Magnetic bulbs fix blocked esophagus in infant
Chad Stephen, 13 months, now eats ice cream cereal and meat normally after a new technique using magnetic bullets placed in his body to draw together the ends of a blocked esophagus. The Massachusetts infant had a congenital defect that hindered swallowing until this procedure.
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Vietnamese orphan adjusts to new life in Michigan
Seven year old Timmy Berbas is among 130 Vietnamese orphans placed in Michigan foster homes this year. In Waterford he attends Williams Lake School as he learns English and adjusts to a new family, with siblings and a mother who praises his loving nature. The article also mentions advances in treating esophageal valve blockage using magnetized pellets, a method tested in Massachusetts General Hospital and MIT, with initial successes and one unrelated fatality.
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