A technical gold mine in the Israeli desert
Given Imaging’s PillCam ESO spends all of about ten minutes in the esophagus. B.G. Negev Technologies and Applications Ltd., the commercial arm of Ben-Gurion University,
Given Imaging’s PillCam ESO spends all of about ten minutes in the esophagus. B.G. Negev Technologies and Applications Ltd., the commercial arm of Ben-Gurion University,
Americans are nervously bracing for the expected flu vaccine shortage as health experts predict people will begin feeling the effects of the flu by next
One of the most common of all medical problems among adult Americans is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), with approximately 1 in 4 people suffering from
After approximately 20 minutes, the PillCam ESO passes naturally through the GI tract. The physician reviews the video at a convenient time and place.One of
Israel’s contribution to the worldwide effort to find a cure for diabetes received a big boost last week when a five-year, $30 million program was
Israeli scientists have found that Prozac (fluoxetine), the well-known antidepressant, acts as a highly-effective chemosensitizer, that works at doses well-below its human safety limits.Two new
Intravenous Immunoglobulin “significantly lowered” the occurrence of a second attack of MS and reduced inflammation and disease activity.It’s a known fact in the medical community
Professors Aaron Ciechanover, 57, (right) and Avram Hershko, 67, in their lab at the Technion-Israeli Institute in Haifa.Two Israelis and an American won the 2004
Prof. Rafael Beyar performs a remote manipulation that opened a 71-year-old man’s blocked coronary artery with an inflated balloon and inserted a metallic mesh stent
Prof. Lior Gepstein in his Technion laboratory – The proof of concept works, and that is an achievement.Imagine a day when doctors can repair the
Each year some 4,000 Americans report the onset of sudden hearing loss (SHL) – hearing loss of 30 dB or more. Numerous attempts have been
Clams are an excellent model system – Hebrew University Professor Yosef Gruenbaum.They may not be kosher, but clams are providing Israeli researchers vital information about
Professors Joseph Kost of Ben-Gurion University demonstrates the SonoPrep. ‘It opens the door to all kinds of needle-less injections.’The next time you go to the
We believe getting measles in the teens or adulthood may affect the immune system and make the body more susceptible to Hodgkin’s disease – Prof.
‘Hypnosis has been known for many years for producing central relaxation, and has even been used before surgical interventions to calm patients’ – Prof. Eliahu