No evidence of increased incidence of breast cancer with insulin glargine Insulin glargine is used in the treatment of diabetes.
Lower salt contents in some foods, but similar saturated fat contents Some foods contain less salt in 2014 compared with 2011. According to research by RIVM the salt content of bread was 21 percent lower in 2011.
Risk assessment of dyes and flame retardants; there’s room for improvement On request of the Dutch food and product safety authority, RIVM has developed a prioritization method for substances used in textile production.
RIVM designated as WHO Collaborating Centre Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiology and Surveillance AMR is one of the major global challenges in infectious disease control.
Comparison of market authorization systems of medical devices in USA and Europe Medical devices are a group of products varying from relatively simple devices like plasters and wheelchairs to complex equipment like pacemakers and MRI scanners.
RIVM researchers win best paper award of the journal Risk Analysis RIVM researchers Arie Havelaar and Arno Swart received the prestigious Best Paper Award 2014 of the Society for Risk Analysis.
Difference in risk assessment of non-threshold carcinogens for workers There is no uniform approach in the European Union for the risk assessment of occupational exposure to non-threshold carcinogens.
Information about medicines more accessible to the user The Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB), the Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre (Lareb), the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), and the National Health Care Institute w
Average disease burden highest for invasive pneumococcal disease and influenza The average annual disease burden for the total Dutch population was highest for invasive pneumococcal disease and influenza.
Active monitoring period for Ebola ends for evacuated aid workers As 21 days have passed since the two aid workers evacuated from Sierra Leone had unprotected contact with Ebola patients, active monitoring of their health status by the Community Health Service ha