The website HomeToGo.fr has published its Ski Cola Index, a list of cola prices at certain European ski resorts. The prices are for a 330 ml cola in restaurants on the mountain. On this measure, Swiss resorts are far from the most expensive. The most expensive Swiss resort, Verbier, came in 6th, with a 330 ml […]
One in four Swiss military recruits is overweight
20 Minutes. In 2015, 19% of Swiss military recruits were overweight and 6% were obese, according to World Health Organisation measures. The University of Zurich was asked by the Swiss federal office of public health to analyse the BMI (Body Mass Indicator) data of 36,669 male recruits between the ages of 18 and 21. Swiss […]
Chinese president visits Lausanne
On his way from Davos to Geneva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, stopped in Lausanne where he visited the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters and its president Thomas Bach. It is the first time a Chinese leader has visited the Olympic city. He arrived yesterday evening and visited the IOC today. The two leaders chatted about […]
Changes to health insurance zones could lead to steep premium rises for some
In Switzerland, how much you pay for compulsory health insurance depends on where you live. Premiums vary hugely by canton. For 2016, average monthly adult premiums in Basel City are CHF 545.60, Switzerland’s most expensive, compared to CHF 326.70, in lowest-cost Appenzell-Innerhoden. The difference between the two cantons is 40%. In addition to big differences between […]
Living close to a major road increases risk of dementia
A recent study published in the Lancet finds a link between living close to a major road and dementia. The study looked at 2.2 million residents aged 55-85 years in Ontario in Canada. Initially, all of these people were free of neurological diseases. Between 2001 and 2012, 243,611 cases of dementia were identified among the group. A […]
Three deaths a week in Switzerland from a lack of organ donors
Le Matin. According to statistics published by Swiss Transplant, three people died per week waiting for organs over the first quarter of 2016, up from two a week previously. The problem largely stems from a lack of organ donors. At the end of September 2016, more than 1,500 patients were on a growing organ-waiting list. At […]
No increase in Swiss cigarette tax likely in 2017
20 Minutes. Switzerland’s parliament voted 117 to 60 to reject the Federal Council’s plan to increase the tax on a packet of cigarettes in 2017. The Council of States, Switzerland’s upper house, will give its verdict next. From 2005 to 2015, the price of a packet of the most widely sold cigarettes has risen from […]
Swiss government plan to reduce doctors’ visits
20 Minutes. Some Swiss politicians would like to focus minds on the costs of going to the doctor to reduce the number going for the most minor of reasons. Their plan would require deductibles to rise annually in line with increases in the cost of basic health insurance. Higher deductibles, they think, would put people off […]
Swiss parliament rejects tobacco advertising ban
20 Minutes. According to a study published by the Swiss federal office of public health last December1, two thirds of the Swiss public were in favour of banning tobacco advertising, everywhere except at the point of sale. 58% were even in favour of a blanket ban, while one in six wanted to see cigarette price increases. Switzerland’s […]
Nearly one person in five in Switzerland has slept with 20 people or more
In Switzerland, a typical adult female has sex with six people over the course of her life, while an average Swiss man has on average seven sexual partners. A survey conducted in July and August 2016 by Blick and Le Matin, conducted as part of the Swiss government sponsored “Love Life, Stop AIDS” campaign, designed […]
