Category: Science and Health

An outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) among ultra-Orthodox (haredi) children whose parents have declined to take them for vaccinations has worried public health officials and the Health Ministry here.  More than 225 cases of whooping cough have been reported since the beginning of this year, 13 times more than during the same period last year. […]

Did you know that besides just being a delicious, sweet fruit, cherries also have several surprising health benefits? In a recent segment of her program on 103FM, Dr. Maya Roseman set out to investigate the health benefits of the beloved fruit. “Are you looking for a fruit that can improve your mood and help you […]

In a recently published study, researchers followed more than ten million American soldiers over twenty years and discovered that infection with the Epstein-Barr virus almost always precedes the onset of multiple sclerosis. So how does it happen? Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the sheath of nerve cell […]

The extreme heat that has been plaguing Israel and much of the rest of the Northern Hemisphere for over a week can double the risk of fatal heart attacks, especially if sand and other fine-particulate pollution come with it.  An analysis of more than 202,000 heart attack deaths between 2015 and 2020 in a single […]

 Britain is reviewing a class of drugs used in a diabetes medicine and a weight-loss treatment sold by Novo Nordisk  after some patients reported suicidal or self-harming thoughts, two weeks after similar action by the European Union. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said in a statement to Reuters late on Tuesday it […]

A 28-year-old man has tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a city in Abu Dhabi on the border with Oman, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The man in the city of Al Ain was admitted to a hospital last month, the WHO said in a statement. […]

Calcium is found in a range of foods besides just the cheese you eat and the milk you add to your coffee.  If you’re lactose intolerant or don’t want to eat dairy for other reasons, there are plenty of other foods explored in this article that are rich in calcium or will help your body […]

Summer vacation is in full swing, and children are at summer camps and spending a lot of time in the pool, at the beach, and at home. However, summer fun brings a bunch of laundry to do. The dirty clothes keep piling up, from shirts stained with sweat to clothes stained by ice cream. So […]

In the summer you can go to the beach, sunbathe, wear short clothes and enjoy the sun and the warm air. Just as we have to be careful of the many dangers that lie in the hottest season of the year, we need to make sure we are taking care of our cats. Veterinarian Dr. […]

Nervous when you see an epidermic needle, even if the shot can save your life? A significant link between behavioral stress and the effectiveness of vaccines has been demonstrated for the first time in mouse models by Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers.   They found that acute stress in mice nine to 12 days after […]