The purpose of this article is to review the expected benefits of breastfeeding, to provide a summary of the available data in France, and to discuss breastfeeding surveillance systems...

Nutrition plays a major role in the development of many chronic diseases. In this context, the National Nutrition and Health Program (PNNS, 2001) has as its overall objective the...

Established by order of the regional prefect in 1992, the Ile-de-France Childhood Lead Poisoning Surveillance System (Sssiilf) brings together all regional partners involved in...

Exposure to particulate matter pollution has been linked to an increased risk of mortality and hospitalizations due to respiratory and cardiovascular causes. Its effects have been...

EuroTB is a tuberculosis surveillance network that has covered the WHO European Region since 1996. Its goal is to enhance the contribution of surveillance to tuberculosis control,...

Background. Hantavirus infections are present in northeastern France. Humans become infected by inhaling dust contaminated with rodent excreta. In February 2003, the National Reference...

The summer of 2003 was the hottest France had experienced in 53 years. A heat wave of exceptional intensity occurred during the first half of August, with maximum and minimum...

Abstract: A review of the literature on the epidemiological and pathophysiological understanding of the short-term cardiovascular effects of atmospheric particulate matter. Current...

Objective: To present the results of the second phase of the PSAS-9 program regarding the health impacts of urban air pollution. The relative risks associated with short-term exposure...

Objective: To quantify the short-term effects of air pollution on mortality and hospital admissions due to cardiovascular or respiratory causes in the nine cities (Bordeaux, Le Havre,...