Category: Science and Health

Rabbi Shmuel bar Nahmani said that Rabbi Yonatan said: Anyone who gets angry, all kinds of Gehenna rule over him … That is, anger inevitably leads to suffering — most of all, for the person who is feeling it. Gehenna, that hellish underworld that serves as the first stop in the afterlife, is perhaps invoked […]

We ended yesterday’s daf with a mishnah that listed four types of vows that are dissolved by the sages: vows of exhortation, vows of exaggeration, vows made in error and vows that are made against one’s will. These four kinds of vows are flawed from the get-go because the vower didn’t have all the information or the right intentions, […]

Anyone who has experienced a cardiovascular event already knows how important it is to lower the bad cholesterol level in the body.  Dr. Yaron Arbel, an expert in cardiology and catheterization, was a guest on International Heart Day on Prof. Rafi Carso’s program for an in-depth conversation on the causes of heart attacks and the […]

High-intensity aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%, a new study has found. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Researchers at Tel Aviv University discovered that running increases the glucose (sugar) consumption of internal organs, thus reducing the amount of energy available to tumors. Led by Professor […]

It turns out that latkes don’t actually have to be round. What makes a latke a latke is not its circular shape but that the potatoes are mixed in an egg batter and then fried. The latke batter for these unique latkes — which consists of Yukon gold potatoes, onions, eggs, potato starch and matzah […]

It turns out that the subject of men touching their groin area really perplexes experts. An initial question is simply this: How many times a day do men touch their crotches? A viral discussion that is still garnering responses on Reddit chose to ask that question exactly, and the responses were a mixed bag. The […]

Some say that going away with the kids isn’t a vacation. They might be right. Yes, you still need to care for the kids even if they can’t fall asleep alone, eat alone or listen to you when you ask them to do something. But it’s also possible to enjoy fulfilling your parental tasks in […]

Beer is the favorite alcoholic drink of Israelis, and it usually tends to be favored by men – but now, studies show that it may actually benefit women’s health. Middle-aged women who consume up to two servings of beer a day have stronger bones, compared to women who abstain from drinking beer, a new study […]

The Rambam Medical Center in Haifa began setting up a quarantined clinic on Sunday for Israelis suspected of being exposed to the Ebola virus, according to KAN news. The clinic will be set up in an isolated, underground parking lot. 300 medical staff members are being trained on how to treat Ebola patients. The clinic […]

An Ebola case has been confirmed in Jinja in eastern Uganda, the country’s health minister said on Sunday, the first time the outbreak has spread to a new region of the country from central Uganda where cases have been confined so far. Authorities have been struggling to contain the highly infectious and deadly hemorrhagic fever […]