Israeli Research Gives Hope For Spinal Cord Injuries

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Israel21c is part of propaganda efforts aimed to improve Israel’s image and distract from Israel’s occupation, abuse and massacres of Palestinians.

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Posing as a student interested in this internship, The Electronic Intifada spoke over the phone to a publicist responsible for recruitment.

He explicitly confirmed their intent to use deceptive methods.

Sam Bialosky of the public relations consultancy Miller Ink said, when posting their stories “you wouldn’t directly reference that you’re interning for Israel21c.” Bialosky made it clear to The Electronic Intifada’s undercover reporter: “that would sort of defeat the point of posting it.”

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“What would be your job is to push that article out on social media,” Bialosky explained: “point to this sort of article on a community website, on a message board. Sort of a – ‘oh hey,’ you know, ‘you should look at this, here’s some good information on that.’”

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Bialosky clarified that the goal of the program was not just to plant stories in the tech media, but in other specialist press too: “when a story about autism pops up … we’d like for that article to pop up on, say, I think its Autism Daily Digest.” This was possibly a reference to Autism Asperger’s Digest, a magazine about the neurodevelopmental condition.

Israel tech site paying interns to covertly plant stories in social media The Electronic Intifada

I see.

So this spinal cord injuries thing ...
Now who would have thought that this British Muslims plus the wannabe Muslims from there would be reading Electronic Intifada which was started by a Muslim? I guess they would say that Scientific American is being paid to publish about this invention coming out of Israel. I hope these British Muslims and wannabe Muslims from Britain who hate the Jews and Israel never use anything which comes out of Israel that might help them medically if they ever need it.

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that would be treatment for their diabetes out, heart disease out, sickle cell anaemia out and most common injuries out. So what will they do when they are dying, I know ignore the commands of their god and live to fight another day.

What are you a want to be Jew? The US is strides in advances of medical treatments, esp. spinal. With all the money and privileges the Jews were raised with (money made off of Germans and US people), you think they'd own a piece of land bigger than 1/2 of Vermont. and wouldn't be taking money from the US , the peons.

One would think that some Jews were forcing Penelope to use any of their products the way she is carrying on. At your next Bund meeting, Penelope, you can tell all the other members to just turn down any products, whether medical or technological, invented by Israeli Jews just like you will be doing. That should solve the problem, and you will feel so good about yourself for spreading the word..
 
I have to say, none of these advances would have been possible without mathematics. And had we stuck with Roman Numerals, even multiplication and division would have been immensely problematic.

So lets all agree that the foundation of all this science is down to Islamic scholars, who devised the number system we use in the west, laid the foundation for modern science and have so aided all these developments and many many more. :)
Let us give thanks to Archimedes who is known as the Father of Mathematics. While we are at it, let us give thanks to Hippocrates who is known as the Father of Medicine. I don't think any of the anti-Semites here would have a problem with these two men, especially since they pre-dated Islam by many years. Now let us all give three cheers to all the medical and technological achievements coming out of the Muslim world today, even though nobody seems to have a list of them.

It really is amusing how some of the anti-Semites seem to get so uptight whenever some achievement is posted that is coming from Israelis. It's great to see achievements coming from any country which will help mankind, but certain posters have such a big problem when Israel is mentioned. If the Saudis had laboratories working on such things as sickle cell anemia since there are many Black Muslims who are afflicted, we would be happy to learn about this and hope that their research comes to fruition for those who need help.

Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek: Ἀρχιμήδης; c. 287 BC – c. 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity
 
You pose as an old man Hoss.

But your posts are like that of a young boy. Even a baby, if it learned to type.
I really have to wonder that you think claiming territory on "scientific advancement" is more than a piss take.

In case you didn't get it, the numbers thing was just a piss take of the "oooh our brains are soo BIG in Israel" nonsense.

Really Hoss. Are you actually a grown man?
 
@Beelzebub, et al,

While I served in Baghdad, not so many years ago, I developed a friend through a mutual interest in Mathematics. While we are all probably aware of the fact that we use today, Arabic Numerals, and that the Arab Scholars brought to Europe the secret of the "zero," there is no question that the Arab/Persian world brought us much more.

I have to say, none of these advances would have been possible without mathematics. And had we stuck with Roman Numerals, even multiplication and division would have been immensely problematic.

So lets all agree that the foundation of all this science is down to Islamic scholars, who devised the number system we use in the west, laid the foundation for modern science and have so aided all these developments and many many more. :)
(COMMENT)

Throughout history, many cultures passed on many contributions to Science and Mathematics; and the Arab Persian world made their contributions that were not less essential then --- as they remain today.

As I stood on the roof of the Presidential Palace one day, my friend (Abd al Rahman) pointed out the ancient spot of the once famous Baghdad House of Wisdom once stood along the Tigris River; before it was destroyed in 1258. Many believe that with the destruction of the House of Wisdom, marked the beginning of the end for the Islamic Golden Age. I read were legend has it --- that the Tigris turn black from the ink form the ancient manuscripts destroyed. Among them were originals of the "The Dazzling" written by al-Samawal, which included the definitions on the Power of Numbers, Polynomials, and the handling of arithmetic variables. My believe the original works of al-Khwarizmi, including the "Compendium of Calculations by Completion and Balancing" which brought us Algebra were destroyed as well. Oddly enough, al-Samawal was Jewish and later converted to Islam.

For nearly a 1000 years, Baghdad was a center of learning and enlightenment; an ancient research center. Standing in the middle of it today, you'd never know it. But all such centers fall into decay with time. Just as Athens migrated to Alexandria, with the murder and desecration of Hypatia in the forum at Alexandria at the hand of the Christians, most of the Greek Scholars scattered to the four winds in search of a new place of academic freedom.

Many cultures have made important and critical contributions to humanity; not just the Islamic Scholars. But we will never forget these early achievements these Arab/Persian theorists made in mathematics, accounting, banking, and cosmology.

Most Respectfully,
R
 
You pose as an old man Hoss.

But your posts are like that of a young boy. Even a baby, if it learned to type.
I really have to wonder that you think claiming territory on "scientific advancement" is more than a piss take.

In case you didn't get it, the numbers thing was just a piss take of the "oooh our brains are soo BIG in Israel" nonsense.

Really Hoss. Are you actually a grown man?
Was I talking about numbers, Bob? I thought it was achievments.
 
You pose as an old man Hoss.

But your posts are like that of a young boy. Even a baby, if it learned to type.
I really have to wonder that you think claiming territory on "scientific advancement" is more than a piss take.

In case you didn't get it, the numbers thing was just a piss take of the "oooh our brains are soo BIG in Israel" nonsense.

Really Hoss. Are you actually a grown man?
And you sound like some young punk who pushes down old ladies and runs off with their purses. You can say what you want to, but all you petty anti-Semites can't stand to see posted any contributions to humanity coming from Israel or else you would have kept quiet about this or just have said a simple thing such as what a great thing for someone who would need this. That is what a mature person would have said.
 
Israeli Research Gives Hope For Spinal Cord Injuries

What's the most catastrophic illness that can befall us? To me, it's a spinal cord injury (SCI) that results in total paralysis. During a recent visit to Israel, I interviewed Dr. Shimon Rochkind, world-renowned neurosurgeon at the Tel Aviv University Sourasky Medical Center, an expert on SCI.

Every year 12,000 North Americans sustain spinal cord injury. The people involved are usually under the age of 30 and 80% are males. Some, like Christopher Reeves of Superman fame, fall from horses. Others dive into shallow water or are involved in car accidents.

Dr. Rochkind has spent his life trying to accomplish what's said to be impossible. Time and time again we've been told that some tissues of the body can regenerate, but never the spinal cord. Christopher Reeves received the best treatment money could buy, but he never walked again. What I witnessed in Rochkind's laboratory shows that what we've accepted as gospel for centuries is no longer true.

Rochkind first showed me motion pictures of a rat running around his cage. Later, he surgically removed half a centimetre (a quarter of an inch) of the rat's spinal cord which resulted in complete paralysis of the hind legs. Normally without a complete spinal cord, the rat would never walk again.

But motion photos taken several weeks later revealed that the rat was now moving his legs. It was not doing so as perfectly as before, but good enough to get around his cage quickly.

So what had Dr. Rochkind done to partially reverse the paralysis? He had to overcome several problems. First, he had to bridge the gap between the severed nerve, and then nourish the nerve and stimulate its growth. Finally, he had to encourage the first step as one does with an infant.

The first solution was to develop what Rochkind calls a "genetically-engineered implant," thousands of times more difficult than designing a hip replacement. This meant experimenting with several different types of tissue. One implant involved human spinal cord cells. But a major advance was his eventual discovery that it was possible to use cells taken from the lining of the adult human nose.

What tissue will be used in the final implant is unknown, but at the moment it's composed of a highly complex assortment of hyaluronic acid, neuronal growth factor, antioxidants such as vitamin C and other ingredients. This mass of material is encompassed in a soft biodegradable tube placed between the severed nerve endings, acting as a scaffold for the implant.

Had he lived, could Christopher Reeve have walked again? Rochkind is convinced that the possibility will happen within his lifetime. It may not be a perfect walk, but patients with these injuries will not be immobilized for the rest of their lives.

Not all nerve injuries, however, are spinal cord ones. For instance, some involve the peripheral nerves of the arm or legs. It's these types of injuries that cripple thousands of soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and other war sites.

Rochkind's laboratory is making great advances with these injuries. The big problem has always been the rapid loss of muscle mass once a nerve is injured. After all, what's the use of regenerating the nerve if there's no muscle tissue left to function?

For these peripheral injuries, Rochkind is using laser phototherapy, which provides an immediate protective effect. This therapy not only helps to prevent muscle loss, but also helps to regenerate nerves and aids in restoring muscle mass. Laser therapy is given two hours a day for 21 days. The sooner it is started, the better the results.

Researchers in Israel are also trying to use stem cells to produce dopamine, the substance lacking in patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease.

I left Israel impressed and amazed at how this tiny country with no natural resources, fighting for its very existence since 1948, could accomplish so much in research. As they say, it's not the size of the dog that wins the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. And I'd predict that Dr. Rochkind's innovative work is headed for a Nobel Prize in medicine.

Israeli research gives hope for spinal cord injuries | Health & Fitness | Life | Toronto Sun
 
Israeli Research Gives Hope For Spinal Cord Injuries

What's the most catastrophic illness that can befall us? To me, it's a spinal cord injury (SCI) that results in total paralysis. During a recent visit to Israel, I interviewed Dr. Shimon Rochkind, world-renowned neurosurgeon at the Tel Aviv University Sourasky Medical Center, an expert on SCI.

Every year 12,000 North Americans sustain spinal cord injury. The people involved are usually under the age of 30 and 80% are males. Some, like Christopher Reeves of Superman fame, fall from horses. Others dive into shallow water or are involved in car accidents.

Dr. Rochkind has spent his life trying to accomplish what's said to be impossible. Time and time again we've been told that some tissues of the body can regenerate, but never the spinal cord. Christopher Reeves received the best treatment money could buy, but he never walked again. What I witnessed in Rochkind's laboratory shows that what we've accepted as gospel for centuries is no longer true.

Rochkind first showed me motion pictures of a rat running around his cage. Later, he surgically removed half a centimetre (a quarter of an inch) of the rat's spinal cord which resulted in complete paralysis of the hind legs. Normally without a complete spinal cord, the rat would never walk again.

But motion photos taken several weeks later revealed that the rat was now moving his legs. It was not doing so as perfectly as before, but good enough to get around his cage quickly.

So what had Dr. Rochkind done to partially reverse the paralysis? He had to overcome several problems. First, he had to bridge the gap between the severed nerve, and then nourish the nerve and stimulate its growth. Finally, he had to encourage the first step as one does with an infant.

The first solution was to develop what Rochkind calls a "genetically-engineered implant," thousands of times more difficult than designing a hip replacement. This meant experimenting with several different types of tissue. One implant involved human spinal cord cells. But a major advance was his eventual discovery that it was possible to use cells taken from the lining of the adult human nose.

What tissue will be used in the final implant is unknown, but at the moment it's composed of a highly complex assortment of hyaluronic acid, neuronal growth factor, antioxidants such as vitamin C and other ingredients. This mass of material is encompassed in a soft biodegradable tube placed between the severed nerve endings, acting as a scaffold for the implant.

Had he lived, could Christopher Reeve have walked again? Rochkind is convinced that the possibility will happen within his lifetime. It may not be a perfect walk, but patients with these injuries will not be immobilized for the rest of their lives.

Not all nerve injuries, however, are spinal cord ones. For instance, some involve the peripheral nerves of the arm or legs. It's these types of injuries that cripple thousands of soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and other war sites.

Rochkind's laboratory is making great advances with these injuries. The big problem has always been the rapid loss of muscle mass once a nerve is injured. After all, what's the use of regenerating the nerve if there's no muscle tissue left to function?

For these peripheral injuries, Rochkind is using laser phototherapy, which provides an immediate protective effect. This therapy not only helps to prevent muscle loss, but also helps to regenerate nerves and aids in restoring muscle mass. Laser therapy is given two hours a day for 21 days. The sooner it is started, the better the results.

Researchers in Israel are also trying to use stem cells to produce dopamine, the substance lacking in patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease.

I left Israel impressed and amazed at how this tiny country with no natural resources, fighting for its very existence since 1948, could accomplish so much in research. As they say, it's not the size of the dog that wins the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. And I'd predict that Dr. Rochkind's innovative work is headed for a Nobel Prize in medicine.

Israeli research gives hope for spinal cord injuries | Health & Fitness | Life | Toronto Sun


Israeli research my caboose . . . all research stands on the shoulders of others, others who for the most part, are practically all not Israeli. Beware of arrogant sh*theads attempting to convince you otherwise for their sh*tty little state of Israel and for their own personal gain. ~ Susan
 
Israeli Research Gives Hope For Spinal Cord Injuries

What's the most catastrophic illness that can befall us? To me, it's a spinal cord injury (SCI) that results in total paralysis. During a recent visit to Israel, I interviewed Dr. Shimon Rochkind, world-renowned neurosurgeon at the Tel Aviv University Sourasky Medical Center, an expert on SCI.

Every year 12,000 North Americans sustain spinal cord injury. The people involved are usually under the age of 30 and 80% are males. Some, like Christopher Reeves of Superman fame, fall from horses. Others dive into shallow water or are involved in car accidents.

Dr. Rochkind has spent his life trying to accomplish what's said to be impossible. Time and time again we've been told that some tissues of the body can regenerate, but never the spinal cord. Christopher Reeves received the best treatment money could buy, but he never walked again. What I witnessed in Rochkind's laboratory shows that what we've accepted as gospel for centuries is no longer true.

Rochkind first showed me motion pictures of a rat running around his cage. Later, he surgically removed half a centimetre (a quarter of an inch) of the rat's spinal cord which resulted in complete paralysis of the hind legs. Normally without a complete spinal cord, the rat would never walk again.

But motion photos taken several weeks later revealed that the rat was now moving his legs. It was not doing so as perfectly as before, but good enough to get around his cage quickly.

So what had Dr. Rochkind done to partially reverse the paralysis? He had to overcome several problems. First, he had to bridge the gap between the severed nerve, and then nourish the nerve and stimulate its growth. Finally, he had to encourage the first step as one does with an infant.

The first solution was to develop what Rochkind calls a "genetically-engineered implant," thousands of times more difficult than designing a hip replacement. This meant experimenting with several different types of tissue. One implant involved human spinal cord cells. But a major advance was his eventual discovery that it was possible to use cells taken from the lining of the adult human nose.

What tissue will be used in the final implant is unknown, but at the moment it's composed of a highly complex assortment of hyaluronic acid, neuronal growth factor, antioxidants such as vitamin C and other ingredients. This mass of material is encompassed in a soft biodegradable tube placed between the severed nerve endings, acting as a scaffold for the implant.

Had he lived, could Christopher Reeve have walked again? Rochkind is convinced that the possibility will happen within his lifetime. It may not be a perfect walk, but patients with these injuries will not be immobilized for the rest of their lives.

Not all nerve injuries, however, are spinal cord ones. For instance, some involve the peripheral nerves of the arm or legs. It's these types of injuries that cripple thousands of soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and other war sites.

Rochkind's laboratory is making great advances with these injuries. The big problem has always been the rapid loss of muscle mass once a nerve is injured. After all, what's the use of regenerating the nerve if there's no muscle tissue left to function?

For these peripheral injuries, Rochkind is using laser phototherapy, which provides an immediate protective effect. This therapy not only helps to prevent muscle loss, but also helps to regenerate nerves and aids in restoring muscle mass. Laser therapy is given two hours a day for 21 days. The sooner it is started, the better the results.

Researchers in Israel are also trying to use stem cells to produce dopamine, the substance lacking in patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease.

I left Israel impressed and amazed at how this tiny country with no natural resources, fighting for its very existence since 1948, could accomplish so much in research. As they say, it's not the size of the dog that wins the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. And I'd predict that Dr. Rochkind's innovative work is headed for a Nobel Prize in medicine.

Israeli research gives hope for spinal cord injuries | Health & Fitness | Life | Toronto Sun


Israeli research my caboose . . . all research stands on the shoulders of others, others who for the most part, are practically all not Israeli. Beware of arrogant sh*theads attempting to convince you otherwise for their sh*tty little state of Israel and for their own personal gain. ~ Susan
Here comes Pishy with her little "sh*tty state" again. She has been saying that for years and years ever since she hooked up with some NeoNazi and appeared on Stormfront. Nobody is asking you to use anything that Israel has come up with, are they, Pishy, not even if it would be advantageous to you. Meanwhile, since Pishy always wanted to give everyone the impression that she was so intelligent, she is the one who is going to give us a list of all the Arab accomplishments in the modern world of today.
 
Israeli Research Gives Hope For Spinal Cord Injuries

What's the most catastrophic illness that can befall us? To me, it's a spinal cord injury (SCI) that results in total paralysis. During a recent visit to Israel, I interviewed Dr. Shimon Rochkind, world-renowned neurosurgeon at the Tel Aviv University Sourasky Medical Center, an expert on SCI.

Every year 12,000 North Americans sustain spinal cord injury. The people involved are usually under the age of 30 and 80% are males. Some, like Christopher Reeves of Superman fame, fall from horses. Others dive into shallow water or are involved in car accidents.

Dr. Rochkind has spent his life trying to accomplish what's said to be impossible. Time and time again we've been told that some tissues of the body can regenerate, but never the spinal cord. Christopher Reeves received the best treatment money could buy, but he never walked again. What I witnessed in Rochkind's laboratory shows that what we've accepted as gospel for centuries is no longer true.

Rochkind first showed me motion pictures of a rat running around his cage. Later, he surgically removed half a centimetre (a quarter of an inch) of the rat's spinal cord which resulted in complete paralysis of the hind legs. Normally without a complete spinal cord, the rat would never walk again.

But motion photos taken several weeks later revealed that the rat was now moving his legs. It was not doing so as perfectly as before, but good enough to get around his cage quickly.

So what had Dr. Rochkind done to partially reverse the paralysis? He had to overcome several problems. First, he had to bridge the gap between the severed nerve, and then nourish the nerve and stimulate its growth. Finally, he had to encourage the first step as one does with an infant.

The first solution was to develop what Rochkind calls a "genetically-engineered implant," thousands of times more difficult than designing a hip replacement. This meant experimenting with several different types of tissue. One implant involved human spinal cord cells. But a major advance was his eventual discovery that it was possible to use cells taken from the lining of the adult human nose.

What tissue will be used in the final implant is unknown, but at the moment it's composed of a highly complex assortment of hyaluronic acid, neuronal growth factor, antioxidants such as vitamin C and other ingredients. This mass of material is encompassed in a soft biodegradable tube placed between the severed nerve endings, acting as a scaffold for the implant.

Had he lived, could Christopher Reeve have walked again? Rochkind is convinced that the possibility will happen within his lifetime. It may not be a perfect walk, but patients with these injuries will not be immobilized for the rest of their lives.

Not all nerve injuries, however, are spinal cord ones. For instance, some involve the peripheral nerves of the arm or legs. It's these types of injuries that cripple thousands of soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and other war sites.

Rochkind's laboratory is making great advances with these injuries. The big problem has always been the rapid loss of muscle mass once a nerve is injured. After all, what's the use of regenerating the nerve if there's no muscle tissue left to function?

For these peripheral injuries, Rochkind is using laser phototherapy, which provides an immediate protective effect. This therapy not only helps to prevent muscle loss, but also helps to regenerate nerves and aids in restoring muscle mass. Laser therapy is given two hours a day for 21 days. The sooner it is started, the better the results.

Researchers in Israel are also trying to use stem cells to produce dopamine, the substance lacking in patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease.

I left Israel impressed and amazed at how this tiny country with no natural resources, fighting for its very existence since 1948, could accomplish so much in research. As they say, it's not the size of the dog that wins the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. And I'd predict that Dr. Rochkind's innovative work is headed for a Nobel Prize in medicine.

Israeli research gives hope for spinal cord injuries | Health & Fitness | Life | Toronto Sun


Israeli research my caboose . . . all research stands on the shoulders of others, others who for the most part, are practically all not Israeli. Beware of arrogant sh*theads attempting to convince you otherwise for their sh*tty little state of Israel and for their own personal gain. ~ Susan
Here comes Pishy with her little "sh*tty state" again. She has been saying that for years and years ever since she hooked up with some NeoNazi and appeared on Stormfront. Nobody is asking you to use anything that Israel has come up with, are they, Pishy, not even if it would be advantageous to you. Meanwhile, since Pishy always wanted to give everyone the impression that she was so intelligent, she is the one who is going to give us a list of all the Arab accomplishments in the modern world of today.

The NeoNazi that you speak of was the first to inform me that the Auschwitz death toll was considerably less than that originally stated as being true by those whom you champion. Do the math . . . if one originally purports that total deaths, in any situation, were six million and then corrects an instance, out of the total, where approximately four million was reduced to approximately one million, would you still have six million <guffaw>? Thinking that you would still not have anything less than six million could very well put you in jail if you lived in Europe and if you don't fear this you are a compete fool. ~ Susan
Why has the official death count of Auschwitz reduced from an original 4 million to 1-1.5 million
 
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This is one of the most baffling discussions I've seen in a long time.

The NeoNazi that you speak of was the first to inform me that the Auschwitz death toll was considerably less than that originally stated as being true by those whom you champion. Do the math . . . if one originally purports that total deaths, in any situation, were six million and then corrects an instance, out of the total, where approximately four million was reduced to approximately one million, would you still have six million <guffaw>? Thinking that you would still not have anything less than six million could very well put you in jail if you lived in Europe and if you don't fear this you are a compete fool. ~ Susan
Why has the official death count of Auschwitz reduced from an original 4 million to 1-1.5 million
(COMMENT)

The number 6M, is the total number of Jewish put to death by all means across all of Occupied Europe. (It is not the total from a single death camp.)

It is my understanding that these are the figures.

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I see the TOTAL Number of Jewish Victims as 5.7M to 5.8M, or when rounded-off; 6M victims. Each of the six Death Camps had individual totals; with Auschwitz at 1.1M Jewish victims.

What is astonishing is the tone and nature of the discussion. Is this truly something that morally we find significant to debate, a squabble over the assignment and efficiency of the death machine. As if the crime is diminished somehow because the assignment of numbers was wrong.

Auschwitz by the Numbers:

The German concentration camp and later death camp of Auschwitz was established on May 20, 1940 in Upper Silesia at a Polish army barracks site taken over during the German occupation.

Photos taken by Dr. Stephen Feinstein on November 1, 1992. November 1, "All Saints Day" in the Christian Calendar is a special time for remembrance of the Polish political victims of Nazism. Thus, on this day, thousands of visitors came to Auschwitz I, while virtually no visitors were in Birkenau (Auschwitz II). At the time of these photos,all numbers of victims had been removed from the monument in Birkenau. This was because the Auschwitz State Museum had determined that the figure of 4 million victims at Auschwitz was inaccurate and had been used by th Polish Communist regime since the late 1940s as a way to demonize "Fascism" and to enhance the legitimacy of the Communist regime.

After the fall of Communism, commissions determined the death toll at the three main Auschwitz camps (Oswiecim, Birkenau and Monowitz-Buna) to be between 1.25 million and 1.5 million people, which included mainly Jews at Birkenau but also Poles, Roma and Sinti, Soviet POWS, political prisoners from other countries, priests and others.

The change in numbers killed on the memorial does not affect the overall number of Jewish victims which varies from 5.2 million as a low figure to over six million. At his trial in Warsaw in 1946, Rudolph Hoess (Höss),Commandant of the camp, said that the number killed was "only two million." The sentence for his being a war criminal was death by hanging, and was carried out in Auschwitz, Camp I.

Auschwitz has been the scene of many controversial issues because of conflicted memory in Poland about victimization and also because of the absence of Jews. Jews were 10% of the 1939 Polish population and now number less than 20,000.

Holocaust deniers have been quick to use the revised Polish figures on Auschwitz as a means of diminishing the number of victims or claiming falsification. This is an incorrect analysis as numbers based on pre-war population records and German records themselves from killing units in the field (such as Einsatgruppen in USSR) attest to figures of Jewish victimization around 6 million.

For a view of the Auschwitz-Birkenau monument, information on the competition to build it, and Sybil Milton's comment about the numbers on the plaques, see Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial.​

What is the matter with you people? As if a shift in the numbers makes a difference in the scope and magnitude of the crime.

The anti-Jewish element opens this very same discussion about every other year.

Most Respectfully,
R
 
Whats the matter with those people, it is very easy to indoctrinate the feeble minded.
 
Israeli Research Gives Hope For Spinal Cord Injuries

What's the most catastrophic illness that can befall us? To me, it's a spinal cord injury (SCI) that results in total paralysis. During a recent visit to Israel, I interviewed Dr. Shimon Rochkind, world-renowned neurosurgeon at the Tel Aviv University Sourasky Medical Center, an expert on SCI.

Every year 12,000 North Americans sustain spinal cord injury. The people involved are usually under the age of 30 and 80% are males. Some, like Christopher Reeves of Superman fame, fall from horses. Others dive into shallow water or are involved in car accidents.

Dr. Rochkind has spent his life trying to accomplish what's said to be impossible. Time and time again we've been told that some tissues of the body can regenerate, but never the spinal cord. Christopher Reeves received the best treatment money could buy, but he never walked again. What I witnessed in Rochkind's laboratory shows that what we've accepted as gospel for centuries is no longer true.

Rochkind first showed me motion pictures of a rat running around his cage. Later, he surgically removed half a centimetre (a quarter of an inch) of the rat's spinal cord which resulted in complete paralysis of the hind legs. Normally without a complete spinal cord, the rat would never walk again.

But motion photos taken several weeks later revealed that the rat was now moving his legs. It was not doing so as perfectly as before, but good enough to get around his cage quickly.

So what had Dr. Rochkind done to partially reverse the paralysis? He had to overcome several problems. First, he had to bridge the gap between the severed nerve, and then nourish the nerve and stimulate its growth. Finally, he had to encourage the first step as one does with an infant.

The first solution was to develop what Rochkind calls a "genetically-engineered implant," thousands of times more difficult than designing a hip replacement. This meant experimenting with several different types of tissue. One implant involved human spinal cord cells. But a major advance was his eventual discovery that it was possible to use cells taken from the lining of the adult human nose.

What tissue will be used in the final implant is unknown, but at the moment it's composed of a highly complex assortment of hyaluronic acid, neuronal growth factor, antioxidants such as vitamin C and other ingredients. This mass of material is encompassed in a soft biodegradable tube placed between the severed nerve endings, acting as a scaffold for the implant.

Had he lived, could Christopher Reeve have walked again? Rochkind is convinced that the possibility will happen within his lifetime. It may not be a perfect walk, but patients with these injuries will not be immobilized for the rest of their lives.

Not all nerve injuries, however, are spinal cord ones. For instance, some involve the peripheral nerves of the arm or legs. It's these types of injuries that cripple thousands of soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and other war sites.

Rochkind's laboratory is making great advances with these injuries. The big problem has always been the rapid loss of muscle mass once a nerve is injured. After all, what's the use of regenerating the nerve if there's no muscle tissue left to function?

For these peripheral injuries, Rochkind is using laser phototherapy, which provides an immediate protective effect. This therapy not only helps to prevent muscle loss, but also helps to regenerate nerves and aids in restoring muscle mass. Laser therapy is given two hours a day for 21 days. The sooner it is started, the better the results.

Researchers in Israel are also trying to use stem cells to produce dopamine, the substance lacking in patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease.

I left Israel impressed and amazed at how this tiny country with no natural resources, fighting for its very existence since 1948, could accomplish so much in research. As they say, it's not the size of the dog that wins the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. And I'd predict that Dr. Rochkind's innovative work is headed for a Nobel Prize in medicine.

Israeli research gives hope for spinal cord injuries | Health & Fitness | Life | Toronto Sun


Israeli research my caboose . . . all research stands on the shoulders of others, others who for the most part, are practically all not Israeli. Beware of arrogant sh*theads attempting to convince you otherwise for their sh*tty little state of Israel and for their own personal gain. ~ Susan
Here comes Pishy with her little "sh*tty state" again. She has been saying that for years and years ever since she hooked up with some NeoNazi and appeared on Stormfront. Nobody is asking you to use anything that Israel has come up with, are they, Pishy, not even if it would be advantageous to you. Meanwhile, since Pishy always wanted to give everyone the impression that she was so intelligent, she is the one who is going to give us a list of all the Arab accomplishments in the modern world of today.

The NeoNazi that you speak of was the first to inform me that the Auschwitz death toll was considerably less than that originally stated as being true by those whom you champion. Do the math . . . if one originally purports that total deaths, in any situation, were six million and then corrects an instance, out of the total, where approximately four million was reduced to approximately one million, would you still have six million <guffaw>? Thinking that you would still not have anything less than six million could very well put you in jail if you lived in Europe and if you don't fear this you are a compete fool. ~ Susan
Why has the official death count of Auschwitz reduced from an original 4 million to 1-1.5 million
It wasn't the Canadian NeoNazi who told you that, although you did have a nice conversation with him that was featured on Stormfront. You went to David Irving's hate site to find that out. As far as Holocaust denial, the reason for this is so your Nazi friends wouldn't look like such bad guys and then the Nazi party could rise again as a viable political party. You must be ecstatic that there is so much anti-Semitism in Europe these days. I think you would be comfortable joining the Golden Dawn in Greece. They would be right up you alley. You really sound like a broken record, Pishy, with your silly "guffaws" and other worn-out expressions which you think are so clever.
 

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