Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common severe motor disability in children, with a prevalence of approximately 2 per 1,000 live births. In 1998, 14 registries of children with CP across...

Introduction - The European SPARCLE project explores the influence of the environment on the quality of life (QOL) of a representative population of children aged 8 to 12 with cerebral...

Introduction - The objective of this study is to describe, using data from the French Registry of Childhood Disabilities (RHEOP), the prevalence and characteristics (associated...

Most childhood disabilities are permanent and lead to “lifelong” limitations in activity and restrictions on participation. It is important to better understand and monitor trends over...

In 2005, tests on fish caught in the Rhône River, upstream from Lyon, revealed levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exceeding regulatory health limits. Further investigations,...

Introduction: Early puberty is suspected to be promoted by exposure to endocrine disruptors (EDs), and its incidence has been identified by an international panel of scientists as a key...

The rise in rollerblading, particularly in urban areas, and the concomitant increase in the risk of accidents, necessitate a better understanding of this activity and its participants....

This article aims to explain the importance of collaboration between data collection agencies and policymakers through two case studies. Indeed, thanks to the EHLASS (European Human and...

This study does not identify any new risk factors, but it confirms that Toxoplasma transmission continues to occur among non-immune pregnant women through two main routes: consumption of...