dr. kim mulvihill reports how the findings could be used to help you hit the ball farther and to do so without injury. >> reporter: ask any golfer. >> i'm definitely starting to find my swing. >> reporter: when it comes to hitting that ball... >> they want to hit the ball as far as they are capable of hitting it. >> reporter: without of course getting hurt. improper swing biomechanics is the leading cause in golf- related injuries. shoulder injuries, wrist injuries, and topping the list? lower back injuries. now for the first time, stanford researchers analyzed the golf swing in its entirety from back swing to follow through using eight cameras recording 3-d motion images of

dr. kim mulvihill is in. >>> nearly 30 million americans suffer from migraines but summertime can make people who suffer them feel worse. dr. kim mulvihill here to explain what we can do about it. >> reporter: well, allen, if you get migraines, this can be a tough time of year. there are lots of triggers that can make summer especially painful. but with a little planning, you won't have to spend summertime in bed. for most, summer means fun in the sun. for kristin, it means more migraines. >> i get more in the summer. when they get bad i have to spend hours or even a whole day in bed. >> reporter: and kristin isn't alone. migraine sufferers often have more frequent debillitating and painful headaches this time of year. the picnic menu at backyard barbecues and parties is partly to blame. >> cold cuts, pastrami, salami. those are typically made with nitrates as are hot dogs. so people eat more of those in the summer and those chemicals can trigger headaches. >> reporter: the weather itself is another culprit. heat and humidity cause the body to sweat and lose water and sodium. dehydration can

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >> yikes.f you think your dog may have eaten xylitol call the pet immediately and keep those products out of their reach. >>> the former star of "two and a half men" isn't finished embarrassing himself on tv. he is about to let others do it for him. coming up next, charlie sheen's latest plan. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> well, today's tip of the day is going to be is summertime asparagus. a lot is locally grown and coming into the market. i'd rather buy fresh than imported. you can tell, these are fresh. feel that? you squeeze in a, look at that. when you buy them, green interest top to bottom. this is a perfect -- green from top to bottom. hardly any white whatsoever. store them in the refrigerator right away and enjoy them two or three days. inside here it will decay and believe me it gives out an aroma you don't like so make sure it smells and feels fresh. in the refrigerator when you get it home. i like it just like this or on the grill, very simple, oil, salt and pepper,

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >>> well, dr. you can try to find a class that's not too overcrowded so you can have room to work out. you don't want to hit your neighbor u may also look for an instructor who is licensed and another word of caution: if you have pre-existing medical conditions, including pregnancy, check with your doctor first. have you ever tried it. >> no. watching that class? totally intimidated. >> it's complicated. >> they are intense. they must have known they were on camera. they were really working out. >> i have seen some of these classes. >> sweat pouring down. >> yeah. >> high energy. >>> 4 of 56. this weekend team usa faces off against japan in the women's world cup finals. >> coming up, the bay area ballpark that's transforming into a soccer pitch. >>> there will be a lot more eyes on this oakland neighborhood here behind me in the form of cameras. we'll tell you about it coming up. ,,,,,, [ female announcer ] when you use cottonelle fresh flushable moist wipes every day you get so hooked on feeling f

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >>> dr. kim also says that low fat peanut butter has more sugar and salt. yogurts with fruit at the bottom are often sweetened with all kinds of sugars. >> and dried fruits and juices even unsweetenrd packed with calories so you're better off eating the whole fruit. it's full of fiber what did kristy say? eat a bag the lettuce, that's all that's left! [ laughter ] >>> men, all that nagging your wife does could actually save your life one day. that's right. the new study from canadian researchers that says wives who remind oring in a their hub business about doctors appointments have healthier spouses and married men who have heart attacks get help sooner than single men. that's probably because their weiss make them go to the hospital when -- wives make them go to the hospital when chest pains start. >> i know a lot of men who will be leaving long, long lines. >>> it's the hottest ticket in london. >> the dress hundreds of thousands of people cannot wait to see. we'll tell you all about it. ,

dr. kim mulvihill joins us. kim. >>> veterinarians have issued a warning tonight about a popular sweetener that's not sweet for dogs. dr. kim mulvihill joining us with details on what happens. kim. >> reporter: well, allen, the sweetener is called xylitol. it's as sweet as sugar but with a third fewer calories. while it's considered a good sugar substitute for humans, it's not good for dogs as one bay area pet lover unfortunately found out. >>> reporter: four years ago, a corgi named billy found a new home in san jose. the little puppy soon grew into a playful mischievous member of the family. >> s of a very fortunate well cared for pet. >> reporter: however this was billry just a few days ago hooked up to ivs and a catheter, severely ill with liver failure and internal bleeding. >> when he actually presented to us, he had been bleeding in the armpit area and had bleeding around the eyes. >> reporter: according to his owner, billy had got known a grocery bag and ate several packs of this sugar-free gum. the gum c

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5, healthwatch. >>> who needs a car? >> two bay area cities are among the nation's mos walkable according to a new service. new york topped the list, san francisco second. boston and chicago 3 and 4. and oakland rounds out the top 10. the survey by seattle's walk score factors how close any address is for places like restaurants, schools, parks, grocery stores. >> get up and walk. >>> when you could be an extreme eater and not know it. >> it's like eating two steaks and baked potato. >> what's on your plate at restaurants that has the food police concerned. >>> if you have a consumer problem other question, call our hotline at 1-888-5-helps-u. volunteers are there right now. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we have atlantis from the station... >> must look pretty spectacular... >> well, this is a sight we went be seeing anytime soon. the space shuttle atlantis is on its way back to earth. it's getting closer to completing its final mission for nasa's shuttle program. the shuttle left the international space station yesterday. we w

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >>> a controversial ad campaign for milk is yanked in california just 10 days after it first appeared. the ads poked fun at pms and how men suffer along with women. they also claim milk can help treat the symptoms. some women's groups slammed the ads as sexist. state's milk board pulled the plug. >>> president obama says he has been left at the altar. >> they are going to have to explain to me how it is that we are going to avoid default. >> the house speaker walks out of debt talks. what happens next and why the gridlock could save you money on your vacation. >>> did you hear anything? did they catch you? >> a new kind of witness protection. how it's helping bay area police crack some of the toughest cases. >>> zapped before it even gets to the tap. what bay area drinking water is now being exposed to for the first time. ,,,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >> well, scientists in south korea hope that a dog could one day helpure alzheimer's disease. the dog is a beagle. and it's cloned to glow in the dark. researchers say the gene they injected to make that dog glow can replaced with genes that trigger degenerative diseases such as alzheimer's disease and parkinson's disease. then they could study how to security disease in the dog. the beagle took four years to develop. it cost $3 million. >>> counting down default. just four days until uncle sam cannot pay its bills. but congress just went home for the weekend. >>> get ready to reveal a little bit more of yourself the next time you fly. the new strategy for screening passengers. >>> and thing out the growing crowds at yosemite. what's being cleared out to improve the view. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, tensions reaching a boiling >>> i stuck my neck out a mile to try to get an agreement with the president of the united states. >> tensions reaching a boiling point on capitol hill. that is house speaker john boehner who went on the attack today before introducing hi

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >>> all right. so dr. kim has some advice for us to enhance your memory of a meal. she says eat it and enjoy it. also, don't multitask while you're eating. that means no computer, no watching tv, no phone, no work while you're eating lunch. these are all distractions that keep from you mindful eating. yeah, guilty. i'm guilty of that. >> something else to remember. >> oh, well. i know. you hear all these diet plans and someday i'll take that advice. >>> meantime, it is a good day to get out and do some exercise if you did have a bad lunch yesterday, right? >> only if you remember what the weather was yesterday. >> oh!! come on. you know? i just don't have room in my brain for all that. >> too much data. >> today's decent? >> yes. we'll be looking for cooler temperatures across the bay the next couple of days. nice warmup this week after a fog-free 4th of july. we see the fog laying in there today across the bay area. it will be slow to go at the beach and probably lingering into the afternoon hours. the co

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dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >> fast food is becoming more than just burgers and fries. some places now selling bother and wine. in fact, a couple of sonic locations in florida are offering a choice of beer or wine but not to anyone who is ordering from their car. some starbucks, burger king and chipotle restaurants are selling beer and wine, too. why the trend? fast food places are having trouble competing with restaurants such as applebee's and tgi friday's. >>> an update on the movie pastorry we brought you earlier this week. the company planned to use the bay area to test its $50 all you can watch monthly movie theater pass allowing customers one movie a day for one monthly fee. turns out they made the deal through the ticketing companies and failed to inform any bay area movie theaters. three large theater changes say they will not accept the passes. it's still not clear how the movie pass will move forward. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, remember the lat >>> it's the weekend. "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. remember the latest news

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >>> jim bernard is here with the weather forecast. >> i have my lipstick but we'll struggle through as we look across the city. fuzzy out there, fog lingers throughout the bay area here. looking towards the golden gate, we'll see earlier clearing to the fog bank over the next several days leaving with us a warmup just in time for the weekend. here's a look at the fog bank at this time. you see it didn't go very far away. it's clinging to the beach here through the north bay and down across the golden gate into monterey again it will move in across the region here this evening and be there first thing in the morning but it should part by mid-morning to leave us with a little more sunshine as mentioned. across the nation, you can see east of the rockies all the way over to the east coast, 100 to upper 90s with very high relative humidities. heat warnings up. this has been going on for about a week there. it looks like like we on the other hand will be languishing with upper 80s out across the interior under mostly sunny skies, a little patchy fog in the morn

dr. kim mulvihill explains what's behind their thirst for blood. >> reporter: summertime and the mosquitos are biting but how much do you know about the pests? first off, only the females bite. >> they do require a blood meal to generate eggs. >> reporter: some mosquitos prefer humans. some prefer animals like birds. they can suck a lot and quickly. >> within 30 seconds, they just fill up with blood, two or three times their own weight, and fly off. >> reporter: whether you're the meal has a lot to do with your personal chemistry. >> carbon dioxide mostly out of your breath and skin but other hormones that emerge from our skin. >> there are some people that are just lucky that aren't as prone and some unlucky people are more prone. >> reporter: the good news is mosquitos are easily distracted. >> these repellents once on your skin confuse the mosquito. suddenly there are other chemicals that are like overwhelming their radar and their sensory perception so they neverland and take a bite. if they do land they take off quickly. >> reporter: and how you react can depend on how often you have

dr. kim mulvihill joins us. we're not? > >> reporter: hate to be the bearer of bad news again. we have all seen the labels, no fat, organic, natural, even whole grain but is this healthy food or in some cases just healthy hype? what's better for your diet, a veggie burger or hamburger? >> i would go for the veggie burger obviously. >> reporter: how about a bran muffin versus a corn muffin? >> bran muffin. >> reporter: granola bar or candy bar? >> granola bar. >> reporter: wrong, wrong, wrong and you would think car mina would know because she says she is always on a diet. >> really? i'm surprised. >> reporter: while they may sound like healthier options, nutritionists say veggie burgers brand muffins and granola bars can be more fattening than their counterparts. >> the ingredients in the brand muffin are similar to cake. >> reporter: many foods are often mistaken as diet- friendly. >> i like to call it healthy hype. >> reporter: a holistic health coach says when it comes to health foods depending on the ingredients, preparation and portion sizes they may not be as good as you

dr. kim mulvihill joins us to explain it. >> reporter: sounds too good to be true but it's not. this program is based on years of solid research and the high- tech appeal of the internet. >>> reporter: with each and every step she feels more alive. >> i feel a lot younger. i feel i have more energy. i don't have any aches and pains like i had before. >> reporter: melanie is participating in a program that changed her life. she lost weight, eats better, exercises more, all on her own terms. >> it's not a diet at all. i hate the word diet. >> reporter: it's part of the alive project, an email-based parameter that helps people change their lifestyles slowly, easily, step by step. >> it's personalized to the individual. it comes once a week to their email and we suggest personalized goals. >> reporter: internationally recognized nutrition researcher dr. gladis block and her team at nutrition quest are behind the effort. she says most folks can't afford a personal trainer. personalized e-mails are the next best thing. >> we can do suggestions to people specific for their own habits a

dr. kim mulvihill with what you need to know. >>> reporter: like most of her friends, 11-year-old rebecca has a cell phone. >> i like call my mom, you know, after activities, text my friends, see what they are doing. >> reporter: her mother knew there could be a link between radiation from cell phones and brain tumors but wasn't concerned. >> i'm one of those, if everybody is doing it, it must not be that bad. >> no. it's jordan. >> reporter: she is happy to hear about a new study that cell phones don't appear to increase the risk of brain cancer in children and teens. switzerland researchers looked at hundreds of brain cancer patients and found they were not more likely to have been regular cell phone users. however, the study only looked at childhood brain tumors and not the long- term risk. >> the question, the child that begins using the cell phone at 7 or 12 when they are 47, after four decades of using the cell phone, is their risk of developing brain cancer higher? >> reporter: there is speculation children may be more susceptible because their skulls are thinner and more radiation

dr. kim mulvihill joins us with the details. kim. >>> groundbreaking treatment is giving new hope to people with epilepsy. dr. kim has more. >> reporter: doctors in texas are the first in the world to use mri-guided imaging and laser technology to destroy lesions in the brain that cause especially. a little boy was one of the first to underget procedure. he used to have uncontrollable giggle fits two to three times every hour. sometimes the 9-year-old would also suddenly become stiff and unresponsive. >> with his seizures there was no telling when or where it would happen. it's scary. >> reporter: doctors diagnosed kagan with epilepsy. medications didn't work so recently he became one of the first patients to undergo a new procedure at texas children's hospital in houston. >> very exciting breakthrough that we think can transform the lives of people living with the devastating disease. >> reporter: in the past, patients like keoghan would have had a craniotomy opening his skull but the new technique allows doctors to enter throug

dr. kim mulvihill joins us. kim. 're gaining weight, >>> how good was your lunch today? don't remember it could explain why you're packing on the pounds. dr. kim joining us with the explanation. >> reporter: okay. think about it. if you're gaining weight, if you're clothes are too snug, here's a excuse. scientists say you may be suffering interest lunch amnesia. a small study suggests there is a big connection between memory and snacking. >> pasta. >> reporter: now a new study suggests if you don't remember what you ate for lunch, the more likely you'll pig out at snacktime. british researchers fed identical lunches to 29 female students. some were asked to multitask as they ate. others were asked to focus closely on what they were eating. an hour later, the students were presented with a plate of cookies. those who focused on their lunch ate half as many snacks. the next time someone asks what you, you ate for lunch. >> double cheeseburger bacon mushrooms, the works. [ laughter ] >> reporter: remember, it's not just the food that fills you up. it's your memory of it, as

dr. kim mulvihll has more on an experimental ovarian cancer vaccine. >>> hope. that's what a clinical trial is giving to' small group of women diagnosed with a deadly cancer. dr. kim mulvihill has more on an experimental ovarian cancer vaccine. >> reporter: moment like these with the family at the beach with what 49-year-old liz cherishes most especially since just a couple of years ago she was fighting for her life. >> i didn't think i'd be here today. i really truly didn't. >> reporter: liz was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in october of 2007. after surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, the cancer came back. >> you're doing well for a couple months and then you recur. it becomes somewhat chronic in that you're just -- it is never going to go away. >> reporter: it even came back a second time and was treated again. doctors say recurrent ovarian cancer is usually a death sentence. but liz wasn't about to give up. >> we are seeing some very preliminarily exciting results. >> reporter: doctors took her blood cells and protein from her tumor and created a personalized vaccine designed to prevent future cancer. >> this is done several times so we can reeducate the immune system

dr. kim mulvihill joining us with that danger. >> absolutely right, allen. the sweetener is called xylitol. it's as sweet as sugar but with a third fewer calories and while it's a good sugar substitute for humans, it's is it not good for dogs as one bay area pet lover unfortunately found out. >>> reporter: four years ago, a corgi named billy found a new home in san jose. the little puppy soon grew if a playful mischievous member of the family >> he was a very fortunate well cared for pet. >> reporter: however, this was billy just a few days ago hooked up to ivs and a catheter. the dog severely ill with liver failure and internal bleeding. >> when he actually presented to us, he had been eating along the axillary or -- bleeding in the armpit area and around the eyes. >> reporter: according to his owner, billy had got then a grocery bag and ate several packs of this sugar-free gum. the fum contains a sweetener called xylitol. it's used in many products even toothpaste. it's safe for humans but in dogs it's toxic. >> despite five days of intensive care, billy h

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >> of course buster has good breath! he belongs to a dentist!ht. >>> let's check traffic and weather. if you went to the dentist do you think buster would ease your fears? >> i just talked to my mom getting a root canal. she could use buster! but beautiful weather all around the bay area today. we are going to see warmer temperatures continuing let that warming trend into wednesday and thursday. a little bit of a cooldown into friday and saturday but still pleasant starting in the high 80s the start of next week beautiful shot sent to us by one of our viewers. so get out today clear skies. you will be able to enjoy a beautiful sunset. send us your photos at mypix@cbs5.com. >>> one accident in vacaville, westbound 80 at meridien. one car involved. vehicle in the center divide. tow cruise waiting to get things out of lane. sluggish as you approach the scene no problems on 80. traffic looking good across the upper deck of the bay bridge. metering lights still off no delays into san francisco. on the golden gate bridge, traffic fairly light. much be

dr. kim mulvihill has news on one experimental approach. >> reporter: it's a type treatment where doctors heat to cook or kill cancer cells while trying to spare the surrounding healthy tissue. angela robinson was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. >> my primary doctor offered the traditional medical treatment, which is to cut poison and burn, which is surgery, chemo and radiation. >> reporter: angela feels traditional chemotherapy and radiation are like having grenades inside your body wiping out the good cells along with the bad. >> in order to kill off tumor cells, be it through surgery or chemotherapy, radiation, accepted standards that we use, you have some sort of collateral damage of healthy nearby tissues. >> reporter: instead she close to fight with an experimental treatment called hyperthermia. this machine delivers heat through ultrasound or microwave to the tumor for an hour killing offer the cancer. the patient then undergoes low dose radiation treatments for about 30 minutes five times a week for three months. early research shows heat also makes the radiation more effec

dr. kim mulvihill joins us now with details. wow. >> we are sitting way too much. and it's affecting us in so many different areas. researchers with the san francisco va medical center say over half of all alzheimer's cases may actually be preventable. one possible remedy? getting off the couch. >> reporter: sitting all day long is risky business. just ask cbs media consultant. >> number one if you are sitting all day you will gain weight. >> reporter: new research shows sitting for too long being sedentary is not only bad for your belly, it's bad for your brain. the biggest contributory alzheimer's disease was actually physical inactivity. dr. deborah barnes of the san francisco va medical center headed up the study. her team discovered over half of all alzheimer's disease cases could be prevented, prevented through lifestyle changes and treatment or prevention of chronic medical conditions. >> there were several things that surprised us. >> reporter: the biggest modifiable risk factors in the u.s. are number one, physical inactivity. two, smoking. and three, depr

dr. kim mulvihill joins us to explain. >> reporter: don't you like that idea?t much. >> reporter: get a load of this. this is it. >> a horse pill! >> reporter: this tiny -- well, why it's like a horse vitamin. can you see that? okay. it's small. very strong camera. okay. now, the idea is to let doctors see inside your body specifically inside your small intestine. the small intestine is tough to reach with traditional endoscopy but this can be a big help especially with crohn's disease. this incredible tiny camera is changing the way doctors diagnose and treat crohn's disease. >> sounds good. >> reporter: that's a real relief to patients like jennifer ramirez. for years, she has ridden the roller coaster of a disease with painful symptoms. >> my quality of life was just incredibly poor. i was in the bathroom all the time. i couldn't hardly eat anything all the time. i was weak. >> it's all just one big under all the circumstancesser in there. >> reporter: they are using the pill cam to capture images of the small intestine pinpointing the source of symptoms, an

dr. kim mulvihill joins us. >> reporter: this is being called a game changer. very exciting news. the pill is an antiretroviral drug called truvada made by gilead sciences a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in foster city. we may not have a vaccine against hiv but now we have more hope. >> reporter: first truvada was shown to reduce the risk of hiv infection in gay men. now the first evidence this drug can also protect heterosexuals. >> it both prevents the virus itself from taking hold in your body and then also reproducing within your bloodstream and cells. it really is big news. it's very exciting. >> reporter: dr. grant colfax is director of hiv prevention and research with the san francisco department of public health. he says his finding show antiretroviral drugs can not only treat hiv; they may prevent infection, as well >> that sounds dramatic. >> it's a paradigm shift. >> reporter: the two new studies followed thousands of heterosexual couples in africa where only one partner was infected. the uninfected partner took either truvada or a placebo. the results were so

dr. kim mulvihill joining us. kim. >> reporter: it was an international study that was led actually by california scientists and they made a starting discovery. the team found about half of all men carry a genetic mutation that may bog down their sperm. >> what it means if you can cut off a year to two years of trying. >> reporter: it could many a lot for the 10 to 15% of the u.s. population suffering from infertility. the w.h.o. says half of those cases involve male infertility. now california researchers believe some cases of male infertility may be due to a jetting mutation that causes a defect in sperm from a genetic mutation. >> men with this mutation are less fertile than men who do not have this. >> reporter: it may look normal under a microscope but they lack a protective coating on the outside. >> this coat, in addition to helping them swim more efficiently protects them long enough to get to the site of fertilization. moan have the genetic mutation have altered sperm surface properties and those sperm bo

dr. kim mulvihill. kim, some new information about changes to cooking meat? can't just blacken it? >> reporter: absolutely right. i'm here at the emergency barbecue in san carlos with the 911 about what you need to know about cooking meat thoroughly. okay. new guidelines are going to help us make things simpler more foolproof and in the case of pork more tasty. can you smell it? in san carlos folks are gearing up for a great fourth and that means dusting off the grill. >> we barbecue quite a bit. >> a little steak and some hamburgers. >> reporter: jeremy is owner and pit boss of emergency barbecue. when it comes to cooking meat, his big beef is with pork. he used to have to cook it to 160 degrees turning a lean cut into a dried out disaster. >> it tastes like leather, like a dry protein kind of flavor. >> reporter: now pork has joined the ranks of beef, veal and lamb. the recommended safe cooking temperature for all whole cuts of meat is now 145 degrees. >> 90 degrees. so we have a ways to go. >> reporter: always use a meat thermometer. before you slice into it let it rest for thre

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >>> being the boss is not all it's cracked up to be apparently. it can be stressful. and it can take a toll on your health. not just for people. researchers at princeton found alpha male baboons showed very high stress hormone levels possibly because they have to fight for female companions and defend their rank. it could lead it a better understanding of how people's social rank contributes to their stress. >>> i read that story earlier today and i thought, it's just because they cannot multitask. [ laughter ] >> very stressful. can't do two things at once, mr. bastida man. >> that's monkey business. >> okay. [ laughter ] >>> well, nothing as far as a lot of clearing across the bay area -- i was going to go there but i didn't. not a lot of clearing around the bay area as far as the coast is concerned this weekend. right now we are eag overcast skies in the city by the bay so if you have friday night plans heading out to san francisco, san jose, make sure you have a jacket. winds are howling with the onshore flow. as far as our numbers are concern

dr. kim mulvihill has details. migraines. >> reporter: absolutely right.ate today, the minnesota congresswoman released a letter that she had actually asked the attending physician of congress to write in hopes to put this controversy to rest. bachmann is one of an estimated 36 million americans who suffers from the intense headaches. >> i have kept the headache diary. >> reporter: karen doesn't let migraines interfere with her work anymore. >> i just take my medication and go on with my day. >> reporter: she was surprised to learn a conservative website recently suggested republican presidential candidate michelle pacman's migraines might make her unfit to be president. >> i prescribe medication that i take on occasion whenever symptoms arise and they keep my migraines under control. >> reporter: doctors say that's typical for the 36 million americans who suffer from the severe headaches. >> this is clearly a treatable condition. so these headaches can be managed and we have a lot of patients who are on high functional status working with high functional

dr. kim mulvihill joins us. >> i know you're fascinated by this. >> yeah. we'll see if it works. >> in theory. >> reporter: think of it as stealth vegetables. it's the latest food marketing tactic and the idea, sneak vegetables into your kids' favorite foods and they will never know the difference. problem is, that's a problem. >> reporter: can't get your kids to eat their vegetables? here's an idea. go stealth. >> you know, moms have been trying to sneak veggies into their dishes for a long time. >> reporter: but it's no longer just moms. check this out. a brand-new product boxes of kraft macaroni and cheese veggie pasta. on the outside a warning, there are veggies in here. on the inside a covert vegetable cauliflower. but it doesn't look or taste anything like. the cauliflower in this box has been freeze dried and pulverized into powder and used to make the fast is. >> well, it does have one half serving of vegetables. >> reporter: joanne hattner is a registered dietician and says lots of parents want to put healthier foods know their kids. with that said

dr. kim mulvihill joins us now. and i'm sure you have researched this well and are going to tell us all the facts. >> first off, ken, pms, premenstrual syndrome, is real. millions of women face this on a monthly basis. the question, will milk make it any easier? >>> reporter: many women get it and dread it. the monthly curse of pms. >> feels like a demon living inside me basically. [ laughter ] >> that's true. >> and, you know, it just was -- made you feel really out of control. >> reporter: well, a big glass of milk should drive the demon out. according to the california milk processor board, milk works wonders for pms. this week, the board launched a campaign showing how calcium in dairy milk helps to reduce symptoms. the theme? everything i do is wrong. it plays on the idea that men don't know how to handle women as they approach their period. the board believes the humor gets the message across. not everyone is laughing. >> oh, no. condescending. everyone is so different. >> just take it with a grain of salt. >>