806 Health News Update

For nearly a century, American babies have been given rice cereal as their first solid food. Now, some pediatricians say that should change. We talk with Dr. Alan Greene of drgreene.com about why parents should get the white out.
A preliminary report that diet soda may increase the risk of stroke stirred up a lot of controversy last month. We talk with the lead investigator about the study, and what we can (and can’t) conclude from it.
A recent round table sponsored by the Pew Health Group looked at the safety and security of our drug supply. There’s plenty to worry about; how can we improve the situation?
Explore the stories behind the health headlines.
Guests: Alan Greene, MD, is President and CEO of DrGreene.com, a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, an Attending Physician at Packard Children’s Hospital, the Founding President and Co-Chair of the Society for Participatory Medicine, and on the board of directors of Healthy Child Healthy World and the Organic Center. He is the Deputy Editor of the Journal of Participatory Medicine and the author of many popular health and parenting books including Raising Baby Green and Feeding Baby Green.
Hannah Gardener, ScD, is an epidemiologist at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
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