With 1 in 10 inhabitants affected, twice as many patients treated compared to the national level and an increase of 3% in cases each year since 2015, Reunion Island is the French region most affected by diabetes. Decryption in our Large Format of the week. At the end of 2022, Emmanuelle Fontaine is exhausted. Several symptoms worry her, such as her failing eyesight. She consults her doctor who orders a…
How does physical activity affect our health? Professor François Carré: “ We have almost the same genome as homo sapiens. It developed the ability to store fat because it could not find food every day, as well as very good endurance, to succeed in hunting. We are genetically programmed to move, we cannot do otherwise. We still have these genes in us, but we eat way too much in relation…
Faced with the increase in cancer cases in Quebec, research and patient support organizations are reiterating their request to the Legault government to develop a cancer action plan. Friday, the Quebec Cancer Foundation, the Cancer Research Society, Leucan and Procure unveiled their dissertation entitled Cancer doesn’t wait : the future Santé Québec agency must act! (New window) 548Quebecers have been diagnosed with cancer, which represents 185newcases per day”,”text”:”In 2023, in…
Alongside dumbbells and treadmills, brands of protein smoothies, colorful leggings and low-cut swimsuits. On the Instagram pages of sports influencers, physical activity and business intertwine. A mix of genres that doesn’t beat around the bush: after exercise advice for “shy girls, beginners or those who train at home”, Alaïa Hennequin, followed by 269,000 people on this social network, provides a discount code for a sports clothing brand. An opportunity to…
Between 50,000 and 60,000 prostate cancers are discovered every year. It is undoubtedly the most common cancer in men. “But we must let many of them live their lives,” insists the urologist. A proposition that may seem shocking because, as soon as we talk about cancer, we immediately think of a dramatic situation. And yet, the appearance of cancer cells is part of the natural aging of the prostate. Also…
the essential Confined for several weeks in a house that she considers “unsanitary” in Wallis and Futuna, Marianne Breuil developed symptoms that could be similar to a fungal disease. Repatriated to mainland France a few weeks after the appearance of the rash, she has been trying for almost three years to have her illness identified in France and find a treatment to relieve her progressive pain. What was supposed to…
LA TRIBUNE – The Antoine Lacassagne Center is one of the leading health establishments in the fight against cancer in France. What are its specificities? EMMANUEL BARRANGER – They are plural. First, the Antoine Lacassagne Center has one of the most complete technical platforms in Europe and is one of three establishments in France, with those of Caen and Orsay, to offer proton therapy treatments to treat, mainly, brain tumors…
How does physical activity affect our health? Professor François Carré: “ We have almost the same genome as homo sapiens. It developed the ability to store fat because it could not find food every day, as well as very good endurance, to succeed in hunting. We are genetically programmed to move, we cannot do otherwise. We still have these genes in us, but we eat way too much in relation…
the essential After the largest cheese platter at the Grands Buffets, the young man wants to add a title to the Guinness Book for Narbonne. The logistics aren't quite in place yet, but the challenge is on: try to beat the world record for most burpees in twelve hours. This challenge is Joseph Salas who is launching it. “The Guinness World Record has accepted my request,” announces the Narbonne resident.…
The Haute-Loire committee of the League against Cancer will move in May near the Puy-en-Velay station. And a new president is elected: Hélène Berard succeeds Anne-Marie Mercier. €170,000 was donated by the League Against Cancer 43 in 2023. The League Against Cancer aims to act for research, to help hospital services equip themselves with diagnostic or treatment equipment, to improve the living conditions of patients, but also to protect the…
