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Israel’s Health Ministry is neglecting to add iodine and folic acid to table salt to minimize impaired cognitive and motor development that can cause permanent brain damage and birth defects in children, according to public health experts here and abroad. Despite success in many areas of preventive health care such as low infant mortality, it […]
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Sleep fills a third of our lives. During sleep, thousands of brain and nervous system processes and extensive hormonal activities take place that affect our health. Sleep is critical not only for relieving fatigue but gaining strength for the next day. In recent years, more and more evidence has been discovered that a lack of […]
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS or crib death) remains the leading cause of infant death between the ages of one month and one year in the Western world. In Israel, an average of 45 infants die from SIDS per year, 87% of them before six months of age. The risk can be reduced substantially if […]
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Mushrooms help make a great salad or omelet but, amazingly, they may also improve mental health – from depression to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to schizophrenia – according to a new study conducted at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center. The research, led by doctoral student Orr Shahar and Dr. Alexander Botvinnik, under the guidance of […]
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Studies show that since exercise causes the release of stimulating endorphins, meaning that exercise in the evening may make it difficult to fall asleep. That said, exercising in the evening is of course better than not exercising at all, if this is your only free time. During lunch hours, exercise is sometimes less comfortable, as […]
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Peanut butter is a popular and delicious food. It is rich in nutrients such as protein, dietary fiber, healthy unsaturated fats, vitamins such as vitamin E and B, and minerals such as magnesium, potassium, and zinc. Peanut butter contains about 600 calories per 100 grams, or about 90 calories per tablespoon. Additionally, it has some […]
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One of Dr. Maya Roseman’s listeners reached out to her to ask if eating a burger without the bun would be considered breaking one’s diet. “I basically wanted to know what the level of ‘sin’ is,” the listener said. Dr. Roseman replied: “It’s not a sin. You need to count, let’s say, 220 calories per […]
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Driving at night is akin to navigating an entirely different world, an experience where light and darkness play with our vision, with our night vision embodying the central force in the struggle for safety. In the night’s darkness, the environment transforms completely: illumination is sparse, shadows become sharper, and glaring lights from oncoming vehicles challenge […]
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The Justice Ministry’s Privacy Protection Authority announced a first-of-its-kind policy on patient medical privacy earlier this week. The new policy document is aimed at strengthening patient privacy by introducing new regulations on the transfer and use of patient data. The new policy will target recent innovations in data transferring, which have complicated patient privacy, such […]
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In Israel on International Women’s Day, after the October 7 massacre, female empowerment will be celebrated in a slightly different way. Watch below to get the story of the Israeli national rescue organization, the women of Magen David Adom (MDA). On International Women’s Day, meet the 20,000 female volunteers of @Mdais with @montanatucker. pic.twitter.com/eikOPCVsCC — […]
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