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Martine Allain-Regnault
Born2 March 1937
Abbeville, France
Died8 October 2022(2022-10-08) (aged 85)
Paris, France
Alma materUniversity of Paris
OccupationScientific journalist
EmployerFrance Télévisions
Children1

Martine Allain-Regnault (2 March 1937 – 8 October 2022) was a French scientific journalist and television presenter.[1]

Biography

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Allain-Regnault spent her childhood in several French cities, following the assignments of her father, an engineer of the SNCF.[2] She earned a degree in biology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Paris and subsequently completed graduate studies in physiology before performing studies on the alcohol consumption of rats.[3] She was married and the mother of one daughter, Charlotte, born in 1970.

Allain-Regnault began her career in the written press. From 1962 to 1990, she was a scientific journalist for the magazine Science & Vie, writing the column Biologie, médecine et sciences naturelles. She was also a journalist for the daily newspaper Le Monde. At the same time, she was a health reporter for Antenne 2 [fr] from 1977 to 1987[4] and for TF1 from 1987 to 1992, for which she produced the show Viva la vie alongside Philippe Risoli from 1988 to 1989. She also co-produced and co-presented Télé calories with Frédéric Lepage. During this time, she presented multiple shows surrounding special events, such as the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Allain-Regnault was a prominent media health specialist, creating a close bond with viewers after disclosing her own weight problems in the mid-1990s.[5] From 1992 to 2004, she presented the television program Savoir plus santé [fr] on France 2[6] with François de Closets and Laurent Broomhead.[7]

In 2002, her report Les petites chirurgies qui changent la vie on Savoir plus santé took home third prize at Telefilmed, an international festival of medical television programs.[8]

Martine Allain-Regnault died on 8 October 2022 at the age of 85.[9]

Official posts

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On 19 January 1973, the Ministry of Public Health appointed Allain-Regnault to serve as a member of the terminology committee, replacing Claudine Escoffier-Lambiotte [fr].[10] On 23 February 1984, she joined the interdisciplinary committee for scientific information of the Ministry of Industry [fr], replacing Jean Lacouture.[11] On 9 March 2002, she was appointed a "member of the steering committee for actions to promote medical and medico-economic information" by the Ministry of Labour [fr].[12]

Publications

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  • Un enfant vient de naître, problèmes d'hérédité (1965)
  • L'élection présidentielle de mai 1974 : après la mort de Georges Pompidou (1974)
  • Objectif cœur : Peut-on éviter les maladies cardio-vasculaires (1977)
  • Télé Calories recettes (1991)
  • Télé-calories La Bible des régimes (1993)
  • Le chat Maine Coon (1995)

References

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  1. ^ Louis, Jean-Marie (9 October 2022). "Mort de Martine Allain-Regnault, journaliste santé de France 2 pendant de longues années". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ Giuliani, Emmanuelle (11 September 2004). "Martine Allain-Regnault tourne la page". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Martine Allain-Regnault tient à la santé". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 17 November 2000. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ^ Long, Stéphane (13 October 2007). "Dr Jean-Daniel Flaysakier : "Je ne suis pas l'envoyé spécial des médecins dans le monde du journalisme"". Le Quotidien du médecin (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ^ Sandrel, Caroline (19 September 1994). "Comment j'ai perdu dix kilos". Télé 7 Jours (in French).
  6. ^ "DIAGNOSTIC : FRANCE 2, 22 h 20 La santé au détail". Le Monde (in French). 18 October 1992. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  7. ^ Lepoittevin, Stéphane (22 July 2000). "Le compte à rebours de Broomhead". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  8. ^ Leroi, Thibault (19 December 2005). "RFP - Le grand prix du journalisme 2005". La Libre Belgique (in French). Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  9. ^ Belicourt, Elvira (8 October 2022). "Mort de Martine Allain-Regnault : l'ancienne vedette de télé, star des émissions médicales, est décédée". Voici (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Arrêté du 19 janvier 1973 MME ALLAIN-REGNAULT MARTINE EST NOMMEE MEMBRE DE LA COMMISSION EN REMPLACEMENT DE MME LE DOCTEUR ESCOFFIER-LAMBIOTTE". Légifrance (in French). 31 January 1973.
  11. ^ "Arrêté du 23 février 1984 MME. ALLAIN-REGNAULT MARTINE EST NOMMEE MEMBRE DE LA COMMISSION INTERDISCIPLINAIRE POUR L'INFORMATION SCIENTIFIQUE ET SA DIFFUSION DU COMITE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE,EN REMPLACEMENT DE M. LACOUTURE JEAN". Légifrance (in French). 7 March 1984.
  12. ^ "Arrêté du 9 mars 2002 portant nomination au comité d'orientation des actions de promotion de l'information médicale et médico-économique". Légifrance (in French). 23 March 2002.
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