Tag: Science and Health
Children and screens: the effects are weak and difficult to detect, by Franck Ramus
Anxiety-provoking discussions about children’s exposure to screens come from two main sources: on the one hand, clinicians who see children with language delays or with various disorders, and who note…
Bisphenol A: the worrying presence of this endocrine disruptor throughout Europe
France, Luxembourg and Portugal: these three countries appear on a podium which they would have done without. Indeed, 100% of adults in these three countries have levels of Bisphenol A…
Children and screens: the study which puts their harmful influence into perspective
Computers, smartphones, televisions… The overexposure of children to screens has given rise for several years to a wave of alarmism among several political leaders as well as some caregivers who…
Case of botulism in Bordeaux: the origin of this neurological condition
It is very rare but it can be very serious. The Directorate General of Health (DGS) announced, this Tuesday, September 12, one death in Île-de-France, out of a total of…
A vaccine against lung cancer? Deciphering a media frenzy
A well-executed communications plan. On September 6, a “press relations manager” of a French biotechnology company sent a first email to alert about “an essential advance in the treatment of…
Lead: underestimated risks of cardiovascular diseases? The study that sparks debate
The figure is “enormous”, recognizes Bjorn Larsen of the World Bank. According to a study published in the scientific journal The Lancet Planetary Health this Tuesday, September 12, lead pollution…
Seven low-cost innovations to save 2 million babies and mothers by 2030
The Sustainable Development Goals will not be achieved. In 2015, all countries in the world agreed on 17 major targets to be achieved to end poverty, fight against inequalities and…
Morocco: why the Richter scale is not relevant for this earthquake
The consequences of the earthquake are still being felt in Morocco, while Rabat accepted aid from four friendly countries (Spain, United Kingdom, Qatar and United Arab Emirates) on Sunday evening.…
Let’s stop confusing science with scientific research, by Etienne Klein
The tendency to have an uninformed opinion about everything and to spread it urbi et orbi is gaining strength. In its wake, it distils in particular the idea that science…
Aromatherapy: the truth about the effectiveness of these very popular treatments
René-Maurice Gattefossé (1881-1950) was the third of five children. His father founded the “Établissements Gattefossé” which produced essential oils for the perfume industry. René-Maurice studied chemical engineering in Lyon before…