One year after the publication of the results of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) randomized trial, which received significant media attention, the data on the relationship between...

More than 50 million people, half of whom are Europeans (and more than 8 million of whom are French), travel each year from developed countries to tropical countries. About half of them...

Imported malaria cases observed in France are primarily caused by Plasmodium falciparum (Pf). This is the only species—which can be fatal—that poses problems related to resistance to...

The health impact of airports is a topical issue, and assessing it requires taking into account all activities within airport zones. People living in these zones and their surrounding...

Air travel is the mode of transportation experiencing the fastest growth. While air traffic is concentrated at a few major hubs, residential development has gradually encroached on the...

The vaccination schedule outlines the vaccinations recommended for people living in France based on their age. It therefore summarizes the "general" vaccination recommendations issued by...

Since 2000, the National Reference Center for Salmonella (CNR-Salm) has been studying antibiotic susceptibility using a representative sample of strains. Surveillance of non-human-origin...

This editorial in the special issue of the BEH reviews the background of the diabetes program launched in 1998 and the creation of a representative national sample of people with...

On August 20, 2003, the Ministry of Health commissioned a study to determine the extent and epidemiological characteristics of the excess mortality associated with the heat wave. This...

This guide is a summary of the report by the French High Council for Public Health on how to respond to one or more cases of whooping cough, which was approved on January 16, 2004. The...