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ratory mice revealed two genes
that were responsible for the vir-
ulence of the virus and its abili-
ty to infect certain parts of the
body. These "guilty" genes were
isolated and, by means of genet-
ic engineering, eliminated. The
altered or "tamed" viruses were
then easily eliminated by the im-
mune system when injected into
the experimental animals.
The researchers now believe it
is possible to grow a harmless
strain of the virus in the labora-
tory which would not cause any
illness but which could be utilized
as a vaccine to provide immunity
against future infections.
The experimental work at the
Hebrew University was carried
out in cooperation with Profes-
sor Gholamreza Darai and Dr.
Angela Rosen-Wolff of the Uni-
versity of Heidelberg in Ger-
many. Financial support for the
work came from the Foundation
for Molecular Virology of
Phoenix, Ariz., founded by Ron-
nie and Otto Bendheim. Li
Knesset Passes
Health Plan
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virus penetrates into the nerve
cell clusters (ganglia) of the in-
fected area, where it remains in
a latent condition. Under certain
conditions, such as illness, emo-
tional distress, fever or overex-
posure to sun, the virus can
become reactivated, causing a re-
peat infection. The most serious
manifestations occur in infections
in the eye, which can lead to
blindness, or when the virus
reaches the central nervous sys-
tem, where it can cause brain
damage or even death.
Treatments against the her-
pes virus have not been totally
successful because of the con-
stant development of new strains
of the virus that are resistant to
existing drugs. The Hebrew Uni-
versity researchers, therefore,
decided to direct their efforts to-
ward removing the virulent char-
acteristics of the virus, thus
paving the way for the virus to
be used as an immunizing
agent.Research involving injec-
tions of herpes virus into labo-
V
American Heart Association
WERE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE
Jerusalem (JTA) — Following 22 secretary general of the His-
hours of deliberations, the Knes- tadrut. When he won that na-
set passed into law a national tionwide election, he succeeded
health insurance plan that will in ousting the Labor Party from
insure all Israeli citizens.
its traditional control of the fed-
The Knesset voted 68 to 0, eration.
with 27 abstentions from the
The Knesset vote, which pro-
Likud benches.
vided a second victory for Mr. Ra-
Amir Peretz, chairman of the mon, will break Histadrut's hold
Knesset corn-
over the coun-
mittee that
try's health ser-
steered through
vices, a hold it
the law, de-
has enjoyed
scribed the new
since pre-State
health legisla-
days.
tion as "the bill
That control
of rights of the
often forced
Israeli citizen."
large segments
The national
of the popula-
health insur-
tion to retain
ance law, which
union member-
has been
ship in order to
decades in the
gain health in-
making, has not
surance.
been without its
The linkage
share of contro- Chaim Ramon:
between His-
versy.
tadrut and Ku-
Former health minister.
A
strong
pat Holim also
backer of health reform, Chaim led to a situation in which the
Ramon stepped down as health government was forced to sub-
minister in late January when sidize trade union health care
the Cabinet rejected an original without being able to exercise
form of the bill.
control over how monies were
The Cabinet at that time had spent.
not wanted to break the link be-
That state of affairs came to
tween the Histadrut trade union a crisis in recent days, when Ku-
federation and the Kupat Holim pat Holim was reported on the
Clalit, or General Sick Fund, the verge of bankruptcy. The gov-
country's largest health mainte- ernment, in turn, found itself
nance organization, which cur- caught between its responsibili-
rently insures some 70 percent of ty to see that millions of Israelis
the Israeli population.
were not left without health ser-
But Mr. Ramon then left the vices and a reluctance to bail out
Labor Party to run for the post of the fund.