Alternative health
From ice baths to yoga classes: Everything to expect at Israel's largest wellness festival
Three movement areas, 50 health booths, and a free alternative therapy zone: Wellfest returns for its fifth year at Kfar Maccabiah. The event will take place on May 29-30.
Do ice baths really improve health? New medical review reveals surprising findings
Do ice baths improve health? New medical review reveals surprising findings
Red labels on salty, sweet and fatty food not required during emergency
No place like home
Exploring the choice of some women to give birth at home, and the midwives who support them – despite Health Ministry obstacles.
The young Chabad herbalist
“So at the age of 16, I came to Israel...I came not knowing any Hebrew and learned fluent Hebrew. That set my path toward wanting to make my life here and help contribute in whatever ways I could.”
Research shows exposure to dirty air may raise risk of heart disease
Cardiovascular and lipid disorders are the leading cause of death in the US and the second, after cancer, in Israel.
Health scan: On/off button for inheriting responses to environmental changes
Studies on survivors of traumatic events have suggested that exposure to stress may indeed have lasting effects on subsequent generations.
Sharpen your medical mind
Patients’ and doctors’ personal experiences influence how they decide on what treatment to undergo or prescribe. A book by Harvard Medical School physicians investigates and explains.
E. coli survive predatory bacteria by playing hide and seek
To understand how E. coli is able to survive in the presence of such an effective predator, the researchers created two different environments for the bacteria – open and fragmented.
He’s got it under his skin
A new popular book by a prominent Florida dermatologist explains everything you ever wanted to know about dermatology.
Since 1998, Israeli death rate from heart disease has dropped by 50%
Hadassah researchers: Reduction should serve as a example for other countries.
I'm totally stressed out...and I'm happy about it.
How going to an old age home can change your life