Cluster: Swiss Identity

Suicide rate down as people learn to seek help

This content was published on Sep 10, 2013 Between 1991 and 2011 the Swiss suicide rate fell from 20.7 per 100,000 population to 11.2 per 100,000 – a period which also saw a dramatic increase in antidepressant use across Europe. A London School of Economics study published in the online journal PLOS ONE earlier this year found that antidepressant use among 29 European…

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A Scottish translator of Swiss literature

This content was published on Sep 9, 2013 A Scottish translator of Swiss literature

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Realising the monastery that was never built

This content was published on Sep 7, 2013 The plan probably dates from the 8th or 9th century and is now held in the St Gallen Abbey Library. The German town of Messkirch, in Baden-Württemberg, is now preparing to rebuild the medieval complex using only old techniques and tools. (swissinfo.ch/SRF)

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Warnings about erectile stimulants bought online

This content was published on Sep 6, 2013 What’s more, the agency added on Friday that a painkiller was more and more frequently being added to these products without being declared among the ingredients. Swissmedic has therefore issued a strong warning to the population regarding the purchase and use of medicinal products via the Internet. This year, Swissmedic has analysed around 100 erectile…

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Bike helmets help to save lives

This content was published on Sep 6, 2013

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Mandatory bike helmet advocates face uphill battle

This content was published on Sep 6, 2013 “I support mandatory bicycle helmets for everyone,” Reto Babst, head of trauma surgery at the Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne, told swissinfo.ch. “I see so many accidents with bikes – even normal bikes, not just e-bikes – where people haven’t worn a helmet.” Every year around 900 people are seriously injured on bicycles in Switzerland, with…

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Do you wear a bicycle helmet? Why (not)?

This content was published on Sep 6, 2013

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Women’s mentoring network founded

This content was published on Sep 5, 2013 To complement the founding companies – ABB, Credit Suisse, GE Capital, IKEA, McKinsey & Company, PwC, Sandoz, Siemens and Swiss Re – Advance hopes to increase the total number of participating firms to 30 by the end of 2014. Simona Scarpaleggia, head of IKEA Switzerland, will serve as President of the new organisation. One of…

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Energy change is already underway, says Leuthard

This content was published on Sep 4, 2013 “The turnaround is already taking place,” Leuthard told media in Bern on Wednesday, pointing to the increase in renewable energies. She was presenting the first set of the government’s measures to achieve the Energy Strategy 2050. The government estimates that around half of the long-term targets would be achieved with this first package. According to…

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The men who jump off Swiss cliffs

This content was published on Sep 4, 2013 What makes people risk their lives jumping off tall cliffs? swissinfo.ch goes to the cliff's edge with the elite – and relative newcomers – to find out.

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