Category: Health

Walking is a great exercise for keeping your physical and mental health in check. But if you’re looking to give your daily walks a boost, you might want to give “rucking” a try. Rucking is a military term used to describe a march or hike with weight. This is commonly done using a weighted rucksack […]

A resident of Kochav Yair-Tzur Yigal in central Israel was infected with Dengue fever after returning from a trip to Mexico, the Environmental Protection Ministry announced on Friday. According to the Kochav Yair-Tzur Yigal municipality, the infected resident lives on Mevo Barkai St. in the town. The municipality is conducting mosquito extermination efforts in […]

Are you ready for a brain-teaser that will put your concentration to the test? In this popular TikTok challenge, an image presents an incorrect equation that needs fixing using only one match. Your task is to move a single match and transform the incorrect equation into the correct one. Can you crack the puzzle? […]

Every year, around 2.4 million people in the UK get food poisoning – mostly from viral or bacterial contamination. Most people recover within a few days without treatment, but not all are that lucky. As a microbiologist, I’m probably more acutely aware of the risk of food-borne infections than most. Here are some of the […]

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A growing number of people living in the UK are going abroad to have tattoos, piercings and cosmetic surgeries. Any procedure, no matter where it’s performed, can carry the risk of injury and infection. But people heading abroad for cosmetic procedures may want to be extra cautious – with recent reports suggesting thousands of UK […]

Sushi, sashimi and other dishes based on raw fish that are hugely popular in Israel and around the world are generally safe to eat – but the bacteria that grow in them and are resistant to antibiotics pose a health hazard to people with weak immune systems including the elderly, those with chronic diseases, […]

It is known that many girls – and even boys – around the world are reaching puberty much earlier than before. It is usually due to the brain dispatching sending signals to the sex organs earlier than it should, but other causes blamed for it include greater exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in food, […]

A puzzling image recently circulated on social media, captivating the attention of countless users. The image’s creator issued a challenge to viewers: Determine the number of matches within the photo. The responses, however, were far from unanimous. The enigma before you will undoubtedly command several seconds of your attention as you scrutinize, count, and […]

About 250 peacocks, ducks, doves, and domesticated chickens at a petting zoo in Sde Ya’akov in northern Israel were found to be infected with the H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) on Wednesday, according to the Agriculture Ministry. The infections were the first detected in Israel in over five months. The […]