LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Canton Vaud’s federal polytechnic institute, EPFL and canton Valais signed an agreement of intention Tuesday 10 January in Sion to establish a branch of the school in …

GENEVALUNCH – The most comprehensive study ever of the source of cancers in Britain according to its authors shows that smoking, drinking, poor eating habits and excess weight trigger 43 …

BERN, SWITZERLAND – A small sampling of the Swiss population, 1,000 people interviewed by phone, has shown the Swiss to be happy with government online services, particularly at the commune …

AUSTRIA – Colorectal cancer, the fourth leading cancer killer worldwide, advances faster in men, therefore, men should  get their first colonoscopy to screen for the disease at age 45, five years …

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – The European Commission 20 July agreed to commit €7 billion to research and development, in what it says is its “biggest ever European Commission funding package”, designed …

VEVEY, SWITZERLAND – Nestlé’s move into nutritional solutions for health problems is being given a boost this week with Nestlé Health Science taking a minority stake in a New Zealand …

BERN, SWITZERLAND – Several groups have fought power lines in Switzerland over the years, arguing against them for esthetic reasons, particularly in tourist areas. Now, as a group in canton …

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland has seen 497 cases of measles declared since the start of 2011, compared to 211 for the same period a year earlier, the weekly newsletter …

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Two major players in the field of international health research have now joined forces.
The Global Forum for Health Research and Cohred, the Council on Health Research …

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Two Geneva-based humanitarian aid groups, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Red Cross (ICRC) are to receive $8 million in new funding from …

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Hospital as well as some train fares in Switzerland are expected to rise significantly in 2012, based on preliminary remarks by a Swiss health organization and …

A year and a half after the world’s first ovarian transplant between twins, Victoria was born. She is healthy and not affected by Turner Syndrome (TS), the condition her mother and …

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) -  Vigils were organized, mainly by Greenpeace, in several Swiss cities Monday evening 14 March, to encourage people to reflect on Switzerland’s nuclear energy policy in the …

Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – (video) The Blue Brain project at EPFL has refuted the centuries-old belief that the human brain may start life as a blank slate, enriched and developed …

Pigeon virus sweeps the region; some have trouble landing
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A deadly virus is killing what may be hundreds of pigeons and turtledoves around Geneva, particularly in the …

Basel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss residents could be forgiven for wondering if Novartis is in relatively good or bad shape Thursday morning, depending on which news sources they follow. The …

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By Catherine Saez
World Health Organization (WHO) members 19 January raised strong concerns that a working group they mandated last May to address problems with WHO …

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Opticians in Switzerland are unusually busy this week, reports 24 Heures, but it’s not thanks to Christmas shoppers: this is the last chance to get reimbursed …

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Gain (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition) is the latest actor in Geneva to be granted a special status and privileges by the Swiss government that will …

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – One million Swiss, one in eight people in the country, will have a new health insurance company in 2011, says consumer group Comparis, which mandated a …

Lausanne, Zurich bottom of list in annual public administration school review
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva and Neuchatel fare well in the annual review of 20 Swiss cities by Idheap, the …

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland takes the country’s health pulse once every five years, and the 2010 results, published 2 November, show too many Swiss remain overweight, at 34 …

Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The EPFL in Lausanne has been building a strong research base in bioengineering, including work in neuroengineering, but a grant announced Friday 29 October by the …

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – India’s mortality rate due to malaria may be 13 times higher than reported, according to a study published in The Lancet 21 October, casting doubts …

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The noise from aircraft appears to increase the risk of heart attacks, a major longitudinal study by the University of Bern shows. The study is part …

But 1,000 women die a day: numbers must fall further, say UN agencies
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Maternal deaths are falling worldwide, down by 34 percent since 1990, shows a new …

(videos) Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A robotic wheelchair that combines brain-machine interface with help from computerized cameras, and a tiny laser beamer that can be incorporated into mobile phones, MP3 …

WHO says over 50% population obese in 10 Pacific islands, causing host of health problems
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – Three Pacific Island regions, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia are home to 10 …

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – With temperatures around 30C all this week and plenty of sunshine (see weather forecast) Lake Geneva is pulling the crowds. And with good reason, for 93 …

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Two hikers in their thirties were attacked Sunday afternoon by a herd of cows in the Jura, near Reculet in the Crêtes du Jura, at about …