this concludes that come wine -- combined, estrogen, progesterone therapy is linked to increased cancer death. neither therapy had a been if i val effect on coronary heart disease. the author said the combination of estrogen and progesterone likely increases the risk of heart disease. the report concludes, quote, with high certainty there's zero to net benefit for the use of combined estrogen and progesterone therapy for the prevention of chronic conditions and concludes with moderate certainty that there is no net benefit for the use of estrogen alone. with this medical minute, i'm dr. timothy johnson. >>> we've got maryland's most powerful radar in extended range mode looking south into virginia beach toward nags head and elizabeth city. this is a redeveloping tropical storm off the virginia-maryland coats of lien. you can see the impacts being felt as close as ocean city, even salisbury getting showers plerl today from the rem -- earlier today from the remnants of tropical storm beryl. it retrograded back up the coast. take a look at wilmington, north carolina, capturing wild conditi

. >>> a new study found estrogen-plus progestin treatments inkreets risk for invasive breast cancer, stroke, blood clots and dementia. estrog estrogen was found to increase the risk for stroke and clots. >>> want your kids to be more active? a new study by researchers finds kids' activity is linked to their friends. it found children were six times more likely to be active if their friends were. >>> kids could be getting diagnosed with autism significantly later than they should. new data from the national center for health statistics shows a majority of children with autism are diagnosed after 5. that's despite the condition being able to be diagnosed as early as 2. getting diagnosed as early as possible helps treatment be most effective. >>> a high-tech lifeguard that doesn't need a swimsuit to help struggling swimmers. >> she's no bay watch babe or hunky lifeguard, but emily gets the job done. an acronym for emergency integrated life aided man guard -- this is the first agency in the country practicing rescue missions with emily. the captain says it is a helpful $10,000 tool for s

fat tissue reduce the production of estrogen, which can fuel breast tumors. >>> whether we like it or not, it's inevitable. we're all going to die one day. we don't know when or how but if marylanders just owe bait law, we're less likely to die from an energy. >>> and a man throws himself over the edge of niagara falls. it's an amazing rescue caught on camera. >> reporter: you're looking at brick bodies. who will be the big winner? we'll let you know when abc2 news returns. >>> we begin with a breaking news update we first told you about on abc2news.com. the maryland man who was at the center of a missing person's case in aruba faces indecent exposure charges in annapolis. gary giordano drew national headlines after he vacationed with robyn gardner in aruba. she was never found. however, giordano spent time in prison but was never charged and later released. annapolis police said friday night someone reported a couple having sex inside a black suv park the in the noah hill parking

the researchers found women who dieted and exercised to lose weight saw the estrogen levels drop withther hormones associated with breast cancer risk. fat tissue boosted the production of estrogen that can fuel breast tumor. >>> we live in a good area if you weather bike than drive. -- whether bike than drive. maryland is the 8th most bike friendly state. the cycle maryland program provarieties bicycle commuting and tourism. >>> a auction sight is selling a glass vile of dried blood from former president rageon. she says it was take -- rageon. she says it be reagan. she says -- says -- reagan. it is being offered by the auction in britain and the seller is said to be related to someone who worked at the lab and handle the blood testing and is bidding is at 12,000 u.s. dollars and it's expected to continue until tomorrow. the ronald reagan foundation has reportedly threatened legal action to stop that sale. you are a a history buff you buy it. >> no and i can't say i blame them for seeking action. 12 grand? >> ridiculous. >>> kids in foster care are they better off with other family me

researchers believe fat tissue becomes a major source of estrogen. this causes certain types of tumors in the breast to grow. >> and there is a controversial finding this afternoon that will affect at least 44 million american men. the government task force publish aid recommendation on routine prostate cancer screenings, claiming the harm of the psa blood test far outweighs foe potential benefit. american you're logical association expressed outrage at the decision calling it inappropriate and irresponsible. >> now, on facebook day two uglier than day one. day one wasn't that great. the social network fell below the ipo price, closing down 11%. hi, emily. >> it fell well below, closing about $34 a piece, wiping out $11.5 billion off the closing market cap on friday. investors and traders all of playing the blame game. some saying morgan stanley priced it just too high and others saying they sold too many shares. there are lingering concerns about base and remember, that just before face wook oobbook went public the social network announced advertisi

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decrease in which could reduce breast cancer, researchers say 5% weight loss can reduce the risk of estrogen, hormones are ready to increase in breast cancer risk. >>> and new york woman sentenced for the way she financed her wedding and honeymoon is 25 rolled woman pleaded guilty to a scam that she had leukemia and wanted to have a dream wedding. donations portent including a wedding dress she may be ordered to pay back the $30,000 collected. health officials tracking down parents as babies exposed to tuberculosis at two hospitals in northern california. two babies who spent time at the sutter medical center and in north bay and asunder in fairfield exposed to tb, the risk of infection babies should test positive for symptoms when need to receive antibiotics. doctors in rome have implemented the world's smallest artificial heart, the operation on the 16 month old child happened in march, doctors say the heart was used as an emergency for 13 days until a real heart became available the child reportedly doing well. >>> strollers it did element in the latest demonstration in washington. parent

researchers say that even a 5% weight loss can reduce the levels of circulating estrogen. those hormones are linked with an increase of breast cancer risk. >> dog treats from china continue to take their toll on pets here. nearly 1000 dogs have reported to become sick or died in the past six months. on the consumer watch, julie watch says those be jerky treats remain on store shelves. >> let me ... >> they should not be sold in the united states. >> animal lovers were horrified to hear potentially toxic doctor still being sold nationwide. >> i really should do more research. >> at issue these a chicken and turkey strips link to potential fatal symptoms. >> this poison. >> complaints about the streets date back to 2007 but since november they have skyrocketed and in six months the fda has reportedly logged over 900 cases of illness or death linked to various brands. brands that we found today on bay area store shelves. >> it is terrible. they should ban those. for sure. >> technically cannot. despite numerous test the fda has yet to find specific talks and responsible for t

estrogen and progesterone raised the risk of cancer. it increased the risk for stroke and blood clots. finally, blaming of the city for a recent -- obesity for the uptick in kidney stones, an increase of 66% since 1994. gout are also other possibile side effects. cut back on salt and animal proteins. >> all quiet on the hd doppler, but this storm will scoot through the region. the main batch of storms trekking across the northwestern part of carroll county. gusting wind associated and brief heavy downpours but it is also a possibility with some of the stronger storms in the area. this thunderstorm over here, moving northeast at 21 miles per hour and it will eventually market went up to hagerstown and to frederick. right now, the heavy weather just north of baltimore inching in our direction and reject out where the watches are in effect. the pink shades are under thunderstorm watch. this is until 10:00 tonight. these yellow counties are were severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect. a cluster of southern storms out there producing gus

some women take estrogen to help strengthen their bones and prevent dementia.e reinforced opinions that the benefits are not pretty enough to justify the risks including an increase in the chance of breast cancer and heart disease. the fda says he should be careful about where you buy your drugs. a counterfeit had rawl is sold over the internet. it contains different ingredients that could be harmful to your health. >> if you manage to avoid flue this year, flu season is officially over. the virus lead to 26 deaths. this season was mild because of the warmer than usual winter and an increased number of people getting flu shots. >> some fairfax county students are especially proud of their teacher tonight. richard gordon is one of 20 people spoke -- sworn in as american citizens during a ceremony today. he is proud to be an american citizen. >> i have been here 19 years. i have had two daughter is the had a wonderful time here. they have a great deal of opportunity here. i thought it was time that i recognized what america has done for my family. >> people from

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a new study finds even a 5% weight loss can reduce the levels of circulating estrogen. of hormones are linked to an increase breast cancer risk. the study is published in the journal of clinical oncology. >> today the trust for america's health releases its annual report. the study ranks states by the number of deaths from injury and grades the states on ways they can make themselves safer. joining us with a breakdown of our region is the executive director jeff levy. thanks for being with us. >> thank you, steve. >> let's look and maryland d.c., and virginia. about average, when you look at the injury and violence rate accidents associated with injury and violence. the scened.c. was slightly above the national average. virginia was slightly below. when you looked at the country d.c. ranks 29th maryland, 37, virginia 39. you want to be at the bottom of this list. >> what can we do to get better? >> that's the main idea of the report. whether you rank high or low are injury rates are injurytoo in this country. injuries are the third leading cause of death in this country

>> it's felt it is due in part to hormones, there's a rapid decrease in estrogen and progesterone, it'sthat's the hormonal contribution to developing postpartum depression. but that doesn't tell the whole story. it's also felt to be due to the lack of sleep that people get after giving birth and having a newborn and the stress associated with having a newborn. >> now, a woman who is going through this may not recognize it herself. what should her husband, her -- >> significant other, partner? >> what should they look for? >> i think they should be looking for the sad mood. if it continues past two weeks. they need to be thinking, maybe there's more to this than just the baby blues. if they're, if their wife or partner is really not sleeping well, they're incredibly irritable, they're crying a lot, they feel completely overwhelmed, they feel like they're not doing a good job as a mother, if they suspect that there's a problem, they need to trust their instincts and recognize there might be a problem in which case, they should talk to their obgy dmmpb or the child's pediatrician or seek o

and that's largely because-- we believe-- that estrogen, in particular, helps protect women against having heart disease. but once they're post-menopausal, then they are just as susceptible as man is to heart disease. prevention, for women, i think really centers around some of the common sense things. take care of health in terms of exercising regularly, avoiding excessive alcohol, avoiding cigarettes, avoiding excessive stress. i think people understand more and more that stress has a large impact on many risk factors. controlling weight-- maintaining as close to ideal body weight as much as possible. seeing the doctor regularly to check on all those factors. we have many different levels of cardiovascular care here in our clinic and our program overall. our mission right now is to detect heart disease, or risk for heart disease, at an early stage. that's one issue, but our other mission is to take patients who have known heart disea or cardiovascular problems and aggressively teach them to improve lifestyle, be on optimal medical therapy that we are learning more and more can improve th

i thought he had estrogen. >> let me ask you this, we showed a little clip.ow this is interesting, you did a sketch where you were stephen a. smith, from espn. it didn't make the broadcast, yet still, because of the dress rehearsals, it made it on the internet. this has been all the talk this week. and have you heard from smith himself? >> he's talked about it. he said, i really talk like that? is it really like that? it is what it is. you know. that's disgraceful! it's embarrassing. and i'm ticked off! look at that. they cut it for time. but they put it on the internet. and i didn't think it was going to go as well as it is. the hood watches it. everybody from white folks to puerto ricans, they see it because it's on espn. >> i don't usually ask people to do impressions to do them. do you mind doing a little denzel washington? >> sure, man, why not? okay, all right, all right, okay, now i can't read that because i don't have my glasses on. what i can do is improvise. that's right, i am having a seizure. that's what i'm doing. that happened to denzel. >> we'r

when you talk about menopause for women, estrogen levels are nonexiste nonexistent.evels should never be below normal range. >> is it a shot or pill? >> there's many different therapies. the most common is a gel. by a company called abbott -- >> you rub it on? >> correct. >> it's painless? >> yes. but there are injections as well and coming out in the future with some oral medications, some pills, which will really boost the industry even more. >> men with big tummies need to be on the lookout, you're saying? >> absolutely. the bigger the belly, lower testosterone and these are people with diabetes as well. >> i would like to be on record, let the record show, charlie rose does not have a big belly. that's all i'm saying. thank you. very good to see you. >> thank you. >> i'll be on the record with no commen >>> in britain they are calling kate middleton the new angelina jolie. really? we'll make that a "long story short." living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... ...could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you

i'm studying to be a special ed teacher, i want to make a difference so our young estrogen rations have an equal opportunity to succeed in life. i rely on student loans to pay for my education and to assist me in times of need in this harsh economic climate. higher interest rates mean i'll never be able to afford a home or reliable vehicle, i'll never be able to provide for my family. i'll always feel in debt to be trying to make myself a better person, trying to be a better citizen for our country and for the state of ohio. given the chance for better job opportunity outside of my area of expertise, i'd surely take it into great consideration. i know that in years to come i'll desperately be looking to relieve myself from the cost of my education. i feel like i've been punished for wanting an education, wanting to better myself so that i can better the lives of others. i want to make a difference. i'm fighting against those who don't even realize what it means to truly struggle. please, don't stop fighting for me. -- for me." you can hear the desperation here. you can hear the focus sh