Tag: israel
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Israel considers treating Aleppo refugees in its hospitals
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was looking into the possibility of bringing wounded refugees from the Syrian city of Aleppo to Israeli hospitals for treatment. Many wounded in Syria’s civil war have been brought discreetly across the Israeli-occupied Golan frontline to Israeli hospitals for the past three years, although Israel and…
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Israel considers treating Aleppo refugees in its hospitals
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was looking into the possibility of bringing wounded refugees from the Syrian city of Aleppo to Israeli hospitals for treatment. Many wounded in Syria’s civil war have been brought discreetly across the Israeli-occupied Golan frontline to Israeli hospitals for the past three years, although Israel and…
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Sex exists to avoid disease, study shows
From an evolutionary perspective, sexual reproduction could be seen as a non-starter. Compared to cloning, which also exists in Nature, it's a major waste of time and energy. Others, like the Komodo dragon, can work it either way, though asexually produced Komodo babies — produced by their mothers — are not clones.
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Sex exists to avoid disease, study shows
From an evolutionary perspective, sexual reproduction could be seen as a non-starter. Compared to cloning, which also exists in Nature, it's a major waste of time and energy. Others, like the Komodo dragon, can work it either way, though asexually produced Komodo babies — produced by their mothers — are not clones.
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Ducks culled in Bulgaria after bird flu found on three farms
More than 4,000 ducks were culled in Bulgaria over the past few days after bird flu was found on three farms, the Bulgarian food safety agency said on Monday. “They were killed after a virulent bird flu was discovered,” Martin Radev, the agency spokesman said. “Most probably, it is H5N8 but I am still not…
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Fewer deaths and complications with female physicians?
Elderly hospital patients may be less likely to die prematurely or be readmitted for serious complications when they’re treated by female physicians, a U.S. study suggests. With female doctors, patients had 4 percent lower odds of dying within a month after being admitted to the hospital and a 5 percent smaller chance of repeat hospitalizations…
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Teva Pharm to market medical cannabis inhaler in Israel
Israel's Teva Pharmaceuticals has partnered with Tel Aviv-based Syqe Medical to market in Israel medical cannabis for pain management that is administered with an inhaler. The companies said in a statement on Monday that this is the first time the medical cannabis sector has complied with pharmaceutical standards for inhalation, which is the most efficient…
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Teva, Allergan win U.S. antitrust approval for generics deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd won U.S. antitrust approval to purchase Allergan Plc's generics business, after agreeing to divest 79 generic drugs to rival firms, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.
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Broad smiles and enduring spirit at Holocaust survivors’ beauty contest
By Amir Cohen HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – To the strains of Madonna's “Vogue”, the 13 women with a combined age of about 1,050 strutted down the runway cautiously, hindered only slightly by walking sticks and the odd dodgy hip. The third annual Holocaust survivors' beauty pageant, honoring women who lived through the concentration camps and…