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Health benefits through cleaner air
Air pollution strongly contributes to health effects and death. In the Netherlands, exposure to particulate matter alone results ...
1,2-Dibromoethane
The substance 1,2-dibromoethane is carcinogenic. People occupationally exposed by inhalation have an increased risk of cancer. ...
Fitness to drive with cardiovascular disease
Recently, the European regulations regarding fitness to drive criteria were updated for cardiovascular diseases. The adjustments ...
2-(2-Methoxyethoxy)ethanol (DEGME)
The Health Council of the Netherlands reviewed 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol (DEGME). DEGME is primarily used as an intermediate or ...
Population Screening Act: research into calcium score and risk of cardiovascular disease
Based on the Population Screening Act (WBO), the research proposal of the Erasmus MC into the association between atherosclerosis ...
Population Screening Act: risk model studied during screening for colorectal cancer
The Committee on Population Screening of the Health Council of the Netherlands advises the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport ...
Health risks of night shift work
In the Netherlands about 1.3 million people sometimes or regularly work at night. Night shift work disrupts the day-night rhythm ...
Vaccination against rotavirus
Rotavirus infections cause thousands of hospitalisations a year amongst young children. Vaccination can prevent a large part of ...
Population Screening Act: the MoederVlekkenKliniek
The initiator of the MoederVlekkenKliniek (Mole Clinic) wishes to offer low-threshold screening for skin cancer to people with an ...
Physical activity guidelines 2017
Adults should be physically active at moderate intensity for at least two and a half hours every week and children at least one ...