According to Météo France, the country is not done with stormy episodes. With the risks that entails. How do you avoid being hit by lightning? How to react in the event of an accident? Here are the answers. “A typical lightning represents approximately 300 million volts“, explains the United States Meteorological Service. When it strikes, … Read more
(AFP) – Under the plane trees, the residents of the retirement home wait to board the bus: in Simorre, a Gers village in the heart of a dental desert, it is in this vehicle imagined by the local Red Cross that you have to take a seat to take care of your teeth. The passenger … Read more
(AFP) – Finding the right words to evoke imminent death, relieving suffering with simple gestures: “Last aid” training courses give keys to supporting a loved one at the end of life, a public utility approach for the organizers. On a sunny Friday, a dozen participants gathered in Lambersart (North) to train, for six hours, in … Read more
(AFP) – Far from being a gadget, artificial intelligence can change the lives of people with disabilities, who are more independent thanks to advances in image recognition, or even capable of partially recovering a lost faculty such as speech or walking. At the end of May, a paraplegic person, affected in the cervical vertebrae, was … Read more
And it is particularly among those under 50 that the risk is greatest, points out a new study. Researchers at the University of Richmond in the United States confirm a link between sleeping too much, not enough, naps exceeding an hour… And the risk of suffering a stroke. Their findings were published in the journal … Read more
the essential The installation of the single hospital in Lanne will lead to an explosion of civil status records, between births and deaths, which will be multiplied by 200. The municipality is already preparing to cope, which involves the creation of a new town hall. The “moving” of the hospital to the town of Lanne … Read more
the essential Xavier Caloin, 52, is a liberal nurse west of Cahors. Every day, he walks the small roads of the department to go and treat his patients. La Dépêche du Midi followed him for a morning. Reporting. It’s 6 o’clock in the morning. This Friday, some are still sleeping, but Xavier Caloin is already … Read more
the essential Faced with the aging of the population, recruiting health professionals in our rural area is a key issue. Doctor Combe-Cayla, pulmonologist and vice-president in charge of health at the West Aveyron intermunicipal authority, takes stock. How to attract health professionals in West Aveyron?Dr Pascale Combe-Cayla : “It’s a global strategy. West Aveyron is … Read more
The France Alzheimer Gers association organized a convivial outing, with the participation of the sections of Fleurance, Mirande and Seissan, accompanied by its aides and carers. The walk was prepared by members of the Lectoure branch. It was a cruise on the Baïse, aboard the barge “Le d’Artagnan”, for a trip along the water, with … Read more
Coming from North America, the ambrosia plant has been growing on our land since the end of the 20th century. It comes on top of the damage caused to health by pollen in the spring. His particuliarity ? A few grains are enough to trigger eczema, rhinitis and other diseases, it can extend to more … Read more