Monthly Archives: December 2015

First implantation of groundbreaking heart device

Posted on December 20, 2015

Israel’s Enopace (see Mar 2013 newsletter) has seen the first operation to implant its new catheter-based neuro-stimulator to treat patients with congestive heart failure. The procedure was performed by Professor Davor Milicic, head of Cardiology at Zagreb Medical University. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-first-endovascular-neuromodulation-device-implanted-in-man-for-the-treatment-of-congestive-heart-failure-540696751.html

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Breakthrough status for Tardive Dyskinesia treatment

Posted on December 20, 2015

The US FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation status to Israel’s Teva for its SD-809 (deutetrabenazine) treatment of patients with tardive dyskinesia, a hyperkinetic movement disorder affecting about 500,000 people in the USA. http://www.tevapharm.com/news/teva_announces_breakthrough_therapy_designation_for_sd_809_granted_by_fda_for_the_treatment_of_tardive_dyskinesia_11_15.aspx  

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Weizmann in joint research for brain therapies

Posted on December 20, 2015

Israel’s Weizmann Institute has entered into a research agreement with India’s Sun Pharma and Spain’s Health Research Institute of Santiago to develop products for treating neurological diseases such as brain stroke and brain cancer. (See also Apr 2015 newsletter) http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/sun-pharma-inks-pact-for-brain-therapies/article7971997.ece

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$20 million donation to medical research

Posted on December 20, 2015

Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, is donating $20 million to fund research in personalized medicine. The Kraft Endowment will allow scientists and physicians to use a patient’s genetic history to understand a disease, then diagnose and develop … Continue reading →

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King Hezekiah’s seal impression dug up in Jerusalem

Posted on December 13, 2015

During recent excavations next to the Old City of Jerusalem, archaeologists discovered a unique seal impression (bulla) bearing the name of the 8th century BCE biblical King Hezekiah. The inscription reads: “Belonging to Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz, King of Judah.” … Continue reading →

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Bring them home

Posted on December 13, 2015

The Israeli government approved unanimously a decision to allow the Falash Mura who are still in transit camps in Ethiopia to be flown to Israel. Israeli-Ethiopian MK Avraham Negusa said, “This is a great day for the Jewish people. For … Continue reading →

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1300-year-old olive press found at Shilo

Posted on December 13, 2015

An ancient olive press was unearthed at the Shilo archaeological park in the Binyamin region of Judea and Samaria. It is proof that aside from being the capital of ancient Israel for 369 years and housing the Ark of the … Continue reading →

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Students unearth Hasmonean coins

Posted on December 13, 2015

A team of students from the Handasaim Herzliya High School found three coins from the Hasmonean dynasty era while on an archeological dig in the ruins at Adulam Park near Bet Shemesh. The coins were minted during the rule of … Continue reading →

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PM lights chanukiah made from Hamas rockets

Posted on December 13, 2015

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a special request to grassroots pro-Israel organization United With Israel. He asked for one of UWI’s chanukiahs made from the metal remnants of Hamas rockets. The PM then lit the chanukiah at an IDF … Continue reading →

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Christian leader supports Jewish State

Posted on December 13, 2015

Father Gabriel Nadaf, spiritual leader of the Aramaean Christian community in Israel, toured Samaria and met senior rabbis near Shechem. He stated that the Land of Israel, including Samaria, belongs to the Jewish people forever, based on the Bible. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/204587#.VmcR9-Ln-Vc

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