dr. jen nd c ashton for a "gma" health alert about food allergies. shown a striking increase just in the past decade. this is really something. why are we seeing it? >> we don't know, george. the possible theories here, maybe something in our environment. the way the food is grown or processed or something within our bodies and immune system, overuse of antibiotics, but all we can say is the numbers are up dramatically. take a look at this chart. this shows the most common food allergies. of course, peanuts still leading the bunch with about 26%. but what everything pretty much on this list, and when you look at the last item, other unspecified foods in this report over 33% of documented allergies to food. so we don't know. >> a big we don't know right there. usually you associate it with kids and try to find out what's going on. they can develop as an adult. >> more common earlier in life but my mother and i both developed our life-threatening food allergies at age 37, so we're seeing it all across various age groups. >> life-threatening. >> i had a

dr. jennifer ashton.ously the big question is just how safe is talcum powder. >> this has long been a concern in gynecology back 17 years ago when i was an intern we were trained, you know, try to avoid it. there may be an associated risk. it's controversial. some studies in the medical literature show as high as a 33% increased associated risk of women who use talc in the genital region and ovarian cancer and has been found in the ovaries and lymph nodes of those with cancer. however, flip side, really were that causeative in cancer, we surgeons have it on our gloves and putting our hands into bodies every day and there would be likely a much higher rate of ovarian cancer. the american cancer society said it's not clear that there's an associated increased risk between this particular type of ovarian cancer and we have to remember a woman has a 1 in 75 chance of developing ovarian cancer. multiple factors are associated with that risk. it's very, very difficult to pinpoint one factor with a cause of canc

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dr. jennifer ashton.big question is just how safe is talcum powder. >> this has long been a concern in gynecology back 17 years ago when i was an intern we were trained, you know, try to avoid it. there may be an associated risk. it's controversial. some studies in the medical literature show as high as a 33% increased associated risk of women who use talc in the genital region and ovarian cancer and has been found in the ovaries and lymph nodes of those with cancer. however, flip side, if talc really were that causeative in cancer, we surgeons have it glos into bodies every day andhere r raan ova cancer. the american can said it's nre's an associated increased riskarcula ovarian cancer and we have to remember a woman has a 1 in 75 chance of developg ovarian cancer. multiple factors are diflt to fe of cancer. >> any tips for the america consumerhe using talcum powder. >> you know, i we have to remember frequency and dose. it can be safe when used on other parts of the body. it is not meant to go in the bo

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dr. jen ashton just walked onto the set. >> good morning. >> so, good morning.is was a study done at the university of connecticut department of psychology and were looking at this issue called sizism which is the practice of thinking that you can assess someone's health purely by their body size, whether they're too thin appearing or too overweight and what they found unfortunately is that many, not all thankfully doctors actually echoed a lot of the same beliefs that we hold in western society and i'm going to quote from the study now. they found that a lot of these doctors considered people who were overweight or obese to be bad, lazy, stupid, worthless, these are obviously incredibly hurtful. very hard to hear and they're medically very wrong. >> yeah. we actually have some tweets. some of our viewers tweeted experiences. claudia said i weighed 168 pounds and i'm 5'8" and the doctor wrote i was an obese native female. that was ten years ago and i have never forgotten. and then someone tweeted that their doctor told them they could, quote, stand to lose a lit

dr. jennifer ashton says consider this a report card on our general health and prescription drug use. more than 55% of americans are taking four or more prescription medications. >> about 75% of us taking over the counter. we tend to think it doesn't count. it does. let me show you why that's a problem. ideally, you have a symptom, a disease, an illness or issue, you take a medication to balance good therapeutic effect with side effects. one medication, you're doing okay. the more you add, it has the potential to tip that balance and maybe treat the condition, but also side effects, cost, all of those things potentially go up. >> dr. ashton says you should keep a log of all the medications you're taking including over the counter pills and review that with your health care provider. >>> let's talk about what's going on up in sonoma county. the sonoma county fair that opens at 11:00 today. 76 degrees. the carnival opens at 3:00, 86. 75 at 7:00, and 65 at 11:00. and even though it will be partly sunny today, grab the sunscreen anyway. let's keep the fun going. but let's head down to the

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dr. jen ashton is here. good morning. >> good morning. >> got our sunglasses handy.more time. your regular sunglasses are not going to cut it. >> correct. they don't block. neither do cell phone cameras, binoculars. this is not a joke. if you look at this solar eclipse without the proper eclipse glasses which we have right here, you will do damage to your eyes and i just want to let people to know to tell you're not using counterfeits when you put them on inside everything will look black that's how you know you're looking through real eclipse safe glasses. if you look at an unfrosted light bulb you will see the wire hurt they must not be getting damaged? on the retina which is part of the eye at risk if you look without the proper glasses, there are no nerve endings. there will not be any pain. the only signs or symptoms that you will have is several hours later you'll have a central b r blurriness like there's vaseline in the center of your field. there will not be pain looking at it or afterwards. you can damage your vision in as little as a few seconds. >> do bab

dr. jen ashton our chief women's health expert is here.g. >> got our sunglasses handy. it's worth saying one more time, your regular sunglasses are not going to cut it. >> correct. they don't block that uv light neither do cell phone cameras, binoculars. this is not a joke. if you look at this solar eclipse without the proper eclipse glasses, which we have right here, you will do damage to your eyes, and i just want to let people to know to tell there are's -- that you're not using counterfeits when you put them on inside everything will look black that's how you know you're looking through real eclipse safe glasses. if you look at an unfrosted light bulb you will see the wire filament. >> let's bust some myths. what about if my eyes don't hurt they must not be getting damaged? >> the retina which is part of the eye at risk if you look without the proper g there will n bll have is several hcentral ld. th be pain either w you're lookingt itwards. beclr, youtt can damageconds. >> do babies and pets need protection because ey do. >> i know. a

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dr. jen ashton and this is about awareness but there were thing that is stood out. >> listen, i think the think when you start to see parents deciding to pull their kids out of any athletic participation, i think that's not such a good thing and i think linsey hit something really, really important. concussions and traumatic brain injury is not just a football problem. it can occur in literally any sport. it can occur at home falling out i've seen patients with that and i think we need to remember that this is just a global issue here. it's not just about one sport. >> you're right, linsey brought up some excellent points and i know you enjoy it and busting myths. >> that you have to black out and lose consciousness to have a concussion is ridiculous. the second one, you have to hit your head to have a concussion. it makes sense to think that but that's not true. remember, a concussion is your brain hitting the inside of your skull and the worst concussions oftentimes occur with a rotational hit so the head spinning around, you might not actually hit your head and then the last one is abo

dr. jen ashton is here with this.ntially big research. this came out of colorado state university and they basically took blood samples of patients with lyme disease, patients with another tick-borne many illness that looks a lot like lyme and normals and found some molecular feature, a kind of metabolic signature in the patients with lyme disease that tended to be a more accurate test so this is not ready for prime time yet. but exciting because it sheds more light on a disease and a condition that we really don't know enough about yet. >> so encouraging. time of the year people are out. wh wiss wissams. >> head to toe. people with lyme disease in particular can be pretty sick. and that red expanding rash, so-called bull's-eye rash although not everyone gets it, stiff neck, patient paullsy. >> there's seven species of ticks and they pass along different diseases. if you look at the map the purple is lyme. the red is rocky mountain spotted fever and in general they are geographically clustered but this area is becomin

dr. jen ashton. what is it saying? how much are we takeing? many prescription medications americans are taking and we're not that healthy. we're not doing that well. we are getting a lot of prescriptions from doctors but i think people are also asking for them a lot so about over 55% of americans taking four or more prescription medications, about 75% of us taking over the counter. we tend to think that doesn't count, it does. and let me show you why that's a problem. ideally you have a symptom and a disease and illness, you take a medication to balance good therapeutic effect with side effects. one medication, you're doing okay. the more you add, it has the potential to tip that balance and maybe treat the condition but also side effects cause all those things really potentially go up. >> you're one of those doctors forms. so what's the crux of the problem. >> i mean i have a pen and a pad and here's the issue that i see kind of in the trenches. problem with extremes. i see a lot of patients on too many meds that they may not need anymore and

dr. jen ashton, as always, thanks so much.ou can go to our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >>> coming up next we are talking about some of the moments from last night's vmas. pink's incredible performance. a lot to get to. stay with us. ♪ >>> 48 inches. that was the old record as far as tropical storm rainfall in the state of texas. i think we could get close to that if not surpass it with what is left here of tropical storm harvey which has re-emerged back over the gulf of mexico. we put on the radar from 48 hours you can see that thing turn into the state and start to make its slow turn back but those outer rain bands is where some of the heaviest rain fell and saw so many people accumulate more than 20, 25 inches so the white area here is all 25 plus inches of rain. that's what already happened. it's still raining in a lot of places in texas and more than 50 river gauges and bayou gauges are now at or above the major flood so we can see that will be an issue coming in the next couple of days even after the rain st

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dr. jen ashton is here with this. so what's the findings here?of colorado state university and they basically took blood samples of patients with lyme disease, patients with another tick-borne illness that looks a lot like lyme and then some normals and found some molecular feature, a kind of metabolic signature in the patients with lyme disease that tended to be a more accurate test so this is not ready for primetime yet. but exciting because it sheds more light on a disease and a condition that we really don't know enough about yet. >> so encouraging. time of the year people are out. what symptoms do they look out for? >> head to toe. people with lyme disease in particular can be pretty sick. they can have fatigue. they can have a flulike illness and that red expanding rash, the so-called bull's-eye rash, although not everyone gets it, stiff neck, facial palsy. they could be pretty sick but the good news is in the early stages it's treated with antibiotics. >> it's not just here. >> there's seven species of ticks and they pass along different d

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dr. jen ashton joins us now. people saying, do i have to wear the glasses. >> listen.al clear here. if you look at it long enough to appreciate what is going on without eclipse glasses, you'll do damage there is no treatment for the damage. >> what does it look like? >> put these on. first thing you notice when you put on true eclipse glasses is, if you put your hand in font of you face, it's all black. this is not exact science. look at the studio light over my shoulder. normally, those lights are so bright you can't look at them. if you're looking with the proper classes, you'll be able to appreciate it. last, some tips here. >> did someone just walk in front of the the light? >> it's a big problem, right? you need to wear have kids practice if advantage. when they put them on and see only black, they might be tempted to take them off. and test these in advance. don't leave this until the last minute. >> how do you know if you have done daniel? >> the retina has no pain sensor. you'll not feel pain the. you could have light sensitivity. plurry vision. watery, teary e

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dr. jennifer ashton weighs in live.gma" first look, i'm lindsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> the bay area's only telescope shop is seeing astronomical demand for solar eclipse spectating supplies. orion telescope center said it sold out of nearly everything, from solar filters for viewing the sun through a telescope to solar eclipse glasses. astronomy enthusiast michael green scored one of the last pair of these but he's willin to share. >> i already talked to neighbors this morning and they want to look through the grasses and see the eclipse, too. >> people who left the store empty-handed said they'll have to improvise. >> do not do that. we're not suggesting that. >> do a lot of research before your improvise. >> we'll have extengsive coverage of the great american solar eclipse, right before abc's special coverage which begins monday at 10:00 a.m. david muir will anchor. >> there's still another month left of summer, but for those of you who are sick of the season, you'll be happy to know fall foliage is looking g

dr. jen ashton is here. a lot struggle with this. how much is too much generally speaking? tool for alcohol abuse or substance abuse. take a look at the letters. c.a.g.e. have you ever tried to cut down on your drinking? has anyone ever annoyed you about the amount you drink? g is do you feel guilty about your drinking and, e, do you ever need an eye-opener. you get zero points for no. a score of two or more is considered clinically significant indicating there kj may be a problem for the high end of use. i see in my use kind of more subtle signs. not official but could be pink flags. is your weight increasing because of the amount of alcohol you're consuming. is your drinking interfering with your work life or your social life and are you getting into trouble because of this on social media or even with the law. those can be pretty significant signs. >> medically speaking what does alcohol do to your body. >> leak, we know it is possible to consume alcohol in moderate but in excessive amounts it's a toxin. we know it's been associated with various types of cancers, breast

dr. jen ashton is here with that.e people with normal numbers as we say, so normal blood pressure, normal cholesterol, nondiabetic and this study looked at people over a 12-year follow-up people and were add increased risk for heart disease down the road so, again, it's a reminder that you can look healthy by number right now on paper, but down the road the risks of that overweight and obesity really do matter. >> let's talk about some of these matters considered risk factor. bmi. >> a lot have heard of this. not a perfect measure. people like michael strahan might be considered obese because it doesn't take into account lean muscle mass. you can calculate it on height and weight but this chart there is a rank from underweight to overweight and obese and we can mention it can be just as unhealthy to be in the underweight bmi as obese. the other one, he have me holding this. waist circumference, probably not used enough. i'm going to take one for the team but very simple. there's different numbers for men and women. yo

dr. jen ashton.of what these families are dealing with. >> you could literally see it in their eyes. it's not just the physical pain and the physical devastation, it's the psychological trauma and shock and something we don't really pay enough attention to. easy to see when someone is physically injured. not easy to see when they're emotionally suffering so we know from previous natural disasters that ptsd which can start when the shock be as important as the broken limbs and the infection. >> people need to know we're paying attention encouraging them. >> you know what, there are teams of mental health individuals, one landed from israel coming from all over the world to give people the psychological support they need. >> how else can people help? we're raising money here. kevin on the front lines all morning. there's another one. >> it's great. >> how else can people help? >> think of it in terms of hard assets and soft add sets. hard, the basic, shelter, food, medication, clothing, soft assets, ti

dr. jen ashton is going to join us in a moment with more but first i want you to meet one woman and hearhasing us and now it's close and i'm thinking to myself, >> reporter: breast cancer has waged a war on felicia johnson's family. 11 women spanning three generations have been diagnosed with the disease. including felicia. >> so it wasn't something that you discussed. it wasn't something that even as a family even though it for generations impacted your family. y'all didn't talk about it. >> our culture as african-american people, we're very, very private, we keep things hidden. so there was just silence. >> reporter: felicia's connection to breast cancer is not unusual. death rates from breast cancer are higher in the african-american community. but dr. lisa newman is researching possible causes including genetic links between african-american ancestry and the more deadly form of breast cancer known as triple negative. >> we know that triple negative breast cancer is twice as common in african-american women compared to white american women. >> reporter: but many african-american women

dr. jennifer ashton, she's live at the e.r. at resolute health, a hospital in new braunfels, texas, where victims of harvey are now being taken for medical attention. so, jen, tell us what you're seeing there. >> so, amy, this here at resolute health is part of an outlying area of hospitals that have received over 700 patients from the flood zone. they are on medical standby. they're able and ready to receive more patients. they are running a military-style medical operation here. now it's just a matter of getting the health care providers and doctors and nurses to these patients. yesterday unprecedented, the texas governor enacted provisions to allow out of state medical professionals to get emergency medical privileges here in texas. i completed that paperwork yesterday. we are going to try to get in t today. yesterday it was unsafe. i'm bringing a pretty extensive medical kit, including some basic dressings, some antibiotics and, you guys, shoelaces in case i need to tie off an umbilical cord after doing a delivery. we're pr