Etiket: disease
Waste, sewage and disease: health crisis looms in the Gaza Strip
Oum Nahed Abou Shar no longer sleeps at night. Because of the bombings, of course, but also because of the foul smell and the swarms of flies in the Gaza…
What is listeriosis, the disease that is causing a recall of plant-based milks?
A listeriosis outbreak has caused two deaths and several infections in the country, leading to a national recall of certain plant-based milks. What is listeria? Listeria monocytogenes is found in…
Waste, sewage and disease: health crisis looms in the Gaza Strip
Oum Nahed Abou Shar no longer sleeps at night. Because of the bombings, of course, but also because of the foul smell and the swarms of flies in the Gaza…
Being born a Quebecer also means being born unequal in the face of sickle cell disease
A little over 10 years ago, following the demonstration of the relevance of the screening program of two hospitals under the leadership of doctors Denis Soulières (CHUM), Nancy Robitaille and…
Cases of systemic scleroderma, nicknamed “the disease that mummifies,” are on the rise in Quebec, especially among young people
Cases of systemic scleroderma, nicknamed the “mummifying disease” because of the hardening of the skin and internal tissues it causes, are on the rise in Quebec, particularly among children and…
Human collagen-based pulmonary valve offers new hope for treating childhood heart disease
The scientists’ discovery could help avoid all the complications associated with current surgical methods, particularly those performed on babies with tetralogy of Fallot. Published 07/11/2024 10:25 Reading time: 2 min…
To reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, Yamagata residents are encouraged to laugh at least once a day
This is a very serious order that comes from the elected officials of this prefecture. These elected officials are relying on a scientific study indicating that there was a slightly…
More and more municipalities located in areas endemic for Lyme disease
Lyme disease is continually progressing in Quebec with an increase in the number of cases and new municipalities in the endemic zone each year, confirms the National Institute of Public…
Microplastics: study warns of disease risks
Micro- and nanoplastic particles flooding the environment could increase the risk of suffering from non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disorders and chronic lung diseases, warns a new international…
“We thought Covid was buried, that’s not the case,” warns infectious disease specialist Benjamin Davido before the legislative elections and the Olympics
Benjamin Davido regrets that the isolation of patients is “no longer obligatory” and invites patients to wear a mask to avoid creating sources of infection around them. Published on 06/17/2024…
the “Ice Bucket Challenge” relaunched against Charcot’s disease
Published on 06/14/2024 4:29 p.m. Video length: 2 min Health: the “ice bucket challenge” relaunched against Charcot disease A bucket of ice water for a good cause: on social networks,…
Lyme disease still on the rise
For ten years, the number of cases of Lyme disease recorded in Quebec has been increasing and, according to the first figures revealed by the Ministry of Health and Social…
Extreme temperatures could increase risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease
Extremely high or extremely low temperatures could increase the risk of fatal stroke, warns a new study involving a Canadian researcher. This apparent increase in risk applies both to hemorrhagic…
the tiger mosquito “advances inexorably and covers almost the entire territory”, indicates infectious disease specialist Robert Sebbag
Published on 05/17/2024 4:17 p.m. Video length: 2 min Health: the tiger mosquito “advances inexorably and covers almost the entire territory”, indicates infectious disease specialist Robert Sebbag Health: the tiger…
The ANSM prohibits the company Sodeval from advertising its patch against Alzheimer’s disease
The president of Sodeval, Jean-Bernard Fourtillan, was indicted in March 2020 for illegal practice of the profession of pharmacist. Published on 05/16/2024 5:00 p.m. Reading time: 1 min ANSM head…
cholera, a disease of poverty
Published on 05/10/2024 09:39 Video duration: 1 min Health: cholera, a disease of poverty A three-year-old girl died of cholera on Wednesday May 8 in Mayotte. Visiting the site, Frédéric…
Lyme disease | Ticks attacking Quebec
The blacklegged tick, through which Lyme disease is transmitted to humans, risks establishing itself in most of the inhabited territory of Quebec, show new projections from the National Institute of…
infectious disease specialist Benjamin Davido fears other deaths “in the days to come”
A three-year-old child died of cholera on Wednesday in Mayotte. Published on 05/09/2024 2:11 p.m. Reading time: 1 min Benjamin Davido, infectious disease specialist at the Raymond-Poincaré hospital in Garches,…
why is this disease developing in Mayotte?
A three-year-old child died of cholera in Mayotte on Wednesday. This is the first death recorded in the territory since the detection of a first case in mid-March. Published on…
The University of Sherbrooke launches a research chair in Lyme disease
Cases of Lyme disease have been increasing in Quebec over the past fifteen years. And this is only “the tip of the iceberg”, according to microbiologist-infectious disease specialist Alex Carignan.…