Doctors on Strike
Talks between the Israel Medical Association and the Treasury fell short of yielding results last Wednesday, causing fears the doctors’ strike that began last week could continue into the new week. Doctors began a warning strike last Tuesday, treating only …
Medical Histadrut Permits Over-the-Counter Ritalin
The Ethics Committee of the Medical Histadrut (Federation) will now be permitted to sell the psycho-stimulant drug that treats attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Ritalin (Methylphenidate) without a doctor's
Assuta Tel Aviv Accused of Malpractice and Poor Ethics
The Assuta Medical Center in Tel Aviv opened last year wearing an impressive reputation. But lately, that reputation has been blemished. In a letter last week to Assuta Director
Jordan Wants Teva Off Their Turf
A group of Jordanian pharmaceutical companies fear that operations of the Israeli company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. may affect them should it decide to cooperate with a
The Valley of Dry Bones?
Recently Dr. Eitan Hai-Am resigned from his post as Health Ministry director-general because of the cabinet's decision to relocate the emergency room at Ashkelon's Barzilai
Israel Gets another Nobel Prize
We're still on the ball, guys! Israeli scientist Ada Yonath has won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. She works at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, named after
Israeli Researcher Close to Alzheimer’s Vaccine
This man, Dr. Alon Monsonego of Ben Gurion University, could be the face put on a real, workable Alzheimer's vaccine. Alzheimer's being one of the scariest, most devastating
Cancer Breathalizer Comes out of Technion at Haifa
Wow. These Israeli inventions just keep coming, don't they? We've heard of cancer sniffing dogs, so why not program some artificial intelligence to do the same thing? Revealed
Israeli Medicine at it Again – Heart Repaired after Heart Attack
It has often been assumed that after a heart attack, where by definition a piece of the heart dies for lack of blood and oxygen, the damage is
Insulin Shots for Diabetics a Thing of the Past?
How's THIS for the only democracy in the Middle East: Thanks to a Tel Aviv University student named Adi Mor, Insulin Shots may become obsolete very soon.
Kissing a Mezuza Risks Swine Flu? Doctors Say Yes
In a country where it's a nearly ubiquitous custom to kiss a Mezuzah upon entering and exiting a building, at a time when said country is all
Kabbalists Trumpet Swine Flu to Death
Good news! A whole group of famous Kabbalist Rabbis have decided to do away with swine flu and protect Israel. Have they decided to be an example to
Pot Bellies can be Health Hazards
Got a pot belly or "beer gut" as we Westerners often refer to them? If so, you could be likely to have all kinds of health problems, including
Acute Radiation Sickness a Thing of the Past?
How's the for potentially life-changing news: Radiation sickness may now be a thing of the past. Thanks to Jewish-American scientists working together with researchers and investors from Israel,
Autism’s Awareness
For many who are not aware, Wednesday, April 2nd was World Autism Awareness Day. Many media programs have devoted some of their viewing time to include informative















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