- FRANCE 24

05/02/2012 - HEALTH

Pet medicine

Recent medical progress is allowing our pets to live longer, healthier lives. In this week's show we speak to vets in France, the UK and Canada to find out what's on offer in the growing world of pet medicine.

28/01/2012 - 7 BILLION OTHERS

AIDS, access to healthcare

For people suffering from HIV, access to healthcare can still be difficult.

27/01/2012 - France

Founder of faulty breast implant company released on bail

Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) was released on bail Friday and faces charges of causing bodily harm. His company is at the centre of an international health scandal over breast implants using non-medical grade silicon.

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22/01/2012 - HEALTH

PIP: a global health scandal

PIP - three letters which stir up fear in any woman with breast implants. This week we talk to women with silicone implants made by the French manufacturer, Poly Implant Prothèse, to find out how the global health scandal is affecting their daily lives.

21/01/2012 - 7 BILLION OTHERS

AIDS, transmission of the disease

When mothers who have tested HIV positive remain untreated, one child out of three is at risk of infection either in utero, during childbirth or through breastfeeding.

19/01/2012 - WEBNEWS

USA: a new kidney for Amelia

Online campaigning for a disabled girl who has been denied a kidney transplant. Web users in Mexico mobilize for the Tarahumara indigenous people. And you can now follow the Australian Open Tennis Championships online.

18/01/2012 - FRANCE

French women's fertility rate fuels population growth

Even as its economic growth appears stunted, France's demographic growth seems full of vitality - French women boast the European Union's second-highest fertility rate. Across Europe as a whole, where recent years have seen declining birth rates, the numbers of births are stabilising. This in turn is allaying fears of a diminishing future work force.

15/01/2012 - 7 BILLION OTHERS

AIDS, fighting discrimination

Over 33 million people live with HIV worldwide. In 2009 alone, some 2.6 million new cases were reported.

12/01/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Gilles Jacquier: 'French ideals have triumphed'

Papers look at the death of the French journalist Gilles Jacquier in Homs in Syria. There's also coverage of the death of the Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan in Tehran. As well reports on Haiti, two years on from the quake. Also, power napping in the office. That's the focus for this Thursday 12th January 2012.

10/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

Sarkozy speeds up reforms before presidential election

Nicolas Sarkozy passes economic reforms in an attempt to boost his ratings before the April elections. Former footballer Eric Cantona moves from the pitch to politics, rallying support for a presidential bid. But he doesn’t actually want to run the country. Finally, the man at the heart of the breast implant scandal admits using industrial silicon, putting women’s health at risk.