Documents

1. Power lines and health part I: childhood cancer

   Indications that the risk of getting childhood leukaemia is higher in children living near high voltage power lines than in other ...

   Advisory report | 18-04-2018

2. Preventive use of HIV medication

   In the Netherlands about 20.000 persons are infected with HIV. Although the number of new infections has gone down as a result of ...

   Advisory report | 27-03-2018

3. ME/CFS

   People with ME/CFS are substantially limited in their functioning, for a longer period of time. Treatment cannot address the ...

   Advisory report | 19-03-2018

4. Pneumococcal vaccination for older persons

   Every year about 2,600 to 5,600 older persons are hospitalised with pneumococcal pneumonia and about 1,800 with invasive ...

   Advisory report | 28-02-2018

5. Health risks associated with livestock farms follow-up advice

   There has been growing concern for many years about the health risks of living near livestock farms. Studies show that residents ...

   Advisory report | 14-02-2018

6. Proton therapy in children only hospital-based

   From the perspective of quality of care, proton therapy in children should only be performed in a hospital-based setting. The ...

   Advisory report | 13-02-2018

7. Health benefits through cleaner air

   Air pollution strongly contributes to health effects and death. In the Netherlands, exposure to particulate matter alone results ...

   Advisory report | 23-01-2018

8. 1,2-Dibromoethane

   The substance 1,2-dibromoethane is carcinogenic. People occupationally exposed by inhalation have an increased risk of cancer. ...

   Advisory report | 01-12-2017

9. Fitness to drive with cardiovascular disease

   Recently, the European regulations regarding  fitness to drive criteria were updated for cardiovascular diseases. The adjustments ...

   Advisory report | 28-11-2017

10. 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 ...

    Advisory report | 21-11-2017