The state of vaccination in France The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the whole world very severely. To date, more than 6 million have died worldwide, including more than 138,000 on our territory. France was not spared, and suffered the full brunt of the disease from China. Fortunately, the vaccine against this terrible disease has arrived … Read more
A very common additive, E415, which serves as a thickener could be digested by certain bacteria in our microbiota. The health implications are still unknown at this time. You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] The intestinal microbiota, a precious ally for our health In the body, there are different microbiota: that of the skin, … Read more
Scarlet fever is a bacterial microbe that causes a characteristic red rash and mainly affects children. Health experts have warned parents about the signs of the highly contagious disease, scarlet fever, after recently learning that the number of cases has hit an all-time high since the 1960s. Here’s what you need to know. 80% of … Read more
This is not an alert, but a signal that the World Health Organization (WHO) sends to pharmaceutical companies in its latest newsletter on pharmaceutical products. The WHO defines the signal as being a relationship between a drug and an effect, this relationship being, to date, unknown or undocumented. It is for this reason that the … Read more
For many years, scientists have been concerned about the possible harmfulness of microplastics. In a new study, researchers have developed a method to detect microplastics in human blood. Scientists found microparticles of four common plastics in the blood samples of 17 out of 22 healthy adults.Further research could determine whether the presence of microplastics in … Read more
Fluvoxamine, an antidepressant, should not be used against Covid in the current state of knowledge, the French health authorities estimated on Tuesday, judging the few works going in the direction of a benefit insufficient. “The data available to date, due to their methodological limitations, do not support a clinical benefit of fluvoxamine as a curative … Read more
In France, the law establishes, according to your state of health, if you are authorized to drive or not. The list of pathologies concerned established since December 2005 was modified by an order in the Official Journal on Sunday. The new list in force since Monday now takes “into account (of) scientific and technological innovations” … Read more
It was already known that Covid-19 increases the risk of blood clots better known as venous thrombosis, but the duration during which this risk was increased was not yet known. A Swedish study provides a better understanding of this public health issue. A Swedish study reveals this Thursday an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis … Read more
With approximately 1,200,000 people affected in France, Alzheimer’s disease is undoubtedly the most common form of dementia. But medicine does not know how to cure it. A study published on Monday April 4 nevertheless makes it possible to understand it better, by identifying 75 genetic risk factors. Researchers from Inserm, the Institut Pasteur de Lille, … Read more
Two Brazilian and Swedish studies have confirmed the effectiveness of a vaccine after being contaminated with Covid-19. © Adobe stock Two new studies show that people infected with Covid-19 and then who receive a vaccine are very well protected. How long does the immunity acquired with the disease last? What is the protection with a … Read more