Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
France announces 'large scale' virus testing campaign
France said on Thursday it was launching a "large scale" coronavirus testing campaign in a bid to identify any dormant infection clusters.
Jun 25, 2020
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France had a million fewer smokers in 2017: ministry
France had a million fewer daily smokers in 2017 over 2016, the health ministry said Monday, thanking the dissuasive power of higher tobacco taxes.
May 28, 2018
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France testing whether nicotine could prevent coronavirus
Nicotine could protect people from contracting the coronavirus, according to new research in France, where further trials are planned to test whether the substance could be used to prevent or treat the deadly illness.
Apr 23, 2020
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France monkeypox count rises to 277, one woman infected
France has detected 277 cases of monkeypox, health authorities said Tuesday, including the first case in the country of a woman contracting the virus.
Jun 22, 2022
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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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Group evacuated from China to France test negative for coronavirus
Tests for the coronavirus on about 20 people who arrived on France on an evacuation flight from China have come back negative, authorities said Monday.
Feb 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists find Ebola virus is mutating
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers working at Institut Pasteur in France have found that the Ebola virus is mutating "a lot" causing concern in the African countries where the virus has killed over eight thousand people in just ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
France offers fourth COVID jab to over-80s
France is offering a fourth dose of a coronavirus vaccine to people older than 80 who had their booster more than three months ago, the prime minister said Saturday.
Mar 12, 2022
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France to make condoms free for young adults aged 18-25
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that condoms would be made available for free in pharmacies for 18- to 25-year-olds in a bid to reduce unwanted pregnancies among young people.
Dec 8, 2022
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France records more than 50,000 daily COVID cases
France on Saturday said more than 50,000 people had tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours, as COVID-19 cases rocketed despite millions receiving a vaccine booster shot.
Dec 5, 2021
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