Higher mortality during heatwave in July in the Netherlands During the last heatwave, almost 400 more deaths were reported than was expected on overage for that period. The additional deaths mainly concerned persons aged 75 years and older.
Preserving ozone treaty benefits to climate change The Montreal Protocol has not only served to protect the ozone layer, it also has provided a certain degree of climate protection.
Combating the Superbug Klebsiella Oxa-48 Outbreak in a Dutch Hospital Experts at RIVM teamed up with scientists of the Medical Faculty of the University Münster (Germany), and bioinformaticans from Life Technologies Corporation (United States of America) and the Well
Europe-wide increase of antibiotic resistance in E. Coli The annual report 2007 of the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS) draws a dire picture of the latest developments in antibiotic resistance in Europe.