health

Top Israeli model seriously injured, highlighting hazards of electric bikes

Many have complained that the vehicles whizzing along sidewalks and bike paths across Israel are an annoyance and a hazard.

Millions of Israeli children said at risk of stunted development, possibly from desalinated water

Israel’s first-ever national survey of iodine levels in the population revealed widespread deficiencies, which could mean millions of children will not reach their intellectual potential.

How the Israeli army wages war on waistlines

The Israel Defense Forces takes a very different approach to weight loss than it does to preparing its soldiers for war.

Global

Experts at Israel conference call for expanded cancer screening

Global

Communist Jew + Muslim Indian = Affordable Health Care

United States

Study links synagogue affiliation to better health

Culture

Ron Jeremy is back and (almost) fully functional

Culture

Health, Death, and Our Kids

From “Go Blue!” to “Code Blue,” Jewish dentist makes miracle play in the stands

The healthiest (Jewish) boy in America

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