Airtime: Wed. Oct. 28 2009 | light e) ET
Dan Senor, co-author of 'Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle,' discusses with CNBC how Israel has managed to become a leader in business innovation
Article - dailyrecord.co.uk: New operation offers an end to insulin injections for type 1 diabetes sufferers
DIABETES patients may be freed from the need for daily insulin injections thanks to pioneering cell transplants
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CBC.CA: Video Report here
Oct 30, 2009 - 01:53 A new study of an experimental treatment for Type 1 diabetes suggests that although the procedure isn't a breakthrough, it has some benefits. Video Reith reports for CBC-TV |
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Article: An interview with the president of Diabetes UK who has already undergone the cell transplant here
European Research: 'Happy hormone' crucial in preventing diabetes
Diabetes is growing into one the biggest health problems in the world and is now responsible for nearly 4 million deaths a year. A team of researchers studied the role of the hormone serotonin, which is stored in the pancreas along with insulin, to see if its absence had any effect on insulin production. Their results showed that the absence of serotonin in the pancreas of mice led to their rapidly developing diabetes. The results, published in the journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) Biology, offer a promising new direction in diabetes research
Researches at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University have said that the finding could lead to anti-aging drugs
Article here
Medical researchers in Tel Aviv have identified a substance that can kill cancerous cells without harming healthy ones
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euronews.net Israel Ultras Orthodox protests againt Intel's plans to operate on Sabbath
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Unity of Army Proposed Law
Torah Portion for this Shabbat
Vayeitzei/And he left Beresheet/Genesis 28:10-32:3
Haftorah: Hosheah/Hosea 11:07-12:14
Children's Parashah: VaYetze
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Count yourself lucky - you've got expert Esther Kustanowitz helping you keep score in a soap opera of, well, biblical proportions. Meet Jacob's family...and pay attention: there's a lot of members
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
25 Long Years
Jonathan Pollard is the only person in the history of the United States to receive a life sentence for spying for an American ally. On November 21, 2009, Pollard will enter the 25th year of his life sentence, with no end in sight, and with not a peep out of our "leadership".
The maximum sentence today for such an offence is 10 years. The median sentence for this offence is 2 to 4 years. Click to see a list of comparative sentences.
