The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French parents warned most children's over-the-counter medicines 'useless or dangerous' Most children's medication that you can buy over the counter is either useless and could even be dangerous for their health, a study by a French consumer group has concluded. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180222/french-parents-warned-most-childrens-counter-medicines-useless-or-dangerous Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:37:30 +0100 french-parents-warned-most-childrens-counter-medicines-useless-or-dangerous Three probes launched into tragic France drug trial French authorities launched three investigations Saturday at a research laboratory in the northwestern city of Rennes into a drug trial that left one person brain-dead and three others facing potentially irreversible brain damage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160116/three-probes-launched-into-tragic-france-drug-trial Sat, 16 Jan 2016 19:05:09 +0100 three-probes-launched-into-tragic-france-drug-trial Volunteer left brain-dead as French drug trial goes wrong France's Minister of Health admitted on Friday that there was a "serious accident" during a drugs trial with one of the healthy volunteers left brain-dead and five others fighting for their lives. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160115/botched-french-drugs-trial-leaves-one-dead-four-serious Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:04:31 +0100 botched-french-drugs-trial-leaves-one-dead-four-serious France: Most counter medicine useless or risky Most medication that you can buy over the counter is either useless or at worst dangerous for your health, a study by a French consumer group has concluded. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151203/france-most-counter-medicine-useless-or-risky Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:59:41 +0100 france-most-counter-medicine-useless-or-risky Four die after taking blood-thinning drug The families of four French pensioners who died after taking a blood-thinning drug have launched legal action against the drug’s German manufacturer and France’s national agency for medication safety, it emerged on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131009/pradaxa-drugs-france-blood-thinning-boehringer-ingelheim Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:33:00 +0200 pradaxa-drugs-france-blood-thinning-boehringer-ingelheim French ‘take 48 boxes of pills every year’ Each French person consumes 48 boxes of medication a year, according to a report published this week. The report is the latest in a series of studies that appears to confirm the French reputation for being overly obsessed with their health. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130711/french-take-48-boxes-of-pills-every-year Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:37:00 +0200 french-take-48-boxes-of-pills-every-year France recalls diuretic pill after two deaths France's health regulator has taken the diuretic medication Furosemide off the shelves after a batch of the pills were found to be dangerously contaminated and linked to two separate deaths, it was reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130611/frances-health-body-recalls-diuretic-pill-after-two-deaths Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:38:00 +0200 frances-health-body-recalls-diuretic-pill-after-two-deaths Patients in France being sent for 'pointless' tests France's health service is renowned world wide, but a new report has criticized its doctors for being inefficient and costly, by sending their patients for far too many pointless and expensive medical exams. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130412/report-slams-french-doctors-for-pointless-and-costly-treatment Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:18:00 +0200 report-slams-french-doctors-for-pointless-and-costly-treatment