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Ministry uploads comparative data on health funds
Site compares supplementary insurance programs offered by Clalit, Maccabi, Meuhedet and Leumit health services.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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After dying of brain tumor, IDF soldier's organs save 6 lives
19-year-old Lee Hasin had a benign brain tumor and was unable to be saved by surgery.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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*Scientists use cocktail to reprogram adult stem cells*
To make iPSCs, scientists expose adult cells to a combination of genes that are active in embryonic stem cells.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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*When the anecdotal goes viral*
Claims that avoiding wheat, barley and rye can eliminate symptoms of a wide range of diseases have reached Israel in a translated Hebrew-language book from the US. Experts here advise caution.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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*Rx for Readers: The ‘hochma’ of wisdom teeth*
Experts respond to readers' health queries.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Bed bugs in Israel becoming resistant to insecticide, says parasite expert
In the past five years, there has been a 150 percent increase in bed bug cases during this short period of time.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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First Druse to head an Israeli hospital
Col. Dr. Salman Zarka will head Safed’s Ziv Medical Center, bringing 25 years of experience in the IDF Medical Corps.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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General hospitals to drill and get surprise checks on treatment of possible Ebola patients
Each of the hospitals has experts in infectious disease prevention and will brief emergency room staffers on what to do.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Lancet editor's visit to Israel still causing stir
Some demanded that he retract an anti-Semitic article he allowed to be published during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Ben Gurion Airport to screen for Ebola in arrivals from affected African countries
Ben-Gurion Airport will begin infrared camera checks of fevered arrivals from African countries at risk of Ebola
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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*National photonics and electro-optics center for Negev*
The goal is to create a center for researchers and students to conduct research using state-of-the-art equipment.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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*Spread public health in South with higher education*
The Ashkelon Academic College has become the first in the country to establish a bachelor’s degree program for students in health promotion and disease prevention.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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MDA prepares to treat sick, injured during Succot festival; asks for blood donations
MDA ambulances, helicopters and other vehicles will be on duty round the clock during the festival.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Israel boosts efforts to track down tourists from Ebola-affected areas
Efforts will increase to locate people entering Israel from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
By HERB KEINON
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Health Minister taken to High Court over prohibition of fluoridation of drinking water
Group financing appeal says German’s decision will cause harm to public health.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Tumors may grow faster at night, say Weizmann scientists
Scientists found that hormone that keeps us alert also suppresses metastasis.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Health Ministry warns against conversion therapy for homosexuals
Also known as reparative therapy, the “treatment is advocated by some Christian and Orthodox Jewish groups that oppose homosexuality
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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In’l space conference to be held in Jerusalem next year
Event is being held globally for the 15th year in a row to increase public awareness of space research.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Israel steps up fight against Ebola in Africa
Three teams of medical professionals, along with mobile emergency clinics, will be sent to West Africa.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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*‘Junk’ blood tests may offer life-saving information*
The more resistant the bacteria on the skin, the higher the risk of the infecting bacteria being resistant to antibiotics, the researchers found.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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*Getting help to get along*
Ariel University in Samaria now has 30 students in a special program it launched six years ago, making it possible for people with pervasive developmental disorders to get academic degrees.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Injuries, deliveries, faintings keep Magen David Adom personnel busy on Yom Kippur
Magen David Adom ambulance staffers were kept busy during Yom Kippur and were called to 2,319 cases - of them, 2,124 involved people needing evacuation to the hospitals.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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The Lancet editor relents on medical journal’s unbalanced attacks on Israel
During Gaza war, The Lancet published a 1,600-word “Open letter for the people in Gaza” that aroused a wave of protest among advocates of Israeli around the world.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Get the shot or inhale nasal spray – avoid complications of the flu this cold season
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Treating psoriasis
With no ‘magic bullet’ to cure the disease, multiple treatment plans are recommended to alleviate symptoms.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Decline in breast cancer for Jewish and Arab women
The ICA on Wednesday launched October as World Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Rambam surgeons save life of preschool Syrian boy hit in his country’s crossfire
Five year old to be discharged, sent home in a few days, doctors say.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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For Yom Kippur, experts urge healthy fasting, smart biking
Vehicles must be purchased only if they meet official standards; the bikes’ engineer is supposed to kick out when the rider exceeds 25 kilometers per hour.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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New voluntary organization aims to promote information about cleft palate, lip
Lack of public awareness of cleft palate (the roof of the mouth) or lip can, if not treated soon after birth or at least during the first year, cause psychological and eating problems.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Health Ministry refutes claim gov't hospitals can’t pay for lifesaving drugs
Health Ministry director-general Prof Arnon Afek said it was true that the hospitals lack funding, but added that purchasing of vital drugs was not affected.
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH