Introduction - Cigarette prices rose by 6% on two occasions, in August 2007 and October 2009, yet sales did not decline. This differs from what was observed in 2003 and 2004, when...

Introduction - Exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of myocardial infarction by 25% to 30%. Thirteen epidemiological studies and two recent meta-analyses have assessed the...

Introduction - In France, the 2003–2007 Cancer Plan marked the third phase of active public policy against tobacco. An examination of available statistical sources from 1999 to 2008...

Introduction - Lung cancer mortality is the most specific indicator of the health effects of tobacco. We present its trends in France since the 1950s and discuss the results in light...

The Act of August 9, 2004, on public health policy, which established the High Council for Public Health (HCSP), states that "vaccination policy is developed by the Minister of Health,...

Objectives: Fifteen to 20 cases of tetanus are reported annually in France. The latest data showed that only 62% of adults were up to date with this vaccination. We investigated the...

Introduction - The objective of this study was to estimate, in addition to the overall and specific prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC), the prevalence of patients requiring...

In France, half of all asthma-related hospitalizations involve children, and while hospitalization rates are declining among adults, they remain stable among children. Most...

Dengue is an arbovirus disease caused by a Flavivirus and transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes, which have been present in certain departments in southeastern France since...