dr. marc siegel joins us. man: constant tingling in my toes. woman: i had double vision.an: they said, "you have multiple sclerosis." man: i kind of had to get a grasp on reality. man: i had to adapt and change very rapidly. woman: i had to learn how to drive with my hands -- yeah, that was interesting. man: a symptom may cause you not to be abable to do that anymore, and at one point, i was able to do any of those. man: since i've been cycling, it's definitely helped mwalking. woman: it's a fantastic opportunity to be working together with a common goal of curing ms, and sharing is the key. ♪ lou: we do not want to frighten or concern anyone over lee, but we do take thetry responsibility to bring it to you. hospitals waging a quiet battle against a super virus resistant to most of not all antibiotics. the deadly bacteria has been reported against 42 states in the country and concerned it could make its way into the general population.on and with responsible we have dr. marc siegel who has written extensively a about pandects this has the prospect of becoming one. lou: co

dr. marc siegel is here, associate prefers of medicine at langle medical center.oth doctors have surely attended to victims in tragic situations so we wanted to start there. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> we're going to dedicate much of "sunday house call" to serious health issues that follow the aftermath of a tragedy like sandy hook where on friday a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 little children. traumatic events have real and lasting effects on a wide range of people from families of the victims to the survivors and their families. also the first responders. we don't want to forget them. and also people watching the events on tv. what do you think we need to keep in mind at this time? >> the first thing we need to do is come together as a country. this is another example of another 9/11 and it's 9/12. the entire country got together and united as a nation. that's how we're going to heal and care for each other. look, this is a big impact. you don't have to be in connecticut to feel this. i was watching this yesterday. i have two kids.

dr. marc siegel, associate professor of medicine, author of the inner pulse, the inner code of sickness and health. >> and dr. david samadi. >> good morning,. >> great to see you. >> welcome to sunday. an amazing topic this m rning. a look at one of the most remarkable medical breaks through of this past year. we'll begin with a smart pill. this thing is science fiction. a sand-grain, penny microchip like you pop in your mouth as a pill and it records the times the drugs you take, when you take them. doctor siegel it sounds like star trek. a tiny pill that tracks what you do? >> the size of a grain of sand. i think it's a game-changer. the way it works is -- it's fda approved. basically it goes into your stomachs in a pill. and we'll be able to add to almost all medication. it's activated by storm system system -- stomach acid and a receiver will tell you did you take the medication, where in your body is the medication you took? what's your heart rate? what's your respiratory rate? is it interacting with other medications? it allows me to see if a patient took the medication. people think

dr. marc siegel, associate professor of medicine and author of unlocking the secret code of sickness and health. >> jamie: two-fer. dr. david samadi is here, vice chairman of urology, from the mount sinai medical center. good morning. so good to see you today. hope you had a good holiday. let's get healthy. okay. >> welcome back. >> jamie: thank you. first we want to talk about the health concerns for former president george h.w. bush. he was hospitalized this week. he is 88 years old. they say it's from complications of bronchitis. she in stable condition at a houston hospital. getting great, great care. but a lot of people, not just the older americans suffered from respiratory illest in. what do we -- illness. what do we need to know? >> common disease but bronchitis is in two forms. acute form, storm-term after the flu and may take two or three weeks. a lot of times it's viral. we make a mistake as physicians to write the prescriptions. that is only good for bacterial, which is only 10% of the time. most of the time that will resolve on its own. if it goes on for longer than three mon

dr. marc siegel. thank you, sir. good to see you as well. alisyn, what is next?n: a woman lucky to be alive. she was trapped upside down in her car overnight for eight hours. we have her story. bill: u.s. sending missiles and troops to help secure turkey's border with syria. what does that say about america's involvement and the bloody civil war inside of syria? a closer look at that and what it means. bill: a woman in massachusetts recovering after she spent a freezing night trapped upside down in her minivan. she is 27 years old. megyn hayley is her name. crashed her van wednesday night in woods on cape cod. a man walking his dog came across the wreck next morning. firefighters cut down the trees around her. removed piece of the car in order to get hayley out after she spent the night inside. >> took 30 minutes to safely get her out. she had a serious head wound. she was able to speak. bill: she is in the hospital listed as stable. she is lucky to be alive. merry christmas. ♪ . alisyn: well it's a very festive song and it's a festive time but of course there is

dr. marc siegel who has written extensively a about pandects this has the prospect of becoming one.could you pronounced it? >> cre sounds very mysterious and foreboding and deadly which it is. lou: and so much so that the original reports were reversed sought it with "usa today" the idea that that the bug is drug proof? >> not entirely. occasionally there is an antibiotical that can be used. but 25 antibiotics that are tested don't work. to is a symptom of what'stom wrong with the current in a madison people are six so we threw a powerful antibioticwe this is a lie and talking about. bacteria makes millions of colonies.1, b it sees the dg and overtime will develop resistance. this was developed in 2001 but it spreads. people leave the hospital, take it to the nursing home. lou: cre has not left the publ health facilities? correct. not yet.e just like t2. 40% death rate. >> what is a comparable disease? >> you'll see that with hiv or tuberculosis the biggest problemrc said drug companies to not have the incentive to get the antibiotics because once you are cared they do not need the

dr. marc siegel the medical a-team.ry year, just for the past four, five, six years, we're told, oh, you really ought to get a flu shot. i've never heard of that before. >> you should have a flu shot, stuart. if i thought i could talk you into it i would have brought one with me and given it to you on the show. stuart: how much? >> i would give it for free. how much other people. >> 25 bucks, but if you go to the pharmacy, sometimes paid. >> at the end of the year 42% of americans will have a flu shot according to the c.d.c. we need more. stuart: why? >> to create something called herd immunity. we have to protect the herd stuart. if you go on the subway and brush against a pregnant woman, i want her covered and don't you to bringing the flu virus and transmitting it with children with asthma and-- >> somewhere, mo. stuart:? >> as you get out of the limo, you could pass a pregnant woman on the street. stuart: you're part of a raquet and trying to convince us we need a flu shot. 20 years ago, nobody did that. ten years a

dr. marc siegel on the severity of the condition. we heard from christine and she said the spokesperson said cautiously optimistic. >> i heard from the family spokesperson, both president bush and mrs. burk are optimistic the treatment will be effective and president bush says tell people he's not going anywhere. his spirit plays into this. i've always believed that. medically speaking we're talking about with parkinson's disease, patients retain secretions, he had some asthma. when you're in the hospital you have a risk of picking up other bacteria, you get infections, fever can be a positive sign the patient is fighting the infection. i would say the intensive care unit may not be -- it may be because they want more intense treatment, more nursing care. >> abundance of caution, more eyes. but doc he entered the hospital a month ago for a recurring cough. is it unusual for a cough to show up later? >> it's a sign something else is occurring. the infection you thought you got rid of may be persisting. when you treat somebody with ste

dr. marc siegel from the fox news medical a-team.u back on the show. >> good to be back with you. melissa: let's get right to it. i love the numbers. let's break it down. doctors face a 27% cut in pay for medicare patients as part of the formula. >> that is called the sustained growth rate. some genius in 1997 when they put together the balance the budget act, hey, doctors should be penalized if the amount of tests order is greater than the growth of the economy. basically if an mri is very expensive, i have to order it, i get penalized forfeit it is more expensive than it should be. that doesn't make any sense. doctors are supposed to order test on patient need, medical necessity, what is the actual cost. we should consider that. patients should consider that. if we get penalized 27%, we can't accept medicare especially at time --. melissa: what is the practical implication? will the pprson who does the mri charge 20 7% less? >> absolutely not. this is time medicare will be more and more restricted. under obamacare there will be mor

dr. marc siegel is live here in new york.s is one of the stories you want to see more and more of. >> harris, this is really incredible and the truth is there are no drawbacks to anything like this. this is something that is brand new discovery. it uses a 48-pound robot. it is developed by the army for use in the military which where they had to carry very heavy packages across iraq and other areas. and now the rehabilitation medicine people have gotten ahold of it. it use as computer. it uses wireless chips. it uses motors and allows someone like manny maldonado to walk again where before he couldn't. let's look at manny to see what he has to say. how does it feel, manny? >> it feels great. i mean, this brings a smile to my peace every time i use this. excuse me. every time i use it. just like, it gets better as you use it. get more used to it and hopefully eventually i will be on my own in this thing. but it feels great, being able to take these steps. >> you're watching your legs move? >> yes. time to time i look down to m

dr. marc siegel we do, even if your children don't. thank you. >> doctor, merry christmas, thanks.nt george h.w. bush's pet caused drama at the white house and other stays you won't hear anywhere else about the white house. ♪ putting on the ritz ♪ this holiday, share everything. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. shareable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. hurry in for a droid razr m by motorola for $49.99. >> well from puppies to ponies, a new book takes us inside the pets who live at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> alisyn: whether they were providing companionship or softening a president's political image, these pets played an important role in white house history and jennifer pickens, 50 years of presidents and their pets, good morning, jennifer. >> good morning, merry christmas. >> alisyn: merry christmas to you, too. who are the most or which would you say are the most famous pets of the white house? >> oh, my god, so many to choose from. caroline kennedy's pony, macaroni was an all time favorite f favo

dr. marc siegel.ing, clayton. >> you got it see this in person. is it as remarkable as it looks on camera. >> it's amazing. inel vented by the military to at the present soldiers carry 200 pounds long distances in the middle east. then the rehabilitation medicine people got ahold of it. 48 pounds. some of them are actually less heavy than that this one is 48 pounds. you will love. this it's got computer chips in a backpack you wear on your back. it's got motors that are on the knees and the hips. clamp him into it he says manny says it feels like is he walking again. has that sensation. he is walking. sequence just like walking. he uses his arms to push forward and then the legs start walking. there is a computer console that's directed either by a nurse or by whom. i think that when he goes home, in the future, the rehabilitation will train you to be able to use it at home. we spoke to dr. ed arson as well. there is going to come a time when you will be able to initiate this just by thoughts. let's h

dr. marc siegel is an associate professor of medicine at nyu's medical center and author of the book falserm the truth will the epidemic of fear. doctor, great to have you. >> good morning, alisyn. >> alisyn: let's start with the kids who were at the school. this will have a lifelong impact on them. >> there is no question about that that child we just showed had tremendous courage the way that he was able to walk out of there and did what he was told to do and his patients should be so proud of him. but the problem is that 77% of the kids that were in that school are going to have post-traumatic stress disorder and 35% of the kids and just in the neighborhood, living in the neighborhood. >> alisyn: meaning those statistics based upon previous tragedies, generally you can figure out how many will have acute symptoms after that. >> absolutely. that's these statistics put together by the veterans administration. this is what it means. it's going to interfere with their play. it means they are going to put the events together backwards. in other words, they are going to think that maybe somet