Monthly Archives: October 2015

Red wine improves good cholesterol of diabetics

Posted on October 25, 2015

A two-year controlled study of 224 type-2 diabetics by Ben-Gurion University scientists has revealed that a daily 5-ounce glass of red wine with dinner increased “good” cholesterol (HDL) by 10 per cent and significantly decreased the ratio of total cholesterol … Continue reading →

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Boost for blood clot protection device

Posted on October 25, 2015

Top US cardiologist Dr. James Jenkins performed his first catheterization procedure using the WIRION system from Israel’s Allium Medical. WIRION protects against blood clots and emboli produced during catheterization procedures for opening blocked blood vessels. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-allium-medical-up-after-leading-us-physician-uses-product-1001074268  

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First robotic surgery systems for New York City

Posted on October 25, 2015

Israel’s Mazor Robotics has just sold two of its innovative Renaissance systems for the first time to hospitals in the New York Metropolitan area. One of the hospitals is one of the largest hospitals in the US. The Renaissance systems … Continue reading →

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An artificial lung to study pollution

Posted on October 25, 2015

Scientists at Israel’s Technion have made a life-sized, artificial human lung. It is the first diagnostic tool for understanding in real time how particles behave in the deepest part of the human lungs. It will help research into airborne pollution, … Continue reading →

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New hospital for SACH

Posted on October 25, 2015

Israeli humanitarian organization “Save a Child’s Heart” (SACH) has laid the cornerstone of its new International Pediatric Cardiac Center at the Wolfson Medical Center. The $35 million IPCC will allow SACH surgeons to continue life-saving heart operations, currently running at … Continue reading →

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US-Israel legislation to help cure brain diseases

Posted on October 25, 2015

The United States-Israel Global Neuroscience Partnership Act has just been announced, to fund joint US-Israeli research and technology into treatments for brain diseases. Lead sponsor, US Congressmen Chaka Fattah, said that Israel is way ahead of everyone else in neuroscience. … Continue reading →

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Prayers for rain are answered – in buckets!

Posted on October 14, 2015

Jews in Israel said the prayer for rain on Monday lunchtime during the festival of Shemini Atzeret. The next day, the country receives the heaviest October rainfall in six years. Flash floods, roads closed and flights grounded. But it brought … Continue reading →

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Israeli Jews answer with love

Posted on October 14, 2015

In this article by Lebanese-born, Canadian Arab Fred Maroun he writes, “Why do the overwhelming majority of Israelis respond to hate with love? I believe that Judaism teaches love because love is effective while hate is not.” http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/israeli-jews-answer-hate-with-love/  

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The first Sukkathon

Posted on October 14, 2015

For the first time, entrepreneurs gathered in a Jerusalem sukkah to develop apps related to temporary content. The developers were hosted by video messaging specialists Glide. In the spirit of the sukkah – a temporary habitation – so Internet data … Continue reading →

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Bon Jovi dedicates song to Israel

Posted on October 14, 2015

Jon Bon Jovi kicked off his band’s first-ever performance in Israel by telling 50,000 cheering Israelis “I’ve waited a long time for this!” He said that his new hit “We Don’t Run”, “should be the fight song for Tel Aviv.” … Continue reading →

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