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Swiss ban blood donors from Britain after BSE scare

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 From the beginning of 2001, anyone who has stayed longer than six months in Britain will not be accepted as a blood donor, Weltwoche reported on Wednesday. “It is a purely preventative measure,” Weltwoche quoted Guy Levy, the head of blood donation centre for the Swiss Red Cross, as saying. The decision was taken last…

CERN shuts down machine used to explore origins of the universe

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 In a statement on Wednesday, the director-general, Luciano Maiani, said the Large Electron-Proton Collider (LEP) had been switched off “for the last time”. The announcement comes less than a week after the LEP was shut down after 11 years of service. The machine had been used to chase an elusive subatomic particle known as the…

Ecology professor wins prestigious prize

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 Keller will receive the prize, worth SFr100,000 ($56,500), at a ceremony in Bern next January. The 39-year-old director of Lausanne’s Institute for Ecology has won respect in the scientific world for his research on ant colonies. His observations enabled him to show that colonies of ants are not always as efficient and harmonious as was…

Bern leads way in gene therapy for lung cancer

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 The therapy was first developed at the University of Texas’ MD Anderson medical centre, and is being taking a step further in Bern and Barcelona. Healthy cells are programmed to die naturally, but thoracic oncologists – lung cancer specialists – have noticed a common phenomenon in tumours: gene mutation. Rather than dying, the mutant version…

US election jitters leaves market nervous

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 Traders said there was unlikely to be much change on the markets until the outcome of a vote recount in the state of Florida, which will determine who wins the US election. “During the night we saw the dollar go down when news came out that Al Gore would make it,” said Marcus Allenspach, economist…

Swissmetal back on track

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 Orders were swollen by increased demand from the domestic market as well as France, Italy, the United States and the Far East. The German market remains more subdued. The company’s head, Nadine Minnerath, has also been outlining the group’s new strategy. Swissmetal will in future focus on its core activities. The restructuring will cost 30…

Abortion pill to be covered by compulsory health insurance

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 The federal office for social insurance confirmed on Wednesday that it had given the go-ahead for the pill to be included on a list of drugs covered by compulsory health insurance. A spokesman said Mifegyne provided an alternative to surgery and should be available to all women who wanted or had to have a termination.…

Vodafone gets stake in Swisscom

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 The Swiss government is Swisscom’s majority shareholder and holds 65.5 per cent of the equity. Swisscom will receive part cash and part Vodafone shares for the transaction, which should be completed before the end of next March Switzerland’s biggest telecommunications company said it would use the proceeds from the sale to fund future growth and…

Consumer confidence holds steady

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 The rate is the highest since the record 25 points recorded in January 1989. The quarterly poll of around 1,000 households found that they expected prices to rise in the next few months. The survey shows persistent optimism on the country’s economy with a positive rating of 52 points. That is just three points lower…

Abortion pill to be covered by compulsory health insurance

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 Swiss television reported on Tuesday that the federal office for social insurance had given the go-ahead for the pill to be included on a list of drugs covered by compulsory health insurance. The inclusion of Mifegyne on the list comes one year after the drug was authorised for use in Switzerland. The federal office had…

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