Category: Health

Data presented at a Knesset Health Committee meeting today indicated that one in five adults in Israel smokes, with the rate climbing to one in two among haredi (ultra-Orthodox) adults. The committee raised alarms about the high prevalence of smoking and the growing addiction to electronic cigarettes, which are reportedly four times more addictive than […]

Israel has the highest rate in the OECD countries of leg amputations due, among other reasons, to arterial blockages that are left untreated.   Ordinarily, leg artery catheterization is carried out by inflating balloons or implanting supportive metal stents inside the blood vessel – but unfortunately, this method doesn’t always fully resolve the problem. The […]

Aging of bodily tissues typically causes them to break down and eventually fail. However, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot have discovered that biological processes that are usually linked to aging are, in fact, vital for the regeneration of heart tissue.  This surprising conclusion emerges from a study just published in the […]

We are worried, we are frustrated, we are nervous, we are scared. There is no point in denying it, we are “under the gun” – literally – from virtually every direction. In the blink of an eye – heref ayin, as it’s called – we have seen and felt the walls closing in on us. […]

In raw milk samples spiked with high amounts of bird flu virus, small amounts of infectious virus were still detectable after treatment with a standard pasteurization method, researchers said on Friday. The findings reflect experimental conditions in a laboratory and should not be used to draw any conclusions about the safety of the US milk […]

Coffee is not only a beverage without which many people can’t start their day. Doctors have been discovering a variety of health benefits from the tasty drink, including lengthening life, being able to process sugar better, less likely to get heart failure, a stroke, and liver disease; your DNA strands will be strong, as weak […]

Biomarkers or chemical concentrations linked to lung cancer in human breath can be detected by honeybees that – amazingly – can also distinguish among different types of malignancy via only the “smell’ of the cell cultures. Researchers at the Michigan State University’s College of Engineering and its Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering said […]

These days, there is so much to worry about.  Most people I speak to are affected; some feel depressed, and others feel anxious. Our worries are about real issues – about the future of our country, our soldiers, the evacuees, and the hostages. Certainly, exercise, hobbies, meditation, and yoga can help us cope with the […]