion, fears of a new influenza virus, the risk of malaria re-emerging in Southern Europe, and the spread of dengue fever...

In France, cancer among 15- to 24-year-olds is rare and ranks as the third leading cause of death. The objective of our study was to examine incidence and survival rates among French...

In 1936, Lemierre described a series of deaths resulting from sepsis caused by a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium: "Bacillus funduliformis." This disease primarily affects healthy young...

Diphtheria seemed to have disappeared from Europe. Now it has returned to our doorstep, just a two-hour flight from Paris, in all the countries of the former Soviet Union on the one...