Long Covid affected, or had affected, more than two million French women and men at the end of 2022, or 4% of adults. The estimate is vague as the definitions of this post-covid syndrome vary according to the World Health Organization, the High Authority of Health or the Ministry of Health. Fatigue, shortness of breath, headaches, difficulty concentrating, digestive disorders, loss of smell… The manifestations of long Covid are numerous and varied. More than 200 symptoms have already been associated with it. Signs that appear more or less late, more or less strongly. How can this be explained? Where is the research at? How many people are still affected? How can they be treated? Professor Dominique Salmon-Céron, infectious disease specialist, expert at the High Authority of Health answers our questions.
These are small dark spots that have often been part of us since childhood or adolescence: moles. They should be monitored regularly because having a lot of them is a risk factor for skin cancer. How do you check your moles? Why do they appear? What are the criteria that should alert you? How do you know where your solar capital is? We ask these questions to Doctor Marie Estelle Roux, dermatologist in Paris and member of the National Union of Dermatologists – Venereologists.
You may not know its medical term, but motion sickness covers disorders that almost all of us have experienced – even fleetingly! – in our lives: it is motion sickness. Whether in a car or on a boat, this feeling of unease, with nausea, sometimes dizziness, is in fact a movement disease linked to an inappropriate response of the brain that can no longer anticipate. What actually happens in our body? What are the solutions for traveling serenely? We ask all these questions to Dr. Michel TOUPET, an ENT doctor specializing in the exploration of dizziness and balance disorders.
They are part of our routine: what could be more ordinary than breakfast, dinner or a snack? Everyone has a special relationship with meals. Our diet varies throughout our lives, our habits, our state of health. But when these changes set in with psychological suffering, there can be serious consequences for health, what we call eating disorders (ED); disorders that affect 1 million French people. What are the warning signs? The health risks? When to consult? We ask these questions to France Hirot, psychiatrist, head of department of a day hospital at the Fondation Santé des Etudiants de France.
Lance Armstrong, Tom Simpson, Ben Johnson, Diego Maradona, Richard Virenque, all these great athletes have one day been caught by the patrol for doping. To the point of death for some… Doping has been banned in France since 2006 and the “Lamour” law, named after Jean-François Lamour, double Olympic sabre champion and Minister of Sports under Jacques Chirac. This law has a dual purpose: to punish unsportsmanlike conduct that goes against the values of fair play, but also to protect athletes from the harmful effects of doping on health. What are the substances most used for doping? Why is doping dangerous for health? Are all top athletes doped? What are the control procedures for the next Olympic Games? We put these questions to Professor Olivier Rabin, Senior Director of Science and Medicine at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
These are disorders referred to as acronyms TND for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, which include autism, Dys disorders and ADHD or Attention Deficit Disorder with or without hyperactivity. Approximately 6% of children and 3% of adults are affected, or more than 2 million people in France alone. A daily handicap that is still poorly diagnosed. How to detect ADHD? Who and when to consult? We ask these questions to Pierre Castelnau, professor of pediatrics and head of the neuropediatrics and disabilities department at the Tours University Hospital, as well as to Carole Faviot, mother of a child affected, and referent of the TDAH association for equal opportunities in 3 departments.
Watery eyes, itchy noses or throats, sneezing, skin rashes, so many symptoms that poison the lives of allergy sufferers. To the point of making some people give up the pleasure of walking. 18 million French people are affected, or around 30% of the population. For only… 750 allergists. Can an allergy be triggered at any age? When to consult? How can symptoms be relieved? What impact does desensitization have? We ask these questions to Doctor Marie-Laure Mégret Gabeaud, allergist and former head of the national aerobiological surveillance network (RNSA), for the city of Paris.
It is a disease whose mere mention can cause concern, even though it is very poorly understood and increasingly well managed. Multiple sclerosis affects more than 130,000 people, nearly 3/4 of whom are women. Diagnosis occurs in the majority of cases between the ages of 25 and 35. Why do we develop multiple sclerosis? What are the first symptoms? How does the disease progress? What are the treatments? We ask all these questions to Dr. Anne-Caroline Papeix, a neurologist, Head of the general neurology department at the Rothschild Foundation Hospital, member of the FCRIN4MS network (F-CRIN). And then, how can we improve our daily lives apart from medication? This is what Sofiane Khayat, diagnosed with MS in 2015, explains to us… Author of “Ma routine anti chimique” published by Larousse. A very active guest on social networks with his So_foodiee account which has more than 200,000 subscribers.
It is a disease that affects 15% of the world’s population and yet is poorly diagnosed. It is also recognized by the World Health Organization as the 2nd most disabling pathology. Although it most often occurs between the ages of 20 and 50, it also affects 8% of children and teenagers, or one million young French people. So how do you diagnose migraine? How do you treat it? How do you limit the impact on the social life and schooling of young people? Margaux de Frouville, head of the health department at BFMTV, and Alain Ducardonnet, cardiologist and health consultant at BFMTV, welcome Cassandre Clément, an 18-year-old patient, member of the association “La voix des Migraineux” and Dr. Michel Dib, neurologist at Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital in Paris, author of the book “Apprivoiser la migraine” published by Éditions du Huitième Jour.
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