Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in Western countries. In France, regional and national incidence estimates have been calculated using data from cancer registries that...

Since April 2004, the French Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) has been compiling several key indicators each month in a "tobacco dashboard." This tool makes it...

This article provides an overview of recommended actions to help general practitioners effectively assist smokers in quitting. Some of these actions should be carried out during...

There are two sources of data on tobacco consumption in France: sales data and survey data. This information has been compiled recently. Sales data provide only an estimate of total...

Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) colonizes the upper respiratory tract within the first few months of life and is part of the normal flora of the nasopharynx. It is also responsible for...

Despite campaigns encouraging screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV), HCV infection remains underdiagnosed, and its clinical and therapeutic management is suboptimal. The authors seek to...

In 1995, a working group coordinated by the Directorate General for Health and the National Public Health Network (RNSP) reviewed strategies for the surveillance of infectious diseases....

Each year, more than 50 million people—including over 8 million French citizens—travel to tropical regions. More than half (15% to 70%, depending on the study) report health problems...

In 1996, 24,920 cases of AIDS were reported in the WHO European Region, bringing the cumulative total to 185,808 cases. For the first time since the start of the epidemic, the number of...