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Tamiflu gets shot down by drug reviewers

This content was published on Apr 10, 2014 According to the Cochrane Review research network, Tamiflu has few if any beneficial effects, but it does have some adverse side effects. The review, published in the British Medical Journal on Thursday, was based on an analysis of 20 clinical trials. “The idea of a drug is that the benefits should exceed the harms,” said…

New Swiss solar plane poised to circle the globe

This content was published on Apr 9, 2014 Five years and eight world records after unveiling the prototype, the Solar Impulse team has introduced the Si2.

Site-specific farming makes food eco-friendly

This content was published on Apr 8, 2014 Researchers concluded the production phase has the largest impact on how environmentally-friendly food is. The entire value chain of bread, barley used as animal feed, potatoes, cheese and beef was assessed in the study carried out by the research institute Agroscope, for the Federal Office for Agriculture. It found that cheese and potatoes from Switzerland…

Dark chocolate said to boost stress resistance

This content was published on Apr 7, 2014 Half a bar of dark chocolate with high cocoa content substantially reduces bodily reactions to acute psychological stress two hours after consumption, according to a statement published on Monday. The study, by a group of researchers led by Petra Wirtz from the psychology department of the University of Bern, measured stress hormones secreted in central…

New high in inventors hoping for backing

This content was published on Apr 6, 2014 Licensing deals worth a total of CHF50 million ($56 million) were struck. Of the 45 countries present, 54% of the inventors were from Asia and the Middle East. They included Muhammad Muzammel Mokhtar of Malaysia, pictured, with his design of a chair that can become a single or double seater and is easy to pack…

Taking a trip on the right side of the law

This content was published on Apr 5, 2014

Mystery over deformed whitefish continues

This content was published on Apr 2, 2014 Bern cantonal authorities say a new study found that the number of male whitefish with deformed reproductive organs have dwindled. The phenomenon which caught international attention was linked to plankton the fish fed on but the reason for the abnormalities was never established scientifically, despite numerous investigations. Environmental experts have not ruled out the possibility…

‘Climate migration also concerns rich countries’

This content was published on Mar 30, 2014 Thousands of Americans, fleeing the intense cold, are seeking refuge in Mexico. OK, that’s science-fiction, but the scene from 2004 Hollywood blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow illustrates a very real issue: climate migration. By 2100, hundreds of millions of people will have abandoned coastal zones as a result of rising sea levels, highlights the IPCC…

What attracts immigrants to rightwing politics?

This content was published on Mar 24, 2014 It’s the first week of the Spring parliament session. The door to the chambers of the House of Representatives swings open, and Toni Brunner, the People’s Party president, strides over to shake my hand. The People’s Party, which was the driving force behind initiatives to expel foreign criminals, ban minarets and most recently to cut…

The decline of Kodak City

This content was published on Mar 22, 2014 It was in Rochester that George Eastman invented and commercialised, between 1887 and 1889, the first flexible photographic film. And it was in New York that Leutenegger stayed in 2007, as part of a resident artist programme. This was a logical continuation of a photographic pilgrimage which started in Switzerland as part of her thesis…

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