Monthly Archives: April 2012

Our latest visitor has sixth sense

Posted on April 8, 2012

Spiderman – alias Tobey Maguire – is coming to Israel both for business and personal reasons. A family function will coincide with his promotion of the “mobi” smartphone app. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4210258,00.html

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Tour the Israel Museum – virtually

Posted on April 8, 2012

You can now enjoy an on-line visit to the Israel Museum using Google Street. 520 objects have been made available as part of the museum’s partnership with the Google Art Project – an online compilation of high-resolution images of artwork. … Continue reading →

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The world’s first underground tours

Posted on April 8, 2012

Descending from Jerusalem, these tours offer a unique opportunity to explore the Jewish State from beneath. Travelling in a special vehicle, through specially carved tunnels deep beneath the ground, the tours will whisk visitors around Israel to some of the … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Voice is chosen

Posted on April 8, 2012

The singer chosen as the ‘voice of Israel’ turned out to be the new immigrant from Canada, Kathleen Reiter. “I know that this is an amazing opportunity for me and a great start to what will hopefully be a great … Continue reading →

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“Breakin’ Free”

Posted on April 8, 2012

Please watch the Passover “hit” video from the Fountainheads. It’s clever and the ending is quite emotional (to some of us anyway). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIyKw_GiAA8

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Israeli geneticist advises Arabs against inbreeding

Posted on April 8, 2012

Prof. Ohad Birk, head of Soroka’s genetic institute appeared in Qatar on the Doha Debates TV program that was dedicated to the subject of consanguinity – inbreeding by first cousins that causes genetic disorders in the Arab population. http://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=264349

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FDA recruits Israeli biotech

Posted on April 8, 2012

The US Food and Drug Administration has recruited Israel’s OptiCul Diagnostics for a special project to detect the presence of bacteria on medical devices. OptiCul has developed a fast kit for the detection of bacteria without the use of reagents. … Continue reading →

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Israel’s stroke treatment drug

Posted on April 8, 2012

(Thanks to Israel21c) More details about Thrombotech’s THR-18 and how it soon could be making a significant impact on saving the lives of stroke victims. With personal wishes for a speedy recovery to the father of one our good friends. … Continue reading →

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Teva launches generic schizophrenia drug

Posted on April 8, 2012

Israel’s Teva Pharmaceuticals is to sell, in the US and UK, Quetiapine Fumarate tablets – the company’s version of AstraZeneca’s Seroquel schizophrenia treatment. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000737223

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Take your blood pressure – from 100 meters away

Posted on April 8, 2012

Israel’s 2012 Young Nanotechnology Researcher is Professor Ze’ev Zalevsky of Bar-Ilan University. His invention – the “Opto-Phone” – can read an individual’s medical information (heartbeat, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels) remotely. A laser beam, an advanced camera and sensitive … Continue reading →

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