more good news -- it's friday! woo! [ male announcer ] ship a pak via fedex express saver® for as low as $7.50. i'm arthel nevadaville. time now for "sunday housecall." >> joining us dr. mark siegel. professor of medicine and author of the inner pulse, unlocking the secret code of 4e89. >> and dr. samadi. good to see you, doctors. >> heldly. >> we're going to talk about this off the bat. a rare virus sending hundreds of children across the midwest and west to hospitals with severe respiratory infections and breathing problems. doctors describing it as a very

unusual situation and saying they don't know what to expect. dr. siegel, what can you tell us about this and how contagious is this? >> first of all, it's now arriving in the northeast. we're seeing cases in connecticut and new york now as well. it's an enterovirus. it affects about 10 to 15 million people a year. that means it lives in your stomach. but this one's different. we haven't seen a lot of cases of it. this one is a respiratory enterovirus, meaning you transmit it in respiratory droplets. what's particularly worry some about it, is it's infecting kids from 6 months up to 60 years of age. i would tell parents out there, if you live in any of the affected states and your kid has asthma, watch out for this

particular virus, especially if they're very young and they don't have a lot of lung volume. it can come on you in a hurry. one thing to tell people out there is nobody has died. you get better quickly, supportive care, there's been no deaths. they're usually in august and september, so there's a very good chance it's going to wind down. it's also possible it's been underreported in previous years. we only have 97 documented cases. you know it when you see it. >> what's it come from? >> we don't know, eric. it started in california. we don't know why it's rearing up now. could be that it changed, a mutation. could be that it's coming from a particular area. and kids are in school. you know what they do in school. >> yeah, but if it really is affecting kids with asthma, how do you know if they're not just having an attack, how do you know it's not bronchitis or a common cold?

>> the timing of this is actually quite dangerous because the school is already opening up and they're all sneezing and we're heading toward the flu season. it's really hard to know. cdc will tell you, we have a very difficult time diagnosing this particular enterovirus. there are hundreds of these enteroviruses out there. they exist everywhere. they're on this desk. they're part of our life. but a lot of times your immune system will defend you and you won't have a problem. with asthmatic patients, their immune system is down. a son or daughter who has asthma, you want to use even more caution. wash them, keep them clean. you have to wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. you want to make sure doorknobs and surfaces that kids always

touch. the other thing kids do which is going to school is, don't share any utensils or cups from each other. in college, we don't want any hugs and kisses we know that's not going to happen. >> how do you tell your child to wash the hands -- you said for 20 seconds? it's not just a matter of a quick one. >> you also have to use soap, not just the water. >> sing happy birthday. >> keep the 20 seconds going. 10 million americans affected usually with this enterovirus, shortness of breath, cough, sneezing. very similar to flu so you never know. if you have any of this, make sure you go to the emergency room. the good news is cdc wants people not to panic because nobody has died. and the only reason why we're doing this segment as mark

mentioned is since 1962 until now we've had only 79 cases. since september 12, we have 93 in six states. >> could it be part of the immigration influx. >> i asked that question this week. their answer was revealing. we don't know. they're not going to say that it isn't that. >> it's a good question actually. >> one more point on this. this is the time to actually deep you're sick kids home. parents don't do a great job of that across the country. he'll get over it. i don't want him to miss that homework assignment. but this particular virus is very bad for young asthmatic children. if he carries it to school and a young kid with asthma gets it, he could land in the hospital. this is the time to isolate sick patients. >> it's always difficult to tell the parents to keep the kids at home. but i think there's nothing to

panic. we're watching this. it's mostly in midwest and west coast. and it's moving toward us. we'll see how it's going to pan out. >> wash the hands. >> wash your hands. >> wipe the doorknobs. >> and don't panic. wow, here's a good question. know where your car keys are right now? where's your wallet? sometimes if you forget about that it may have something to do with how much sleep you are getting. coming up, the doctors will tell us about a new study about sleep and memory and brain function. jackie's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. that would be my daughter -- hi dad. she's a dietitian.

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and back now with "sunday housecall." a new study shows that not getting enough sleep can really have a serious impact on your

memory. people who get five or fewer hours of sleep a night really can have impaired functioning. >> not only affects your memory, it really affects your entire body. i mean start from your hair starts to go down. whether it's cognitive skills or alertness, now based on this study published in psychology science shows that your memory's not going to function well. you may see things that's totally not there. it's a false memory. we know that fatigue causes about 100,000 car accidents, over 1,500 deaths as a result of falling asleep behind the wheel. so the memory part of it is given. you need at least seven hours of sleep. probably sleep deprivation is worse than heart disease and diabetes. you know what? because that's what it causes. if you don't get enough sleep, that increases the risk of stroke, risk of heart disease

and diabetes. one of the things that we always suffer in this country is obesity. we know that sleep apnea, they don't get enough sleep. they have interrupted sleep. so what happens? they gain weight. they're hungry all the time. they're always starving. cortisol is you've whack. so this cycle has to break. that's why you need to get your seven hours of sleep. depression -- >> dr. siegel -- >> it's easy to say. >> it's easy to say. i rarely sleep. i mean, i rarely sleep. if i'm lucky, i can get five hours. but it never happens. you start to get anxious when it's time to go to bed. is there any way to improve your sleep quality. we know don't drink alcohol after a certain hour. >> no chocolate, no desserts. >> have you answered the question? by the way 70 million of us, we're all in good company on this stage, and david's going to say i'm one of the worst, 70

million of us don't sleep properly. 45% of teens in their growing years don't get the eight or nine hours of sleep they're supposed to. we're not getting it. alcohol, if you drink it at night, when it wears off, you wake up in the middle of the night. caffeine, we're drinking way too much caffeine. the biggest problems right now are these iphones, the apple watch, the ipad, we're on all of these things that put us on alert, cause our brain cells to swell, by the way. they don't get rid of the garbage, the waste products that our brainn(o5ç cells make. at night when you go to sleep, brain cells decrease their swelling and then cells come along and vacuum clean the brain, clean it out, decrease activity, what's called rem sleep. your brain rests and it's got to

be uninterrupted sleep. we have to stick to rhythms. >> that's your natural body -- >> that means -- let's go back to the era of the cave man. you're supposed to sleep when it's dark and wake up when it's light. >> i want everyone to write to me and tell dr. siegel to stop texting me at 3:00 a.m. this man needs -- >> right where i live. there's the sunshining in some part of 89 world. >> that's a great point. when the kids go to bed, you think they're asleep. they're on facebook. >> so the big question to you is whether you really have insomnia. you may have a real problem that you don't know about or you're exactly doing what eric -- you're always constantly working, you're preparing for work, you're always ahead of the game, so that's why you don't sleep. a doctor needs to sit and talk to you and find out if it's a real problem. there are a lot of herbs that

can help you. and also time yourself. if you have to get up at 5:00, go to bed early on. >> i appreciate this advice, but it just doesn't work and actually creates anxiety if someone tells me -- >> it's a discipline like anything else. he just was hinting on something i want to talk about further. not sleeping is bad for your health, can cause diabetes, being overweight, high blood pressure. there's also this issue of sleep apnea. you may be waking up because you stopped breathing. are you snoring, are you very tired the next day, do you have headaches the next day. there's 17 million americans out there that have a problem where they're actually stopping breathing in the middle of the night. >> sleep on your side, not -- swollen and full of garbage. always sleep on the side. >> get some rest. i'm going to get some rest. >> nap. naps.

>> take a nap. too long and that throws you way off. i'm going to start e-mailing you at 3:41 a.m. coming up, it's screens for one of the deadliest cancers. we're going to tell you what you need to know before you go in for your next colon no, sir co-py. i'm randy and i quit smoking with chantix. for 33 years i chose to keep smoking... ...because it was easier to smoke than it was to quit. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it's a non-nicotine pill. chantix reduced the urge for me to smoke. it actually caught me by surprise. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these, stop chantix and see your doctor right away as some could be life threatening. . .medi

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time now for p "should i worry." it's our weekly segment about everything that worries us. this one is asking my col colonoscopy is coming up. dr. siegel, i want to start with you, also, are there any important questions that a

patient should not be afraid to ask the doctor? >> well, arthel, a patient should never be afraid of asking their doctor any question. and answering this question, you should not worry if you have your colonoscopy coming up. it's one of the most important procedures we do. you should ask your doctor should it be in the doctor's office or not. i tend to send my patients to hospitals for them for their aged, over the age of 80 for example. younger patient, i'm very willing to do it in a doctor's office in i know who's doing it, how many cases. we've talked on this show about how many prostate surgeries dr. samadi has done. if there's an anesthes administering anesthetic, how often have they on done it, what is their experience like. everybody's worried about that

prep. i want to tell you i like a prep because it's easier to take than golightly. but you can't use some in elderly people can't use it can cause electro light imbalance lances. for older people, others, go l protect your electrolytes, potassium, sodium, all stays the same. don't be afraid of the prep. you have to have the colonoscopy, at least every ten years. >> colon cancer is so preventable. i have to say in the strongest of terms having in the family that family should absolutely have colonoscopies. >> five-year survival is 90%. when you catch it early on, this can really save your life. >> when should you start. >> you should start at the age of 50. if you are a very high risk, major family history, your doctor may want to do another colonoscopy in five years but in general, every ten years. >> what about every three years? >> depending on your case.

that's individual one. but generally ten years is more than enough. 135,000 people get diagnosed with colon cancer. third-leading cause of death. 59,000 deaths as a result of this. nobody will debate whether colonoscopy should be done or not. so the question is, is it safe in the surgi centers. the numbers in hospitals or centers are the same. number of complication is less than 1%. let me just explain one thing. if you just go for a screening colonoscopy, meaning that you just go for your screening, the number of complications almost zero. 20% have some bloating, abdominal pain, gas pain. the number of -- when they find something, when they find like a polyp and you start biopsying it, the risk of perforation is .9%. that's when the risk starts to

go up. the risk of death -- can you guess? .03%. it is extremely rare. also let me explain colonoscopy is not 100% proof. you can miss about 6% of these colon cancers and also you can miss about 12% of abnormal. if they're older, i'd rather have this capsule colonoscopy which is not invasive. they swallow the capsule and they don't have any invasive procedure. >> quickly, are there any warning signs that something's going wrong? >> the warning sign is before you ever get to the procedure. i want to know if my patients have heart disease, lung disease, if they're on coumadin, for example, it is much harder to do a colonoscopy. the more medical complications they have going in and the older they are the more i want it done by a very experienced doctor. again, i would consider having it done in a hospital for patients that are the sickest and/or the oldest. but for the most part, it usually can be done in a stand-alone facility, especially a top one.

>> cost is a big issue in the hospital. 6,000 versus 2,000. always find out if there is anesthesiologist on-board. if something happens, can they protect you. we are going to. come back and talk about screening for -- no, we talked about that already. we're going to have more great advice from our doctors on migraine sufferers. if you suffer from migraines, stick around. you'll want to hear what they have to say about that. your mom could do anything. even make rainbows appear. now she could use a hand, comfort keepers provides a variety of in-home services while truly connecting. comfort keepers. keeping the comforts of home. call comfort keepers now to learn more.

♪ [music] jackie's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen.

good news for migraine sufferers. new research shows those who participate in things like meditating are less likely to have symptoms. so i got to chill out, huh? >> relax. >> i have a little mixed feeling about this. this study comes from harvard medical school. 19 patients they looked at and they compared to the standard therapy. they were no real significant findings. maybe a little less problem with migraine pain as a result of meditation. medication and yoga and all these relaxation probably works, probably is underlying because it reduces stress. but i think we've talked a lot about herbs in this. as a guy who does robotic surgery to talk about alternative medicine, you got to give me a lot of credit. for example, lavender oil,

pepp. he peppermint oil. basil oil. what's coming up all the time, fever few. it is great for migraine pain. also flaxseed. it has a lot of omega-3 fatty acid. it reduces inflammation. the dietary part, chocolate, red wine, peanut butter, all of those you stay away if you have migraine. but in addition, doing yoga and meditation, hey, i'm all for it. acupuncture? not a problem. >> >>banana, milk, coca-cola. >> my wife says no hot dogs, no aged cheese, no alcohol. get rid of that. the formula she uses, mag need@

yum, riboflavin and co-q 10. nothing more important than getting the right amount of sleep. uninterrupted sleep. too much sleep with bring on a migraine. too little sleep definitely brings on a migraine. exercise, sleep right, eat right. get rid of the @ foods. it is the amino acid in the hot dogs, aged cheese, red wine. you want co-q 10, magnesium and . >> you rub the oil. it basically relaxes you before bat could be calmer. >> have someone rub it on you. >> i knew one of you were going to say that. thank you. doctors, thank you so much.

always entertaining and informative. that's going to do it for us. >> thank you for watching. a complain flashback all the way to 2008. hillary clinton back in the hawkeye state for the first type since her failed race for the white house. officially she is in iowa to fund raise but