In a recent screening operation conducted by the Pennsylvania-based Simon’s Fund, dozens of school children were diagnosed with silent heart defects which may lead to a life threatening situation. As the world moves forward and social and physical habits change rapidly, emergency care is gradually becoming a significant part of our daily lives. With 75 […]
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One of the less glamorous aspects of modern science and the growth in life expectancy, challenges the global health system in the form of long-term necessity of care for the elderly. Simultaneously, countries of the world are dealing with the work-related disorders that caregivers suffer from: “In even the most advanced nursing environment, manually handling […]
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Be’er Sheva: Desert Bloom
Stepping off the bus at Be’er Sheva’s Central Bus Station amid the crowd of Israeli soldiers and students, bus fumes wafting into the hot desert air, enveloped in the sound of chattering Hebrew, I am hit with waves of nostalgia.It has been 30 years since I lived in Israel’s Negev Desert, on a small […]
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“Made in Israel” Video Clip
The Israel Trade Commission is excited to share with you the video clip, “Made in Israel”. This short clip features some of the hottest technologies that have been developed in Israel.
As reported in Israel21C: Vecoy Nanomedicines has a whole new approach: a virus ‘decoy’ to outwit the world’s worst enemy before it does any damage. There’s the West Nile Virus forging a deadly path in North America, and a new round of Ebola in Africa. Then there’s bird flu, SARS and a handful of other […]
As reported in Israel21c: With gas-pump prices soaring along with the demand for energy independence, energy experts in the United States are eagerly awaiting the results of an Israeli pilot using M15, a fuel made of 15 percent methanol and 85% gasoline. Methanol is made from natural gas, a substance that both countries have […]
As reported in israel21c: House mold, smelly armpits, dust mites, “sick building syndrome” and hospital-borne bacterial infections now face tough competition: Israeli startup Better Air has developed a novel air filtration system that uses millions of “good” bacteria called probiotics to overtake the “bad” bacteria and their associated contaminants infiltrating indoor living, healing and workspaces. […]
As reported in israel21c: Shipping companies, aviation specialists, sailors, farmers, wind turbine owners – — even the Boy Scouts – know that better weather prediction leads to a better ability to avoid risks to infrastructure, products and lives. This is especially true when faced with today’s increasingly unpredictable weather. Professionals with a lot at stake […]
As reported in No Camels: Roughly three percent of all children suffer from sleep apnea, a disorder characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally low breathing during sleep, according to Israel’s Soroka Medical Center. The most common cause for this medical condition is inflamed tonsils and/or adenoids (third tonsil) and can lead […]
As reported in No Camels: Israeli company eyeSight has collaborated with Korean company Innodigital to produce a TV set-top box that turns any television set into a gesture-controlled smart TV. The product, called nTobeBox, will run on Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich OS and is the result of five years of R&D, eyeSight says. Unlike other […]
