A portable electrocardiograph machine developed by Israeli company SHL can transmit highly detailed data on heart activity to physicians by mobile phone.
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A newly developed Israeli cooking oil is capable of breaking up blood fats such as cholesterol.
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Israel's most beloved chocolate pudding -- Milky -- is the most successful dairy product in the local market since its debut in 1979. The pudding has a secret whipped cream topping and only five people are said to know the recipe.
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An Israeli-initiated project is drastically lowering the mortality rate of Ethiopian children infected with the AIDS/HIV virus.
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In the middle of the summer conflict with Gaza in 2014, a Belgian-Israeli Jew and a Dutch Muslim developed a new computer tool for mapping rocket trajectories from Gaza.
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In a breakthrough in male infertility, Israeli researchers have developed an artificial testis to produce sperm.
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An Israeli-developed device can painlessly administer medications through microscopic pores in the skin.
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Since February 2013, more than 2,600 Syrian women, men and children have made their way across the Syrian-Israeli border to be treated for free in Israeli hospitals – regardless of the fact that Syria is an enemy state of Israel.
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Israel has the highest average living standards in the Middle East. The per capita income in 2000 was over $17,500, exceeding that of the UK.
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When Golda Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel in 1969, she became the world’s second elected female leader in modern times.