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Medical journals question objectivity of clinical trials

This content was published on Sep 14, 2001 The warning was issued simultaneously by members of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and included the editors of The Lancet, the Journal of the American Medical Association and the Canadian Medical Association Journal. In their joint editorial, the editors lament that the current climate in which some clinical research is carried out…

Study pinpoints source of central Europe’s worst earthquake

This content was published on Sep 14, 2001 The active fault, which continues to tremble, is marked at ground level by a ridge or escarpment. Researchers discovered that over the past 8,500 years, the fault has caused three successive ruptures, which have thrust the Earth’s surface up 1.8 metres. The presence of nuclear and chemical industry in the area means that any seismic…

Company communication can ease insecurity, experts say

This content was published on Sep 12, 2001 According to some experts, effective communication can calm employees’ fears, and prevent panic. “At the moment there is a huge kind of insecurity and the leaders of the global economy have to change this,” Klaus J. Stöhlker told swissinfo. Communication needs to be part of a company’s strategy following an act of terrorism, he said.…

Americans in Geneva struggle to come to terms with attacks

This content was published on Sep 12, 2001 Geneva counts some 5,000 US nationals among its residents, and many of them fear that someone they know could be under the rubble of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. “We’re in a state of disbelief. We’re deeply saddened that there’s been loss of life among people some of us know,” says Dr…

Iceland’s gene pool sheds light on cause of obesity

This content was published on Sep 11, 2001 Announcing the discovery, the two firms said the genes would prove invaluable in the search for a cure or a way of preventing the two disorders. One out of four adults in Europe and the United States is overweight, as are increasing ranks of children, the companies said. They stressed, though, that although genetics does…

Switzerland’s prehistoric past on show in new museum

This content was published on Sep 10, 2001 The new museum has been dubbed the Laténium, referring to a nearby beach along the lake of Neuchâtel. The site’s name (La Tène) refers to the period between 450 BC and 100 BC. Nearly 20,000 objects are stored in the museum, most of them discovered during archaeological digs throughout the canton and along the lake.…

Hard-working Swiss urged to take siesta

This content was published on Sep 9, 2001 Stress costs Swiss businesses SFr4.2 billion a year, according to a recent study by the State Secretariat for the Economy. One of the founders of Restpoint, Moritz Lindenmeyer, says stress could be considerably reduced if people learnt more about relaxation techniques. The benefits of a short sleep during a stressful day are well documented, Lindenmeyer…

Quirici calls it quits

This content was published on Sep 8, 2001 “This year has been very difficult for me,” Quirici told swissinfo after an emotional press conference. “Thoughts of retiring had come into my mind a few times, but I always tried to push them away, because I’ve been doing this job for so long now and I feel like I belong in this world. “But…

IMD: Swiss school trains future executives

This content was published on Sep 8, 2001 In its annual survey of business schools, the Financial Times ranks the IMD as Europe’s top establishment and globally, only Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania rated higher. The IMD was formed through the merger in 1990 of two management education centres created by Alcan and Nestlé: IMI in Geneva and IMEDE in Lausanne.…

Health authorities approve genetically modified vitamin

This content was published on Sep 6, 2001 The manufacturer of the vitamin, the Swiss chemicals group Roche Vitamins, says the new type of vitamin is more pure than the synthetically manufactured version. The vitamin will be produced in Germany. It is made by multiplying a gene called Bacillus subtilis, which produces bacteria that in turn boost levels of vitamin B2. The Federal…

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