dr. kim hammond is here to answer your pet questions.ou can e-mail your questions to you can e-mail your questions to >> in today's medical alert, a possible breakthrough in detecting alzheimer's disease center. a new study looked at nearly 100 women over age 70 who did not have dementia. researchers monitored the women for several years and on those with the highest levels of a certain type of fat for 10 times more likely to develop alzheimer's. more studies are needed, but researchers hope this can eventually lead to preventing the disease. a new study shows adhd director not affect the developing brains of young children. researchers at wake forest university looked at 16 young primates that or the age equivalent of six to 10-year-old humans. half were given a standard dose of medication for more than a year, four years for children, and brain scans reveal no differences in the brains of those taking the drug compared to those who were not treated. >> now, your 11 insta-weather + forecast. >> ok, we're watching the radar very carefull

dr. kim hammond joins us to answer your pet questions. >> the largest art festival in the nation is right here in charm city. >> we are all long way from the 100's of a few days ago a picture-

dr. kim hammond and a friend. >> this is my dog tucker, who i love to death. we have been watching tucker grow up. he is house trained. how long did it take? it took moving into a new house. it took a while because daddy is not the most responsible owner. he forgives too much. anyway, house training is important and tucker is house trained. >> it is important for the dog and peace in the house. >> before we get to the questions, there is terrible news today. hold your pet, and get by. >> our cat isn't suffering terrible allergies -- is suffering terrible allergies. she gets a shot every three months. is there any long-term damage from the steroid medication? >> absolutely. sometimes, with some cats, we have no other treatment. there are some alternatives. i would guess you to talk to the americans about other -- to your veterinarian's about other alternatives. some cats have been h that can only be suppressed with a steroid shot. is it tough call. >> our yellow lab puppy is chewing everything in sight. nothing seems to work. what can we do to get her to stop c

dr. kim hammond from falls road animal hospital is here with a baby boxer. e-mail questions to petquestions@w >> the fireworks show in san diego was a lot shorter than initially planned. all the pyrotechnics accidently went off at once. take a look. so pretty and so fleeting. a technical difficulty resulted in all the fireworks being set off at exactly the same time, so instead of a 15-minute show, 5000 people gathered were treated to a dazzling technical that only lasted a few seconds. the event's producers are investigating because of the mishap. the judge in the trayvon martin murder trial has set bail for george zimmerman at $1 million. the judge initially granted him a bond at $150,000, then later revoked after prosecutors accused him and his wife of lying to the court about the money they had raised. zimmerman and's defense attorney says his client acted out of fear for his family's safety. a south florida lifeguard gets fired after trying to help a swimmer in trouble. he left his designated watch area to rescue someone in an hour out that the lifeguar