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Geneva scientists gain new insight into diabetes

This content was published on Jul 13, 2000 Scientists have been struggling for decades to identify a cause of diabetes type II, which affects at least five per cent of people in the west. But now researchers from Professor Paolo Meda’s team at the morphology department of the faculty of medicine think they may have made a breakthrough. The key problem is to…

Sales climb at Unilabs

This content was published on Jul 12, 2000 The company announced sales growth of 14.8 per cent, with turnover reaching SFr162.9 million. The company attributed the increase to strong demand in its target markets. Unilabs is a European leader in the field of medical laboratory analysis, with 1,000 staff in five countries, and 30 laboratories. Meanwhile, the company has announced a reshuffle at…

Authorities launch anti-drugs campaign in sports clubs

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 The SFr2.3 million campaign is targeted at the 900,000 young people who belong to sports clubs in Switzerland. The Federal Health and Sports Offices and the National Olympic Federation are planning various activities to tackle drug abuse among youngsters, in particular in football and snow boarding. Heinz Keller, from the Federal Sports Office, said trainers…

Sudden appearance of winter leaves tourists shivering

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 In what is traditionally one of the hottest months of the year, July has so far proved a disappointment to both visitors and locals alike. In recent days, much of the country has been deluged by violent thunderstorms. Arguably the worst place to be was canton Graubünden, in which large areas have disappeared under a…

Swiss advance on possible transmission of mad cow disease

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 The team from the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich discovered great similarities between the molecular structure of healthy prion proteins in human beings and those in cattle. The prion protein is involved in the development of both Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle and its human variant, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). The almost identical…

Novartis to shake-up pharmaceuticals operations

This content was published on Jul 10, 2000 A communiqué from group headquarters in Basel said the new entities would be “Primary Care”, “Speciality Businesses” and “Mature Products”. “Our aim is to align our pharmaceutical activities around franchises and strategic brands, while establishing a focused management structure,” said Daniel Vassella, chairman and chief executive officer of Novartis. “These changes provide entrepreneurial space, speed…

Leunberger looks to Tony Blair’s “Third Way” as model for Social Democratic Party

This content was published on Jul 8, 2000 Addressing members at a party conference on Saturday, he said that despite living in a changing world, there is a tendency in the party to resist progress. He told members in canton Zurich that social democracy itself had changed the world. However, he warned that forces within the party tend to glorify and romanticise the…

Geneva illuminates the dark sciences

This content was published on Jul 7, 2000 The event is designed to persuade people to overcome their natural aversion to science, to showcase the city’s rich scientific heritage and perhaps even inspire children to take up science as a career. Science Night will be held in and around the Museum of the History of Science, in the Perle du Lac Park. It…

Examining the psyche on the shores of lake Zurich

This content was published on Jul 4, 2000 About 60 students are currently taking part in the annual two-week “Intensive Study Programme” at the C.G. Jung Institute in Küsnacht, learning more about the human psyche from renowned figures in the field of analytical psychology. The programme, run by director of studies, John Gramrose, includes lectures and workshops with such tantalising titles as “Depression…

Ticino castles to get UNESCO heritage status

This content was published on Jul 3, 2000 A final decision will not be made until a UNESCO conference later this year in Cairns, Australia. But the president of the organisation’s Swiss committee, Francesca Gemnetti, has confirmed a newspaper report that the Bellinzona application had been unanimously approved by UNESCO’s heritage office at a meeting in Paris. Castelgrande and the Montebello and Sasso…

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