Author: Arsen Mayer

Many millions of people around the world wear smartwatches or use smartphone apps to count the number of steps they walk every day. But how many are the optimal number to promote good health?  An international study led by the researchers at the University of Granada in Spain has disclosed for the first time the […]

In moments of acute stress, the body undergoes changes designed to protect us from immediate threats. However, when stress persists, these protective mechanisms can become detrimental, leading to both temporary and irreversible damage. Emergencies and anxiety-inducing situations, such as conflicts like the war in Gaza, can elevate blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Mental stress […]

Winter is nearing, and with it comes the end of Daylight Savings Time. On October 28-29 at 2:00 AM, the clocks will be set back one hour. While this grants us an extra hour of sleep, the change can bring about feelings of stress or depression for many. This is particularly true for parents of […]

The Israeli special needs community has been devastated by the loss of several of its own during the Hamas massacre on October 7, while the trauma and disruptions of the war cause on-going hardships, both emotional and practical. Israelis with special needs and those who love them are struggling to find ways to cope. When […]

Horrific images were plastered all over the media when Israeli communities along the Gaza border came under attack on October 7. For residents of these communities, the images will forever be etched in their minds. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org “When they rescued them, they had to go through a […]

According to an analysis conducted by NapLab, a company specializing in mattresses, Israel ranks 33 out of 45 countries on the Global Permissiveness Index. The index measures a country’s level of sexual permissiveness based on factors such as the average age of virginity loss, number of sexual partners, prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases, acceptance of […]

The connection between stress and skin diseases has long been recognized in the medical field. Many of us have experienced emotional distress and mental strain, which can manifest as visible skin problems. We are all familiar with those moments of stress and crisis when pimples or sores suddenly appear on our skin. For individuals with […]

As everyone in Israel scrambled to process the horrific trauma that unfolded on Saturday, October 7 – the barbaric massacre in the South and barrages of incoming missiles from Gaza that propelled Israel into an immediate state of war – parents went into autopilot mode. Just as they began to process the communal pain of […]

Raz Shapira, a nurse at Soroka Medical Center, was suspended from her post at the hospital after she published posts on social networks in which she called for the reporting of medical staff members in Israel who expressed support of the October 7 massacre.  “We must deal with the supporters of terrorism here,” she wrote.  […]

To allow a continuous supply of food to Israel, the Health Ministry will temporarily not enforce the marking of stickers with the red food symbol (for too salty, sweet or fatty products) and or the marking of mineral water bottles in Hebrew. As a result, products of the same type may be found on the […]