You may have heard that our bodies are becoming resistant, or tolerant to antibiotic treatments and now Hebrew University researchers are showing why. They discovered how bacteria are able to avoid antibiotics, which, for them, is as simple as 'going to sleep.'

The use of medicinal herbs may be as ancient as humanity itself, but such treatments are often considered no more than "voodoo." However, a recent EU-funded research in Israel has proven that some plants are, in fact, as effective as Western medicine.