“Have a drink, it’ll warm you up!” Can a glass of alcohol help us...
“Have a drink, it’ll warm you up!” It's freezing, and we make you this friendly proposition based on popular common sense: drinking a glass of alcohol would help you cope with the cold, we...
Ten ideas to give back medical time to doctors
Dr Michaël Rochoy is a general practitioner. Two years ago, he listed for “Le Figaro” ten simple measures capable of relieving doctors from time-consuming tasks, which take up the time they can devote to...
During childbirth, a mysterious dialogue between the cells of the fetus and those of...
It is a physiological storm, orchestrated at the border between the placenta and the uterine lining. Labor, the first stage of childbirth during which the cervix dilates and gradually fades, is triggered under the...
Tobacco: fewer and fewer smokers in the world, but the industry is not giving...
The number of adults who use tobacco around the world has steadily declined in recent years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, although it warned that the industry is not giving up....
Five things to know if you test positive for papillomavirus
You have recently made an appointment with your gynecologist or midwife to carry out a papillomavirus (HPV) smear test, as recommended by the health authorities every 5 years. And a few days later, the...
Our wise advice for resisting the cold (and avoiding some pitfalls)
Scream, it's cold. Nothing but very normal for the season, you will tell us. However, shivering, frozen noses and numb fingers are not the most pleasant part of winter, and some people are more...
Is there still time to get a flu vaccine?
That's it, the flu is making a comeback. Influenza viruses have even taken hold since almost all metropolitan regions are now in an epidemic phase, according to the latest report from Public Health France....
More than 8 million people exposed to road transport noise in Île-de-France
More than eight and a half million Ile-de-France residents (or 80% of the region's inhabitants) are exposed to noise levels above 53 decibels, the objective recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), due to...
Inflation falls to 3.1% at the end of 2023 and food prices moderate their...
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained unchanged in December compared to the previous month and cut its interannual rate by one tenth, to 3.1%, due to the fact that food prices moderated their growth...
The Government imposes a 5% increase in the minimum wage on employers, up to...
The minimum Social Security contribution bases will also rise by 5%, which represents an additional increase in costs for companies, in addition to salaries.In short, the Government will apply the increase in the SMI...