Israel: Despite turbulent times, Dead Sea draws medical tourism

From: Dermatology Times | Date: February 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Recent studies show legendary curing pool anything but myth

Israel doesn't have its usual allure as a travel destination right now, but under the shroud of war, lying placid and peaceful along the Jordanian border, is a dermatologic wonder: the Dead Sea. "There's nothing like it anywhere else in the world," said dermatologist David Abels, M.D., consultant to the Dead Sea Mor Clinic in Ein Bokek.

The Dead Sea is the lowest terrestrial point on Earth (approximately 400 meters below mean sea level) and the densest body of water (33 percent mineral salts compared to 3 percent for the oceans). ...

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