What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is caused by the bacterium "Borrelia Burgdorferi". It is usually transmitted to humans and animals by hard tick bites during contact with nature (farm work or forest walks), mainly between March and October.

Epilepsy in a nutshell... The word epilepsy comes from the Greek "epilambanein", meaning "to take by surprise". Although this neurological disease takes many forms, what it has in common is its unpredictability. Approximately 500,000 people in France suffer from epilepsy, and although [...]

What is diabetes? Diabetes or chronic hyperglycemia is characterized by an excess of sugar in the blood, resulting in excessively high glucose levels. It results from a disturbance in the assimilation, use and storage of sugars in the diet. Two essential hormones, insulin and glucose, are responsible for [...]