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Badis H, 42 years, Tripoli, Lebanon “Advised by a friend, I decided to bring my mother to France for her medical treatment. I wanted the best for her. After comparing a few agencies, I decided to trust FAME. Therefore in September 2012, I came to France with my mother and children. The day of our arrival at the airport, our consultant Helen was waiting for us to drive us to our hotel. ...
Will my insurance pay for my medical care?
There are different types of insurance. Feel free to ask your company if you're covered abroad and whether the intervention or treatement you are looking for are included in your contract.
Will my government refund my medical expenses?
Check with your local authorities because the reimbursement of medical expenses is not guaranteed in all countries . If necessary, we will give you a translated copy of your medical file and your invoice in the language of your choice.
When should I pay?
Once you accept the quote and confirm your wish to proceed with the preparations, 50% upfront payment is required. 30% of the total amount should be paid 15 days before arrival and the due amount within 10 days from the final invoice date.
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Children – going to sleep at the same time every n
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 0 Comments
According to a British study, children who go to bed at irregular hours are more likely to develop behavioural problems such as hyperactivity and relationship problems in class and to have difficulty controlling their emotions.
Written by: Aurélia Dubuc
Source : Pediatrics, October ...
Could vitamins slow down the progress of HIV?
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 0 Comments
It appears that vitamin supplements combined with selenium can help slow down the progress of HIV/AIDS in patients who have not yet been treated. This is the finding of an American study published in the JAMA journal. Although this discovery may appear to be significant, Professor Jean-Michel Molina, ...
Obesity – surgery could bring a new lease of life
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 0 Comments
Those extra pounds can affect libido. Sometimes, sexual fulfilment may require a little weight loss. So, what about those people suffering from severe obesity? For the first time, American researchers are extolling the virtues of bariatric surgery in helping patients rediscover sexual desire.
Written ...
Myocardial infarction – a new emergency treatment?
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 0 Comments
Every year in France, myocardial infarction – known by many as a heart attack – affects around 100,000 people. The reference treatment is urgent dilation of the arteries with the aim of getting the blood circulating to the heart again. This is what specialists call primary angioplasty. The ...
What impact does stress have on our health?
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 0 Comments
The pressures of family and work, financial uncertainty … stress is an everyday reality for many people, especially in this time of crisis. So it is something we need to be able to manage, but this is not always easy, as researchers at INSERM (France’s National Institute of Health ...
Repair your skin after chemo
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 0 Comments
Very aggressive against cancer cells, chemotherapy drugs also act on healthy cells, hence more or less important side effects depending on the treatments and patients. The most common are nausea and hair loss. But the skin also suffers from changes. Adopt new reflexes of care to limit their impact.
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Diabetes, sport, it's all good
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 0 Comments
Sport plays a major role in the regulation of diabetes... and this regardless of the concerned diabetes, diabetes type 1 and type 2 . For Pr Claude Jaffiol, Endocrinologist and member of the National Academy of Medicine, if physical activity is good for the health of all, it is even more for the diabetic.
Source: ...
Pneumonia and diarrhoea – diseases to fight togeth
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 0 Comments
In developing countries, pneumonia and diarrhoea are responsible for almost a third of deaths among children under five. Almost 90% of these occur in sub-Saharan Africa and in South Asia. This carnage is all the more intolerable as effective means of prevention exist. The World Health Organisation (WHO) ...
Strokes are affecting people at a younger and youn
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 0 Comments
Every year, across the world, more than 83,000 young people under the age of 20 die as the result of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA or stroke)! Which is equivalent to 125 people a day. And the number of CVAs affecting those aged between 20 and 65 has leapt by 25% over the course of the last 20 years ...
Severe asthma: a rigorous follow-up!
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 0 Comments
The asthma and allergy Association has just published a new brochure "severe asthma, know well for better control". Indeed, this condition requires the patient a very strict follow-up of the treatment. Objective to put aside the handicap in everyday life.
Written by: Emmanuel Ducreuset
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Uterine fibroids: common, benign but.... to keep u
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 0 Comments
Fibroids are the most common benign tumors in women. According to a recent survey, a woman from ten between 30 to 55 years suffers from fibroids accompanied by symptoms- often bleeding- more or less painful. Problem, a majority of them, " lives with, without necessarily talking to her doctor....
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Sleep apnea: When the treatment makes us beautiful
Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 0 Comments
More alerts, younger, more attractive... These are the adjectives given to patients suffering from a syndrome of sleep apnea (SAS) two months after their treatment! Which was based on the use of a nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. This deserves explication.
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Severe acne: treat without waiting
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 1 Comments
In France, 1 in 6 patients (15-34 years) with severe acne is not treated. The disease is not limited to a few unsightly pimples. No, it actually causes deep craters and sometimes leaves irreversible scars on the face, neck, chest, and back. For these young patients, the psychological impact is significant ...
Hypertension – large variations in blood pressure
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 0 Comments
t’s a well-known fact: hypertension (or high blood pressure) is the leading risk factor for cerebrovascular accidents (strokes or CVAs). And this risk increases tenfold when blood pressure varies too greatly and too rapidly. In fact, according to a recent British study, such variations can significantly ...
Dwarfism – a promising new study … in mice
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 0 Comments
A team of researchers at INSERM (France’s Institute of Health and Medical Research) is on the track of a first treatment that may restore growth in individuals suffering from achondroplasia. In other words, dwarfism. So far, this has been tested only on mice, but the first results appear promising.
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Testicular cancer: a 6 drugs chemotherapy!
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 0 Comments
The cure rate for testicular cancer with poor prognosis can reach 75%!
With a new treatment protocol, the "dose-dense" chemotherapy, there is an improvement in survival of 34%!
Source: Emmanuel Ducreuzet - Destination Santé
(Article in french only)
Football – from header to … concussion!
Friday, July 5, 2013 - 0 Comments
Repeated blows to the head can have a really brutal affect on footballers’ brains! And this has been confirmed by a recent American study. What is new about this is that the researchers used a particularly advanced imaging technique. This allowed them to observe microscopic changes in the white ...
Cervical cancer – your GP can help with prevention
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 0 Comments
Cervical cancer leads to the death of around 1000 women in France annually!
Vaccination against HPV is recommended for young girls and a smear test every 3 years for women between 25 and 60 years old.
Talk to your GP! He can help you prevent this disease!
Source: Dominique Salomon - Destination S ...
Doctor’s Advice on Reducing Your Risk of Stroke: G
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 0 Comments
Vascular surgeon Dr. David H. Stone of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center—also a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery—offers some critical advice to adults who are concerned with their risk of stroke: poor sleep is one factor that can lead to stroke.
“Research says less ...
Alzheimer: A drug could repair damaged brain
Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 0 Comments
Dihexa. This is the name of a molecule which could be used someday to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Its originality: It repairs the connections between destroyed neurons by the neuro- degenerative diseases. It just restored the memory in dementia rats. But there are still many obstacles to overcome ...
Osteoarthritis: can a cell therapy cure it?
Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 0 Comments
Within 5 to 10 years, we could finally be able to propose a treatment for osteoarthritis which affects 10% of French people. A European project, conducted by Montpellier University of Medicine, has just begun a clinical study, with the idea of using stem cell of the fat of the patient to repair ...
Marseille discovery on the multiple sclerosis
Friday, July 20, 2012 - 0 Comments
Marseille researchers have highlighted, for the first time, the existence of an accumulation of sodium in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis.
This discovery helps to understand the more or less rapid progression of this disease which is the first cause of severe non-traumatic acquired disability ...
A hope for a better repair of brain damages
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 0 Comments
By preventing the formation of scar tissue around damaged neurons, French researchers hope to promote the recovery of nerve connections. Would it be possible to regenerate neurons after a trauma? It is a huge challenge which French researchers from INSERM, CNRS(national center for scientific research) ...
The cancer girl cured by the HIV Virus!
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 0 Comments
Seven-year-old makes extraordinary recovery after U.S. doctors re-wire her immune system to destroy leukaemia cells:
Emily had been fighting leukaemia for two years but relapsed this spring
Her parents put her forward for a clinical trial as it was 'the only option left'
'We had 48 hours to ...