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Swiss favour a family affair

This content was published on Feb 2, 2005 The survey revealed that the desire to get married remains strong in Switzerland, despite an increase in the divorce rate. But the study, carried out in September by the GfS polling institute in Zurich, also showed that the idea of couples living together out of wedlock was growing in popularity. Almost three-quarters of the 718…

Roche profit doubles on cancer drug sales

This content was published on Feb 2, 2005 Drug sales were up nine per cent – 12 per cent in local currencies – to SFr29.52 billion ($24.86 billion). Roche’s bottom line was boosted to SFr6.6 billion by some exceptional items, such as the sale of over-the-counter brands. But the world’s leading maker of cancer drugs still saw core net profit rise 41 per…

Report to shed light on “forgotten” children

This content was published on Jan 31, 2005 The practice is said to have affected at least 100,000 children – some of whom are alleged to have suffered abuses. The State Secretary for Science, Charles Kleiber, said he envisaged carrying out the research with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. This would ensure that the report had a national and historical…

Women learn better in single-sex groups

This content was published on Jan 28, 2005 The IMD says that companies with women in managerial posts achieve better financial results – a good reason for assisting them in their careers. The IMD (International Institute for Management Development) in Lausanne cannot claim to have large numbers of women attending its courses. The situation at the school merely reflects the general state of…

WEF participants pick “tough choices”

This content was published on Jan 27, 2005 A fairer globalisation process and combating climate change are next on the list of “tough choices” that will have to be addressed by world leaders. Other key issues are ensuring basic education for all, the pursuit of peace in the Middle East and improving “global governance”, according to participants at the five-day forum. And there…

Promised land awaits over the fence

This content was published on Jan 26, 2005 swissinfo visited a camp run by members of the landless movement, who want to take over an abandoned property neighbouring the camp. For the past 25 years, the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement has been fighting to give poor peasants a place to earn a living. Along the country’s roads, their camps have become a familiar…

Globalisation – why a majority cannot join

This content was published on Jan 26, 2005 Award-winning economist Hernando de Soto, a key participant at this week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, shares his thoughts on the issue. De Soto says more than four billion people are not only deprived access to the global economy, but also “locked out” of their own national markets. In an interview with…

The elderly live longer and more independently

This content was published on Jan 25, 2005 The Federal Statistics Office says there is a downward trend in the proportion of older people living in nursing and retirement homes since 1990. The office said that improvements to health and medical care at home, as well as a moratorium on building new nursing homes in some cantons, were the main reasons for the…

Ticino focuses on the politics of health

This content was published on Jan 24, 2005 The cantonal authorities have begun a systematic analysis of the impact political decisions have on the health of the population, which they believe will help avoid additional costs. The aim of the Health Impact Study (HIS) is to evaluate the effects of a specific measure on public health. “Ticino is taking a pioneering role in…

Roche to shed light on clinical trials

This content was published on Jan 21, 2005 The move comes after a number of drugs firms signed an international agreement aimed at improving transparency in the industry. Roche, Switzerland’s number two drugmaker, said it would set up an online registry of clinical trial protocols. The company also plans to create a database for key results from completed trials by the end of…

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