Health
Greying France having fewer babies
France may be Europe's most fertile country but even there the birth rate is falling and mothers are choosing to wait before starting a family, according to data released Tuesday.
Jan 16, 2018
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Medications
France restores old thyroid drug after complaints over new one
An old version of a thyroid medication will be reintroduced in France after thousands of the country's three million users complained of serious side effects from a new formula, the government said Friday.
Sep 15, 2017
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Health
How Princess Diana's death saved French lives
(HealthDay)—Princess Diana's tragic death in a car crash in Paris prompted tougher traffic laws that have saved thousands of French lives, and those laws could serve as a model for the United States, a new study suggests.
Jul 19, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Study finds one in five teenage French girls too thin
Nearly one in five teenage girls in France is underweight, according to a study released Tuesday, a sharp increase that could pose a new worry for health officials even as they focus on rising obesity.
Jun 13, 2017
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Health
France cracks down on super-skinny models
Super-thin models and secretly airbrushed photoshoots will soon be a thing of the past in fashion hub France, as authorities passed measures to protect young people from the dangers of anorexia.
May 6, 2017
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Health
France adopts law against misleading anti-abortion websites
France's parliament has approved a bill criminalizing websites that carry purposely false information with the aim of dissuading women from having abortions.
Feb 16, 2017
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Health
Free refills from soda fountains no longer on tap in France
Offering free refills from self-service soda fountains has been uncommon in France, but now the practice is illegal.
Jan 27, 2017
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Medications
France moves to suspend Vitamin D supplement after baby dies
France has moved to suspend sales of a vitamin D medication following the death of a baby who suffocated after being given the liquid supplement, health authorities said Wednesday.
Jan 4, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
True burden of head and neck cancer in France underestimated by more than one-third
A nationwide study of head and neck cancers in France has revealed that the true burden of the disease is underestimated by at least one-third, and that head and neck cancers carry a very high risk of secondary primary cancers, ...
Oct 11, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
France reports lone case of mad cow disease
France has confirmed an isolated case of mad cow disease in a five-year-old cow that died in the northeast Ardennes region.
Mar 24, 2016
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