Access to beauty, a real necessity for people in precarious situations

(ETX Daily Up) – Donations to associations fighting against poverty and precariousness can take different forms, from food to hygiene and clothing. But what about cosmetics, those not intended for functional but aesthetic needs? Often considered superfluous, if not secondary, they are in fact essential for improving self-esteem and the view of others, but also … Read more

IBD: disordered environment, intestines in danger?

Tobacco, ultra-processed foods, pollution, excess antibiotics, pesticides…: here are some of the substances implicated in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Moving away from it reduces the risk of one day having Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. And slows down the risk of aggravation in patients already diagnosed. Let’s take stock on the occasion of World IBD … Read more

Why are my periods heavy?

The amount of blood lost during menstruation varies among women. However, menstruation can be considered – and experienced – as too heavy: this is called menorrhagia. Are you concerned? What are the causes of these significant flows? And what can be done to fix it? “The periods are considered abundant if the duration exceeds 7 … Read more

The phone in the toilet, really not a good idea

A lecturer in microbiology warns of the need to clean her mobile phone regularly. Many of us come with our smartphones even in the toilet (46% of French people according to a study conducted for AXA Prevention in 2019). According to microbiologist Primrose Freestone from the University of Leicester in England, it would be more … Read more

Fatty liver disease: new bacteria recently identified by a team of Toulouse researchers

the essential In the absence of treatment for NASH, more commonly known as fatty liver disease, researchers are mobilizing. A Toulouse team recently identified new bacteria present in the liver at the start of the disease. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NASH) concerns, in its severe form, more than 200,000 people in France, mainly patients with … Read more