Starting October 1, 2003, every pack of cigarettes will feature one of the 14 specific health warnings mandated by the decree of March 5, 2003. One of these warnings refers to Tabac Info...

As part of the 2005 survey on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors regarding HIV/AIDS conducted by the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (Inpes), 1,874...

In recent years, recognizing the threat that tobacco use poses to public health, many countries around the world have strengthened their tobacco control policies. The Framework...

Fall prevention is an effective, yet relatively complex, strategy for reducing disability among older adults. This article presents the results of an international French-speaking...

Introduction: The significant increase in international travel exposes a growing portion of the French population to health risks—whether infectious or otherwise—that are sometimes very...

Objectives - To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of the French population regarding the risks associated with ultraviolet (UV) exposure, in order to tailor prevention...

Organized breast cancer screening has been available nationwide since 2004. The 5th edition of the Health Barometer, conducted from October 2004 to February 2005, surveyed 30,514...

In 2002, France had approximately 12 million regular smokers, representing a prevalence of 29% among the population aged 18 to 75. With the fight against smoking having become a...

Introduction: In France, an estimated 500,000 adults are chronically infected with viral hepatitis B or C, and nearly half of them are unaware of their serostatus. Strengthening...

Introduction - Despite a decline in smoking rates among adolescents over the past decade, few studies have sought to assess the prevalence of new forms of tobacco use, such as hookah, or...