Category: Health

Crohn’s disease affects four million people worldwide. The condition causes debilitating symptoms such as chronic fatigue, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, weight loss and malnutrition. Once symptoms develop, Crohn’s is a lifelong condition – and while there are ways to manage symptoms during flare-ups, there’s currently no cure. The exact causes of Crohn’s disease are unknown and […]

Shoham Cohen and Yitzchak (Tzachi) Lavi, graduates of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Sami Shamoon College of Engineering in Beersheba recently developed an automatic device for disinfecting blood pressure cuffs called CleanCuff. This innovative product is designed to reduce nosocomial infections (infections acquired in medical centers) among hospitalized patients, relieve the burden on […]

In a recent study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition in Boston, Massachusettes, researchers suggest that people looking to maintain mental sharpness as they age might benefit from substituting margarine with olive oil. The preliminary study, which involved more than 90,000 US health professionals, found that individuals who favored olive […]

Ketone drinks are used by elite athletes to improve focus and enhance performance. But could they also help people to live healthier for longer? Considered “super fuels” among some endurance athletes and health enthusiasts, ketone drinks are now being tested in clinical trials for a range of conditions including Parkinson’s disease, type 2 diabetes and […]

A study from Harvard University’s TH Chan School of Public Health has found a promising correlation between our diet choices and both our lifespan and the well-being of our planet.  Presented at the NUTRITION 2023 conference in Boston, the research reveals that individuals opting for “planet-friendly” foods could have a 25% reduced risk of death […]

Drug traffickers have found a way to trick enforcement agencies by using one of the most potent tools our bodies have: our metabolism. Welcome to the world of prodrugs. Prodrugs are substances that can only cause an effect after being broken down by enzymes in the digestive system or other chemical reactions in the body. […]

After years of trying to diagnose exactly what long COVID is, recent research has narrowed it down to just a handful of symptoms. Whereas previously there were over 200 symptoms thought to be linked to long COVID, there is now a clearly defined list of the 12 most common and consistent ones. Ever since the […]

The UK’s COVID inquiry is putting pandemic policymaking under the microscope. One of the key questions is who should make decisions in an emergency, and how. In a government committee hearing before the inquiry began, Dominic Cummings, former chief adviser to Boris Johnson, suggested a “kind of dictator” should be in charge in such times […]

The chaos caused by conflicts over the coalition’s comprehensive judicial reform has not only hurt the economy, solidarity, and order and encouraged Israel’s enemies – it has caused sleeplessness and emotional anguish among ordinary citizens.  Dr. Shiri Daniels, the national professional director of the voluntary organization ERAN (Emotional First Aid, phone number 1201), said that […]

A few months ago, the Netanyahu government canceled the tax on sugary soft drinks under pressure from haredi (ultra-Orthodox) MKs whose communities buy a lot for Shabbat and holidays, even though they can cause obesity, type-2 diabetes, and maladies. Except for public health experts, the general Israeli public who still drink large amounts of colas […]