Month: June 2017

Shaken Baby Strikes Again. And Joe Whitaker Sits in Jail

This syndrome may be fake, but its consequences are real (unless this story is a hoax). 

In 2013 Joe and Charlotte’s baby Jaden suddenly collapsed. The parents called 9-1-1 but almost immediately doctors suspected child abuse. Despite a number of medical experts testifying that Jaden had a genetic or nutritional defect that caused weak bones and other health problems, Joe was convicted of child abuse and sentenced to 15 years, the minimum the judge could give him. David talks with his wife, Charlotte, who has not only lost her husband, but has completely lost Jaden (who recovered fr

* Duration: 57:42

* Published: 2017-06-06 3:32:17 PM

* Episode Download Link (79 MB): http://infectiousmyth.podbean.com/mf/feed/sfgux8/TIM_060617.mp3

* Show Notes: http://infectiousmyth.podbean.com/e/the-infectious-myth-shaken-baby-strikes-again-and-joe-whitaker-sits-in-jail-060617/

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Pediatricians Say Scrap The Fruit Juice

Real fruit and filtered water in metal flasks the only way to get your water intake.

Pediatricians Say Scrap The Fruit JuiceFruit juice has been marketed (and in some cases, recommended by physicians) as a healthy, natural source of vitamins and calcium. Kids like the way it tastes — in fact, children and adolescents continue to be the highest consumers of fruit juice and juice drinks, but nutritional benefits are very questionable.

Source: Pediatricians Say Scrap The Fruit Juice