Press releases
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(Français) Pesticides : Effets sur la santé, une expertise collective de l’Inserm
13.06.2013 - Press file
(Français) D’après les données de la littérature scientifique internationale publiées au cours des 30 dernières années et analysées par ces experts, il semble exister une association positive entre exposition professionnelle à des pesticides et certaines pathologies chez l’adulte: la maladie de Parkinson, ...
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Physicians insufficiently informed of the side effects of drugs.
28.05.2013 - Press release
The physicians are not given enough information about the adverse effects of drugs during presentations made by medical sales representatives from pharmaceutical companies. And yet, these same physicians are willing to prescribe at least some of the presented drugs. Dr. Geneviève Durrieu ...
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The Health and Care of Pregnant Women and Babies in Europe in 2010
27.05.2013 - Press release
The burden of mortality and morbidity in the perinatal period – pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum – remains a major concern in Europe. Over 5 million women deliver babies in European countries every year. ...
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Analysis of metabolic fingerprints of pregnant women living in proximity to cereal farming areas
23.05.2013 - Press release
An exploratory study published today by Sylvaine Cordier and her team and researchers from Inra in Toulouse, suggests that environmental exposure to complex pesticide mixtures could led to metabolic disturbance in pregnant women. ...
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The “Young Researchers” congress to be held in 5 towns in France, on the theme of addiction
22.05.2013 - Press release
Over the whole school year, 20 middle school and high school pupils were seen each month in 5 neuroscience laboratories specializing in the study of addictions. ...
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(French) : VIH et Pays du Sud : Le suivi biologique des patients est coût-efficace sous certaines conditions de prix
25.04.2013 - Press release
(Français) Le suivi biologique des patients infectés par le VIH et sous traitement antirétroviral s’effectue dans les pays du Nord par des mesures régulières de la charge virale du VIH et des lymphocytes CD4 : il est peu pratiqué dans les pays ...