Rambam team finds mutant gene cause of rare disease
By Judy Siegel
(September 11) - Researchers at Haifa's Rambam Hospital have discovered a mutant gene that causes a rare disease that leads to balding in infancy followed by incurable blindness in young adulthood. The disease, called hypotrichosis with macular dystrophy, occurs in all populations and is rare.
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MDA staffers to begin hunger strike today
By Judy Siegel
(September 11) - Talks between Magen David Adom and the Treasury, mediated by Histadrut Chairman Amir Peretz, broke up last night without result. MDA staffers will begin a hunger strike at 9 a.m. today but continue working, the union announced, without saying exactly how many would participate.
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MDA medics protest wage proposal
By Judy Siegel
(September 10) - While several Magen David Adom medics were tending scores of wounded from yesterday's terror attacks, others demonstrated and returned 300 emergency beepers to protest the Treasury's "10 months of dawdling" in dealing with their demands for duty and danger pay.
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What's in those pills & powders?
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
(September 9) - With more Israelis using herbal supplements, doctors warn of possible side effects and harmful drug interactions.
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HEALTH SCAN: Israelis are what they eat
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
(September 9) - There are sharp differences in the foods Israelis eat, depending on their countries of origin. Those from America and Europe, for example, eat much more bread, apples and vegetable soup and much less pita and sweetened drinks than those from Asia or Africa, or who were born here.
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Local researchers applaud US stem cell team successes
By Judy Siegel0-Itzkovich
(September 5) - Local embryonic stem cell researchers have applauded the achievement of University of Wisconsin scientists who for the first time have turned human embryonic stem cells into blood cells. Although much work remains to be done, the accomplishment is a major step toward producing mini-factories that would create unlimited and safe supplies of red and white blood cells and platelets.
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Experimental stent prevents artery reclogging
By Judy Siegel
(September 3) - A new kind of coated stent, implanted in the coronary artery of a heart attack victim for the first time here yesterday, may significantly reduce the number of heart bypass operations.
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Medax exhibition opens tomorrow
By Judy Siegel
(September 3) - A rich exhibition of the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies will be on display at Medax - the exhibition of Israel Medical Week, which opens tomorrow at the Tel Aviv Convention Center and will continue through Thursday.
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The female touch
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
(September 2) - With more women enrolled in medical school, Ben-Gurion University's first female medical-faculty dean shares her experience.
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Rx FOR READERS: Kids who don't eat meat need extra B12
Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
(September 2) - My five-year-old grandson came home from kindergarten one day and announced that he was not going to eat meat or chicken anymore. He is still eating fish. His parents, who are not vegetarians, were surprised, but have decided to go along with his wishes. What supplements or foods should children who are vegetarians be eating to compensate for the lack of meat in their diet? - H.K., Arad
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