Tag: Diabetes
Liberman’s Tax Pushes Up Coke Prices, Sugar & Diet
Haredi politicians claim that this government decree is aimed against their constituents who are significant consumers of sugary drinks.
Israel to Tax Soft Drinks including Diet and Juice
Children in Israel take in even more sugary drinks than American children.
Health Ministry’s Latest Decree: Don’t Leave Home At All, Very Few Exceptions
Do not leave home for parks, playgrounds, the beach, pools, libraries, museums, nature reserves and gardens or other public spaces, and walk your animal by yourself.
Leeds, UK, Reduces Childhood Obesity Using Bar-Ilan Professor’s Program
The program has been tailored to families with children under the age of three.
Hebrew U. Researchers Produce Chemical Insulin that Cuts Frequency of Injections Substantially
The stability of the chemical hormone developed in Prof. Metanis' laboratory will not only affect the duration of its decomposition in the body, but also its transportation.
Israeli Scientists Say Skipping Breakfast Disrupts ‘Body Clock Genes’ Regulating Weight, Glucose
Tel Aviv University researchers say consuming breakfast normalizes the expression of genes that improve insulin and glucose responses all day long.
Cancer is Main Cause of Death in Israel
The information was published by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics for the year 2015.
Good News for Diabetics: Israeli Scientists Engineer Super Enzyme to Detect Glucose Levels
In addition to much clearer readings, the enzyme produces much quicker responses, thus lowering the test-taking time.
Annals of Obesity: Israeli Kids Drink More Soda than Americans, Arabs More than Jews...
In Israel every fifth first grader (20%) is overweight, and by the seventh grade 30% — one in three children — are overweight.
Israeli Scientists Testing Cannabis Treatment for Diabetes
Israeli scientists are testing a new therapy - with cannabis -- for diabetes.
Israeli Biotech Firm’s Diabetes Drug Passes FDA Phase 2 Trial
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported positive results in its Phase 2a trial of an oral insulin capsule produced by Israeli-based...