dr. david samadi from lenox hill hospital. we're ready to learn. start with something that's really important. this has to do with a new warning about a disease that many of us rarely worry about and that's measles. measles have been practically eradicated. but now they say new pockets are creating concern. dr. segal, measles are back. why? >> first of all, measles is a virus. the thing we have to know is it's a wildly contagious virus. we talk about flu on the show. if someone in your house has the flu, there's a one in four chance you get it. if someone in your house has measles, there's a 90% chance you'll get it. what does it look like? you start with runny nose, high fever, red eyes is very characteristic and a few days later you get this red rash on the upper part of the body and it spreads. the centers for disease control says measles is a perfect example of how a health problem anywhere is a health problem everywhere. the reason that is the case is because we need vaccination. one of the biggest heroes of the 20th and 21st century is the mm

dr. david samadi is here. to see both of you. >> great to see you. >> we're ready to learn. >> we start with something that's really important. this has to do with a new warning about a disease that many of us rarely worry about. that's measles. you have i

dr. david samadi is here. great to see both of you. >> great to see you. >> we're ready to learn. >> we start with something that's really important. this has to do with a new warning about a disease that many of us rarely worry about. that's measles. you have it when you were a kid? measles have been practically eradicated in the country, but they say this year, new pockets are creating some concern. dr. siegel, measles are back? why, and what can we do about it. >> measles is a virus. the thing we need to know is that it's a wildly contagious virus. we talk about flu on the show a lot. to give you an idea, if someone in your house has the flu, there's a 1 in 4 chance you're going to get it. if someone in your house has measles, there's a 94% chance you'll get it. it starts with runny nose, high fever, red eyes, and then a few days later, this red, red rash on the upper part of the body and then it spreads. the centers for disease control told me measles is a perfect example how a health problem anywhere is a

dr. david samadi, chairman of urology. >> and dr. marc siegel, associate professor of medicine. author of "the inner pulse, unlocking the secret code of sickness and health." >> we begin with something that's really important. have you heard about the meningitis outbreaks at some college campuses? now a fourth student has been struck by meningitis at the university of california santa barbara. it's a similar strain, they say, of the disease that sickened eight people already at princeton university in new jersey. dr. samadi, how dangerous is this? first, how is meningitis spread, and you think it could be scary if it gets on a college campus. >> frightening. >> yes, frightening, not only because of the disease by itself, but the fact it's been around since march and it hasn't gone away. usually, they have a short period and they disappear on its own. the fact it's gone from princeton to santa barbara is that's a reason why cdc made an unprecedented decision to bring in the vaccines from europe, to really, against fda approval, to see if we have to vaccinate our teenage and colle

dr. david samadi is with us. chairman of yourology and chief robotics surgeon. good to see you. >> we begin today, we talked about testosterone the other week. now there's a new warning from the fda saying a chemical found in common food items like french fries, potato chips, and cookies can actually cause cancer. cancer-causing chemicals in what we love? >> we're going to talk about the testosterone topic, too. >> we're talking about a chemical called acrylamide. we already don't like the food that acrylamide is in. we have been talking about it on the show for a long time. we're starting off in a good place. we like fruit and vegetables. that doesn't have a lot of acrylamide. we like low-fat dairy. you know what has acrylamide. it's a chemical that's formed by processi sugars and amino acid like a kimical equation and it forms acrylmide in stuff like french fries, toast as it's browning. as your food is browning or as your french fries are frying, you get acrylamide. the more you fry it, the more you get acrylamide. the thinner the french fry, the more you get

dr. david samadi from lenox hill hospital. we're ready to learn. with something that's really important. this has to do with a new warning about a disease that many of us rarely worry about and that's measles. measles have been practal

dr. david samadi is here, too. chief of robotic surb iic surge. doctors, great to have you here. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> first, you begin with some of the biggest medical stories of the year. the first one is really a shocking study this year, predicting the number of people living with alzheimer's disease is expected to triple. triple, by 2015. dr. siegel, why so many more? and what can we all do about it? >> a lot of reasons and this is a well-known survey. they looked add 10,000 patients at rush institute and followed them for a decade. the reason for that, number one on the list is we're getting older. many more baby boomers like you and me, eric, and we're getting older. >> generation x. >> yeah, okay. sure, sure, eric, but the main thing is that, you know, most of these alzheimer's patients are going to beover the age of 85. that's why the baby boomers are going to fill this void. then the issue of obesity, people not exercising enough, not eating right, being on a lot of medications. all of those can increase your risk of alzheimer's. associated with this, we'r

dr. david samadi, chairman of urology. >> and dr. marc siegel, associate professor of medicine.of "the inner pulse, unlocking the secret code of sickness and health." >> we begin with something that's really important. have you heard about the meningitis outbreaks at some college campuses? now a fourth student has been struck by meningitis at the university of california santa barbara. it's a similar

dr. david samadi is here, too. chief of robotic surb iic surge. doctors, great to have you here. so much. >> thank you. >> first, you begin with some of the

dr. david samadi. >> good morning. >> some of the tests you really should have when necessary? list of them. blood pressure screening, cholesterol and thyroid screening. why should you have those? >> blood pressure is very important because it's a silent killer and you want to make sure your blood pressure is usually around 120 over 80. if your blood pressure is high, you want to make sure that you repeat it at least a couple more times before you really make sure that you have it. the reason is because heart disease and stroke, these are silent killers and you want to know what your blood pressure is. our biggest problem in this country is the high consumption of salt. we're consuming about 3500 milligrams of salt. we should be around 2500 milligrams. if you're a diabetic, have kidney disease you want to go to 1500. check your blood pressure around the age of 20 every year. cholesterol is important because that is another risk for heart disease and coronary artery disease et cetera. your cholesterol level should be less than 200. start checking it at the age of 20 because we h