Documents

1. Securing the data supply. The availability of population health information in the Netherlands, now and in the future

   Effective public health policy and productive scientific research both depend on the availability of data on population health in ...

   Advisory report | 29-10-2008

2. Transcranial magnetic stimulation in psychiatry and neurology

   Does Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation have any effect? Various institutions have recently begun using a new medical technique. ...

   Advisory report | 27-10-2008

3. Towards maintaining an optimum iodine intake

   European regulations, legislation and research in the field of vitamins, minerals and trace elements, so-called micro-nutrients, ...

   Advisory report | 30-09-2008

4. Towards an adequate intake of vitamin D

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

   Advisory report | 30-09-2008

5. Hydrogen-powered road vehicles - The health benefits and drawbacks of a new fuel

   Because of the political, social and environmental problems associated with dependency on fossil fuels, there is considerable ...

   Advisory report | 29-09-2008

6. Prudent precaution

   Does the disappearance of many animal and plant species threaten ecosystem functioning and human health? Is the cultivation of ...

   Advisory report | 26-09-2008

7. Synthetic biology: creating opportunities

   Synthetic biology is the engineering of biology: the synthesis of complex, biologically based (or inspired) systems, which ...

   Advisory report | 25-09-2008

8. BioInitiative

   Last year a report was published that is playing an increasingly prominent role in the debate on electromagnetic fields and ...

   Advisory report | 02-09-2008

9. Coiling or clipping? Treatment of intracranial aneurysms

   Until recently the preferred treatment option for patients with intracranial aneurysms was a surgical repair intervention, during ...

   Advisory report | 31-07-2008

10. Platinum and platinum compounds; 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 | 12-06-2008