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Campaign targets bowel cancer

This content was published on Mar 3, 2006 Bowel cancer causes more than 1,600 deaths every year in Switzerland, with ten new cases diagnosed every day. More than half of those who suffer from the disease discover the cancer when it is already at an advanced stage. As part of the campaign, the Swiss Cancer League wants to improve prevention and detection. According…

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Young and old differ over healthy diet

This content was published on Mar 2, 2006 “Eating Habits in Switzerland” – the third such survey – also reveals that one in three of the population doesn’t think about health at all when it comes to food. Roland Calmonte, from the statistics office health section, isn’t surprised. “We could already see in 1992 and in 1997 basic trends in this direction and…

Culture

Vivaldi Flute Concertos. Emmanuel Pahud. Australian Chamber Orchestra. Richard Tognetti, cond.

This content was published on Mar 2, 2006

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Poultry farmers flock to conference

This content was published on Mar 1, 2006 On the same day that the country announced its second case in wild birds, some participants said they were worried, while others were optimistic that the situation could be managed. The programme for the conference in the Swiss capital, Bern, had already been amended earlier this week to take into account the discovery of Switzerland’s…

Culture

Stephan Athanas’ Contemparabic Jazz Ensemble / Aargauer Kammerorchester: Souk

This content was published on Mar 1, 2006

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First case of H5N1 bird flu virus confirmed

This content was published on Mar 1, 2006 The European Union’s reference laboratory in Britain is also to test a dead swan – the second case of bird flu in Switzerland. The Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) in Weybridge confirmed that “a highly pathogenic avian influenza of H5N1 subtype” had been found in the duck. The news comes after the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office…

Culture

Thomas Kull Band: Buebetröim

This content was published on Mar 1, 2006

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Sex abuse victims fight back

This content was published on Mar 1, 2006 The document, which gathered almost 120,000 signatures, was handed into the Federal Chancellery in the Swiss capital Bern on Wednesday. This means that the issue is now likely to come to a nationwide vote. “Children have too few rights in our society,” said Chantal Besson from Marche Blanche, which fights against child abuse. “More than…

Tré: Fundamental Music

This content was published on Mar 1, 2006

Johann Michael Haydn. Zürcher Sängerknaben. Zürcher Kammerorchester. Dir. Howard Grifftihs

This content was published on Mar 1, 2006

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