any kind while using high frequency. and there are other wands out there besides derma wand. that's all for today. i hope you enjoyed the show and are learning to be a more healthy you. see you next time. i'm arthel neville. time now for "sunday house time now for "sunday housecall." >> i'm eric shawn. joining us as always dr. samadi, chairman of the hospital and chief of robotic surgery. >> and doctor marc siegel live from dallas, professor of medicine at nyu. also author of "the inner pulse" unlocking secret code and sickness and health. >> good to see you. >> marc down there in dallas. >> i you have love big d. >> good to see you.

>> thank you, dr. siegel. we're going to begin with a fright think medical announce men. according to officials a potentially deadly virus from the middle east known as mers has turned up right here at home. dr. siegel, tell us about this. >> first of all, there's two viruses, mers, middle east respiratory syndrome, the other is fear. we have to be careful how we report this. 400 cases since 2012, at least at this point not a high infectivity point. if somebody has it, doesn't mean you'll get it. he went to saudi arabia specifically to treat patients with this. it's not a surprise that he contacted it. plane flight can spread it. they are now isolating him. he's not on a respirator, likely will recover. chances are if they are careful, won't spread to people around

him. back in 2003 we had a cousin of mers, sars, a similar kind of coronavirus. the common cold is another coronavirus to give you an idea. when sars came out everyone was afraid of it. we started to isolate and quarantine. in the end it ended up infecting 7,000 people. that's not nothing but it's not the magnitude of what anyone thought. but last point, we have an emerging virus here, we don't have a treatment. we don't have a vaccine. it needs to be tracked very carefully by public health officials. it's not the same thing as saying if you're sneezing you may have it. you don't have it. >> dr. samadi, first of all, mers, middle eastern respiratory syndrome. why did it start in the middle east and what could shoo we look out for. >> the source is not clear. we think it's coming from camel meat or bats but we're still investigating. cdc is looking into this.

the truth is there's about 400 cases. numbers are low. this is a difficult bug meaning mortality from this is 25 to 30%. it's difficult to get this bug. once you have it, it's a very high risk. much worse than sars and much worse than, of course, any kind of other coronavirus. so if you have traveled to middle east and you have shortness of breath, cough, any kind of fever, cdc has told doctors to isolate that patient, put them on isolation contact and we need to investigate. unfortunately there's no vaccine, no real good treatment except taking care of the symptoms. we want people to be aware of this. i'm convinced we're going to see not just one case, we're going to see more of these coming to the country. the globe has become extremely small through the travel. we're going to get some of the cases. it would be important to find out exactly why this is happening. we don't know much about this virus. this is only since 2012. you recall a year ago we reported on this. also qatar, saudi arabia,

jordan, then france and germany. now the first case come over here. we don't want people to panic. this is difficult to go person-to-person. so contact is not going to be easy. it's difficult to get it. the reason is because the receptors for this bug is inside the lungs as opposed to regular flu through your nose and just breathing can get that. so you want to be careful. >> one more point to echo the point about it being difficult to get. when sars came about in 2003, the mortality rate or people that died from it was about one-third to one-half initially. over time it was less. the same may happen here. one-third of the people contracting this will die from it. that's a big deal. there's a lot of hospitalizations. as a virus is around longer, eric, it gets milder because people build up defenses. i'm not convinced this is going to be another worldwide pandemic. i think it's something for the public health official to pay very, very careful attention to. >> that's obviously encouraging,

doctor. they are on top of it. only one case being handled. turns out not just mers but a rather scary report that deals in the dramatic rise of so-called super bugs, which are increasingly resistant to antibiotics. dr. samadi we've talked about super bugs before. how do we protect ourselves not just from mers but super bugs that could be resistant to antibiotics. >> i'm afraid you have no way to protect yourself. because the being and bacterias are getting much smarter than us, much smarter than antibiotics. we as doctors are responsible for this because we have overprescribed and overtreated patients. these bacterias, they exist all over. they are all over us. they are inside our body, outside. they actually kmup indicate with each other very well. believe it or not they have sex with each other. they can exchange genes. marc is laughing over there but bacterias can give one gene to another one.

so as a result you can really become resistant. bacterias are smart, they can change receptors. you give antibiotics it may work. next time around it may not work. why is that the case? they can change the way they look from the outside. now antibodies may not recognize them. they have pumps as the antibodies gets in they could push it out, resistance we have with streptoo myacin. resistant bugs, super bugs are resistant to this. it's only working half the time. we're in trouble. the only way to really go about this, how to protect yourself is, number one, don't take antibiotics if you don't need it. we know it doesn't work for virus. you said it many times before. if it's viral one, don't touch

antibiotics. >> sometimes doctors, if you have bronchitis they will prescribe antibiotics. >> z-pack. >> it may not work. >> talk to your doctor, don't overprescribe it. also as a country we need to invest in research, come up with better antibiotics to come up with this message. >> dr. siegel is what why we're seeing it more, because we've overprescribed ant pockets -- antibiotics or is there another reason? >> 80% go to animals. bacteria in their guts start to super breed and we have survival of the fittest. millions of colonies, the ones that are he fittest survive. they propagate and end up in our food. then we end up with resistant bugs. also hospitals, we're not currently disinfecting our

hospitals adequately and overusing antibiotics there. get a bug on a bed, a wall, a doctor's tie. you end up not disinfecting but with the resistant bacteria. then the last problem is the drug companies don't have the incentive to make new antibiotics. we're not keeping up. when i was in training, it was the big drug. i used to say if that doesn't work, we have something else. now we have resistant bugs. wave big problem. it's a perfect storm. we're overusing antibiotics, not disinfecting properly and don't have new antibiotics available. >> you speak of hospitals not clean enough, you think of e. coli. >> cause a lot of infections, most are upper respiratory, gram positive, these are gram-negative. e. coli not responding to cipro.

now it's not responding. multiple ant bobcats for same old urinary tract infection that used to be easy to treat. as urologieses we're having difficulties treating these bugs. >> wash your hands. >> all the time. that's your signature. wash the hands. >> my hands are super dry because i wash them so much. coming up, wounded warriors in a challenging bike ride. leading the way former president george bush and our own marc siegel rides and he'll tell us about this event coming up on sunday morning "housecall." well, that was close! you ain't lying! let quicken loans help you save your money. test test

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america's heroes. president bush leading the way at the 4th annual 100 k bike ride. three-day extreme mountain bike ride held at his texas ranch. our own dr. siegel was along for the ride. >> warrior 100k bike ride took place this week at former president bush's prairie ranch in texas. his prescription for veterans health is the same as prescription for america. teamwork, never give up and stay fit. >> exercise frequently and eat well. do things in moderation. obviously smoke -- i used to be a smoker. i can understand the addictive nature of tobacco. but if you smoke you're going to get sick. stop smoking. don't drink too much. pretty simple. >> a focus of the bush institute's new military service initiative is destigmatizing

posttraumatic stress. >> what we know is when they get a job, meaningful employment, support around issues like p.t.s. they are curable, treatable, manageable, and about to begin the next chapter of their lives. >> posttraumatic stress comes in a number of different ways. but for our warriors, an injury of war. it is a treatable injury and it does not stop a successful and productive life as these men and women demonstrate. >> that's funny because my wife will at times, if i'm agitated she will tell me why don't you go for a bike ride. she knows how much it helps. >> out on the trail injuries from scrapes, fractures, head injuries to simple nausea. the weather was cool so it was easy to stay hydrated. falling but getting back on the bike is a metaphor for life. >> she unfortunately had a fall and had mostly cuts and bruises.

but there was also debris on the path and we had to remove a stick from the inside of her leg. >> what really stuck me the most about president bush on the trail was his commitment to the veterans and his compassion. it's something that hasn't been discussed that much. he has tremendous compassion. even when i cut my face going through the trees, he was like, are you all right, doc? are you all right? but for the vets. he talked to me a lot about that. he basically said veterans affairs is a big beaurocracy but private groups and nonprofit groups can come in like the warrior foundation at the ride, higher heroes, green beret talked to me about research they are doing on hyperbaric oxygen, posttraumatic stress. they want to drop the d. they don't think it's a disorder but a problem underappreciated.

the bush foundation is going forward trying to get it destigmatized. >> our hat's off to president bush for doing it and for marc for keeping up on the road. >> dr. siegel, a part of this and something we should stress is the importance of exercise when have you this. >> for mark this is a great exercise. i hope he lost a few pounds. he looks good. make sure you don't injure yourself. sixty miles is a long period. i will tell you this has a symbolic look to it. this is not just about biking but also very similar to what goes on in the battle zone. this is a team that lost their limbs, their arms. they are not give up. they are resilient, going to get back up. when one of them falls in this bike ride, everyone is going to help this person to get back on. that's what it's all about, being in a battle zone. the message president bush is sending out there is you never

give up. ptsd. these are people who put their life out there to protect us. this whole stigma has to go away. my advice is not only drop d but s. this should be posttraumatic injury without stress or disease that comes with it that. makes it easier for people to come from war, recover, come back into society. the biggest thing is flashback. over time there's a cure for this. >> we don't want to ostracize them at all. we want to help. if you can talk more, president bush makes a point some of the private organizations are doing more to help vets. >> they are engaged in teamwork. out on the trail one of the amputees was falling.

people were helping her back on the bike. she was tough. inspiration was combined. it was like back in the army. again, it's not something they can do alone. they know it. they rely on each other. these organizations are tremendous. the green beret foundation had a very big presence there at the ride. the warrior foundation. number one was the foundation itself. you saw colonel howe there. he's leading it up. i spoke to a big adviser for it. they are going to change the way posttraumatic stress is viewed in the country. >> i would also say these foundations are doing a tremendous job. there are a few foundations. as a country, same way you're leading that bike ride, we need to think when these guys come back, be more tolerant, open up doors to give them jobs. these are guys going through transition. it's very difficult. when they look at a crowd, see somebody suspicious, they think very different than the way we think. we need to help each other as a

country the same way as this bike ride is a symbol of what we do moving forward. >> one final point, david. i was not leading this bike ride. president bush was leading it. was at the back. in fact, at one point he saw me show up at a rest area. okay. time to move on. we know siegel is here. >> take some advil and rest. >> annual cause. a great one. i know dr. siegel will be back next year. i don't know if you felt any kiss comfort or pain in your groin area. coming up, doctors will weigh in about that and whether it's something we should worry about or not. either part of our "should i worry" segment in a moment. so you can have a getaway from what you know. so you can be surprised by what you n't. get o times the points on travel and dining at restaurants from chase sapphire preferred.

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>> now, should i worry? a environmental says i 10 swelting in my ground that will not go away. should i worry? >> we see a lost paints like this that come to the practice complaining of groin pain. the first thing that comes to mind is a hernia. if it is small it causes intermittent pain and not too much to worry about. the danger is matter of the bowel can get through the hernia and you have an emergency on your hand and you need emergency surgery. make sure you see your doctor and you are examined. >> does it hurt? >> the pain will come and go. if it is severe it will bring you to the floor. it is really bad. kidney stone, obviously, is another diagnosis, a lot of times a stone starts from the kidney but radiates through the grain. you have a lot of nodes in the groin area, or from cancer, including penile cancer can

present itself with swell were no des so see the we doctor and get examined. in peed at frisks and children twisting of the testicles can cause pain. the difference in diagnosis is a lot. >> and torsion is important with kids? >> absolutely. especially with kids. the other thing to add to this is, infection. sexually transmitted diseases 300,000 cases of gonorrhea in this country. if you have swollen nodes, and it is not a hernia, infection could cause this. if you have a swelling in your groin, see your physician right away. do not wait. >> very good. so it is not just to promote good bone health, find out why the doctors are saying vitamin d can go a long way in preventing unnecessary pain and muscle

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>> feeling more sore than usual? it could an lack of vitamin d. research finds that men with lower levels are more likely to experience chronic pain throughout their bodies. doctor, why the pain? >> in this case, it was linked to being obese and inactivity. i'm not sure it was entirely the vitamin d issue but let me tell you why it could be. vitamin d is like a hormone. it is important to every organ. if you do not have enough you are not absorbing calcium properly and you have a problem, then, with bones. i'm have concern about the role that vitamin d plays with the heart and lungs. if you have a last vitamin d your cancer risk goes down.

a recent study on prostate cancer, aggressive prostate cancer decreased with more vitamin d. same with breast cancer. it is related. here is the issue: we supposed to get ail the vitamin d we need from sunlight but we are promoting sun screen and we live in a northern climate and not getting enough. what do do you? try to get it in fish or eggs and push rooms but we do not eat enough of that. a lot of people, half of us, are vitamin d deficient. almost all of my parents are deficient. i put them on vitamin d3, 2,000 unit as day. >> we don't have enough time i will post the exact level of what it should be on facebook. it has to be over 50 and i will put the information online. this is a very important vitamin

for immunity and cancer. >> thank you, doctors. that does it for us. >> thank you, again, for watching "house calls." >> on the buzz beater the woman at the center of the donald sterling racism uproar steps in to the media spotlight. v. stiviano telling barbara walters she is not his miss stress and now the banned l.a. clippers owners is devastated by the fallout of his comments. >> do you think donald sterling should apologize? >> absolutely. >> did you disuse this? >> yes. >> will he apologize? >> should the media investigate her role in bringing him down? should a businessman be stripped of his franchise based on a private