The author provides an overview of the World Conference on Tobacco Control, held in August 1997 in Beijing, along with current data on global tobacco consumption broken down by gender, a...

This initiative, carried out in five 8th-grade classes (average student age: 15), had the following two objectives: to promote and reinforce tobacco abstinence among those who do not...

Overall, tobacco consumption has not declined significantly since the first campaign in 1977. However, the use of so-called "light" cigarettes is raising awareness. The pattern of...

This article, based on a survey conducted in France in March 1991, shows that there is currently strong public demand for measures to curb smoking. Similar results from across Europe...

The majority of the population recognizes the dangers of tobacco, and smokers are also considering quitting... These results, the outcome of anti-smoking campaigns, demonstrate that...

A study was conducted on the associations between family status and levels of alcohol and tobacco consumption among the French population. The study covers the period from 1980 to 2002,...

Around the world, efforts to combat dengue fever, while achieving some success, face the challenge of reaching communities so that they adopt the most effective preventive measures,...

In 2005, a chikungunya outbreak struck the island of Réunion for the first time. An anthropological study conducted shortly thereafter provided insights into the population’s behavior...

A look back at the evolution of the vector control program (VCP) in Réunion; the authors describe this strategy, which involved, on the one hand, the gradual phasing out of insecticide...