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31years old sgt.John Peck is a retired Marine who lost his limbs 6years go in Afghanistan.He underwent a double arm transplant at a Boston hospital and says the best things about having arms again is that he can hold his wife, Jessica's hand and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a celebrity chef.
John Peck also thanked the deceased donor whose family will remain anonymous during a news conference Wednesday at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
His arms are scarred and move awkwardly but his doctors say he is making progress.
With his age, physical condition and enthusiasm it is believed that nine to12 months of rehabilitation should bring use of the limb to optimum.
Peck lost his legs and left arm when he stepped on a homemade bomb in Afghanistan in May 2010. He later lost the other arm because of an infection.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, hand and arm transplants have been performed on more than 85 people around the world.This particular hospital has done about four of such.

The future is here.Scientists at M.I.T may have revolutionised the pharmaceutical industry with the latest invention,a portable machine that can produce individual drugs on demand.No more "batch processing".No more expensively produced drugs.This fridge sized machine can produce what you need for you in no time at all.
Usually drugs are produced in assembly plant format. Different chemical constituents are produced in different locations and brought to a place where they are mixed.With the new machine these chemicals can be mixed in small constituents in the machine to produce the required end product.While it may still take time before it is available for commercial use it has already been used to produce antihistamines,anxiolytic(diazepam),anti depressant.
The project was funded by D.A.R.PA and the possible potentials are endless.
                John Lewin, the division director of critical
care and surgery pharmacy at Johns Hopkins
Hospital, says this type of manufacturing
could bring down production costs and help
patients get better access to the drugs they
need.
“This sets the foundation for a new paradigm
in terms of the way we manufacture
pharmaceuticals and distribute them to
patients,” says Lewin, who was not involved
in the study. “Such a device could really
meet a lot of the supply chain challenges around the world.”
One of the advantages of this small-scale
system is that it could be used to make
small amounts of drugs that would be
prohibitively expensive to make in a large-
scale plant. This would be useful for so-
called “orphan drugs” — drugs needed by a
small number of patients. “Sometimes it’s
very difficult to get those drugs, because
economically it makes no sense to have a
huge production operation for those,” Jensen
says.
It could also be useful in regions with few
pharmaceutical storage facilities, because
drugs can be produced on demand,
eliminating the need for long-term storage.
The idea here is you make what you need,
and you make a simple dosage form,
because they’re going to be taken on
demand. The dosages don’t have to have
long-term stability.People
line up, and you make it.
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Are you worried that your child doesn't to
like to eat?Well,you are not alone.Children all
over the world do not always like to eat,leaving
millions of mothers all over the world
exasperated and apprehensive.Unless your child
is not gaining weight (in which case you should
see a paediatrician/family doctor)you do not
have to be unduly worried.Also the worst thing
you can do is to compare your child's eating
habits to another child's own.Know that children
usually make up for missed meals at tthe next
meal.Most importantly is to watch his/her
weight/growth.
8 things you can do:-
(1)Be flexible with your cooking.If your child likes
a particular type of meal you may need to cook
it more frequently as long as the food supplies
the required nutrients.
(2)Eat with your child.Children usually pick up
on foods their caregivers like.Eating same food
as your children at same time can help him/her
develop interest in the food.
(3)Do not ruin their appetites. Giving children
sweet things so close to a meal is a "no-no".It
ruins their appetites.
(4)Try not to bribe your child to eat.Reward/
threat systems usually outlive their courses and
the child can't be bothered with the rewards or
threats after a while which will leave the parent
in a dilemma over what to do next.
(5)Develop a routine. Children love routines.A
situation where you give a heads up some
10-15minutes before meals ussually
help.Another thing that helps is the meal time
being quality time spent with family,thereby
making the meal time pleasant.
(6)Fruits!Fruits!Fruits!Make your children eat
fruits and drink plenty of water in between meals
(NB fruits should not be eaten too close to a
meal) .These aid digestion and help to supply
necessary minerals and vitamins to the growing
body.
(7)Learn how to cook.Nobody loves a poorly
prepared meal including children.Enough said.
( Relax.For all you know,your child may just be
trying to seek attention.Pushing a child too much
can produce the opposite of desired effect.

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