Parents may be reluctant to treat the feeding disorder of a chronically ill child who exhibits distressed behavior during feeding. In this study, we identified a child with chronic medical problems and a feeding disorder who cried during feedings. We introduced treatment components sequentially to address parental concerns about crying. First, we used a pacifier to reduce crying, and then we us...

Jessica and Robert* had a three-year-old son and were excited about their second child, a daughter. When Jessica was 21 weeks pregnant, the routine ultrasound was normal. At 26 weeks, she was in a minor car accident and her obstetrician referred her for a specialized ultrasound, concerned about the baby's heart. This was how Jessica and Robert discovered that their daughter had a serious heart ...

The current editorial is devoted to the memorial address for Prof. Changsoon Koh who passed away on August 6, 2012. Prof. Koh was the founder of KOSMI, the President of KOSMI from 1987 to 1997, and former HIR advisory board member. though his life; I still hear his voice ringing vividly in my ears, “Medical Informatics is a study of, and for, the future”, “I am much blessed to have worked in Me...

W hen I was twelve, my parents called my brother and me into the living room, sat us between each of them on the couch, and explained that they were going to live apart from then on. I remember taking the news matter-of-factly, my stomach churning over and over, but on the surface trying to be a "grown-up," supportive of their needs by appearing mature. My nine-year-old brother cried. And when ...

The BT4131 gene from the bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482 has been cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The protein, a member of the haloalkanoate dehalogenase superfamily (subfamily IIB), was purified to homogeneity, and its X-ray crystal structure was determined to1.9 A resolution using the molecular replacement phasing method. BT4131 was shown by an extensive substrat...