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Actelion buys US biotech firm CoTherix

This content was published on Nov 20, 2006 CoTherix currently markets Ventavis, the only approved inhaled therapy for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in the United States. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a potentially fatal disease where the blood pressure increases in the arteries between the heart and lungs. The takeover, which has been endorsed by CoTherix’s board, is still subject to regulatory…

Swiss design in Big Apple spans generations

This content was published on Nov 20, 2006 Ammann, who spent most of his career in the United States, has been widely hailed as one of the most important bridge builders of the 20th century. One of the Big Apple’s landmarks, the George Washington Bridge (GWB) spans the Hudson River from New York City to New Jersey. When it opened in 1931, it…

Children take to the streets for charity

This content was published on Nov 20, 2006 By doing odd jobs in the street, they are raising money for the Terre des hommes child relief foundation and showing solidarity with those less fortunate in the developing world. About 4,600 children from around Switzerland are taking part in a number of activities that mirror what their contemporaries do every day in for example…

Male workers ponder part-time working

This content was published on Nov 19, 2006 However, fathers still find it more difficult or are unwilling to persuade employers to allow them to spend time away from the office, particularly as they hold the majority of senior posts in Switzerland. Official government figures reveal that 12 per cent more men took up such positions in the second quarter of this year…

Institute plans to study tiny creations

This content was published on Nov 17, 2006 Funded by the university, the Swiss government and canton Aargau, the institute will focus both on future developments as well as the safe use of nanotechnology. “We already have a long tradition of nanoscience in Basel, doing basic research. But with financial help from canton Aargau we can now focus on applied research as well…

Nairobi talks agree to prepare Kyoto successor

This content was published on Nov 17, 2006 Delegates at the United Nations meeting in Kenya came up with a last minute agreement on Friday to begin preparations in 2008 on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. The Nairobi conference pursued two processes launched in Montreal in December 2005 – the start of negotiations on the successor to Kyoto after 2012, and the…

Public slow to plug into renewable energy

This content was published on Nov 17, 2006 At one point exhibitors outnumbered visitors – and all this in the country’s green capital Lausanne, winner of a European gold medal in 2005 for its pioneering sustainable energy policies. “We cover 66 per cent of the city’s energy needs with renewable energy, but most people don’t realise this at all,” admitted Jürg Stierli from…

No big breakthroughs expected at climate talks

This content was published on Nov 16, 2006 Delegates at the United Nations meeting are preparing to pack their bags after two weeks of intense discussions that end on Friday. The Nairobi meeting has pursued two processes launched in Montreal in December 2005 – the start of negotiations on the successor to the Kyoto Protocol after 2012, and the so-called dialogue aimed at…

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Campaigners call time on binge drinking

This content was published on Nov 16, 2006 According to the Institute for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Addiction, 930,000 Swiss – one in eight – overindulge at least twice a month. The institute says it classes binge drinking as five glasses for a man and four for a woman. A glass is defined as 300ml of beer, 100ml of wine and…

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