dr. kim mulvihill joins us. kim, this is big news. men diagnosed with prostate cancer often face a tough decision: get treated right away, or wait to see if the cancer gets worse. this new study can help, but there's a catch: it depends on how you're diagnosed. ===track=== 59-year-old patrick gallagher found out he directly applied to men here in the u=s. almost ninety- five- percent of the cancers in this study were detected because they were causing symptoms. here, prostate cancers tend to be found long before symptoms appear. we screen with p=s=a blood tests, and if the test is abnormal we look for a cancer. screening is a good thing but it also means we diagnose many prostate cancers that may never need to be treated. dr. kim - thanks. his navy mates called him chuckles. the last surviving combat veteran.. from world war one.. has died. claude choules was 110 years old. he passed away in his sleep today, at a nursing home in australia. he lied about his age, and joined the british military when he was 15. his family says - he rare

dr. kim mulvihill has the report. >> reporter: like many working moms lisa crams a lot into life. a typical day. >> get them dressed out the door and then to school and i go to work. stress is a constant part of my life and mostly it plays out in this feeling of always having to be somewhere exactly on time and having very little leeway. >> reporter: leaving her to wonder -- >> i just think this can't be good for me to be living like this all the time. >> there you go, honey. >> reporter: as early as this fall she may have a way to find out. scientists believe they can help identify and help treat problems caused by stress by taking a little bit of your blood or saliva then looking carefully at a critical part of your d.n.a. that critical part seen in fluorescent green. >> tumors have often been compared to the little plastic tips at the end of the shoe lays. >> reporter: dr. calvin harley with a company that has developed a test that can accurately measure the length of an individual's -- >>

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on our health watch, dr. kim explains why. >> saturday nights at the ballroom, it takes two to tango. >> it's a dance of passion. and it's a two minute love affair. >> mayo is single and just wants to dance. but if love comes her way. >> never say never, because you never know when you meet your soul mate. >> she may have ample time to find out. americans are living longer. add to the mix, drugs like viagra and more sex later in life as a reality. >> no more rocking chair on the porch. this generation is active in bed. >> dr. walter board. >> we matured and one of the great things is we are learning you can have good sex your whole life. >> older americans are also waking up to discover that along with good sex comes a big problem. sexually transmitted diseases. a federal report shows that among those 55 and older, the number of reported cases of syphilis and chlamydia has soared. in five years, the std rates jumped nearly 50%. one reason, those who survive the summer of love did not grow up during the aids epide

dr. kim mulvihill shows us the new trick to plump them up >> reporter: rose is big on brows, >> eyebrows are important because it shapes your overall face and i feel like if your brows aren't shaped, then your makeup isn't as clean and fresh looking. >> reporter: rose's eyebrows are not as thick as they used to be because of overzealous tweezing. >> plucked. >> reporter: a lot of plucking? >> yeah. they grow back really fine. >> reporter: now some women with thinning brows are trying out a new trick. latisse. >> we have had had success in the office off label of growing eyebrow hair back. >> reporter: this dermatologist prescribes latisse to her clients and uses it herself. >> mine is better in this part and permanently better. >> reporter: the fda has approved latisse only for use on the top lashes. it can be prescribed for off- label use such as on eyebrows. the manufacturer is currently testing the product in patients with thinning eyebrows to get data whether it works. >> we're all very h

and then on dr. kim'sarunz, chief of staff at the office of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. we'll start it off with dr. kim updating you on yesterday's events and at the end of the discussion, we'll open it up for questions. dr. kim? >> good morning. yesterday was an important step in gabby's recovery. she had two procedures yesterday and i'll describe both of them to you. the first was a cranial plasty and then she had a shunt placed at the same time. as you know, the cranio plasty was for the skull defect. it was an implant we used and it was something we planned to do around this time. gabby had also developed a condition called myohydrocephalous. hydrocephalous just means water in the head, in latin, and it's a condition that develops in many patients who have a brain injury. we produced daily clear fluid that bathes our brain called cerebral spinal fluid. that fluid is also reabsorbed on a daily basis and when there is injury, that reabsorption can be partially clogged, like having a partially clogg

it comes into play with this new movie. >> dr. kim hammond is here to answer your pet questions.an e-mail your questions to petquestions@wbaltv.com." >> live from television held in baltimore, wbal tv 11 news continues. >> join us is dr. kim hammond. i have to show you something really quick. it is the perfect mother's day gift. this is the latest addition for answering your cell phone. they are 100% for charity. it is the coolest mother's day gift ever. >> it defeats the purpose of little bit. >> it is all about fun. >> so much for being practical. what is your feeling about exposing pets to insecticides? is it safe? >> everything has a caveat. the key is that you have to make the assumption that they're not safe, because dogs and cats walk on things, and like their paws. if you are going to use them, put your cat and dog somewhere where they are not effected. >> what about in the yard? >> i always listen to the label. i am over-cautious. we have now found that even sugarless gum can kill a dog. you have to be careful. the over-cautious, and assume they are dangerous because som

dr. kim us the technology helping patients remember to take their prescription drugs. >> don takes medication for high blood pressure, but it can be tough to remember that daily dose. >> sometimes i say, did i really take it this morning? now don knows for sure because the cap on his pill bottle won't let him forget. it's called the glow cap. the world's first wireless internet connected pill bottle. >> it's a tiny little processor with a tiny little wireless chip. >> mike designs and writes about cutting edge technologies. he tested an early version of the glow cap to remind him to take his allergy medication. >> i think it's actually a really great system. >> here's how it works. over the internet by e-mail or by phone, you set up a dosing schedule. then -- >> when it's time for you to take your medicine, a light goes on. >> the glow cap and a small wireless bay station pulse orange. after a while the cap starts to gently chime until you open the bottle and take a pill. if that doesn't work

dr. kim mulvihill reports, too many children who end up in the emergency room with a head injury are getting unnecessary brain scans. >>> reporter: braden is a healthy active 3-year-old but when he was 1 his mother feared he had a brain injury. at the pediatrician's office, braden fell off the exam table head first. >> the doctor came in checked him out, said that he looked fine. and i said, that's not good enough. >> reporter: so leslie glass pushed or doctor to give him a "ct" scan. the test only proved what her doctor said all along. braden was fine. a new study looked at 42,000 children with minor blunt head trauma. the study found that children who were observed first had a lower rate of needing a "ct" scan, reducing their exposure to radiation. >> we know that kids can be sometimes ten times more sensitive to different doses of radiation. still a very small risk but becomes tangible for later problems with developing cancer. >> reporter: recent headlines about traumatic brain injuries i

dr. kim joins us to explain. m. >> well, liz, mascara is one of the last affordable luxuries but now we are seeing reports of the popular cosmetic interfering with mri scans. like many women, roselyn loves her mascara. she can't imagine leaving home without it. >> always had to have it on. it's luscious. >> reporter: now some doctors are asking patients to skip the mascara. the reason? iron oxide an ingredient found in most brands. it can create a dark blotch on an mri scan. the arrow here points it out. doctors can misinterpret it as melanoma. >> shocking. >> reporter: manufacturers put iron oxide in mascara for pigmentation and to make eyelashes shiny but now, because of the concern, some radiologists insist all patients undergoing mri imaging of the head remove all cosmetics. but the problem is not limited to mascara. >> the people that you might have to be concerned about it with are the patients with eyeliner or eye shadow tattoos. >> reporter: permanent cosmetics contain heavy metals that can throw off an mr

i'm dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >>> inside the raid that killed osama bin laden.ew details. plus what president obama says about why he won't release images, tonight only on the cbs evening news. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, for eyewitness news at 6. a shake-up tonight at oakland could end >>> i'm dana king. here's what we're working on for eyewitness news at 6:00. a shake-up tonight at oakland city hall. why it could end the long dispute over the city's hotly debated gang injunction. >>> and until now, it wasn't a bad deal as far as tickets go. the relatively small infractions that now come with some big-time costs. we'll have that and much more at 6:00. >> thank you. >>> a birthday party today to celebrate the arrival of two american river otter pups. >> let me tell you why it's significant. they are not prolific breeders. that means one male and one female pup born in february made their public debut this morning at the oakland zoo. mom is today to be taking very good care of the kids. zookeepers say this is the first otter birth at the oakland zoo since 1998. >>

dr. kim mulvihill explains. >>> a surprising new study shows that contraceptives may be doing more than prevent pregnancy. dr. kim mulvihill explains. >>> reporter: the dynamics of love and lust complex enough as it is. >> sometimes guys don't you understand which way is up for women. >> reporter: more confusion. a new study says hormones used as couldn't senttives could break up a relationship. >> there is something to the idea that the pill might break up some relationships if it has to do with suppression the female section drive. >> reporter: the pill could make women less attractive to men because when they don't over late they stop sending certain cues. >> so one of the things about men, they may not know what they are responding to but if she is less flirtatious and less inviting to him, he may not know that she is not ovulating because she is on the birth control pill. >> reporter: not only that, the doctor says birth control can also change what women find attractive in men. women wh

dr. kimxplain. >>> reporter: jane drew is allergic to the great outdoors but getting routine allergy shots has changed. >> i haven't been sick for ages and just wonderful to be able to get outside and enjoy the weather. >> reporter: doctors recommends immunotherapy for people with severe allergies or with symptoms three months out of the year. the shots contain small amounts of allergens so you build up resistance to pollen, mold and pet dander. >> successful, 90 to 95% of individuals get great results in the first year. >> reporter: 35 million americans have seasonal allergies and this year the misery index from sneezing, stuffy noses and wateredy eyes is way up. >> it's truly one of the worst seasons i have seen. people coming in for the first time with horrible allergies, a lot of suffering and misery. >> reporter: so why is it so bad? this year, heavy rain fueled a burst of tree pollen. the sudden shift to warm sunny weather released it in full force. james drew knows what it's like. >> i

dr. kimns us. kim. many high-tech options exist >>> millions of women have trouble getting pregnant. now how an ancient practice may help get the job done. dr. kim joins us with more. >> reporter: liz, many high- tech options exist that can help couples conceive. now, how about adding yoga? it's the also holistic approach to fertility treatments. >> reporter: when holly got married she wanted kids but for eight years she had dozens of unsuccessful fertility treatments. >> it's so hard not to let your mind do bad places when you have been so unsuccessful for so long to try to keep your mind and body open to the fact that you will have a family. it's emotionally and physically draining. >> reporter: holly was about to give up until one day she heard about a fertility yoga class. >> if somebody said support group to me, i would have said no way but fertility yoga was like minded people. >> reporter: it helped worldwide help people balance mind and body. women use it to reduce stress. >> this yog

dr. kim mulvihill reports. >>> reporter: alex is a self- proclaimed smart phone junkie. >> i have the iphone, the 4. i use it for everything. i can't live without it. >> reporter: but all that tweeting, texting and e-mailing may give her a case of the smart phone wrinkles. >> i get them really bad right i here. >> when you squint and if you're really squinting and i corporating your brow, there's seven muscles here that depress the brow. and those can also be affected. >> reporter: the doctor says botox may be a quick fix for this problem but if botox is not right for you, the doctor has easy tips to prevent smart phone wrinkles in the first place. >> two real reasons why people squint. when they are using their iphone or their blackberry or their smart phone. and that is because they are trying to see small letters and the second reason is because the lights are very bright on those phones and they squint with bright light. to prevent these things, turn your lights down on the phone and also

dr. kimal pregnancy that, if gone wrong, could have cost the lives of both mother and baby. >> reporter: the baby weighed 2 pounds 4 ounces when he was born on monday. that he is even alive is a miracle to his parents. when she was five months pregnant something was wrong. the baby wasn't growing in the normal spot in the uterus according to the ultrasound. >> it was really scary. >> reporter: doctors told the parents they should consider abortion because of the risk to the mother. they gave it brief thought because they have a 7-year-old at home. >> that was the only thing to make me think should i risk my life for this life? >> reporter: she did and at 32 weeks, doctors prepared for a dangerous delivery. >> the room must have had something in the neighborhood of 22 people in there. >> reporter: but it was a smooth delivery. she had a ceasarean section and doctors removed her damaged fallopian tube. the baby defied the prediction. >> right now he is breathing on his own. >> reporter: she had

dr. kimvihill shows us doctors in the bay area are taking fat where you don't want it and putting it where you do. >> reporter: ginger copes coped with a flat chest most of her life. >> i was a flat child. >> reporter: she got breast implants, but the car tissue created a big problem. >> it was probably 2" indented a quarter inch to a half in. >> reporter: she fixed the problem with a unique solution. it's called fat grafting or fat transfer. the idea, surgeons take fat from a part of your body where you don't want it and put it where you do. plastic surgeon doctor stephen williams specializes in the procedure. >> most of our patients are bothered by the love handle, the button top. it is using the techniques to transfer the fat and transplant it back into the body where they do. the but, the buttocks. >> his most common one, the brazilian but lift, it is taken from the stomach to be put on the derrihre. >> it is very small volumes in very precise areas. he took some fat from her belly and in

dr. kimvihill shows us it's very natural. >> reporter: doctor stephen barnes is a dentist by day. but, outside the office, he is an award-winning body builder with a secret weapon. >> this was part of my success, without a doubt. >> reporter: he dries could rostrum. >> it's like a really ripped whole milk. >> reporter: but it's not. even though it's made -- >> mao. >> reporter: by cows. >> it's made for the first peeding of the babies. >> reporter: he says it is packed with antibodies and growth factors. >> it's extremely powerful food, it's a food, not a drug. >> reporter: mark mcafee owns organic in can you say terse. here on the grass any given day a new calf is born. >> did you get your colostrum. >> reporter: it needs the colostrum to jump start the immune system. the mother makes two to three humans what he needs. he sells it. >> we sell it by the pint. >> reporter: at 8 bucks a bottle it is not cheap. the dry variety made by other companies is also pricey but now a new british study sa

dr. kim introduces us to a bay area woman who gave her sister something great to live for on this mother's day. >> reporter: alain yeah of marin county loves being a mom. that's why she had no doubt she would carry her younger sister's baby. >> i love my kids so much and i just knew like how can she not experience motherhood. >> reporter: three years ago her sister heidi was diagnosed with cervical cancer. three surgeries and chemotherapy would make it impossible for the 28-year-old to have children. >> most women want to have children. and to have a doctor tell you that's going to be taken away because i have to save your life, have to treat your cancer and save your life, is devastating. >> reporter: thanks to modern medicine, young cancer patients now have options. before her cancer treatment, heidi had 32 of her eggs harvested. some were fertilized all were frozen. now all heidi needed was a surrogate. that's where alayna came in. >> my pregnancies were easy and i thought it just seemed l

but dr. kim mulvihill shows us the new test you can take that help reverse the damage. >> ah. >> reporter: like many working moms lease a al a fair res. >> 83, here we go. >> reporter: crams a lot into life. a typical day. >> i'm gonna call jane and tim. see them, get them dressed out the door and out to school. i go to work. stress is a constant part of my life. mostly it plays out in this feeling of always having to be somewhere exactly on time. and having very little leeway. >> reporter: leaving her to wonder. >> i just think this can't be good for me to be living this way all the time. >> reporter: as early as this fall al a ferris may have a way to find out. science has believed they can identify and help treat problems caused by stress by taking a bit of your blood or even a little saliva and then looking carefully at a critical part of your dna. that critical part, seen here in fluorescent green, is a tila mere, they are the caps at the end of chrome zones that protect your food. >> tila m

dr. kimeports on how to have your cheese and eat it too. >>> reporter: at the american grilled cheese kitchen in san francisco's south park -- >> that's the best grilled cheese ever. >> reporter: -- the staff can't make enough of that yummy gooey good stuff. >> business is super good. we have been amazed. >> reporter: americans now eat an average 363 pounds of cheese a -- 33 pounds of cheese a year, three times the amount we ate in the '70s. but it's high in saturated fats and calories so if you are watching your weight, you have to cut out the cheese, right? wrong says the duchess of cheese. >> i go crazy when i'm on a diet and people say i have to give up cheese. >> reporter: she is a cheese eater and author of grilled cheese please. >> i believe you can have your cheese and eat it too. >> reporter: buy good quality and maximize flavor while thinking small. >> a little goes a long way. >> reporter: for starters don't eat it cold. >> you get more bang for your buck when a cheese is at room t

some people they do last much longer than what has previously been reported in the literature. >> dr. kimthank you. >> thank you, kim. >>> after the break what may be the most productive day at the beach you'll ever see. >>> did somebody say beach? because currently the beach is actually socked in. the overcast skies and the effects it will take on your weekend as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs5. ,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. make a difference for a bay area beach. it's part of a statewide effort to protect wildlife, and our waterways. >>> more than 500 school kids took their day outside. state wide effort to protect wildlife and our waterways. here is more on the lesson organizers hope will last a lifetime. >> are you excited t

dr. kim mulvihill reports. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of supplements with catchy names like man up, weekend prince and max man are flooding the market. >> all natural. >> reporter: nearly 80 products claiming to be all fat ral have been laced with medical prescription viagra. the pills contain the active ingredient in viagra. supplements can be deadly for people with pre-existing conditions. they can suffer heart attacks, strokes and dangerous drug interactions. >> counterfeit viagra. and counter fight cealis. >> reporter: it is phony. the colors are wrong. and there are other problems. >> you've got dirt inside of the package. you can see it. there is dirt inside of there. >> reporter: they are a hot commodity because they are cheaper than the real thing. >> you see half the price or reduced price. what's in this? who knows. >> reporter: 10 times the amount of the prescription drug in some instances. dr. kim mulvihill, cbs5 health watch. >> we are just literally hours away from your

dr. kimulvihill introduces us to a 20-year stroke survivor who is on a mission to teach others especially young people about the risks. >> reporter: a stroke can happen to anyone at any age. just ask this woman. >> i was walking across campus. noticed that lings looked different. color of the grass was greener than normal. everything was almost more vibrant. i asked my classmates something about class and when i opened my mouth only thing that came out was blah, blah, blah, blah. >> reporter: she had a stroke. she was only 19. a stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain is blocked by a blood clot or ruptures. without oxygen brain tissue is damaged or dies. >> it is a common misconception that young people do not get strokes. >> reporter: this cardiologist says advances in technology may be responsible for identifying a larger number of them. >> you are seeing an increase in the amount of strokes that are reported in that population of individuals in that 15 to 40 range. >> reporter: whil

dr. kim mulvihill explains. >> reporter: it is a party at the clinic at san francisco general.egrated soft tissue infection service. here is what you need to know. >> watch my technique. >> reporter: there is plenty to celebrate. the clinic opened 10 years ago primarily to treat i.v. drug users. >> you develop infections there your body. >> reporter: terrible infections that cost millions of dollars a year. >> so we developed a service so that patients would bypass being admitted and bypass going through the emergency department and come right up to a service that we would deal with their isolated problems and take care of them so they would get in, get taken care of and go home to their life. >> reporter: it was a break through. compassionate care in an out- patient setting. >> here we embrace the patient. whatever they have, we will try try to take care of them in the best way possible. >> reporter: 27-year-old matt is here for an infection. >> i had to come in. they gave me some anaesthetics. sliced me open and drained all that good stuff out. >> reporter: a 44-year-old with

dr. kimulvihill joins us with the findings. kim. allen, the >>> a new study finds young adults have high blood pressure. dr. kim joining us with those findings. >> allen, the findings are of concern because high blood pressure is a risk factor for stroke and heart disease. there are steps you can take now to bring it under control. getting an alarming diagnosis from his doctor two years ago when he was 33. >> it is tough when you feel great, you know. you don't feel the high blood pressure. >> reporter: new research finds a growing number of people have hyper tension and don't know it. researchers looked on data on more than 14,000 people between 24 and 32 years old and found nearly 20% had elevated blood pressure and that half had never been told their pressure was high. >> one in five had high blood pressure. >> reporter: with young patients the key is early intervention. >> you have to educate them to the long-term benefit of treatment which is reducing the risk for stroke and heart attack

in the middle is dr. kim, the chairman of the department of of theut health, and heat -- director of the department at ut held theory to his right is dr. francisco, chief medical officer of tear memorial hermann and the chair of the department of physical rehabilitation and medicine physicalut -- rehabilitation and medicine act -- at ut health. we are going to start off with dr. kim, updating you on yesterday's events. at the end of the group discussion, we will open it up for questions. >> good morning. yesterday was an important step in gaby's recovery. she had two procedures yesterday, and i will describe both to you. the first was a cranial plastique. then, she had a shot in place at the same time. the cranial plastic was for this goal the fact. it was an implant we use, and this was something we had planned to door around this time. she had also developed a condition called mild hydrocephalus, which just means water in the head in latin. it is a condition that develops in many patients who had a brain in

dr. kim mulvahill shows us the technology helping patients remember to take their prescription drugs. >> reporter: donald grossman takes medication for high blood pressure. but with no symptoms it can remember to take that daily dose. >> sometimes i say did i really take it this morning? >> reporter: now don knows for sure because the cap on his pill bottle won't let him forget. it is called the glow cap the first internet connected pill bottle. >> it is a tiny little processor with a tiny little wireless chip. >> reporter: mike coon any oskis writes about technologies. it reminds him to take his allergy medication. >> i think it's actually a really great system. >> reporter: here is how it works over the internet by e- mail or by phone you set up a dosing schedule. then. >> when it's time for you to take your medicine the light goes on. >> reporter: the glow cap and a wireless station pulse orange. after a while the cap starts to gently chime until you open the bottle to take a pill. if that

dr. don kim and dr. ir of neurosurgery at the university of texas. take a look at that skull he's explaining to me in wounds like giffords, what you do is you remove that piece of skull because the brain needs a place to swell right after the injury. but now, when the swelling goes down, they can actually put the bone back or often what they do is put a piece of synthetic bone back. that's that blue piece right there. it snaps right in there. you see they screw it in with screws in place. this really is the beginning of the end. in other words, once that is on there, she is able -- they're able to think about sending her to be an outpatient. so she can leave the hospital and start her recovery at home. kiran, christine. >> and then this isn't the end of some of the physical surgeries as well, right? she still could have to undergo more procedures? >> dr. kim tells me in many times in these situations, they have to do something about the hydrocephalus, it's a fancy word for water in the brain. so dr. kim e

dr. kim mulvahill explains the measures -- messages from doctors is cautious but optimistic. >> that's right, dana the 32- year-old father and medic remains in critical condition. doctors have taken stow off one of his five seizure medications. and since then he has remained seizure-free. >> for bryan stow, his medical team has good news. >> since he has been here, he has done quite well. he is stable. and we will continue to treat him aggressively. >> he is happy to report that stow has been taken off one of his seizure medications. even so, he remains on four very powerful drugs making him possible for doctors to accurately assess his condition. >>> over the next several weeks we will be begin to taper these medications back so that we can better understand what is the true level of his brain function. >> dr. manly says traumatic brain injury is where cancer was 40 or 50 years ago. these injuries are very complicated making it a challenge to care for these patients. >> we really haven't stu

dr. kimvihill reports on what may be an udderly new sports drink. >> this substance is being used as a boost for athletes. what might be an utterly new sports drink. >> dr. stephen barnes is a dentist by day, but outside the office he's an award winning body builder with a secret weapon. >> this was part of my skress. >> he drinks could lost rum -- colostrum but it's not. >> it's a super food that mothers produce for their babies for their first feeding. it is packed with antibodies and growth factors. >> it's extremely powerful food, and it's a food, not a drug. >> mark owns organic pastures, and any given day, a calf is born. the newborn needs the colostrum to produce antibodies. >> we sell it by the pint. every week we have loads of this stuff going out. >> and at $8 a bottle, it's not cheap. the dry varietiy is also pricey, but the cost might be worth it. researchers found that it may benefit athletes. in this case, long distance runners, but not everyone swallows it. dr. john schwartzbur

. >> dr. kim for cbs 5 health watch. >>> fabulous. >> i like the deeping. i would never see the light. >> roberta. >> you aren't going to see much sunlight this weekend. take a look at this. swing, batter up. at the rec center in san francisco. they are playing ball tonight. but listen, can you? that's the wind. let's take a look at the current wind speeds in and around the bay area. there you have foster city wind gusts up to 37. napa at 19. liver more at 48-mile per hour wind gusts. 14 to the south in santa clara. temperatures today in the 50s, 60s to the mid 70s. this in comparison to yesterday was anywhere between 16 and 24 degrees cooler. and the cooling trend will continue through the weekend. tonight overnight with increasing cloud cover, numbers tumble into the 40s and 50s. winds will continue to blow out of the west at 20 miles per hour. we have this area of low pressure to the north of the bay area, it is squishing up the ridge of high pressure. enhancing that marine layer as well. we have the low clouds and patchy fog pushing on shore. partly clo

dr. kim shows us what it has to do with something. >>> those who find it harder to quit may be carrying specific genes, dna that can put them at higher risk for nicotine addiction. >> she has been smoking for 20 years she tried to quit before >> i tried to go full turkey, tried to use nicotine gum, without success. >> a new study finds genetics may make it more difficult for some to stop smoking some smokers have more receptors in the brain associated with rewards and emotion. >> some people are born with receptors in the brain, for nicotine that are actually parts of the pleasure reward system, of the brain. and that these receptors bind to nicotine differently. >> scientists hope the findings will lead to new treatments. >> we might one day be able to provide specific medications that will attach to specific receptors in the brain and block these receptors. >> for now, leone is cutting back on the number of cigarettes she has every day >> i think it is probably the next thing i would like t

dr. kimart with this page. >> reporter: kate latrip is the mom of five, and delivered each one at home. >> my husband and i were looking for -- just a personal, quiet -- no drauma. experience to have a baby. >> reporter: and more moms are making the same choice. new numbers from the cdc and prevention show home births are up 20%. >> they are going to be in a very calm, physical environment. they're in their surroundings. >> reporter: most moms who give birth at home use a mid-wife, where there are cleaner instruments and oxygen on hand, but there could be problems. >> every once in a while, a birth can be problems. >> reporter: studies show the risk can be higher during home delivery. and doctors only recommend that women with low risk pregnancies consider it. kate had minor complications with the last delivery but have no regrets. >> women have been doing this for many years, and have been doing a really good job at it. so i just trusted that i could do this. >> reporter: she considers herse

dr. kimoins us with more. >> reporter: well, when it comes to weight loss, sometimes it takes a village. in this case, a virtual village. we're hearing about some inspirational weight loss stories where friends as well as strangers help you lose weight. it might look funny but joanna shrew does her hair and squats at the same time always being on the move helped her lose 80 pounds. >> when i got on the scale, it was about 208 pounds when i said oh, no, i need to do something about this. >> reporter: now she shares other diet tips on facebook. she says facebook can help many people lose weight. >> especially if they don't have the motivation if they don't have somebody to talk to. >> reporter: joanna is on a facebook page started by peggy bradford who lost 75 pounds in a year. >> people were constantly coming unto me and saying, oh, my god, how did you do this? >> she named her facebook page steps to good health. she takes between 20 and 30,000 steps a day and carefully counts calories. >> 10

dr. kim on why boomers are at particular risk. >> saturday nights at the ballroom, it takes two to tango. >> it's a dance of passion. it's a dance of love and a two minute love affair. >> she is single, over the age of 55 and just wants to dance, but if love comes her way. >> never say never. because you never know when you meet your soul mate. >> paula may have ample time to find out. americans are living longer. add to the mix like drugs like viagra and more sex later in life is a reality. >> no more rocking chair on the porch and going to bed. this generation is active in bed. >> dr. walter board. >> we have matured and one of the great maturations is, we're learning you can have good sex your whole life. >> older americans are also waking up to discover that along with good sex comes a big problem. sexually transmitted diseases. a federal report shows among those 55 and older, the number of reported cases of syphilis and chlamydia has soared. in five years, these std rates jumped nearly 5

dr. kimulvihill has details. >>> reporter: experts say we may be in for another summer full of bedbugs and now a new concern. scientists have found five bedbugs in vancouver, canada that were carrying a very bad kind of bacteria. they are about the size of an apple seed. they lurk in your home and they bite. >> you feel like you're having guests in a home and you want them to leave. but they are having lunch on you. >> reporter: now a new study shows bedbugs can also carry superbug bacteria like mrsa. >> they are drug-resistant bacteria. we still have antibiotics that are useful in treating them fortunately. but they have been troublesome. >> reporter: mrsa infections start off on the skin but can prove deadly if they get into the bloodstream. the findings of the small study raise a bigger question: can bedbugs actually spread disease in humans the way mosquitos and ticks do? >> they are a bother but they are not known to transmit any infections. so this raises some interesting and provocativ

but if you have plucked them to oblivion, dr. kim mulvihill joins us with more. >> reporter: this is great news. some women with thinning eyebrows are picking up a prescription drug that was originally developed to treat glaucoma. it's currently used to lush up eyelashes. but now, it seems to also him boost the brows. rose is big on brows. >> eyebrows are important because it shapes your overall face and i feel like if your brows aren't shaped, then your makeup isn't as clean and fresh looking. >> reporter: rose's eyebrows are not as thick as they used to be because of overzealous tweezing. >> plucked. >> reporter: a lot of plucking? >> yeah. they grow back really fine. >> reporter: now some women with thinning brows are trying out a new trick, la tease. >> we have had had success in the office off label of growing eyebrow hair back. >> reporter: this dermatologist prescribes latisse to her clients and uses it herself. >> mine is better in this part and permanently better. >> reporter: the fda has approved it only for use on the top

dr. kim mulvihill joining us with details on that. >> reporter: are you interested, allen? >> not especially. >> reporter: well, this procedure has been very popular in manhattan and beverly hills and now doctors in the bay area are taking fat where you don't want it and putting it where you do. ginger copes coped with a flat chest most of her life. >> i was teased a lot as a child. >> reporter: she got breast implants but the scar tissue created a dent on one breast. >> it was probably, gosh, 2" quarter inch to a half inch. >> reporter: she fixed the problem with a unique solution. >> it's called fat grafting or fat transfer. >> reporter: the idea? surgeons take fat from a parted of your body where you -- from a part of your body where you don't want it and put it where you do. this plastic surgeon specializes in the procedure. >> most of our patients are bothered by the midsection, the love handles, the muffin tops. using liposuction techniques, you take the fat from one area and put it in another. >> reporter: his most popular procedure the brazilian butt lift. that's wh

dr. kims to sort it out. >> reporter: coconut oil is a highly saturated oil and yes we have been warning people about it for decades. but now some well known nutritionists believe this fat has gotten a bad rap. >> reporter: pastry chef michelle of san francisco's range restaurant -- >> cake takes somuchh patience. >> doesn't the chef realize the fat is the devil incarnate? >> not at automatic. [ laughter ] i think it's good. >> reporter: for decades health professionals warned stay away from coconut oil, it will clog your arteries, raise cholesterol, give you a heart attack. >> the stuff even looks like hard. >> reporter: now health advocates say we should take a fresh look. it's good for your health. coconut oil is now found in health food stores. and used in gourmet treats. >> yeah, we love it. >> reporter: cafe gratitude serves raw organic vegan fare it exclusively uses coconut oil in all sweets and pastry. >> when it's chilled it burns up and sets up in desserts. >> reporter: he says this

dr. kimore. >> reporter: last year, we told but a fat freezing procedure, some melting away unwanted pounds. now there is fat burning. without a bit of exercise or surgery or recovery time. like many moms, mary and jan had trouble getting rid of belly fat. >> i have two sons and one was 9 pounds 6 ounces when he was born and the other was 8 pounds 3 ounces. you notice it first in your pants, a little muffin top. that's what you try to get rid of. >> reporter: neither wanted liposuction so when mary heard about a new device that melts fat without surgery she immediately called her friend. >> jan, i know we're going to do. i have got a deal for you. i know what we're going to do. >> and i said talk to me. she tells me, i said, i'm in. >> reporter: the device uses radiofrequency and ultrasound waves to break up fat cells and tighten the skin. >> like a heating pad on you a hot -- like on high. >> reporter: the fda-approved the device to eliminate wrinkles but some doctors are using it to elimina

. >>> more fast-food restaurants are adding some healthier options to the machine us but as dr. kimorts, before you plunk downer money and open your mouth, do your homework. >> reporter: it seems like the healthy choice but ee veggie burger from burger king packs a lot more than vegetables. it has more calories, fat and sodium than the cheeseburger. and as much salt as a full container of pringles. these days, fast-food restaurants have healthier options. choices that may give you a better chance to watch your diet. but you still have to do your homework. for example, this turkey sandwich from a bon pain sounds lean but has calories, fat and tons of salt. >> if it is a turkey breast seasoned with sodium it is there is cheese and dressing that's going to be high in sodium, again, it's all going to add up. >> reporter: take mcdonald's fruit and maple oatmeal, flow fat but watch out if you are counting calories. because affidavitted sugar it has only -- because of added sugar it has only 10 fewer calories than an egg mcmuch and 10 more than a snickers bar. this apple salad from wendy's

>> yes, it is a big step. >> reporter: dr. kimimplant a piece of synthetic bone made especially for giffords. >> it will fit in perfect as you can see. then we take these little plates and screws, we went to put in generally one here, there and there. >> so this is holding the implant and the real skull together? >> that's right. it really is a significant step. and more than just getting the bone back, it's a marker for where we are. >> reporter: dr. kim told me patients like giffords often need another procedure, this one, to get rid of a build jum of fluid in the drain. he inserts a tube to drain excess fluid from the brain to the abdominal cavity. people wear this called a shunt forever. >> so people walk around with this tube for life? >> yeah, it can last the rest of their life. at some point, patients can forget they have it. >> reporter: for gabby giffords, it's the end of one stage to the next. trying to get back to the life she knew. >> elizabeth cohen joins us live. that's a fascinating story when you look at it. i gues

>> dr. kimd to me when patients have this hole once they get out of bed or walk around or are doing physical therapy, they have to do this because god forbid if they fall they need to be protected because they don't have the skull on one side of the head. they wear this. it's lightweight. it's soft. not like a bike hello met. he said it's this wonderful moment after the virg when they get that piece back in that they don't have to wear this anymore. >> this is no longer. >> don't need ittet. and psychologically it's a huge boost. you walk around looking normal again. >> that's amazing. bottom line she's doing oklahoma. >> bottom line the interests tell me she's doing very well. they hope she's back to having the brain she had but they won't know that for several years. >> obviously she went to florida to see her husband take off. >> two trips to florida. >> we wish her well. keep us posted. >>> now, coming up -- >> we've just come in. >> i'm sorry. >> we heard all about her medical condition. >>

dr. kim mulvihill shows us very natural. >> reporter: dr.teven barnes is a dentist by day but outside of the office he is an award winning bodybuilder with a weapon. he drinks colostrum. >> it is like a really rich whole milk. >> reporter: but it is not. even though it is made by cows. >> colustrum is a super food that mothers produce for their babies for their first feedings. >> reporter: he says it boosts his immuneity and his muscles as well. >> it is an extremely powerful food. it is a food not a drug. >> reporter: organic pastures in fresno. here out on the grass on any given day a new calf is born. >> did you get your colostrum yet. >> reporter: they need it to boost their immune system. the mother produces two or three times than the mother will ever need. >> we sell it by the pint. every week we have loads of the stuff going out. >> reporter: at $8 a bottle it is not cheap. the dry variety made by other companies is also pricey but now a new british study says it may be worth it. >> reporter: researchers found it may benefit athletes