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Priority for people over 70 in pneumococcus vaccination
For the vaccination programme against pneumococci that will be starting this autumn the Health Council recommends prioritising ...
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Iron and steel founding emissions carcinogenic
The Emissions which are formed during iron and steel founding may cause cancer. This is a risk for people who work in places ...
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No permit is required for hepatitis screening GGD
Under the Population Screening Act a permit is not required for screening the first-generation non-Western migrants for hepatitis ...
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Population Screening Act: NIPT for multiple pregnancies
The NIPT consortium has applied for a permit to offer the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) to women with multiple pregnancies as ...
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Removing remaining lead pipes
In some houses lead concentrations in the tap water are high. In particular this concerns old houses with lead indoor pipes. High ...
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Recommended exposure limit for 1,2-dichloroethane
Occupational exposure to 1,2-dichloroethane can lead to cancer. The Health Council of the Netherlands has estimated the air ...
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Population Screening Act: NIPT in pregnant adolescents aged 16 and 17 years
The NIPT consortium has submitted a permit request for the use of the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) in pregnant adolescents ...
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Adding screening for spinal muscular atrophy to the neonatal blood screening
Early recognition of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) allows for the presymptomatic treatment of children with the most severe ...
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Studies with human-animal combinations require an new evaluation each time
In order to judge whether research with combinations of human and animal cells (or parts thereof) is acceptable, each study needs ...
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For now don’t change cut-off value population screening for colorectal cancer
The cut-off value in the population-based colorectal cancer screening programme determines at what measure of blood in the stool ...