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. >>> children with sleep apnea, their upper airways can collapse.f untreated it can lead to beavenual issues, poor growth and heart trouble. >> it's important to treat sleep apnea. i'd very common condition and can be disabling. a lot of people don't know if they have it. if someone's tired, they're snoring, it's important to tell your doctor because sleep apnea is a treatable condition. >> the academy of pediatrics suggest that all children who snore should be screened for sleep apnea. once it's diagnosed, sleep apnea is treatable. >>> ever think about why you vote the way you do? sign cysts -- scientists said our genes could play a role. it has some influence on why some people differ on various issues. researchers said if they can pinpoint the job net tick issues, they may be more aware of why people vet the way they do. abc2news.com is your place for all the health news you need. check out the page and you'll find today's health headlines and other information. >>> coming up at 5:30, our live team coverage continues from perry hall high school.

. >>> sleep apnea, problems not a problem for adults. how your kids can develop the conditions and what could happen if left untreated. those stories and more coming up. >>> work is nearly complete. the area of the national mall, you may have noticed it's under construction and been that way since 2010. workers replaced the old leaking foundations with new concrete base. the national parker is vis hopes to re-open the pool to the public by tend the end of the month. >>> the action hero flick, it topped the charts for a second week in a row, pulling in 13.5 million dollars. the born legacy that came in at number 2, and the surprise of the weekend, the top ten showing of the con receivertive leaning documentary, 20 sf, obama america, antiobama film, that earned $8.2 million. >>> the first day of school for thousands of maryland students and principalses they are looking forward to a new year. good morning maryland at 5:00 starts right now. blame it on the rain, growing problem for baltimore city right now. [no audio] it is back to school t

we're talking about sleep apnea ya, and it's the subject of our daily dose. >> sleep apnea leads to repetitives dangerous to people over the course of their life. because of the awakening response and drops in oxygen during the night it actually is one of the causes of hypertension and we think it has a major role to play in things like diabetes, type 2 diabetes, obesity. turns out it not only makes things difficult to remember but it makes it harder for you to learn. so children and add less ends and anyone who's trying to learn something new really need sleep in order to put down that memory. if you have sleep apnea, one of the things you can do is get it treated. it's absolutely reversible. there are therapy devices called positive airway

. >> apnea can aif anything can affect children. all children or teens are recommended to be screened for the condition. >> you stop breathing multiple times while you are sleeping, each if you are not aware. >> once it is diagnoseed the condition is treatable. >>> parents with a newborn son, the american academy of pediatrics is issuing a poí1sñ statement on circumcision. new scientific evidence ties circumcision to a lower risk of acquiring hiv. the aap, the benefits are not great enough to recommend routine circumcision. the risks include pain, infection or minor scarring. >>> the dread you feel when your doorbell rings and you spot a salesman. >> some have the knocking things, causing problems. a knock at the door interrupted gretchen while working from home. she saw two men on her porch. >> they said they were selling magazines. i said i wasn't interested. i said that i declined several times. >> reporter: they said it would help charter schools. the magazine never arrived and the company never responded. >> it angers me that s

we were in a meeting two weeks ago who did the rationale apnea ryan and and i saw a rough reflection on the venue. i think that there is legislation going through to deal with that. the police code, which took effect late last year, took the process of parking lots in the hands of the police department. it is an annual inspection, as well as an analysis of the location if you have a parking lot -- may be the operator leaves at the clock and cornell i want to shoot you -- sheet those questions directly on to the alcohol liaison unit. they will make sure that the proper people are involved, or they will be in it themselves. there is a revocation process. we can talk with them than about things like lighting, security, who is that the lot and what hours. that kind of stuff. i hope that the discussion have been i am glad to take any question if anyone has them. let's [inaudible] i appreciate your approach in your thoughts. i have always felt that is -- it is a very slow city. wax [inaudible] -- >> [inaudible] people in the department have had attitudes around night life, i felt they were

i see a lot of obstructive sleep apnea and what problems. -- weight problems. >> obesity is expensive, according to the cdc. just five years ago, obesity cost americans $147 billion in medical costs. if you would like to take a close look at the report, we have provided a link on our website, wbaltv.com. we are live in federal hill tonight. >> students in baltimore city will return to class in less than two weeks, but it was the city's principals who received a lesson today. annual peptalk from the school's top administrator. >> it was a pep talk with a purpose. the district is facing a number of challenges, and near the top of the list is finding ways to keep more students in school. >> we have a lot of ground cover today. >> officials say they want to say administrators are marching to the same need -- a bit of progress. they met for a back-to-school message from the ceo. he said it wants to mix it should the district does not lose ground when it comes to keeping students in school. >> i have been stressing the fact that there are certain things that we pushed very hard and got real

i'm like "he looks like me with a sleep apnea mask." [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: sleep apnea.gh. >> jimmy: yeah, sure. >> so, that's all i could think of the whole time watching him. "there's panda feces all over gotham, batman." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he does have that great voice. >> the spotted -- has giant testicles, batman." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you must have went nuts watching that. >> i did, and i kind of wish they would have ruined -- like, my goal is to ruin a movie franchise. i really want to. >> jimmy: it's on your bucket list. >> i just need $90 million to get started. i have a "sex and the city" script, which is really great. at the opening of the movie, all four ladies are in a limo and they're going to a wedding or something and they're laughing. you know, "tee-hee, hee-hee." whatever they talk about, menopause -- hee-hee-hee-hee. [ laughter ] and all of a sudden, this dump truck barrels through a red light -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, all right, i got you. what page of the script is that. >> this is page one. >> jimmy: page one. there you go. yeah. >> all

they are recommending all children who snore regularly be trusted for sleep apnea. it can lead to developmental delays if left untreated. >>> the new school year has lawmakers calling for the government to crack down on toxic school supplies. a survey of 20 common school supplies by the center found some school splays carry a toxic chemical. -- supplies carry a toxic chemical. >> why, for instance, would you ban it in a spiderman action toy, but not in a spiderman lunchbox or backpack? >> human studies have found links from it to birth defects in baby boys, adhd, diabetes, asthma. >> the american chemical council has issued a statement saying there is no reliable evidence that they have ever caused any harm to humans in more than 50 years of use. >>> we all want to put our best face forward and slow down the aging process. more and more men are embrace that go mentality as well. >> more men are now opting for cosmetic procedure. anita brickman tells us about the rise when it comes to botox. >> i didn't see the horrific things. >> reporter: vernon martin started to l

if sleep apnea goes untreated, it could lead to significant health problems, as well as behavioral issues and developmental delays. >>> time now to talk about weather. we could start with isaac and perhaps maybe we start locally. humid day. >> yeah. >> and not the rain we saw yesterday. >> and that is crazy. >> yeah, it was. >> and it was torrential and get an idea of what they're going to go through in the gulf coast and in florida, it's been six to 12 inches of rain. >> i know. >> isn't it odd that this can hit almost to the exact day of the anniversary of katrina? >> absolutely. it's crazy. >> katrina when it came ashore was category 3 and was in 5 and is this is not that strong. >> and they're bracing. >> yeah. >> the governor's telling them to get out of the low-lying areas. >> that is the last thing they want to see. they have done a lot of work on the levees and people are paying attention. when you any through that, you don't disregard it again. >> that's right. >> we have the blue skies and puffy clouds, we don't have the torrential downpours. did you get stuck in that yesterday?

in many other diseases associated with being overweight, like diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, joint problems, and stress incontinence in women specifically. >> obesity is also expensive. five years ago, obesity-related costs total to $147 billion in the united state for a closer look of that report, just go to wbaltv.com. >> your 11:00 forecast with tom tasselmeyer. >> video is coming in from the white marsh area. you can see the intense lighting at associative with tonight's stars. the power has gone out twice and hail is coming down in the white marsh area. that will do damage along with the gusty winds and possible funnel cloud. these are isolated, not part of a large complex area, but just isolated storms bubbling up through the evening hours -- this is the one here that looks like some heavy rain east of i- 95 and route 40 in eastern harford county. the same system that came across the city earlier and produce a tornado warning in the city and the county. that has been weakened and then redeveloped. the strongest storms are coming through baltimore county. this one is sh

esto en busca de tratar la apnea obstructiva del sueÑo.nsado que alguna de sus amigas se esta volviendo loca por esos cambios de caracter repentinos, por esos calores raros, no se asuste. probable este experimentando la menopausia. un proceso natural de la vida de todas las feminas. pero como hacerlo mas llevadero... diulka perez nos muestra reporter pkg-as follows -- dicen que ya no hay espacio para el desÁnimo ni la aÑoranza por el paso de los aÑos. cuando los hijos crecen y se independizan otros proyectos comienzan a ocupar las agendas de estas mujeres que aseguran que nunca se sintieron tan liberadas como ahora. "en los últimos años estoy haciendo triatlón, nado, monto bicicleta. tengo un hijo, trabajo, integro todo esto en mi rutina diaria" en el parque mirador sur de santo domingo se juntan cientos de mujeres todas las maÑanas y no sÓlo comparten rutinas de ejercicios, tambie Én experiencias de vida de co Ómo sobrellevar esta nueva etapa. "para mi particularmente la etapa de la menopausia fue muy sencilla, como yo siempre es

. >> curtis on twitter, up early until my sweep apnea test. >> huge demographic for us, people with rarerders. you thought we were kidding, people who can't sleep watch our show. >> debby on twitter who i'm assuming represents all of your audience. willie, what souvenirs did you bring us from london? >> let's see. a little rain, a little drizzle and warm

because it tends to lead to snoring and also sleep apnea if you tend to have sleep apnea. worse. >> i think i know a little bit about that. a little bit it's one of those things you have to deal with. free fall is the next one. what's that about? >> sleeping on your stomach. that's actually the worst position for adults. you see children happily sleeping on their stomachs. they have more neck flexibility. it's easy for them to be comfortable on their bellies and move their head from side to side. we tend to lose that flexibility as we get older. we have to contort ourselves to be comfortable and breathe on our stomachs. that can lead to pain in the neck and the lower back as well. >> how do they come up with the personality types based on your sleeping position? which changes, by the way, throughout the night. >> 11 to 13 times a night. you know, i do kind of wonder about the study and what sort of personality test he was giving. i wasn't able to find that in the methodology of the study. as a scientist, i kind of wondered a little bit. it's a jumping off point. they can d

i see a lot of obstructive sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and for other people like reflux and urinary stress incontinence in women, specifically. >> obesity is expensive. according to the cdc, just five years ago, obesity cost americans $147 billion in medical costs. if you would like to take a closer look at the report, we have provided a link on our website, wbaltv.com. we are live in federal hill tonight. >> that is amazing. here is a look at some of our other top stories at this hour. another call on the annapolis to create jobs. the coalition of labor unions is urging members to pass a bill expanding gambling in maryland. the bills on the house floor, and it provides bigger tax breaks for casino operators. the republicans took exception to the provision to use tax dollars to train college students to work in casinos. and new details tonight on a suspicious death over the weekend. police have charged the victim's 26-year-old son with his death. 53-year-old darius keaton was found shot to death inside his pasadena home over the weekend. it was discovered the vehicle was missing fro

mass index requirements and people with highigh blood pressure, diabete, high cholesterol or sleep apneathe drugs are not covered by most insurance companies. one drug tends to make people feel full. it's a combination of two drugs, one that eases seizures and migraines. the other drug triggers satisfaction by working on brain receptors for seratonin. critics argue that obese people should watch their diet and exercise more. many physicians believe physical things occur inside the braip that cause some folks to overeat and in turn, gain weight. >> we've got to start treating people more aggressively before they begin to develop diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. these are the kinds of problems that are costing us billions and billions of dollars in health care, and what we're doing now is nothing until the problem erupts. >> reporter: nutritionists say when the drugs are released this fall, patients should regularly visit a registered dietician to monitor their lifestyle and figure out what initially caused the weight gain. side effects for the drugs include headaches, nau

adpressure to the upper airway that reduces and eliminates upper airway closures caused by apnea. >> all right. much more of the newsroom straight ahead. i'm fredricka whitfield. news room continues with ashleigh banfield. >> i am ashleigh banfield. it's 11:00 on the east coast. that means it's 8:00 on the west coast. let's get started with this. it's not even labor day yet and the presidential campaign, i think you can say, it's pretty much in the gutter. it started with vice president biden telling a lot of african-americans that the policy will put people, and i'm quoting, back in chains. back in chains, seriously. before you freak out, biden's mention of chains according to their campaign is apaper lit a reference to paul ryan back in 2010 when he responded to the "state of the union" address when he said we need to unshackle our economy. okay, is that weaseling out of a serious gaffe? you'll want to have a listen yourself to make a decision. take a look. >> look at their budget and what they're proposing. romney said in the first 100 days he's going to let the big banks rewrite

. >> he has a bad back and sleep apnea.a lot of reasons. >> rose: there's a lot of things wrong with this fella, he's not aware of any of it until later in the story. >> rose: and what does the good doctor do when she comes to see him and he comes to... >> he tries to peel away the layers of the artichoke, i think. because that's what their marriage is at this point. there are many, many layers of disconnects between them. and i really... i think he approaches it not to solve their problems but to get them to sort of witness each other and to start to make connections. >> rose: because in the end he doesn't know whether they'll stay together or not. >> no, but he thinks they have the potential to stay together. and says as much. >> rose: swhaez? >> he says that... >> rose: this is a chance for a new beginning? >> he says he sees people who come in who shouldn't have been married in the first place but he believes these two should have been and the rest is up to them. >> rose: these are people whose children have left the ne

not only does shannon have type two diabetes, she recently had major surgery for obstructive sleep apnea airways and help her breathe better. and she's well aware that there is one thing she could do to improve her condition. >> yeah, it is hard to not be like everybody else. but, you know, everyone has some kind of thing they have to carry with their whole life, so this is mine. >> reporter: would you like to be able to lose weight? >> yes. >> reporter: is it hard to do that? >> yes. >> reporter: what's the hardest part about it? >> willpower. >> reporter: dr. zeitler says the irony of this explosion in type two cases in children is that the disease is almost entirely preventable. he calls it a lifestyle illness. >> this represents the outcome of a large number of social changes that probably began in the '70s. more mothers working so the kids were coming home to empty homes, being told to stay indoors, more opportunities for sedentary activities. when i was a kid, you went outside. so the opportunities for sedentary behavior have increased. >> reporter: 15-year-old essence reese knows

being overweight results in many other diseases, like diabetes, hype blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnearitis. reflux and urinary stress incontinence. >> lowell melser, wbal. >> five years ago, obesity related costs totaled $147 billion in the u.s. for a closer look at the report, go to wbaltv.com. stay with us, more coming up. ♪ ♪ i'm thinking sweet ♪ and i'm thinking new ♪ i'm thinking all these brilliant colors ♪ ♪ shining through ♪ i'm thinking sunshine ♪ i'm thinking sunshine ♪ i'm thinking [ whistles ] ♪ i'm thinking [ whistles ] [ female announcer ] 40 delicious flavors that feel as good as they taste. yoplait, it is so good! >> can you imagine working at the same job half a century? jean hammond can tell what size shoe you wear by looking at your feet. >> if you've been to the bootery in the kenilworth mall, you've probably met her. at 82 years old, jean hammond is as much a staple in the store as the bear that's a symbol of the shop. >> i'm used to working and i'm happy with working here. i like to see at which time people each day. >> this week, jean celebrates 50 years working

recently we've seen a substantial reduction in the processing time for pilots diagnosed with sleep apnea which may effect 4-6% of the u.s. population. it's a very dangerous condition and certainly has adverse effects on aviation safety. yet the initial certification process required a series of tests that were both expensive and required a long period, relatively long period in between getting the test and getting the day and getting it -- data and getting it to the faa. so it discouraged pilots from obtaining evaluations for a possible serious medical condition. now that the faa has shortened the process to allow technology to take advantage of getting data quickly, the process ha gone from -- the process has gone from what used to take three months to no sometimes under two weeks. so it works synergistically with the pilots to improve health, and as dr. tilton said, the safety of the aerospace system because pilots are encouraged to get treatments for diseases they might have. >> hi. i'm colin wilson with mesa airlines. i'm alpha safety volunteer, and i've got kind of a three-tiered qu

recently, we have seen a substantial reduction in the process in time for pilots diagnosed with sleep apneahich may affect four to 6% of the u.s. population cod it is a difficult condition and has adverse effects on aviation safety. yet the initial certification process required a series of tests that were both expensive and required among period between getting the data to the faa. so it discourage pilots from obtaining evaluations for a possible serious medical condition. now the they have shortened the process to allow technology to take advantage of getting back quickly, the process has gone from just under two weeks. pilots are encouraged to get treatment for diseases they might have. >> hello, i'm calling wilson with mesa all -- airlines. accusations are claims of the amount of radiation that we are exposed to on certain flights, can you give us an example of this in other aspects of our lives come and going into the solar flares that we are seeing so much on the news these days, is adding to that exposure and that kind of segues into my final part, did you discuss the interactions th

recently we have seen a substantial reduction in the processing time for pilots diagnosed with sleep apnea which may affect four to 6% of the u.s. population. it's very change condition, and certainly has adverse effects on aviation safety. yet the initial certification process required a series of tests that were both expensive and require a long period of, relative long period in between getting the test, getting the data and getting it to the faa. to a discouraged pilot from obtaining evaluation for a possible serious medical condition. now that the faa has shortened the process to allow technology to take advantage of getting data quickly, the process has gone from what used to take three months and sometimes under two weeks. it works synergistically with the pilots to improve health as dr. tilton said, the safety of airspace system because pilots are encouraged to pursue these evaluations to get treatment for diseases they might have. >> i am calling wilson with mesa airlines. i have kind of a three tier question. first of all, we hear all sorts of wild accusations or claims of the am