Word: feinbloom
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When it first became apparent that Jessica needed treatment outside the Soviet Union, Khaika Katz sought the assistance of Action for Soviet Jewry, Inc., a social and political activist group that promotes the emigration of Soviet Jews. They enlisted the help of Dr. Richard Feinbloom, assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School...
...Feinbloom tentatively diagnosed Jessica's illness as a digestive disorder and recommended the feeding of "Pregestimil" (a formula which is directly absorbed by the body) which is not sold in the Soviet Union...
...past few months, Jessica has survived on the formula, which the Katz family obtained from American tourists. Her health has shown a definite improvement, Feinbloom said...
...Next week we will run some tests on Jessica, and judging from her present condition, it may not be necessary to hospitalize her at all," Feinbloom added. Jessica's parents are now trying to wean her off the special formula by giving her more solid food, he said...
...equipment is that certain mental skills can be acquired only by "imprinting," a special form of rapid learning that generally occurs at certain critical periods soon after birth if it is to occur at all. That is the way newly hatched chicks learn to follow their mothers. But, observes Feinbloom, children are not chickens: they do not learn intellectual skills by imprinting, and if they miss one learning opportunity, they will get another later on. "Do we need any more anxiety than we already have about reaching milestones on time?" he asks rhetorically. Also erroneous, Feinbloom insists, is the theory...