By Mylène Gorissen When being tense about a presentation or the coming Christmas holidays, many children experience abdominal pain as an expression of stress. Once the presentation is over or the gifts have finally been received, this belly pain has vanished. In some of these children however, the abdominal pains take the form of functional abdominal pain (FAP) or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Unfortunately, these types of pain can not be treated by opening a present. Abdominal pain is … [Lees meer...]
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Fine particle pollution: not so fine
By Nena Rokx Last summer I visited Bangkok, where I noticed many people wear mouth caps. I wondered why and downloaded the application AirVisual to check the United-States Air Quality Index (AQI). The AQI value was 137 at that moment and marked as orange and unhealthy for sensitive groups. This value was more than twice as high as the highest value in the Netherlands, which was 63 in Amsterdam. This value was marked as yellow and moderate. In some other cities around the world, the AQI value … [Lees meer...]
