Tag: Health and medicine
Europe and Central Asia still far from ending HIV transmission, says ECDC
In a progress report published this Friday, September 15, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) estimates that most countries in Europe and Central Asia are still far…
Bisphenol A, harmful to health and omnipresent in the bodies of Europeans
Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor present in many food packaging, but represents a real threat to health. The European Environment Agency is warning this Thursday, September 14 of exposure…
Six young Portuguese take 33 countries to European justice for climate inaction
They are aged 11 to 24 and argue that the forest fires that Portugal has experienced every year since 2017 are the direct result of global warming. They claim that…
“Gummies”, food supplements in the form of treats
This is a new offering of very trendy food supplements. Gummies are added to classic forms such as capsules or tablets. These gummies look like candy, but they’re not. Coming…
“They feel guilty, but have no other solution”: Pascal Maitre’s view on “the black gold of the poor”
Photojournalist Pascal Maitre works for prestigious French and international magazines, such as Geo, National Geographic, Paris Match Or Le Figaro Magazine. His exhibition in Perpignan is entitled “Charcoal: the black…
Tiger mosquito and dengue fever in Île-de-France: “In winter, the eggs go dormant”
Extensive mosquito control operations were organized by the Regional Health Authority in the Paris region. They target the tiger mosquito, an invasive vector of diseases, which is spreading more and…
Air pollution, the world’s biggest threat to human health, according to a study
Air pollution poses a greater risk to global health than smoking or alcohol consumption, and this danger is exacerbated in certain regions of the world such as Asia and Africa,…
50 years ago, the world discovered Stockholm syndrome
The expression has now entered common parlance. The media use it all the time and the general public knows its meaning. Few people remember, however, the event at the origin…
What are the effects and consequences of the El Niño phenomenon?
The terrible child of the Pacific is back. El Niño is a climatic episode that occurs every 2 to 7 years. It is characterized by a rise in water temperature…
the court of appeal does not prohibit it but limits its use
A conservative Texas organization had filed a complaint against the American administration (the FDA) for the agreement given 23 years ago to an abortion pill, mifepristone. The Supreme Court had…