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Swiss Doolittle talks to the animals

This content was published on Sep 15, 2004 Talking to animals is one of the unusual approaches Urs Bühler takes to put creatures – large and small – back on their feet again. The people in the eastern village of Uzwil know Bühler as the “horse doctor”, since horses make up the majority of his patients (see video). But the former industrialist is…

Swiss birdman zooms to record

This content was published on Sep 13, 2004 Rossy flew for a total of four minutes over the Swiss Alps at Bex, earning himself the nickname of the Swiss superman. The 45-year-old, who comes from canton Vaud, flew into the record books earlier this month. The secret of his success is the “jet man” – a three-metre wide, 40-kilogram carbon wing incorporating two…

Scientists chart the stuff dreams are made of

This content was published on Sep 13, 2004 They found the stroke had damaged areas deep in the back half of the brain, which is involved in the visual processing of faces and landmarks. Writing in the September issue of “Annals of Neurology”, the team from Zurich University Hospital said the findings suggested that this particular area was crucial for dreams. “These results…

Families have little to celebrate

This content was published on Sep 13, 2004 The report, marking the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family, also laments the fact that there is still no statutory paid maternity leave. Presenting their findings on Monday, the Swiss Commission for Family Issues and the family lobby group, Pro Familia, said 120,000 children were being raised in households living below the…

Hotel turns handicap to its advantage

This content was published on Sep 11, 2004 The hotel is a pioneering project whose goal it is to employ people with disabilities in order to reintegrate them into society. A Norwegian guest taking breakfast says he is pleased with his choice of the hotel, where he has been staying during a week-long conference he has been attending in St Gallen. “The staff…

Swiss step up suicide prevention efforts

This content was published on Sep 10, 2004 Worldwide, suicide comes second only to road accidents as the main cause of death among 15- to 35-year-olds. Statistics show that more and more youngsters are killing themselves. In Switzerland, 100 young people take their own life every year – one every three days. Teacher-training institutions have responded to the rise in juvenile suicide by…

Experts say GM crops alone will not end hunger

This content was published on Sep 9, 2004 A government advisory body said on Thursday that not enough research had been carried out into the impact of gene technology. The Ethics Committee on Non-Human Gene Technology called for closer coordination of state-funded research programmes in an effort to help improve the provision of food in the developing world. The committee’s report comes less…

Serono moves to fill drug development pipeline

This content was published on Sep 8, 2004 The deal will give Serono access to the firm’s major gene and protein portfolio. News of the tie-up comes amid market concerns that Geneva-based Serono does not have enough new products in the pipeline. Chief Executive Officer Ernesto Bertarelli hailed the deal as an opportunity for Serono to “bring to market further innovative treatments for…

Angry locals try to shoot down air force plans

This content was published on Sep 8, 2004 It comes after concerned citizens and tourism officials in the Bernese Oberland said they had had enough of the noise from the Swiss Air Force’s newest and loudest warplane. The conversation of a group of tourists strolling through Ballenberg – the Swiss open-air museum for rural culture outside the village of Brienz – is abruptly…

Report urges regeneration of industrial land

This content was published on Sep 3, 2004 Officials say the 17 million square metres of disused industrial land could be used to create jobs, new housing and to save the green belt. The report, published this week by the Swiss environment agency and the Federal Office for Spatial Development, said the amount of land available was roughly equivalent in size to the…

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