INTRODUCTION To the authors' best knowledge, there are no data regarding the prevalence of superstitions concerning melanoma among internet users. AIM To evaluate the prevalence and identify reasons for superstitions associated with excision of pigmented skin lesions as well as to assess the frequency of this procedure. MATERIAL AND METHODS Readers of the scientific portal were invited to c...

Nous avons pour cette première année de conférence retenu comme thème général le processus, amorcé après la Restauration impériale 1868, construction « superstition » (meishin 迷信) un objet à rejeter dans cadre modernisation du pays. À travers l’étude des publications anti-superstitions parues entre 1880 et 1930 nous repéré différentes étapes tournants regard porté sur ce nouvel objet, qui compr...

Short Description Epilepsy is a chronic medical condition with many social aspects, documentations of which exist since earliest historical times. This chapter looks at a selection of topics comprising religion and superstitions, work and mobility, family, and legislation. In the broad public, superstitions and stigma have been slow to react to medical progresses. The many evolutions that moder...