TIME honours Guus Velders of RIVM TIME has named Professor Guus Velders of RIVM as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Every year, 300,000 tick bites in urban areas One in 5 tick bites occurs in an urban area. Although most tick bites occur in the countryside, many people are bitten in urban areas as well.
It is time to change: adapting behaviours for a sustainable and healthy Europe The state of the environment, our health, and levels of social equity are closely interrelated.
New step towards calculating environmental effect of combinations of pesticides In the context of authorising plant protection products, the EU currently does not take any account of the use of several different plant protection products for the same crop.
Less salt in certain foods, sugar contents remain unchanged The salt content in bread was on average 19 percent lower compared to 2011. In addition, certain types of sauces, soups, canned vegetables and pulses, and crisps had a lower salt content.
Rotavirus in the Netherlands: Background information for the Health Council Rotavirus can cause severe gastrointestinal infections and is common among infants and young children. There are two vaccines available; both have to be given by mouth (oral vaccines).
Dutch tourist infected with Marburg virus During a holiday in Uganda, a Dutch woman was infected with the Marburg virus, which causes Marburg haemorrhagic fever. This is a very serious, very rare infectious disease.