Monthly Archives: February 2012

British Film Festival returns to Israel

Posted on February 12, 2012

The British Film Festival has returned to Israel after a two-year gap, with a selection of contemporary movies. The festival, the flagship event of the British Council in Israel, shows ten films in Tel-Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Sderot, Rosh Pina, Holon … Continue reading →

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Travel the “Backstreets” of Israel

Posted on February 12, 2012

NYC-based fans of Backstreet Boys’ Howie D may wish to accompany him on his tour of the Jewish State. Private concert, dinners, wine tasting, nightclub event, group photos. http://sizedoesntmatter.com/music/backstreet-boys-howie-d-invites-fans-on-israel-trip/

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Get ready for Madonna

Posted on February 12, 2012

The international superstar has chosen Israel as the country to launch her 2012 world tour. Her first concert of the tour will be on May 31st at Ramat Gan Stadium. It will feature songs from her upcoming album MDNA. According … Continue reading →

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“The Israeli system is spectacular”

Posted on February 12, 2012

50 top North American hospital bosses were shown around Hadassah and Sheba medical centres and they liked what they saw. From clinical care to service, to IT, clinical technology and crisis management. Joseph Mapa, CEO of Toronto’s Mt. Sinai Hospital … Continue reading →

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Stent trials success

Posted on February 12, 2012

Israel’s InspireMD has announced significant positive results for its trials of its innovative MGuard coronary stent. Wrapped in an expandable mesh, the stent reduces the risk of life-threatening rupture and embolization during and post surgery when compared to traditional bare-metal … Continue reading →

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Weizmann technologies benefit the developing world

Posted on February 12, 2012

Abbott Laboratories’ new multi-year collaboration agreement with the Weizmann Institute is already bearing fruit. Its biological diagnosis processing techniques promise to enable Abbot to develop tests that can be performed at home instead of in distant hospitals. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000722459

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Sound can activate sight for the blind

Posted on February 12, 2012

Hebrew University of Jerusalem brain scientists have tapped onto the visual cortex of people suffering from congenital blindness by using sensory substitution devices (SSDs) – making it possible for them in effect to “see” and even describe objects. Video camera … Continue reading →

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Hearing restored after 25 years

Posted on February 12, 2012

Meir Turgeman was one of the first residents of Sderot in 1955. 25 years ago he became deaf due to defective middle ears. A titanium implant device was placed inside his skull, receiving and transferring stimuli directly to the auditory … Continue reading →

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Blind doctor can see again

Posted on February 12, 2012

69 year-old retired paediatrician Dr Vladimir Promovich became blind last year. When doctors at Kaplan Medical Centre received a donated cornea, they used new technology to divide the cornea for transplantation into two recipients – one being Dr Promovich. After … Continue reading →

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Opening eyes

Posted on February 12, 2012

Israel’s VisionCare has raised a further $4 million to finance the marketing of its implantable telescope, smaller than a pea in size, for the treatment of end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD). http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000722075

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