THE ESSENTIAL This summer, ticks carrying Lyme disease proliferate in several areas of France, including the Grand Est, the Center region and Limousin According to a recent study, more than 14% of the world’s population has already been affected by Lyme disease. Watch out for ticks! Every summer, we have become accustomed to being wary …
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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis is the form of conjunctivitis the most severe. It mainly affects children and ends up, in most cases, disappearing in adulthood. A conjunctivitis corresponds to an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the membrane that covers the sclera (the white of theeye) and the inner part of the eyelids. We speak of keratoconjunctivitis when it …
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Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease that causes the brain to shrink, ultimately destroying memory and disrupting other important cognitive functions. Beyond its effect on memory, many other symptoms can point you towards the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. One of these symptoms is known to impair speech in patients, …
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THE ESSENTIAL More than 11,000 women have reported abnormalities in their menstrual cycle after receiving a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. No direct link is established but the Medicines Agency is trying to respond to concerns. They are more than 11,000 women and are waiting for answers, but for the moment there are only hypotheses …
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30 minutes ago Kerry Torrens- Nutritionist Photo credit, MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP via Getty Images What is the potato? A member of the nightshade family, which includes tomatoes and eggplants, the potato (solanum tuberosum) is the plant’s underground energy store (tuber). There are a wide variety of potatoes, but from a culinary point of view, they are …
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At each meal, our food is broken down so that we get energy and nutrients. At the heart of this transformation: our intestinal flora. Lunchtime has come… But also the beginning of a chain reaction involving a host of organs. Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon… Wherever food goes, it will be crushed, degraded, fragmented …
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THE ESSENTIAL A large study carried out on more than 15 million people vaccinated against Covid highlights an increased risk of cardiac complications However, the incidence rate remains low and research continues to encourage vaccination against Covid-19. This is a study that caused a lot of noise when it was published. Featured in The Lancetthe …
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Your body changes as you age, so your diet should change, too. These dietary tips can help you ensure you are getting the nutrients you need after age 50 to maintain good health. For women over 50, eating the right foods, which provide the right nutrients, becomes all the more important as they help prevent …
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In France, the virus had so far only affected adults. By the editor Published on 06/26/2022 at 10:36 Reading time: 2 mins Lhe Regional Health Agency (ARS) Île-de-France published a press release on Saturday June 25 indicating that a first case of monkeypox had been detected in a child, “schooled in a primary school in …
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A sunburn is a more or less serious burn of the skin following a more or less long exposure to the sun, more particularly to UVB rays. It causes redness and pain with itching and sometimes even blisters. Symptoms of a sunburn Most often, a sunburn is manifested by redness (or erythema) of the skin, …
