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(AFP) – 40 years ago, the discovery of the AIDS virus by a team from the Institut Pasteur marked the first stage in the fight against an epidemic that was to kill more than 40 million people. The “isolation” of the new virus was reported on May 20, 1983 in an article published by the … Read more
(AFP) – Forty years after the discovery of HIV, a look back at the main stages of the AIDS epidemic, from its emergence to the current hope of eradication: – 1981: first alert – On June 5, 1981, the American health organization CDC reported a rare lung disease, pneumocystosis, in five young Californian homosexuals. This … Read more
the essential Launched in a tour of France by bike to collect donations for the League against cancer, Fabrice and Briac, iconic duo of season 12 of “Beijing Express”, will stop by Auch this Tuesday, May 16. They will be welcomed, among others, by “Papy Jean-Claude” and Axel Hourteillan, another flagship duo of the television … Read more
the essential It is often said that if the cigarette were invented tomorrow, with what we know today, it would be immediately banned… But vaping shows us that we repeat the same mistakes. This article was not written by the editorial staff of La Dépêche du Midi, but taken from the partner site The Conversation. … Read more
the essential The 36th edition of the Telethon raised more than 90 million in France. A record since 2016. In Aveyron, if the record has not been broken, the participation remains above the national average. The people of Aveyron remain generous donors to the Telethon. This is one of the findings which Michel Allot, the … Read more
the essential It was in the residence that bears his name that Elie Gasc celebrated his 100th birthday, surrounded by many people, especially his family. This May 5 was not a day like the others within the residence. The establishment celebrated that day the 100th anniversary of the man who, with his wife Yvonne, a … Read more
At 31 avenue De-Lattre-de-Tassigny, in a building welcoming various practitioners, Jennifer Bossou has set up her kinesiologist’s office and she receives there a clientele who appreciates her listening and her understanding leading to solutions that her practice brings. “Kinesiology is for everyone, from infants to adults. I do not provide care or prescriptions”. To better … Read more
JINAN, Chine, 13 mai 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Le 8 mai 2023, le Journal of Hematology & Oncology (JHO, facteur d’impact 2022 de 23,168) a publié les résultats de l’étude clinique de phase I de l’anticorps bifonctionnel d’immunothérapie de Qilu Pharma, QL1706 (J Hematol Oncol. 8 mai 2023 ;16(1):50). Cette étude est le premier grand essai clinique de phase I du QL1706 chez l’homme, et a … Read more
In Western countries, oropharyngeal cancers, which affect the back of the throat or the amygdala, have been growing very significantly over the past twenty years. Main cause of this explosion of cases: HPV viruses, which are transmitted in particular during orogenital intercourse. About a third of oropharyngeal cancers are now caused not by tobacco or … Read more
the essential Nightmare of aperitifs on the terrace, responsible for our sleepless nights, scourge of mild evenings outdoors… With the fine weather, the tiger mosquito is back. In the Tarn, health authorities, municipalities and individuals are on a war footing. “I invite myself, I type the encrust and I suck your blood”. On the terrace … Read more