Tuesday Feb 7 | Medical News
Asthmatic mothers encouraged to breastfeed without fear as it boosts baby's lung power: Study
In their study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine they looked at nearly 1,500 children from birth to ages eight to 14.
Army munitions to remain underwater
Swiss army munitions dumped in lakes from the 1940s to the 1960s will not be retrieved as a recovery operation would be more dangerous than leaving them in place.
Breastfeeding tied to stronger lungs, less asthma
Kids who were breastfed as babies may have better lung function, and a lower risk of asthma, than those who were formula-fed, two new reports suggest.
Swiss launch competition probe against UBS, CS
BERN, Switzerland - The Swiss Competition Commission said Friday it has launched an investigation into possible cartel behavior by a dozen banks including the country's two biggest institutions UBS and Credit Suisse.
Alaska's heart was willing on doc-fix letter
Some 110 physician groups signed a recent letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep.
Aravis: More power for renewable energy sources
Bern, Switzerland & Zurich, January 26, 2012 - EBM and ewb expedite the production of electricity from wind, small-scale hydro and solar power.
Memo issue: Ijaz not coming to Pakistan to testify: Akram Shaikh
American-Pakistani Businessman Mansoor Ijaz declined to come to Pakistan over security concerns.
Stephan Siegrist: Real-life spiderman climbs cable car wires and cranes
This is the real cable guy - as a fearless free-climber scales a 3,491-metre metal wire using just pick axes for grip.
Call for Proposals 2012 for International Teams in Space and Earth Sciences
Location: Bern, Switzerland Deadline for proposals: March 30, 2012 The International Space Science Institute in Bern, Switzerland, invites proposals for establishing International Teams to conduct on its premises research activities in Space Sciences, based on the interdisciplinary analysis and evaluation of data from spacecraft and possible ... (more)
World-renowned conductor and composer to visit Columbia
"He's really at the top of the food chain, or the musical ladder, in both conducting and arranging," said Randy Schilb, the church's minister of music.
Memogate: Mansoor Ijaz gets Pak visa
Zeenews Bureau Islamabad: Pakistani-American businessman, Mansoor Ijaz, who is at the centre of the Memogate controversy has been granted visa to travel to Pakistan to testify before a judicial panel.
FX Market Commentary - 16th January 2012
The key market driver to wrap up last week came as ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut debt ratings of nine Euro-zone nations including Europe's second largest economy, France.
Betty Wood Thomas: Hans Brunen, from Bern to New Bern
According to Lewis Bunker Rohrbach's book, "Even More Palatine Families, Vol 2," the Brunen family was originally from Germany.