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Lung cancer will soon become the most lethal cancer in women

The Public Health Agency France has just published its biennial report on cancer incidence and mortality projections in France. It estimates 400,000 new cases of cancer in France in 2017....

Hysterectomy increases cardiovascular risk

Women who have had the uterus removed are more likely to suffer from cardiovascular problems, even if their ovaries are preserved, according to a study published Wednesday in the...

Vegetable proteins boost your heart health

New research supports the already known benefits of vegetarian diets. They show that replacing just one or two servings of animal protein with vegetable protein per day can reduce three...

Breast cancer: physical activity improves sleep

A new study reaffirms the benefits of sport for women who have survived breast cancer by highlighting this time the improvement in the quality of sleep perceived by patients. A...

Prostate cancer: adopting a Mediterranean diet would reduce the risk

A Mediterranean diet, rich in fish, fruits, vegetables, legumes and olive oil, scientifically recognized to protect the heart, the brain and prevent cancer, can also reduce the risk of...

The breast cancer gene with no effect on mortality

The BRCA gene mutation, which prompted American actress Angelina Jolie to have her breasts removed, does not lead to higher mortality after a cancer diagnosis, according to a study...

Prolonged sitting increases the internal fat level

New UK research supports the idea that prolonged periods of sitting would be bad for health, revealing an association between too much sedentariness and the level of fat that...

A drug against blindness sold 850,000 dollars in the United States

Luxturna, a medicine against hereditary degeneration of the retina that can progress to total blindness, will be sold for $ 850,000 in the United States, making it one of...

Selfitis: being addicted to selfies is now an illness

Addiction to selfies is now recognized by researchers as a whole new evil. This phenomenon is called "selfitis" and is a 2.0 plague for our mental health. When the passion of...

Food infections: 1.5 million cases per year, 250 deaths

Food borne infections account for 1.5 million cases each year, including more than 17,000 hospitalizations and more than 200 deaths, according to an estimate released Tuesday. In France, about 70% of...

Alert study against sustained intake of ibuprofen in humans

A recent study conducted by Inserm researchers shows that sustained intake of ibuprofen induces in young men sport hormone imbalance usually encountered in older men called "compensated hypogonadism". This situation...

New setback in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

A promising molecule against Alzheimer's disease has not shown the expected effectiveness in a series of clinical trials whose results are published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical...

Tobacco: the first cigarette leads to addiction for more than 2/3 of people

Nearly 7 in 10 people (68.9%) who smoke their first cigarette become, at least temporarily, daily smokers, suggests a meta-analysis published by British researchers who reviewed the data of...

Paracetamol during pregnancy would delay language in girls

According to a recent US study, mothers who took paracetamol six times or more early in their pregnancy are at risk of having girls with delayed language. This delay, however,...

breast cancer

Breast cancer (breast carcinoma) is the most common cancer in women. It rarely occurs in men. Genetic predisposition and a higher age of life favor the development of breast cancer as well...

pregnancy signs and symptoms

The most common pregnancy symptoms are the absence of menstruation and the growth of the breast. Some pregnant women also feel a pull in the abdomen and increased urge to urinate. Hot hunger...

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