by Barbara Grant
Rock Steady Boxing is recognized by the Parkinson’s
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Association as an effective therapy for Parkinson’s. Great fun and very effective it is available today in Raanana. Read all about it.
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by Morty Leibowitz
What is mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and what is
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Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and how can we slow the process of mental aging? Prof. Leibowitz offers some suggestions. And if all that doesn’t work, he writes, please remember that we’re all in this together and hope springs eternal.
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by Claire Rabin
An interesting innovative approach to couple counseling
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involving a three hour marathon session which is proving of positive benefit from the first appointment.
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by Michael Adler
Michael Adler describes the serendipity that allowed
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him to observe Chris Barnard
performing the first heart transplant. Having just completed performing surgery he
heard a commotion from the theater next door and discovered what event was about to take place, and was able to watch from the visitors' gallery.
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by Miriam Maisel
Some healthy advice from Dr Miriam Maisel who says
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don't smoke, don't eat junk food and reduce your consumption of animal fats
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by Shari Mendes
The Lemonade Fund is helping Israeli breast cancer
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patients from all segments of society. Shari Mendes tells stories of grant recipients of various cultures, religions, ages and gender, who have been helped with emergency financial relief during treatment.
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by Marion Stone
Whether or not cannabis should be sold over the counter
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in Israel remains controversial. In his talk, Clifton Flack explained about early research into cannabis, beginning some sixty years ago and involving the work of today's top Israeli researchers, who are developing products and leading the world in this field.
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by Morty Leibowitz
Morty relates some unusual tales of his internship
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at the Bellevue Hospital prison ward. One interesting story is about William Morales, a Puerto Rican terrorist who lost both hands when a bomb he was building exploded, and then managed to escape prison by sliding down a rope made of bandages!
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by Ruth Corman
About 5000 years ago pygmies in "fancy dress" danced
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to amuse the pharaohs of Egypt. Today the Medical Clowns perform in hospital wards in Israel. In the words of the hospital staffs themselves, they change the atmosphere, and make everybody feel better. This applies especially with children.
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by Carol Lipman
There can be no greater mitzvah than saving a life
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.Becoming a living kidney donor is an opportunity to do that. Legally and Halachically acceptable this is a real consideration.
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by Carol Lipman
Carol gives explicit explanations of how to go about
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the process of donating a kidney in Israel. She lists the organisations that deal with the physical and bureaucratic aspects and discusses the emotional stresses of both the donors and the recipients. She detials the experiences of a couple who each donated a kidney very successfully
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by Alex Prejserowicz, Donald Silverberg
A most inspiring and encouraging report of knee, back
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and general improvement gained from this form of exercise. with a collection of positive results protagonists using Nordic walking poles have expressed.
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by Buzzy Gordon
ESRA Magazine’s restaurant reviewer reveals how he
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maintains his weight and health, even while eating out at top restaurants week after week. The secret is Ayurveda and Panchakarma – ancient Indian treatments and philosophies.
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by Shari Mendes
Seven years ago the author was diagnosed as having
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cancer. "In the beginning there is terror, an explosion of fear." She describes how, slowly, "hope takes hold .. life sparkles.. our eyes have been reopened." There is an amazing lesson here for us all.
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