Swelling commonly occurs in the corneas of mountain climbers, but does not appear to affect vision at altitudes of up to 6,300 meters , according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

In 1999, I visited Germany, Austria and Switzerland on a tour with some of my friends.

"Playing football is better for your health 'than going for a run or lifting weights,'" according to The Daily Telegraph.

On the big day, Kathleen Carter chose to wear the blue floral scarf that was given to her by her sister.

In an embarrassment to Switzerland's government, the country's top court said Wednesday that at least $4.6 million in Swiss bank accounts previously awarded to charities must be returned to the family of Haiti's ex-dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.

UNC public television documented the New Bern 300th delegation's December visit to Switzerland, which will air as a half-hour special Thursday night.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday called for a "new Bretton Woods" to boldly reform the financial system.

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Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing on Monday morning for a four-day official visit to Switzerland, during which he will also attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The prime minister sent me a picture of himself with Bill Clinton in Switzerland.

Zurich has named Steve Gillen to what the Zurich, Switzerland-based P&C carrier calls the key new role of global head of marine claims.

Switzerland's homegrown version of eBay, called ricardo.ch , has come out in the Swiss press in support of the Secondary Ticket Market, after a huge rush on tickets for the upcoming AC/DC concert in Bern, of which a small percentage are expected to appear in the secondary market, including ricardo.ch Is this resale is legal in Switzerland? Yes, the ...

Photograph by: David Akin, Canwest News Service DAVOS, Switzerland a ' Prime Minister Stephen Harper will tell political leaders, chief executives and other influential leaders gathered here that multinational organizations like the G8 should focus on "less promises, more results", aids said Thursday ahead of his speech.

A Swiss basketball player has failed in her bid to have a court overturn a headscarf ban when she plays in league games.

Representatives of the Environment Ministry met representatives of Interblue Group Europe - " the apparent successor of the company that bought surplus Slovakia's emission quotas for a low price in 2008 - at the Slovak general consulate in Zurich, Switzerland on January 20, the head of the ministry's communications department, Jana KaplanovA , told ...

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US director Marc Webb poses during a photo call prior to present his movie " Days of Summer", at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival, Wednesday, Aug.

The European Society of Cardiology welcomes new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine which quantifies for the first time the annual number of new cases of coronary heart disease, stroke and myocardial infarction that could be prevented by populations reducing daily intakes of salt.

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang shakes hands with Gerold Buehrer, president of Economiesuisse during a dinner party held by the Economiesuisse, the Swiss Business Federation, at Zurich on Jan.

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang left here Monday morning to pay an official visit to Switzerland, and attend World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos.