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In Haifa’s downtown, at the foot of Mount Carmel, there are two falafel shops across the road from one another. One is nicknamed The Elders, the other The Sons. The road is so narrow that the owners can almost touch each other. They can watch their opposing falafel-maker and measure the ...

Health matters

How well do you think? Seems a strange question perhaps, but scientists are concerned with aging and the consequences thereof. With our aging population come many health problems; time is unkind to the human body, the nervous system included. It should be obvious to most, the brain is an ...

Talk with the Doc: March is Irish American Heritage Month

The U.S. Congress first named the month of March as Irish American Heritage Month in 1991 and the president issued a proclamation for this to be recognized in March of every year in the future. It is estimated that there are approximately 32 million USA residents who claim to have Irish ...

Burning eyes, dead fish; red tide hits Florida coast

Florida’s southwest coast experienced a flare-up of the toxic red tide algae this week, setting off concerns that it could continue to stick around for a while. The current bloom started in October. The annual BeachFest in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, sponsored by a homeowners’ association, was canceled after it determined, with help from the city and the Pinellas County Health Department, that red tide likely would continue through the middle of next month when the festival was scheduled. “Red Tide is currently present on the beach and is forecasted to remain in the area in the ...

Prostate cancer treatment can wait for most, study finds

(AP) Researchers have found long-term evidence that actively monitoring localized prostate cancer is a safe alternative to immediate surgery or radiation. The results, released Saturday, are encouraging for men who want to avoid treatment-related sexual and incontinence problems, said Dr. ...

Predicting the future is difficult

In my last three articles I have shared with you what I have learned about artificial intelligence — systems such as ChatGPT and Tesla’s Autopilot. I then told you a fantastic story about Rob the Robot, an imaginary robotic lover. And I asked, whether artificial intelligence-in the form of ...