The
Shaken
Baby Syndrome Myth
life-threatening and legally shattering medical misdiagnosis
* SBS: To date, an unproven medical hypothesis without supporting scientific evidence, depriving live infants of proper diagnosis and treatment, and caretakers of justice * The diagnostic triad of symptoms aren't caused by shaking * Accidental and medical causes of the same symptoms: short falls, accidental injury, hypoxia (oxygen deprivation) infection (encephalitis, etc.), metabolic diseases and other medical conditions, vaccine injury, birth injuries........* Head impact: false criteria for amount of force required * THE JOHN LAVERTY--BABY CASEY FAMILY TRAGEDY
How Caffeine During Pregnancy Can Damage Your Baby
A new study shows that one dose of caffeine -- just two cups of coffee -- ingested during pregnancy may be enough to affect fetal heart development and reduce heart function over the entire lifespan of the child.
In addition, the researchers also found that this minimal amount of exposure can lead to higher body fat among males. Although the study was in mice, the biological cause and effect described in the research paper likely applies to humans as well.
Researchers studied pregnant mice for 48 hours. Mice given caffeine produced embryos with a thinner layer of tissue separating some of the heart's chambers.
The researchers then examined the mice born from these groups to determine
the long-term effects on the offspring. All of the adult males exposed
to caffeine as fetuses had an increase in body fat of about 20 percent,
and decrease in cardiac function of 35 percent.
Sources:
* Eurekalert December 16, 2008
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