Reports of new influenza cases have fallen below the national epidemic threshold for the first time. This is reported by the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG).

The threshold, which is determined each year, is 70 reports per 100,000 residents for this year's season.

The value was exceeded for the first time this season in January. In February, the wave peaked at 440 reports per 100,000 inhabitants.

This year, the wave was particularly severe: In the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino, almost 900 flu-related physician consultations per 100,000 inhabitants were reported at times. In addition, for eleven weeks, the wave led to higher mortality among the over-65s than is usual in winter.

Those who want to protect themselves against the next flu season can do so, for example, at the national flu vaccination day do on November 6, 2015. Many doctors' offices will then offer flu vaccination without registration at a flat rate. The list of participating practices will be posted in the fall.

Swedish car manufacturer Volvo wants to improve the safety of cyclists and pedestrians at night - with spray-on reflectors.
The "Lifepaint" spray can be sprayed on clothing, the bike helmet, the dog leash, the backpack or on the whole bike. The highlight: While the paint is invisible during the day, it reflects headlights at night, making cyclists glow. Unlike with bright yellow high-visibility vests and reflective tapes, the clothing thus remains neutral - an important argument, because often the protective elements are not worn precisely for this reason.

The spray should be harmless to clothing and other materials and last about a week, Volvo promises.

At the moment, LifePaint is only available in the UK, where the company is testing the spray.

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Lifepaint is designed to make cyclists more visible at night.

Under the motto "How much is too much?", the third national alcohol dialog week will take place between April 30 and May 9, 2015.

Its aim is to highlight the limits of alcohol consumption without demonizing it in principle. In 2015, the Dialog Week will be at the forefront of the alcohol prevention campaign launched as part of the National Alcohol Program (NPA) on April 23, 2015, and will run until the end of 2017.

At the heart of the umbrella campaign is a Websitewhich aims to raise awareness of health risks and other dangers associated with alcohol consumption by means of a quiz. The campaign also relies on humor and various giveaways to communicate knowledge on the subject, raising awareness among younger consumers in particular.

The European data center market is expected to grow by more than 6% annually by 2020, reaching a volume of €270.4 billion. This has a Survey by management consultants A.T. Kearney. Over 50 IT leaders in Europe confirmed that companies are planning to increase their budgets for this area by 50% and more.

This is why there is an acute need for action in order not to jeopardize the competitiveness of locations in Europe in the age of digitization: According to A.T. Kearney, the rising demand for data center capacity over the next five years will create more than 340,000 net new jobs across Europe. A further 172,000 vacancies would be added during this period as a result of retirements. These figures already include rationalization and globalization effects.

According to the survey, Big Data, cloud computing, the digitization of processes, products and services, the Internet of Things and the adaptation of older systems will result in further investments in data centers. 65% of IT decision-makers would choose Europe as their location.

As things stand today, demand for skilled personnel to build and operate digital infrastructures significantly exceeds supply. Only about 50% of the positions can be filled with the available specialists, it says.

The new Event addresses topics such as political and social trends in preventive fire protection and offers forecasts on market development. It is aimed at managing directors and senior employees from companies in preventive fire protection. Participants will be presented for the first time with the results of the latest industry study, "Fire Protection Insights 2015." The study provides information on the 2015 industry assessment, market sizes of individual segments in preventive fire protection, everyday working life today and in the future, product trends, and it provides an outlook on international studies on market development. In the presentations, the relevance of the study results for one's own work and one's own company will be made clear. If necessary, measures to be derived can be discussed directly with the study authors. Furthermore, industry experts will provide information on future technical and political trends with an impact on fire protection: for example, the further development of European harmonization or the impact of changing architecture on fire protection.

Most stress in everyday working life is human-related. This is the conclusion of a study by InLooxmanufacturer of project management software, among around 220 participants. According to the survey, stressful circumstances such as projects that have to be worked on in parallel or the flood of e-mails are not the main causes of stress at work. Instead, it is primarily a lack of appreciation that increases the subjective perception of stress.

It is true that every second employee feels under time pressure and has the feeling of having too little time for all important tasks. But the perceived appreciation at work is a more decisive factor for the perception of stress: Those who feel that their own work is not respected are more stressed. This also has an influence on the extent to which the job has a negative impact on private life.

Another interesting point from the survey: supervisors are significantly more satisfied with their success than their employees and also feel valued significantly more often. They are also less likely to have high expectations of themselves and more likely to perceive themselves as productive.

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Radware is a solution provider for application security and availability in physical, virtual and cloud data centers. With Michele Rapisarda (35), the new channel manager for Switzerland, the company now also covers French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino in addition to German-speaking Switzerland, it is reported. Rapisarda has 16 years of experience in the Swiss IT industry and heads Radware's Swiss sales team. Most recently, he served as business development manager for Arrow ECS Internet Security AG in Wallisellen for more than eleven years.

The report published by the Swiss Federal Roads Office (Astra) Accident statistics shows that there were 21% fewer motorcycle/scooter riders killed and 9% fewer motorcycle/scooter riders seriously injured in 2014 compared to the average multi-year comparison from 2009 to 2013.

In 2014, 53 motorcyclists lost their lives and 1199 were seriously injured. In 2009, there were 78 fatalities and 1466 serious injuries. In a multi-year comparison, the percentage of fatalities among motorcyclists decreased more (-21%) than among car drivers (-18%).

As reasons for positive development, the Swiss Specialist office for two-wheeler issues (SFZ) to raise awareness among car and motorcycle drivers, better training, better equipment and advances in technology.

After all, riding a motorcycle is still riskier than driving a car: Riders are not surrounded by any bodywork and are therefore less well protected than car occupants in the event of a collision or fall. However, anticipatory driving, good protective clothing, attending further training courses and refined technology with electronic driving assistance systems such as ABS or ASR contribute to greater safety.

According to bfu, two thirds of accidents involving motorcyclists are the fault of others. For this reason, the SFZ is calling on car and motorcycle drivers to pay particular attention to each other, especially now at the start of the new motorcycle season, in order to avoid "overlooking accidents".

The list published by the Swiss Federal Roads Office Astra Accident statistics shows that there were 21% fewer motorcycle/scooter riders killed and 9% fewer motorcycle/scooter riders seriously injured in 2014 compared to the average multi-year comparison from 2009 to 2013.

In 2014, 53 motorcyclists lost their lives and 1199 were seriously injured. In 2009, there were 78 fatalities and 1466 serious injuries. In a multi-year comparison, the percentage of fatalities among motorcyclists decreased more (-21%) than among car drivers (-18%).

As reasons for positive development, the Swiss Bicycle Research Center SFZ raising awareness among car and motorcycle drivers, better training, better equipment and advances in technology.

After all, riding a motorcycle is still riskier than driving a car: Riders are not surrounded by any bodywork and are therefore less well protected than car occupants in the event of a collision or fall. However, anticipatory driving, good protective clothing, attending further training courses and refined technology with electronic driving assistance systems such as ABS or ASR contribute to greater safety.

According to bfu, two thirds of accidents involving motorcyclists are the fault of others. For this reason, the SFZ is calling on car and motorcycle drivers to pay particular attention to each other, especially now at the start of the new motorcycle season, in order to avoid "overlooking accidents".

For Stephan Rasp, Chairman of the Management Board of SeeTec, the merger of the two companies opens up new perspectives: "We are creating a new, independent player of global significance that offers open and platform-independent VMS solutions."

The merger is of great importance for further growth and for the diversification of the offering, said Gadi Piran, CTO of OnSSI. The cooperation is an important step on the way to a global market presence.

Dr. Bruno Albrecht is taking over as the new Managing Director of the Swiss Society for Occupational Safety (SGAS). This was announced by President Martin Häfliger at the 31st General Assembly of the SGAS on March 26.

Albrecht is no stranger to the SGAS: As an actuary, he already proves himself in the board of the society. He is also on the staff of Agroscope, the Swiss Competence Center for Research in Agriculture, Food and Environment.

For the time being, the office of the managing director is limited to a 20% workload. If the number of members is to continue to increase as planned, the workload will gradually be expanded to 100 %, says Häfliger.

The 10th European Immunization Week under the motto Prevent. Protect. Vaccinate is scheduled for April 20-25, 2015.

The initiative, led by the World Health Organization (WHO) Europe, aims to rid the European Region of vaccine-preventable diseases by raising public awareness about the benefits of immunization and promoting national immunization systems.

Measures do seem necessary: in 2013, for example, the WHO recorded 31,685 cases of measles in Europe - that's 348% more than in 2007. To prevent such outbreaks, 95% of the population would need to be vaccinated, according to the WHO.

Companies and doctors' practices can order posters and flyers for Immunization Week from the BAG. order.