Saturday 4 July 2009
Saturday 4 July 2009
Leaders in European television seek a pan-European comedy formula to entertain viewers from Athens to Amsterdam.
Our blogger Jessica finally gets her own piece of Swiss heaven.
Many employers are still unprepared for managing HR issues related to H1N1, finds Mercer survey.
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The world is facing a flu pandemic. The World Health Organisation raised the level of alert to phase 6, the highest phase. What does that mean?
From a loo to you: the human body could be the perfect water filter system. But would you drink it?
A Swiss drugs firm files claims against Johnson & Johnson for delaying ceftobiprole, an antibiotic for dangerous skin infections.
Since the first human kidney transplant in 1954, organ transplant surgery has offered hope to thousands of people around the world. But even as the medical techniques improve, waiting lists get longer and people die every day for lack of a donor.
Alcohol is not just dangerous for growing children, it is downright disastrous. Recent research among adolescents shows that the damage is permanent. Binge drinking can even lead to a permanently underdeveloped brain.
In a national referendum, Swiss voters make their pioneering heroin programme permanent while keeping marijuana illegal.
Moving abroad can be tough on expatriate employees, but it can be harder on accompanying spouses or partners.
