(AFP) – “I’m not afraid,” assures David de Oliveira Gomes, while an imposing yellow boa with brown spots gently wraps around his neck. This 15-year-old Brazilian teenager with autism attends a therapeutic center in Sao Paulo that uses reptiles to help patients with various disorders relax and improve their motor skills or their communication with … Read more
(AFP) – Epilepsy may be one of the most common neurological disorders, but it remains difficult to diagnose and treat. The health authorities are seeking to improve the situation but risk coming up against the lack of resources that affects the entire health system. “I had exactly four years of medical wandering,” said Anna-Louise Lavigne, … Read more
(AFP) – They roam the bleachers, beer taps on their backs: in Japan, these street vendors in baseball stadiums represent a tradition that is still very popular, even if their working conditions can be questionable. Called “uriko” (“the saleswomen”), these young women relentlessly go up and down the stairs in the middle of the bays, … Read more
the essential The “New Local Hospital” project in Lombez aims to provide an innovative and coordinated healthcare offer in the same building: a city-hospital symbiosis where imaging will have its place. The director of the Jean-Claude Thieule hospital is delighted with the validation obtained on May 30 to implement a scanner in Lombez. This is … Read more
the essential Is your excessive sweating causing you discomfort and embarrassment? Without taboo, La Dépêche du Midi tells you about this problem and the treatments that exist, with supporting expertise. Often singled out as a lack of hygiene, perspiration can be particularly bothersome on a daily basis. Difficult to quantify, the latter is considered excessive … Read more
Through this evocative title “The physios are back”, the student federation calls on future physiotherapists to invest in the elderly residents of nursing homes. Thus, the Maison Sainte-Anne at La Primaube, had the pleasure of welcoming students in 1st and 2nd years of physiotherapy, to offer an afternoon of gymnasium to the residents. They were … Read more
the essential Faustine Azavant, 23, started as a sports coach a year ago. Through his company AZ Coaching, his wish is to combine his passion and mutual aid. “The sessions are adapted, she listens to us and thanks to her, I recovered joints that I thought I had lost!” explains Cathy, one of the participants … Read more
Moissac Occitània organizes “una parladissa” once a month. But what does that mean? This is a discussion in Occitan on a given topic. In this context, the association recently invited the author Michel Fréjabise, a native of Montesquieu. His passion for sport, his knowledge of the English language and helping confinement led him to translate … Read more
The association “A facade on Life”, organizes on September 2 at 7:30 p.m., a large charity concert with Michael Jones at the restaurant on 20th Avenue in Cornebarrieu. 1,200 places are available for sale at the single price of €35. All profits from the evening will be donated to the association. Michael Jones has been … Read more
the essential After a general practitioner, two dentists are settling in the Gers spa town bordering the Landes, thanks to an offensive policy from the town hall. In the avenue des thermes, in Cazaubon, two craftsmen fix plates on a pillar, at n° 55. Here, now officiate Robert Konig and Fatima Dominici, dentists. This installation … Read more