On Jan. 1, Lee Dubay of BioOptics World reported that in a pilot study conducted by researchers at UC San Diego Medical school found that the combined treatment ofablative fractional laser resurfacing with laser-assisted delivery of topical paromomycin (an antibiotic) was effective in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis, a skin infection caused by a single-celled parasite that is transmitted by the bite of a phlebotomine sandfly.
In this edition we mark the sad birthday of 5-year-old Ariel Bibas, the little redhead being held by Hamas with his baby brother and parents. We also want you to know about the courageous stand taken by Ayelet Samerano against the UNWRA secretary-general in Lausanne.
Read about how long can a hostage survive in captivity, about Turkey in NATO, the threats to Israel from Iran and Hezbollah and what the IDF says might happen.
