john torres, nbc ? >>> a different kind of delay of game for nfl fans yesterday, not to mention a most welcome one. national anthem, all four minutes and 35 seconds of it. in case you were wondering, the hch star spangled banner" usually takes a few minutes, but she is queen of soul. you don't earn that title by letting a football game clock get in the way of a fantastic performance. the official white house christmas tree arrived in grand style, 19 feet tall, atop the horse drawn carriage. for the last time, the to receive it, accompanied by her nephews, the kids she calls her rye replacement kids jokingly. her daughters were sleeping, it is the holidays after all. a boy in florida determined to spread cheer, so determined in fact he had to make an emergency phone call. >> walton county, 911, what's the address of the emergency. >> hello. you come over because we are having thanksgiving. th and with such nice manners, the invitation was accepted and billie got a visit from a pair of deputies later that

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john torres takes a look. >> reporter: kim carlisle's kitchen looks like a high school chemistry lab.it's like a giant dose of gut health. >> reporter: she's making a homemade version of a capsule stuffed with live bacteria she grew in her kitchen. >> reporter: bottoms up. >> reporter: the virginia mother said before she started taking the psycho biotics, major stress almost left her incapacitated. >> i wasn't in control. i couldn't calm down. >> reporter: the result of her own struggle with mental health issues and caring for three special needs children. her psychiatrist recommended them. >> i recommend them to every one of my patients. >> reporter: studies show adding good bacteria, the kind found in yogurt, fermented foods, and pro biotic supplements improves moods and can lessen anxiety. most of the research is in animals until now. tillis discovered this. >> this particular scan we're seeing with the gut does to affect the brain. >> reporter: these are brain scans of women after they ate yogurt twice a day for a month. tillish said their brains actually changed. showing the wome

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john torres has the details. >> for kristen, every step is a reminder how much pain she would be in. swell from the point where i could not walk. >> the only drug that gave her release of a popular but controversial pain reliever feared to be linked to heart attacks, vioxx, it has links to thousands of deaths. >> now, a long waited ten year study of 24,000 pay she wants that to two popular pain relievers. celebrex at moderate doses does not put them at higher risk of heart disease. >> doctor stevenson says another striking finding had to do with of -- >> moderate doses of celebrex appears to be safer than the older drugs ibuprofen. >> kristen can now take a crucial drug without the fear. >> i am fortunate and the treatment with it. >> it is been uneventful for me and given more just pain relief from millions of americans suffering from chronic pain. >> doctor torres is with us now. most of us know these medicines because we take the over the counter form with them. what does the story tells us. >> these medicines for those taking it at a daily bases and for any of us is to take the l

john torres, thank you. >> you bet. >>> that wraps up this hour's live coverage.re keeping watch on developments in bedminster, new jersey, where donald trump is meeting with mitt romney. we'll check in with kelly o'donnell in just a moment. i'm sheinelle jones. have a good day. my hygienist said the most random thing. she said i should think of my teeth like an apple. it could be great on the outside not so great on the inside. her advice? use a toothpaste and mouthwash that strengthens both. go pro with crest pro-health advanced. it's uniquely formulated with activestrength technology to strengthen teeth inside and is better at strengthening the outside than colgate total. crest toothpaste and mouthwash makes my whole mouth feel amazing. advance to healthier gums and stronger teeth from day one. my check-up was great. want to make thanksgiving extra here's a few suggestions. always cut the head off the turkey before you cook it. and don't forget to serve delicious stove top stuffing. my mouth is watering just thinking about it. the stuffing... not the turkey hea

. >> reporter: nbc doctor john torres an er doctor himself and others suggest know your in network hospital. find out if er doctors are covered. if you get a surprise bill, negotiate. that cut $200 off financial pain while trying to heel. >>> we turn now to troubling findings. the first half of the year, highway deaths climbed more than 10% compared to last year. after years of decline, experts say the rising rate of fatales could be linked to apps. apps designed to make your life easier behind the wheel, but may be putting you in danger. nbc explains. >> reporter: in on the freeway. in minnesota a teenager kills a father and daughter. from florida to california, nearly 18,000 people have died on highways in the first six months of this year. a startling 10% spike compared to last year. experts say apps may be driving the troubling trend, taking away our attention from the road like never before. >> i knew she was gone, but you know, you don't want to accept it. amanda to distracted driving. >> so tempting to just let me check facebook status or let me send a tweet or check my e-mail. it ca

john torres has details. >> spencer jones was 15 months old when he first got the label alle t >> if it stayed in his chart he would be given antibiotics that weren't as effective, that were probably more toxic, that were more expensive. >> reporter: to today the 10-year-old is at the allergist getting tested to see if he is truly allergic. it is something more doctors are calling for as new research finds at least 90% of people labeled with penicillin allergies have grown out of it were miss diagnosed in the first place. related to the antibiotic and get labeled. >> reporter: dr. phillips says miss diagnosis can lead patients to take antibiotics with more side effects. that's exactly what happened to maria duggan days after giving birth to her son. >> itchy rash all over my body with hives. >> reporter: she got an infection and needed a penicillin-related antibiotic. but because she was labelled allergic she ended up on a drug take made her sick. she was breastfeeding, and the next drug baby. >> reporter: so you had a choice of going on a medicine that could have harmed your baby. d

john torres has more. >> reporter: spencer join jones was 15 months old when he first got the label allergic to pencillen. >> it he would be given antibiotics that weren't as effective, more tox 0ic and expensive. >> reporter: so today he sat thal edgist, getting tested toed see if he's truly allergic. it's something more doctors are calling for as new study shows that many have grown out of the allergy, or were misdiagnosed in the forecast. >> they get a rash which is the antibiotic. >> reporter: this doctor said misdiagnosis can lead patients to take antibiotics that have more side-effects. >> itchy rash all over my body with hives. >> reporter: she got an infection and needed a pencillen related antibiotic, but because she was labeled allergic, she ended up on a drug that made her sick. she was breast feeding, and baby. >> did that scare you at all? >> the decision was clear to me, i was going to pick an antibiotic that did that risk my child. >> reporter: so she decided to take the penicillin drug, and surprise, no allergic reaction. >> congratulations, it looks like your skin tests are

john torres joins us from nbc in new york this afternoon. is this like the supplement we often hear about giving to older folks 12347. >> that's exactly what we're -- folks? >> that's exactly what we're talking about. they gave them high dose supplements, the equivalent of 3 to 4,000 units a day which is a high amount. 107 of these people over 12 months found with the high dose they were less likely to get these acute respiratory infections to the t to people who got a much, much lower dose, but there's a little caveat. one issue is the people that got the high dose also had more falls and falls especially at that age can cause a lot of health issues and long term health issues. what the researchers are saying is no. 1, we aren't sure the two are connected, but there seems to be some connection and no. 2, we need to know how to dose this because we need to make infections especially in long term care facilities are very hard to treat because a lot of times there's viral and there's no antibiotics. so so having the vitamin d that can cut them

john torres.e two provisions on obamacare he would like to keep. take a look at that. >> are you going to make sure that people with preconditions are still covered? >> yes, because it's one of the strongest assets. and also with the children living with their parents for an extended period. >> those are extremely popular, people were stuck in jobs they didn't want to be in or couldn't advance because they had to stay with the employer mandated insurance to keep the insurance for somebody that might have had a pre-existing condition, and there are groups where there are accidents or traumas, those are very expensive, and from a doctor's perspective, and i know a lot of doctors are breathing a sigh of relief because he is saying amend and not repeal. it will be interesting to see what happens over the next 70 days, and one of them, mammograms and vaccinations, right now they are covered under the affordable care act but have not said anything about whether they will be covered here. if we can catch

john torres, an nbc medical contributor. dr.s, how does this work, has technology moved far enough for this? >> you're looking at science hope versus science reality. the hope is that years from now you can unfreeze, thaw out, they'll cure whatever is wrong with you and you carry on as if it were the next day. essentially when somebody dies, they try to keep the body alive as much as they can. they pump the blood through the body, inject you with blood to make sure it doesn't clot. they switch out the blood with a type of antifreeze for the body. they cool the body down, then ship her to detroit and put her in the cryogenic chamber, from there they freeze them. hopefully years from now they can unfreeze them and fix whatever is wrong. >> the institute she is at is citing other examples of insects, other human tissues and embryos. what is it that might work in this case? >> again, this is the science hope versus the science reality. the hope is 200 years from now they can cure her cancer and it will be like she woke up the next d

john torres.int, people with pre-existing conditions, young people who are living with their parents, if obamacare was repealed, how do you keep these aspects? >> that's going to be the tough part. that's also the important part because those are people that probably need the most coverage, the people with pre-existing conditions, they have health issues that need to be covered. the young children, up to 26 years old, they tend to have more trauma, which is be very expensive. but beyond that, medicaid expansion. he's talking about doing state block grants. the problem is states might not cover medicaid sufficiently. that's going to cause problems, especially for the poor. that domino effects to everybody else. birth control for women. that's another thing they looked at saying they don't want to cover that. that causes lots of issues as well because unplanned pregnancies and those type of thing kz cause a lot of issues. there's a lot of details that need to be worked out to keep people healthy. th