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Hooking up to Skype via your cell phone

Israeli company iSkoot has developed an application that lets mobile phone users take advantage of the Skype online phone system, reducing the price of long distance calls to that of a local call.

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Three times a day keeps pneumonia away

A new study by nurses working at Israeli hospitals has confirmed that brushing the teeth of patients on ventilators could drastically reduce the number of Americans who die from ventilator-associated pneumonia every year.

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Make a wish in Arabic or Hebrew  

Every year Israel’s version of the Make a Wish Foundation grants the wishes of up to 130 terminally ill Jewish and Arab children, giving them and their families an experience they’ll never forget.

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Traveling new cities on-the-fly with TripTouch

An Israeli startup has launched a new destination travel site on the Net that combines the Web’s best services and travel companies to help newcomers explore a city or country like a long-time resident.

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In an Israeli desert, water is his way of life

From fisherman to water researcher, Dr. Ofer Dahan has made the study of water his life’s work. Through his research he’s developed a device that can test and monitor groundwater contamination well before it reaches observation wells.

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