get a flu shot like many americans. but today dr. siegel got me before the show started. so i had the flu shot. why, if you have a healthy diet, you take your multiple vitamins, stay away from people who are sick, why do you need the flu shot? excellent question. again, we're not here to scare people. people think they have the flu when they have a cold. the symptoms we said are the ones you have to look out for and physicians have to be in the loop. why would i want to vaccinate you? herd immunity. i want to vaccinate as many as possible because it decreases the amount of circulating flu. if i have less flu, less pregnant women will get sick, young kids, people with as ma. i want to vaccinate my household. >> it's the thoughtful thing to do. >> because there's such a great match this year, also good news, the cdc got it right this year.

it's a great match. if you get the flu shot, chances are less you'll get the flu. >> it's very difficult to control the flu. while you take fluids and customer sighs, this -- exercise, this has nothing to do with that. if somebody sneezes or causes, that virus sets for eight hours and you touch your laptop and everything else, so hand wash is important. if not, use alcohol based hand wash. >> i joined the herd. >> you're part of the herd. >> thank you so much for caring about us and our viewers. get the shot. didn't hurt at all. also, the fda want to have sweeping new food safety rules in decades to protect us because there's a wake of deadly outbreaks of food-borne illness in peanuts and cantaloupe and levy greens. new rules aimed at redecemberring the estimated

3,000 deaths a year from contaminated foods. >> it's a serious problem. food poisoning affects over 130,000 hospitalizations. 3,000 people die. this should not happen. i'm really excited about the fact that we have this regulation going on. now, the whole food safety modernization act was passed in 2010 but was not reinforced until this week when the fda got on this. what this means is they're going to look at the farmers, the water contamination and bacterias and making sure all the equipment involved with the food system is safe so we don't have people getting this kind of contamination. listeria, peanut butter, leafy lettuce, doesn't have to happen. it's a way to prevent rather than react after this happens. >> it's great that the fda is on

it but why weren't they before? we can't only rely on them. what should we do with some of these foods? >> why weren't they on it before is a great question. a gap between the fda and the department of agriculture. by the time it's food, it may be contaminated. there's a two-prong attack, one on the food manufacturers and the other on the farms. the farms look at the four w's. david loves the four w's, water, waste, workers and wild animals. water is contamination of irrigation. workers, did you wash your hands. wild animals, what animals are getting into the farmland. waste, do you have toilets off the field so you don't get contaminated that way. those are the key things. >> it's also important to make sure not just protect ourself here but we get 15% of our food

resources coming from outside. and you got to basically hold them to the same standard. that's the way we'll protect the public. >> is washing enough? >> another thing that farmers are going to be looking into is the cost. everybody is in favor of safe food, but anytime you introduce new regulations and rules it means farmers have to spend more to follow the rules and the costs get passed down to us. >> they estimate $30,000 per large farm which is nothing small. it will be a problem in terms of the economy if they don't find ways to evade it. if they do, you on the other end have to wash your vegetables and hands. the point is the things that aren't cooked, you would think it's obvious. a raw vegetable or salad, that's where orgeat the e. coli. >> new information on a mobile device that may be able to diagnosis heart disease.

the fda approving an iphone case that could double as an ekg machine. the doctors will explain straight ahead. >> new warnings against getting work done overseas. we're talking about a dramatic spike in cosmetic surgery not done in the you states. before you do that or a loved one goes under the knife. listen to. this go to foxnews.com/sundayhousecall. our chat is going on. keep the questions coming on the flu and other topics. we may answer your question on the air next. we got adt because i walked in on a burglary once.

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and the spike is when the pumping occurs. we use 12 leads. >> isthis is for the ekg behind you. >> there's 12 different leads. 12 angles. this machine does a single one, only one flat tracing. i think that's very valuable. let me tell you how it works. you have a case on your iphone 4, 4s, iphone 5 and you can have it for android and it's only approved by the fda for doctors and medical personnel to have it. we can take your fingers, put them on and get an ekg tracing. we email it around the world. it can go on the web. the guy in charge of this company, alive core, is trying to get approval so anyone can have this. that's where i have a little bit of a problem. the american heart association

says it may be great. it's atomic and then you get medical treatment. if anyone has it you may not know what to do. i have concern about clogging up the medical pathways. >> dr. smadi, what do you think? >> i have a different perspective. i think technology is the future of medicine. if you use it wisely, it's going to change the way we take care of our patients. as marc mentioned, you have your iphone and the case. the case will have two electrodes here which you just basically snap on your phone. that becomes a mobile ekg. had has an app and all you have to do, if you feel chest pain -- you're in mexico. you take your phone and put it on your heart and within 30 seconds you would see the whole strip. now, this is one lead. i like the fact this company has

gotten the clinical trials going and it's really great. they compare one lead vs. 12 leads. you take the record and send it your doctor. it's only $200, so you buy it and carry it. it reduces a lot of visits to the er and doctors and he can look and say it's mild indigestion. go have a good time. >> i can't tell you how much this will save. >> what about folks that sit at home and look up symptoms on the varies medical website, diagnosing themselves, hypochondriac. something like this case they could use in their home, are we asking for people to come up with -- >> it's added information to the patient. >> what are they going to do? there's a security aspect.

sci-fi, you may be able to use this to get in lock. you have your ekg tracingnd everyone is different like a retinol scan. >> i've never seen him so excited. >> we like it. >> thanks, guys. >> interesting. >> there's new concerns as more americans are going overseas to get a nip and tuck. cosmetic surgery may be more affordable in other countries but what's the cost to your health? the doctors are back with what you need to know about cosmetic surgery.

warnings about a koss anytime tick surgery procedure done overseas. the number of people doing them

is going up. south africa showing a huge increase. doctor, a lot of americans getting procedures done overseas and are the doctors qualified? >> in 2013 you have to look at medicine as global. we have patients who are extremely educated and looking for the best doctors. americans are flying there and some are coming here to get the best care. the cost, you have the cardiac surgery in this country, about 150 to $175,000 if you don't have insurance. in other countries, india, mexico, 20 to 30 thousands. that's one of the reasons they go. the other is access, do they have access to healthcare. that's the second reason. finally, quality of the surgery and availability. we have, for example, when it comes to robotic surgery, not

too many -- >> that is your specialty. >> yes. we have a lot of patients coming in as a medical tourism. if you're willing to do this, if you're willing to go to other countries or come here, look for the best doctor. look at what kind of accreditation they have. have they done a residency, is there malpractice? if you go to a foreign hospital, is it an accredit dated place. do they use sterilization. know who is doing the operation. it's a complicated issue but as long as you're well-educated then it's a good idea. >> if one of your patients were to come to you and say i'm thinking of getting my nose done in south africa, what would you say to them? what questions should they ask? >> i would tell them don't

combine it with a vacation. don't go on a safari and then have a chin tuck. keep straight about what is a medical procedure. consulting in 2009 said 750,000 americans are going overseas. it's 20% less if you go to thailand, but do you get the same quality? full disclosure, i clear some patients for david for procedures he does for robotic surgery that come from all over the world. but they've checked him out. even better than patients here. they check him from israel and all over europe and they come knowing about his reputation. that's what you have to do if you leave here to go somewhere else. >> that's a good point. dr. smadi, all the questions you both recommend that you ask of a

foreign surgeon you should ask her. go for a tour of the hospital. ask about sterilization. when you go to other places and you say don't combine it with a vacation, it -- cosmetic surgery is surgery. >> absolutely. >> you may need the anesthesia. it's not a vacation. it's not a light thing. you have to worry about all those things. >> 100%. obviously we have a lot of technology over here, it's safe, but look, medical tourism, countries like india, mexico, singapore, they're trying to compete with us and raise the quality of care. and instead of hiding from this on both sides, this will push us as surgeons to do a better job and take care of our patients. for the hospitals, to give them concierge medicine and make them feel they're not sick and you don't have to go through the anesthesia.

for my patients, they come and get a great operation. i don't want them to feel like they have cancer. it's part of the psyche of not having cancer and healing but you don't want to have abdominal surgery and jump in a swimming pool. >> and follow up after the surgery. >> so work that in time wise. great advice. it's been nearly a week since new year's eve. how are you feeling? were many of you willing to stick to resolutions? we have helpful tips on how to stay motivated. that's number one. get on the treadmill. the biggest pitfalls to avoid not keeping your resolution. [ male announcer ] this is sheldo whose long day setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve,

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>> all right. with the start of every new year, there are lots of people make resolutions. but the hardest part is sticking to them. i know one way to keep your resolution -- don't make any. period. >> that works. the american psychological association studied this and said that 88% of people fail. it's due to the profrontal cortex, where will power comes from. make it doable, clean your room! i want that room cleaned by next

week. make it defined. make it something you enjoy, combine activity, give yourself a reward. tell other people, i'm going to quit smoking. don't tell yourself, tell everyone around you, so they can remind you. >> did you make any as a doctor? >> i did. i am not going to say it on tv. you want to make sure it's realistic. if you put out a goal that cannot be reached, that's difficult. have you to be specific. i am going to lose weight is meaningless. i am going to lose 10 pounds and do it this way. also, reward yourself. every two pounds, five pounds you lose, get yourself something you like, except food. what i do, i am visual. i have to put a sticky on the mirror and see it every day. that works really well for me. the brain knows that by repetition, over two months, it becomes part of your behavior. i have a great feeling about

2013. i think we are going to do a great job. >> me too. i share your optimism. i wonder if it's just as important to make resolutions that have to do with reaching out and talking to friends that you haven't spoken to and that might help you get all the stuff. >> i want to put a plug in for exercise. i am convinced from last year, that it's addictive. ul have smaller portion sizes, sleep better, be in a better mood, exercise. >> i am going to ask you later what your resolution is. >> thanks, gentlemen. >> >> jamie: see you next week. >> fox newsert. air force one, high in the skies over andrews air force base. president obama and his family are arriving back on the main land right about now, returning from a hawaiian vacation to go back to work in washington d.c. with the looming

fight over raising the debt limit, sequestration, the result of the fiscal cliff deal that was ironed out on january 1. that's air force one and on board is the president's wife and daughters as well who were there in hawaii when he came back to the u.s. in order to work out that deal with the lawmakers. >> but now school starts. >> they have to get back to class. this is a brand-new hour of america's news headquarters. >> jamie: grit to have you here. g.o.p. leaders insisting on spending cuts as a trade-off for the debt limit hike. sources say the president will use campaign-style tactics in his approach to that. molly is live in washington as the president does make his way back into town. hi, molly. >> reporter: good morning, jamie. to the victor goes the spoils or the political capital. president obottomma was the victor in the 2012 election.

he is making it clear to republicans that he intends to use that political capital and his campaign-style success, getting his message across fot american people to get what he wants. next up, the debt ceiling to pay for government spending. we hit the $16.4 trillion limit last week and the president is making the case publicly that he wants congress to raise the limit without a fight. >> one thing i will not compromise over is whether or not congress should pay the tab for a bill they have already racked up. if congress refuses to give the united states the ability to pay the bills on time, the global economy consequences could be catastrophic. loft time they threatened this, our entire economy suffered for. it we cannot afford that dangerous game again. >> but republicans who agreed to the higher taxes in the fiscal cliff want to tackle spending. they see raising thee