How does body temperature reset the biological clock? It can save your life
24 AUG 2012 - " 'Certain antitumor drugs administered to sick mice in the morning lead to a 100% mortality, while the rodents receiving the same dose in the evening…
How a stomach-colonizing bacterium protects against asthma
10 Feb 2012 IMMUNOLOGY: How a stomach-colonizing bacterium protects against asthma The bacterium Helicobacter pylori can be found colonizing the stomach lining of almost half the world’s population. Although persistent…
Common painkillers linked to increased risk of heart problems
Public release date: 11-Jan-2011 The drugs include traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) as well as new generation anti-inflammatory drugs, known as COX-2 inhibitors. The researchers say that doctors and…
UN’s naked male sculpture hidden ahead of Iran talks
AFP Monday, Oct 14, 2013 GENEVA - A relief carving of a naked man at the UN's Geneva headquarters was covered up on Monday, apparently to spare the blushes of…
Swiss War Drill simulates invasion by Bankrupt French
Monday, 30 September 2013 Hordes of bankrupt French invade Switzerland to get their hands on their “stolen” money — such is the imaginary scenario cooked up by the Swiss…
Alibi Agencies Help Create Double Lives
By Barbara Hardinghaus An episode of Germany's top crime show recently highlighted a secretive business: helping clients create and maintain lies. Now one such agency is struggling to keep up…
Spanish premier denies slush funds allegations / Rajoy in Parliament: Barcenas lied, I will not resign
01 August, 16:06 (ANSAmed) - MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy spoke Thursday in Parliament, denying allegations that his Partido Popular had ever held slush funds. Rajoy said that…
Bad sleep around full moon is no longer a myth
Contact: Olivia Poisson olivia.poisson@unibas.ch University of Basel Many people complain about poor sleep around full moon. Scientists at the University of Basel in Switzerland now report evidence that lunar cycles…
Bad sleep around full moon is no longer a myth
Contact: Olivia Poisson olivia.poisson@unibas.ch University of Basel Many people complain about poor sleep around full moon. Scientists at the University of Basel in Switzerland now report evidence that lunar cycles…
Rich Move Assets from Banks to Warehouses
(Sm)art Investing By Christoph Pauly To avoid paying taxes, the rich are emptying their bank accounts in Switzerland and investing in art. This has spawned a new business of storing…
Arrested Vatican monsignor felt he could act with impunity-judge
Source: Reuters - Sun, 30 Jun 2013 01:19 PM Author: Reuters A Swiss guard walks in a hall leading to the Pope's library at the Vatican May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Tony…
Switzerland charges man with selling bank’s client data to Germany
Source: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 02:17 PM Author: Reuters By Emma Thomasson ZURICH, June 28 (Reuters) - Swiss prosecutors have charged a German IT expert with selling client data from…
Swiss Govt rejects deal, won’t let US Govt see Bank Accts….
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 Swiss parliament rejected a bill designed to resolve a dispute over undeclared bank accounts held by U.S. citizens, potentially setting the stage for American prosecution…
Switzerland shuts doors to EU immigrants
Friday, 26 April 2013 The anti-immigration class across Europe has found many new adherents as of late, especially in the most economically devastated countries, like Greece and Italy. But…
François Hollande rocked as minister confesses to lying over tax evasion
Former Budget Minister admits he had €600,000 in an illegal offshore bank account Paris Tuesday 02 April 2013 1 / 1 Jerome Cahuzac, former French finance minister: 'I was caught…
Walking again after spinal injury
Contact: Hillary Sanctuary hillary.sanctuary@epfl.ch 41-797-034-809 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne In the lab, rats with severe spinal cord injury are learning to walk—and run—again. Last June in the journal…
Vitamin C is beneficial against the common cold: one gram per day or higher
Contact: Dr. Harri Hemilä harri.hemila@helsinki.fi 358-919-127-573 University of Helsinki Vitamin C is beneficial against the common cold Vitamin C seems to be particularly beneficial for people under heavy physical stress.…
Swiss prosecutors say death of Russian whistle blower will not derail huge fraud investigation
Alexander Perepilichnyy, a 44-year-old businessman who left Russia three years ago, was found dead outside his luxury mansion on an exclusive private estate in Surrey two weeks ago …
Greek state television journalists accused the government of censorship and began a series of work stoppages
Greek journalists strike over suspension of presenters By Renee MaltezouPosted 2012/10/30 at 8:56 am EDT ATHENS, Oct. 30, 2012 (Reuters) — Greek state television journalists accused the government of censorship…
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