the essential A mosquito control operation is to take place tonight at the end of rue Lamothe, at Pratgraussals. Residents have been warned by the Regional Health Agency (ARS). A mosquito control operation will take place in their street tonight, between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. The sector concerned is reduced around the end of … Read more
the essential After a study that lasted ten years, French researchers were able to observe that exposure to fine particle pollution could accelerate the thinning of the nerve fiber layer of the retina. A study by Inserm and the University of Bordeaux published in the journal Environmental Research observed that people most exposed to air … Read more
the essential After years of fighting, Bernard Guignes obtained recognition as an occupational disease for his prostate cancer. The former arborist from Montesquieu, in Tarn-et-Garonne, is now campaigning for the cessation of pesticides. Bernard Guignes is a former farmer who has come a long way. In August 2022, his prostate cancer was officially recognized as … Read more
the essential It had been in effect since the spring of 2022. The nuns who manage the Ma Maison nursing home are leaving the city. A buyer has been appointed by the sisters, it is Adef residences, an association which already manages 41 Ehpad on the territory. It’s a 147-year-old story that is coming to … Read more
Published on 07/21/2023 at 6:56 PM the essential For lack of sufficient staff, the emergencies of the Union clinic will not reopen until Monday morning, at 10 am. From yesterday evening and until Monday, July 24 at 10 a.m., the emergencies of the Union clinic near Toulouse closed their doors for lack of staff. During … Read more
Infected, the carrier of a particular antigen would be two times less likely to present symptoms relating to Covid-19. Wednesday, the review Nature published the results of a study linking asymptomatic patients suffering from Covid-19 and a specificity of their DNA. Thus, the carrier of at least one version of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) … Read more
This is the sixth patient in remission, after a transplant whose method differed from previous ones. He is referred to as “the patient of Geneva”, because he received treatment in Switzerland. A man is now the sixth person to be in long-term remission while living with the HIV virus since the early 1990s. It was … Read more
the essential The Gragnague asphalt plant (31) ceases its activity at the end of the week but many questions remain unanswered. The inhabitants of Gragnague wonder if the bitumen produced will have consequences for the environment and their health. Tulay no longer touches his tomatoes. Her husband, who works in the construction industry, asked her … Read more
It had experienced a notable drop during the Covid-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report that four million more children were vaccinated in 2022 compared to the previous year. Kate O’Brien, from the immunization and vaccines department at the WHO, told AFP: It’s good news. On average, … Read more
(AFP) – Symbol of emancipation or diktat of beauty for women? The many facets of the Barbie doll, created in 1959, resurface with the theatrical release on Wednesday of the eponymous film by Greta Gerwig. Sociologist at the CNRS and at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Christine Castelain Meunier believes with AFP … Read more