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Commentary. Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on lung development in children in Southern California. Special Issue. Long-term effects of air pollution: North American studies
This article is a commentary on the following two studies: Gauderman WJ, Gilliland GF, Vora H, Avol E, Stram D, McConnell R, Thomas D, Lurmann F, Margolis HG, Rappaport EB, Berhane K,...
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Commentary. Association between deaths from coronary heart disease and ambient particulate air pollution: Are women at greater risk? Special Issue. Long-term effects of air pollution: North American studies
This article is a commentary on the following study: Chen LH, Knutsen SF, Shavlik D, Beeson WL, Petersen F, Ghamsary M, Abbey D. The association between fatal coronary heart disease...
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The Role of Antiviral Drugs in Combating an Influenza Pandemic. Insights from Recent Modeling Studies. Summary prepared by the “Epidemiology” Group, InVS–Inserm, November 2005
The threat of an influenza pandemic has led many countries to build up stockpiles of antiviral drugs, particularly oseltamivir, which can be used both for prevention and treatment....
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Commented analysis. Links between particulate matter pollution and mortality in the Six Cities Cohort (Harvard Six-Cities Study): reanalysis of the original results and supplementary analyses. Special issue. Long-term effects of air pollution: North Ameri
This article is a commentary on the following three studies: Villeneuve PJ, Goldberg MS, Krewski D, Burnett RT, Chen Y. Fine particulate air pollution and all-cause mortality within...
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Epidemiology of accidental falls from heights among children in the Île-de-France region between May and September 2005
A survey conducted between May and September 2005 in the Île-de-France region identified 67 "accidental falls from a great height," often referred to simply as "defenestrations," among...
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Prevention of Tetanus
Tetanus is a severe, acute, and often fatal infection caused by an extremely potent neurotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani. It is a non-contagious infection that can be prevented by...
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Children’s Environmental Health in Europe: Priorities Proposed by the PINCHE Network
The Policy Interpretation Network on Children's Health and Environment (PINCHE) was a thematic network funded for three years by the European Union. PINCHE's main objective was to...
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HIV Testing Practices Among People from Sub-Saharan Africa in the Île-de-France Region, 2005.
As part of the 2005 survey on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors regarding HIV/AIDS conducted by the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (Inpes), 1,874...
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Free and Anonymous HIV Testing in France, 2006.
Anonymous and free HIV testing clinics (CDAG), thanks to their accessibility and widespread distribution throughout France, provide an easy way to get tested for HIV/AIDS....
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Survey of the presence of the Swedish variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in France in 2007.
Introduction - In 2006, a strain of Chlamydia trachomatis with a deletion in its cryptic plasmid was identified in Sweden. This strain is not detected by the molecular biology tests...
