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Controversy: Are Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation Carcinogenic? Perspectives from experts at Columbia University in New York and the University of California, Berkeley.
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Controversy: Are Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation Carcinogenic? Perspectives from Experts at the French Academy of Medicine and the French Academy of Sciences.
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Gender and Social Characteristics of Adolescent Drug Users, France, 2000–2005
Introduction - Recent studies of the adult population suggest that social status influences the use of both legal and illegal psychoactive substances differently among men and women,...
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Women and Addiction in International Literature: Sex, Gender, and Risks.
The international literature on women and addiction distinguishes, on the one hand, between publications dealing with sex—that is, the physiological differences in how psychoactive...
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Incidence and Survival Rates for Adolescent Cancers in France, 1988–1997.
Introduction - In France, cancer among adolescents is rare. However, it is the third leading cause of death. The objective of this study was to examine the incidence and survival rates...
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Cesarean Delivery and Postpartum Maternal Mortality, France, 1996–2000.
Objectives. A steady increase in the cesarean section rate has been observed in most countries over the past 20 years. This trend has sparked a controversial debate regarding the risks...
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Institutional expertise in dialogue with stakeholders.
Drawing on the conduct of the immediate risk assessment process carried out in the case of the Vincennes Preschool and on the contribution of pluralistic expertise as implemented...
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Editorial. Toward Oversight That Measures Up to the Challenge.
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Quebec's Radon Management Policy.
In the absence of a provincial radon policy, the Public Health Branch of the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) commissioned the Quebec National Institute of Public...
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Monitoring Radon Exposure, France, December 2006.
For the French population, exposure to radon, along with medical exposure, is the primary source of exposure to ionizing radiation. Radon is a known lung carcinogen for humans: it is...
