1. INTRODUCTION A mother and her young baby are playfully interacting. We hear the mother speak in short bursts, talking in a sing-song manner, and the baby occasionally 'answers back'. It appears clear that communication is taking place, but communication based in what ? The baby cannot understand the meaning of the words the mother is using, and the baby answers in often 'gliding-type' sounds...

The in-vitro and in-vivo activity of meropenem is high against gram negative bacteria but effect is not in accord with the treatment of gram positive organisms. We report a case of a baby treated with meropenem. A two month baby presented with acute gastroenteritis and bacteremia, microbiological investigation showed Vancomycin resistant enterococcal(VRE) infection. But initially the baby was e...

Purified menhaden oil (PMO) was characterized and microencapsulated. Baby foods containing PMO and microencapsulated purified menhaden oil (MPMO) were evaluated and compared. PMO had higher total omega-3, total saturated, total monounsaturated, DHA, and EPA contents than MPMO. Emulsion containing PMO (EPMO) exhibited viscoelastic characteristic and droplet size of EPMO was around 2e10 mm. The D...