Dead Sea project: Plan for filling sunken sea

Sea Slams State Plan for Management

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Wind Channeling by the Dead-Sea Wadis

Wind channeling by small wadis of few kilometers width at the Dead-Sea area is demonstrated with highresolution modeling. Previous works have not shown such channeling in very small rivers due to computation difficulties on the mesoand the lack of suitable observations for verification. The wind channeling is demonstrated in three wadis, and was verified by meteorological model simulations on t...

[Dead Sea bath salts for osteoarthritis of the knee].

26 patients with osteoarthritis of the knees were randomly divided into 2 groups of 13 each with patients of similar ages, sex distribution and duration and severity of disease. All were treated with daily baths at 34-35 degrees C for 20 min. containing Dead Sea bath salts (Group I) or sodium chloride (Group II). The study was double-blind and of 2 weeks duration. Patients were evaluated by a r...

Dead Sea mud packs for chronic low back pain.

BACKGROUND Low back pain (LBP) is chronic disease without a curative therapy. Alternative and complementary therapies are widely used in the management of this condition. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of home application of Dead Sea mud compresses to the back of patients with chronic LBP. METHODS Forty-six consecutive patients suffering from chronic LBP were recruited. All patients we...

Outcome of "short-term" Dead Sea climatotherapy for psoriasis.