Documents

1. Screening for haemochromatosis

   Primary haemochromatosis (PH) is now known to be more prevalent than was previously suspected. It is the most common autosomal ...

   Advisory report | 07-12-1999

2. Transportation of irradiated nuclear fuel

   Contamination of the outside of transport containers for irradiated nuclear fuel rods came to the public’s attention in 1998. ...

   Advisory report | 02-12-1999

3. Reconsidering the policy on HIV testing

   In this report, a Health Council Committee examines the question of whether the new possibilities for treating HIV infection have ...

   Advisory report | 20-11-1999

4. Pediatric Heart Transplantation

   The results of cardiac transplantation in young children with complex congenital heart disease not amenable to surgical ...

   Advisory report | 18-11-1999

5. Management of the lumbosacral radicular syndrome (sciatica)

   As part of the ongoing efficiency review of medical procedures and interventions (the ’126 list’), a Health Council Committee has ...

   Advisory report | 16-11-1999

6. Health risks of silicone breast implants

   The present advisory report, produced at the request of the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, has been drawn up by the ...

   Advisory report | 26-10-1999

7. Day care for persons with profound multiple disabilities

   This report, commissioned by the State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport, considers the value of day care for people with ...

   Advisory report | 07-10-1999

8. Public health impact of large airports

   Civil aviation represents a growing industry and most economists expect this growth to continue. It is developing into a truly ...

   Advisory report | 02-09-1999

9. Ethylene thiourea: Health-based recommended occupational exposure limit

   At the request of the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, the Health Council of the Netherlands recommends health-based ...

   Advisory report | 30-08-1999

10. Multiple chemical sensitivity

    Of the 200 or so recent publications on MCS in the biomedical literature, only about 30 relate to original research. In almost ...

    Advisory report | 26-08-1999