Documents

1. Vaccination against Mexican flu

   On 29 April 2009, the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport asked the Health Council of the Netherlands to issue an emergency ...

   Advisory report | 08-05-2009

2. Towards an adequate intake of vitamins and minerals

   Regulations and research undergo rapid development European legislation, regulations and research in the field of vitamins, ...

   Advisory report | 27-04-2009

3. Prevention in the elderly: Focus on functioning in daily life

   With old age come ailments, and often one or more chronic diseases. In this case treatment does not always mean cure, but often ...

   Advisory report | 21-04-2009

4. General vaccination against hepatitis B revisited

   In its 2007 report The future of the National Immunisation Programme: towards a programme for all age groups the Dutch Health ...

   Advisory report | 31-03-2009

5. Power lines and Alzheimer’s disease

   A Swiss study has recently been published in which the number of deaths with Alzheimer’s disease registered as the primary or ...

   Advisory report | 30-03-2009

6. Pregnancy immunisation by red blood cells

   This advisory report concerns pregnancy immunisation by red blood cells – the phenomenon whereby women form so-called irregular ...

   Advisory report | 26-03-2009

7. Care for the unborn child

   Since the Health Council published its report on 'invasive diagnosis and treatment of the fetus' in 1990, significant ...

   Advisory report | 23-03-2009

8. Electromagnetic Fields: Annual Update 2008

   This is the fifth Annual Update of the Electromagnetic Fields Committee. After a brief overview of the advisory reports that have ...

   Advisory report | 19-03-2009

9. Population Screening Act: Prostate cancer screening in breast cancer families

   This publication is not available in English.

   Advisory report | 23-02-2009

10. Population Screening Act: The Health Risk Test

    This publication is not available in English.

    Advisory report | 23-02-2009