Tag: French
French police arrest PIP implant boss Mas
by on Jan.26, 2012, under Health and Fitness
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Jean-Claude Mas, whose breast implant firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) has sparked an international health scandal by using substandard silicon, was arrested on Thursday and could be charged with manslaughter, a Frenc…
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French health minister says implant boss must answer
by on Dec.24, 2011, under Health and Fitness
PARIS (Reuters) – France's health minister called on Saturday for the head of the breast implant maker accused of selling faulty prostheses to tens of thousands of women around the world to be found, calling the growing scandal a "shady b…
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French woman dies of E. coli
by on Jul.02, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A 78-year-old French woman died early Saturday morning from complications of E. coli infection but a doctor said she was not suffering from the strain that has infected many other people in France and Germany.
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Two French children recovering from E.coli bout
by on Jun.20, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Two of eight children hospitalized in northern France after being infected with a strain of the E.coli bacteria were well enough Monday to return home, local health authorities said.
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French vegans in dock over baby's death
by on Mar.29, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Two vegans who fed their 11-month-old daughter only mother's milk went on trial in northern France on Tuesday charged with neglect after their baby died suffering from vitamin deficiency.
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Prescribed drugs cause 3 pct of French car crashes
by on Nov.17, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Prescribed drugs are responsible for more than three percent of road crashes in France and an international system should be agreed to warn of the risks of driving on medication, scientists said on Monday.
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Pioneering French oncologist Mathe dies at 88
by on Oct.18, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Oncologist Georges Mathe, who in 1959 performed the world’s first bone marrow transplant, has died, the French president’s office said Monday. He was 88.
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French Riviera sees new case of chikungunya virus
by on Sep.26, 2010, under Health and Fitness
French health authorities have asked doctors on the Riviera to be on the alert after a second case was detected in the region this weekend of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus.
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French lawmakers ban baby bottle chemical
by on Jul.02, 2010, under Health and Fitness
French lawmakers passed legislation on Wednesday banning baby bottles containing the chemical Bisphenol A, suspected of harming human development.
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French first lady calls on world to make AIDS history
by on Jun.26, 2010, under Health and Fitness
French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy called Saturday for the world to come up with the "billions of dollars" needed to make AIDS history, possibly through a global tax.
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