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Profiles in Medicine
Designer babies
"IS IT a boy or girl?" It's the question that many new parents are asked over and over again by excited family members and friends. But new gene technology coupled with in vitro fertilisation (IVF) mean that the moments of anticipation can be removed...
Hmmmm! some delicious dirt
BABIES LIKE to explore their environment and put strange objects into their mouth but, in some babies it is a more serious problem - an eating disorder called pica. These babies have a compulsion to eat non-nutritive substances such as dirt, clay...
Take the right dose
SOME ADULTS who take liquid medicines have developed the bad habit of placing the bottle to their mouths, judging the dose and drinking. This is particularly noticeable among men in Jamaica who describe teaspoon doses as "baby" amounts. However, a...
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