Israel to Raise Readiness Level for Human Flu
ISRAEL - Israeli Health Ministry Tuesday proposed to raise the preparedness level for swine flu from Phase 3 to Phase 4, local media reported.

Interior minister slams ban on sale of pork
ISRAEL - Despite the fact that he himself keeps kosher, Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit says he will revoke the bylaw banning the sale of white meat in Netanya.

Netanya: No Pork and Ham Sold in Residential Areas
ISRAEL - The seaside municipality of Netanya, Israel's 8th largest city, has banned the sale of pig meat in residential and tourist areas. The "other thing," as pig meat is often known in Judaism, may...

Update: Foot and mouth disease, Israel
ISRAEL - Latest update from the OIE regards the FMD outbreak in Israel.

Pig embryo tissue transplant might cure hemophilia
ISRAEL - In hemophilia, a mutated gene prevents the production of a critical blood-clotting protein. Treatments for hemophilia and other such genetic diseases, when they exist, may consist of risky blood...

Pig embryo may be a "window of opportunity" to cure genetic disease
ISRAEL - Weizmann Institute scientists show how a "window of opportunity" could enable pig embryo tissue transplants to eventually cure genetic diseases.