Sepsis, a blood infection, causes more than 200,000 deaths in US hospitals every year. A non-invasive monitoring device from Israel is changing that. “Sepsis is a huge issue — one of the top killers, often as a complication of pneumonia or urinary tract infection and at times due to an infection acquired in the hospital,” says Dr. Yoav Avidor, CEO of Tel Aviv-based Cheetah … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Israeli ICE Device Destroys Breast Tumors
July 4, 2012 by
For the past year, a novel Israeli medical device has been changing the way American doctors remove fibro-adenoma tumors – benign breast lumps. Now an internationally renowned Japanese surgeon is testing IceSense3, made in Israel by IceCure Medical, to destroy small malignant tumors as well. “This is the future,” CEO Hezi Himelfarb tells ISRAEL21c. During an … [Read more...]
Isreal Leads The World in Asthma Advances
May 2, 2012 by
Millions of asthma sufferers can breathe a bit easier thanks to research and products coming out of Israel. ISRAEL21c brings the top 10 advances in the field. May 1 marks the annual World Asthma Day. In keeping with this year’s theme, “You Can Control Your Asthma,” ISRAEL21c presents the top 10 Israeli innovations making that goal more attainable for the approximately … [Read more...]
New Scoliosis Solution Hails From Israel
April 19, 2012 by
A medical device from Israel will allow for less invasive, cheaper and more effective correction of severe spinal curvature. No matter how many times their parents may tell them to "stand up straight," thousands of teens with a severe form of the spinal curvature called scoliosis can't do so without costly six-hour surgery - and even then, the deformity may not be perfectly … [Read more...]
From Potty to Paper – Israeli Technology at Work Saves
April 11, 2012 by
An Israeli technology is finding a way to produce clean paper products from every flush of the toilet. Will the revolutionary idea fly with consumers? It will probably take a certain market approach and finesse to get people to accept, let alone truly appreciate, recycled toilet paper. But Refael Aharon, the CEO and founder of Applied Clean Tech, is convinced that his … [Read more...]
