Category: Health

It seems odd that beachgoers who toast themselves in the sun notice only when they return home hours or even days later that their skin has changed color and become tanned.  A new Tel Aviv University (TAU) study has uncovered the science behind the mystery of why the body’s tanning process doesn’t show up immediately […]

For some of us, no matter how consistently we train, running never seems to get any easier – while others appear to be naturally gifted and can run for miles with ease. Part of this comes down to factors such as the kind of training you do or your diet, but our recent study has […]

Both men and women who are vegetarian are at a 50% greater risk of suffering a hip fracture compared to people who regularly eat meat, according to the results of a large-scale study at the University of Leeds in the UK.  It has been known that women who are vegetarian have an elevated risk of […]

Removing unnecessary hair is a personal and subjective matter. In the summer, as the clothes get shorter and people often wear swimsuits there’s usually an increase in requests for waxing hair on the legs, groin, armpit, face and even inside the nose.  Certainly, a smooth appearance is more aesthetic, but medical experts claim that the […]

Non-invasive brain stimulation, combined with cognitive training, could significantly improve symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, according to new research jointly conducted by the University of Surrey in the UK and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU). ADHD is a brain condition that affects people’s attention, activity, and impulsivity. Around 5.2% of children […]

Whether you live in the busy Dizengoff Square or are nestled deep in Jaffa, Tel Aviv is not a city to expect to have a good night’s sleep in. The city may be busy but has its moments of calmness – so why is a peaceful night’s sleep unlikely there? A recent study centered on […]

In the last decade, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding has increased by a remarkable 10 percentage points, to 48 per cent globally, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Promoting and supporting breastfeeding at workplaces can help drive the progress higher and towards the global target of 70 per […]

After a man went into cardiac arrest in Bnei Brak on Thursday, MDA paramedics restarted his heart. When it subsequently stopped again, they restarted it again, according to an MDA press release. The man was successfully revived a second time in large part due new equipment in an MDA ambulance. On Sunday, the MDA announced […]

Mental and physical disorders caused by chronic stress are constantly increasing, putting a significant burden on society. They affect both men and women but not necessarily in the same way. Although much scientific evidence suggests that males and females deal differently with stress, the causes of these differences are not yet fully understood, and in […]

With 800,000 people living on the island, and located 35 kms off the coast of east-central Africa in the Indian Ocean, Zanzibar needs help with medical care. The Tanzanian archipelago island has an average life expectancy of only 66 years compared to Israel’s 82. Prof. Gabriel Izbicki, director of the Lung Institute at Jerusalem’s Shaare […]