Monthly Archives: August 2013

Shiloh trauma center caring for children

Posted on August 18, 2013

The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem is to support a post-traumatic center for children deeply impacted by terror. The center is in Shiloh – the 3400-year-old site of the biblical Temple. Children are rehabilitated using art, music, movement, plus interaction with … Continue reading →

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The cycle of non-violence

Posted on August 18, 2013

The normally anti-Israel UK Independent newspaper has discovered that there is another side to Israel. “From vibrant Tel Aviv to the Negev Desert, Israel’s network of bike tracks is growing.” It even publicizes how to travel there and the best … Continue reading →

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Israelis are world backgammon champions

Posted on August 18, 2013

(Thanks to Israel21c) A team of three Israelis in their seventies beat 32 other countries to win the Fortis World Team Backgammon Championships in Monaco. Team member Shimon Kagan said of the game, “You need to plan the next move, … Continue reading →

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“Tiny Dynamo”

Posted on August 18, 2013

Marcella Rosen has written a book (hardback and Kindle) described as “A fascinating collection of 21 stories detailing Israel’s inventions that benefit all of mankind.” I look forward to reading it. http://www.amazon.com/Smallest-Countries-Producing-Important-Inventions/dp/0988797305/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1376330267&sr=1-1&keyamwords=tiny+dynamo

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New resolution Pillcam is changing lives

Posted on August 18, 2013

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pillcam SB 3 – Given Imaging’s latest internal intestine camera – for monitoring sufferers of Crohn’s disease and other intestinal problems. Its use has already changed the treatment of 62 percent … Continue reading →

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World’s first HIV patient transplant

Posted on August 18, 2013

Surgeons at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center successfully carried out the first ever transplant between two living HIV carriers. A woman donated a kidney to her husband, who has since returned to work. The main problem was to prevent rejection … Continue reading →

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A new Israeli stent

Posted on August 18, 2013

Israel’s Allium Medical produces stents that avoids the need for those with blocked urinary tracts to go through invasive surgery. Allium has just won a NIS 58-million distribution deal with a Chinese health company. In March Allium won a similar … Continue reading →

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Another Israeli treatment for Hep C

Posted on August 18, 2013

Dr Leslie Lobel of Ben Gurion University has identified antibody clones from patients who have recovered from Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infections. BGU has now entered into an agreement with San Diego-based Sorrento Therapeutics to develop the clones into anti-HCV … Continue reading →

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An e-skin breakthrough

Posted on August 18, 2013

Scientists at Israel Technion have fused resin and gold particles to make a sensor that can detect pressure (touch), temperature and humidity. The sensor could be integrated with the current electronic skins applied to a prosthetic limb to give the … Continue reading →

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Capture the moment in 3 lines of text

Posted on August 18, 2013

(Thanks to Size Doesn’t Matter) Israeli start-up Heyku helps you to transform a special event or thought into three lines of creative writing. You then share this on facebook, Instagram or twitter, together with an optional picture of what inspired … Continue reading →

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