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having atrial fibrillation gives you a 5 times greater risk of stroke than if you didn't have it.kes that are twice as likely to be deadly or severely disabling as other types of strokes. if you, or someone you care for, have atrial fibrillation, even if you're already taking medication, there are still important things you'll want to know. for a free interactive book call 1-877-904-afib, or log onto afibstroke.com. learn more about the connection between atrial fibrillation and strokes, and get advice on how to live with afib. and with this valuable information in your hand, talk to your doctor. call 1-877-904-afib today. >>> now the ongoing backlash over controversial security patdowns at airports just before tomorrow's thanksgiving rush. tom costello covers aviation for msnbc news. he's live at the airport. tom, as i understand it from your reporting early this morning there's been a slight change in some of these tsa procedures? >> reporter: yeah, i think that's how i characterize it, slight, a tweak here. for the most part people selected for controversial patdowns are those

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having atrial fibrillation gives you a 5 times greater risk of stroke than if you didn't have it.e twice as likely to be deadly or severely disabling as other types of strokes. if you, or someone you care for, have atrial fibrillation, even if you're already taking medication, there are still important things you'll want to know. for a free interactive book call 1-877-580-afib, or log onto afibstroke.com. learn more about the connection between atrial fibrillation and strokes, and get advice on how to live with afib. and with this valuable information in your hand, talk to your doctor. call 1-877-580-afib today. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt. just hours from now, general motors stock will begin trading on the new york stock exchange. on wednesday, g.m. raised $20 billion in the biggest initial public stock offering in u.s. history. setting a price of $33 per common share and could gain 10 to 20% on thursday. harry reid will call for a vote to repeal the military's don't ask/don't tell policy. the 1993 law prevents gays from serving openly in the militar

having atrial fibrillation gives you a 5 times greater risk of stroke than if you didn't have it.es that are twice as likely to be deadly or severely disabling as other types of strokes. if you, or someone you care for, have atrial fibrillation, even if you're already taking medication, there are still important things you'll want to know. for a free interactive book call 1-877-afib-stroke, or log onto afibstroke.com. learn more about the connection between atrial fibrillation and strokes, and get advice on how to live with afib. and with this valuable information in your hand, talk to your doctor. call 1-877-afib-stroke today. >>> this is a rough one. police in georgia call it a cold and calculated murder. 36-year-old russell sniderman, a father of two, gunned down last thursday after dropping his 2-year-old son at preschool. police in the atlanta suburb of do dunwoody said a man walked up and shot sniderman point blank right near the school. >> my niece and nephew will never know their father. my sister-in-law had an entire lifetime of dreams ripped from her. our whole family lo

having atrial fibrillation gives you a 5 times greater risk of stroke than if you didn't have it.kes that are twice as likely to be deadly or severely disabling as other types of strokes. if you, or someone you care for, have atrial fibrillation, even if you're already taking medication, there are still important things you'll want to know. for a free interactive book call 1-877-580-afib, or log onto afibstroke.com. learn more about the connection between atrial fibrillation and strokes, and get advice on how to live with afib. and with this valuable information in your hand, talk to your doctor. call 1-877-580-afib today. >>> "patriots and pinheads" in a moment but first you ask for it and you got it. there is now a dvd of the "bold fresh tour" starring glenn beck and myself in time for christmas. you can see beck and i make complete fools of ourselves for two hours. an amazing stocking stuffer. if you become a bill o'reilly premium member or extend the membership for a year we will give you the dvd for free. short-term deal so check it out. if you want to buy it to go to our web

>> glor: more than two million americans suffer from an irregular heartbeat, what's called atrial fibrillation, which increases the risk of sphroak. doctors have long had only one drug to help these patients but the f.d.a. has approved what could be a revolutionary replacement as we hear from dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: 68-year-old hernan guarderas is hoping a new blood thinner upon give him back his old life. it's called dabigatran. >> with the new medicine i will be free. >> reporter: he has a condition called fibrillation. he has been taking warfarin to prevent a stroke but it forces him to restrict his diet, increases risk of bleeding and requires close monitoring. >> i was for almost two years every week in the doctor's office taking my blood. >> reporter: this new drug does not require monitoring. it's also easy to stop if the patient needs surgery. >> the cardiology community has been waiting for years to have a replacement for warfarin. >> reporter: a study of more than 18,000 patients found dabigatran, prevents more stroke strobes than coumadin at the highest dose. >> it seems like t

having atrial fibrillation gives you a 5 times greater risk of stroke than if you didn't have it.es that are twice as likely to be deadly es . >> shepard: a man robs a convenience store with a big knife in his hand as a security camera rolls. top story on a fox trip across america. oregon. the guy walking into this shop at a gas station east of portland and demanding cash. you can see the kitchen knife in one of his hands. while he uses the other to try to hide his face. the clerk cooperated. the thief still on the loose. florida. workers at a program just outside miami shipping hundreds of prosthetics to haiti. it's to help adults and children alike there who lost limbs in last january's earthquake. ohio. a police officer in sandusky caught on his own cruiser's dash cam video relieving himself off a boat dock. we're told people were complaining that the cop wasn't answering phone calls while he was on the job. so authorities checked the videotape. and that's when they discovered this pee break along with extending trips to his home and the homes of relatives. the police chief dem

having atrial fibrillation gives you a 5 times greater risk of stroke than if you didn't have it.as likely to be deadly or severely disabling as other types of strokes. if you, or someone you care for, have atrial fibrillation, even if you're already taking medication, there are still important things you'll want to know. for a free interactive book call 1-877-904-afib, or log onto afibstroke.com. learn more about the connection between atrial fibrillation and strokes, and get advice on how to live with afib. and with this valuable information in your hand, talk to your doctor. call 1-877-904-afib today. >>> now to a hollywood murder mystery. ronni chase en was gunned down in her car in beverly hills on tuesday morning. as george lewis reports, police say they don't know what the motive may have been. >> a glittering hollywood premier for the movie "burlesque." as the stars of the film, cher and christina aguilera pose for photographers, publicist ronni chase en can be spotted on the sidelines, the last pictures of her alive. >> she was such a greatperson, and to have such a viole

. >>> atrial fibrillation is an eventual heart leak that can lead to a stroke. >> reporter: saundra hashistory of heart problems. one is eight tree al fibrillation, a fib where the heart quivers more than it beats. >> i was feeling pretty lousy and i just didn't have the stamina that i had had. >> reporter: during a procedure to open the 72-year-old's blocked arteries, doctors placed a device like this on her heart and it made a world of difference. >> now i feel like i could go back to work. no, not really. >> reporter: that device is called an atri clip. >> the main john of the clip is to exclude -- job of the clip is to ex-- >> where blood clots can form, travel to the brain ask cause a stroke in patients -- and cause a stroke with patients with a fib. >> before the clip came out, the way we would typically manage the left atrial pendage is suturing or dividing it with a stapler. >> it clamps down. >> the clip is a way to secure the left pendage so blood can no longer go there and form clots. >> he performed one of the first clip procedures in the world at pennsylvania's st. luke's h

. >> taking fish-oil supplements probably won't make a difference if you have atrial fibrilation.so increases your chances of having a stroke. in the first large study, testing fish oil supplements on a-fib, researchers gave them dummy pills or a high-dose prescription version of omega 3 fatty acids. after six months, no difference in heart flutter episodes. >> a study shows the death of a spouse can or child can literally break your heart a. it may increase the risk of heart attack. symptoms usually go away within six months. researchers say those in mourning for their loved ones may want to seek a medical review and should seek immediate help for cardiac symptoms. >> if you are a baltimore county resident and have gotten your flu shot, you now have a chance to get one for free. through december 1, they will be given at three locations. the free shots will be offered between 1:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon, but not on thanksgiving day or the day after. we posted exact addresses about the flu on our web site at www.wbaltv.com. click on "medical alert." >> only 12 heart transplants