Monthly Archives: February 2012

Israeli wins Judoka bronze medal in Paris

Posted on February 19, 2012

Alice Schlesinger all but secured her place in the 2012 London Olympic Games by winning the bronze medal at the Paris Grand Slam tournament. It will be Schlesinger’s second consecutive Olympic Games. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/sports-shorts-1.411079

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Afrojack concert in Tel Aviv

Posted on February 19, 2012

Dutch DJ sensation Afrojack will be giving a concert at the Bitan 1 club in Tel Aviv, Israel on March 16. Afrojack, whose full name is Nick van de Wall, was named as the seventh best DJ in the world … Continue reading →

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The Red South Festival

Posted on February 19, 2012

A great event to watch one of the finest hot-air balloon displays in Israel. It begins on 24th Feb in the Northern Negev. Also, please watch the video of last year’s event. http://wejew.com/media/8029/Hot_Air_Balloons_Launched_at_Red_South_Festival_in_Israel/

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Israeli doctors get Kazakh boy to walk

Posted on February 19, 2012

12-year old Pavel Sadyshev from Kazakhstan suffers from Cerebral Palsy and was unable to walk until the Israeli Foreign Ministry and Assaf Harofeh Medical Centre brought him to Israel. Doctors at Harofeh used their world-recognised expertise in the field to … Continue reading →

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And for pancreatic cancer treatment

Posted on February 19, 2012

Israel’s Tiltan Pharma Ltd has begun a Phase II clinical trial of its TL-118 drug for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. The trial will include 80 patients at three Israeli hospitals. TL-118 prevents blood flow to tumours, preventing their growth. … Continue reading →

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Phase 3 trial starts for blood cancer treatment

Posted on February 19, 2012

Israel’s Teva and Gamida Cell Ltd have completed enrolment of patients for their Phase III clinical trial of StemEx, a cell therapy for the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma. StemEx is for adolescents and adults who cannot find family-related, matched … Continue reading →

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School of Neuroscience opens

Posted on February 19, 2012

Tel Aviv University inaugurated the Sagol School of Neuroscience – the first of its kind in Israel – at the Sheba Medical Centre in Tel Hashomer. Three Israeli Nobel Prize winners attended the official opening. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4188529,00.html

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Detecting cancer before it spreads

Posted on February 19, 2012

(Thanks to NoCamels) Soroka hospital and Ben Gurion University are developing a unique method to detect various types of cancer through a simple blood test. Researchers say that in their recent first trial they succeeded in detecting cancer in almost … Continue reading →

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The Delilah Cruise missile

Posted on February 19, 2012

The new IDF approaches a target and in the last moment the navigator sees on the images transmitted from the missile’s camera that there are civilians in the target zone. He then pushes a button and Delilah aborts its attack, … Continue reading →

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Successful test of Arrow defence system

Posted on February 19, 2012

Just in case the world does not prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons, it is just as well that Israel has a few viable options. http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=257305

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