By demonstrating the impact of atmospheric emissions from municipal waste incinerators on the risk of certain cancers between 1990 and 1999, this study confirms the effectiveness of...

This geographic-based ecological study, conducted as part of the 2003–2007 Cancer Plan, aims to analyze the relationship between cancer incidence in adults and exposure to air...

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

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...

Questions about possible links between the onset of cancer and a population’s immediate environment date back to the early 20th century. While their exact role remains a subject of...

Campylobacter species, particularly Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli, have been identified as the leading cause of intestinal infection in developed countries. These...

This article summarizes self-reported data on alcohol use from the most recent surveys of the general adult and youth populations. It provides a regional breakdown of this use and...