dr. richard besser, can't all this home brain stimulation be dangerous? >> the studies that have looked at this haven't found any harm. it's a safe thing to do. what we don't really know is, short-term, long-term, does it really work? >> reporter: following her session, jesse, so desperate to quit smoking, says she feels a bit better and craves cigarettes less. >> it's the day after my treatment and i have still yet to have a cigarette. >> reporter: but it is the brain stimulation? she thinks her results might just be from the meditation, not what came out of that battery. you're a skeptic. >> i am. i am definitely a skeptic. >> reporter: she's not alone. i have to be a skeptic and wonder, if it's so great, why isn't there more research being done? why is it just a lab in new mexico thats that had secret? >> i think part of it is, it's so new that nobody's heard of it yet. a lot of the big studies that need to be done, safety studies and large clinical trials haven't been done yet. >> reporter: dr. clark says buyingbuy ing a homemade skit might be risky b

dr. richard besser says it's critical to know whether you really are allergic. >> penicillins are one ofs of drugs. they're first line for strep throat, ear infection, sinus infection. if you don't take those you're often taking a drug with more side effects so very important information to know. >> and dr. besser recommends getting a penicillin allergic test. the two studies are being presented at an annual meeting of allergists in atlanta. >>> investors are not loving the jobs report because the job is only up about 16 points right now. in fact our temperatures may be up more than that. >> they're definitely off their lows of the morning now that the fog is starting to fade over our landing. over water it's still taking a while. it's hard to see the san mateo bridge because some of the thickest fog is still around that area. half moon bay is at two and a half miles. winds picking up. look at that, 17 at half moon bay. everybody else about 3 to 7, 8 miles per hour, but notice it's going in all different directions and that's why we believe that it's going to dissipate as it moves over t

dr. richard besser is here with us this morning. first and foremost in regards to dr.alia's condition we saw from that video, he did not walk off the plane as we've seen from some of the other patients treated here. he is in extremely critical he is and what does that say to you? >> although eight of nine people who have been treated here have survived, ebola is a deadly disease. extremely critical means his vital signs are not stable. so, whether it's his breathing or his blood pressure, he's in a very, very difficult situation. >> we should stress he was not treating ebola patients there in sierra leone and the first time that he was tested for ebola, it came back negative so what does that say about the disease? >> yeah, i mean, in reality, those people who are not working in treatment units who are working in general hospitals are at greater risk because they're not wearing all that gear and they don't know whether a patient coming in in labor or someone with pneumonia actually has ebola. and the fact that his test was negative early on, you'll see that because the

dr. richard besser said donors should be screened for risky behavior, not sexual orientation.n is expected on december 22nd. >> the bridge will be closed for two days. you might want to put it on your calendar. it will close on january 10th for 52 hours. span would reopen by 4:00 a.m. on january 12th with the new barrier in lays. prep work got underway last week and officials say the new movable barrier is designed to prevent head-on collisions. the jack london square ferry terminal will be close this had weekend for refurbishment. and other repairs. in the meantime take the ferry from the almeda main street terminal. the jack london ferry terminal is expected to open monday morning in time for the commute. >>> one year ago today san francisco was preparing to become goth emcity. miles scott, a leukemia survivor would become bat kid and save the city. make a wish greater bay area made miles' wish snapped we have a clear picture that's come from the one wish being granted. here's abc7 news anchor ama daetz. [cheers and applause] >> pint-sized and packed with courage, miles scot

dr. richard besser weighs in. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our ♪ >>> okay.or millions of american households with babies, bathtime is a nightly ritual. >> but giving your baby a bath every night may be drying their skin leaving them with a condition that could be with them to all their lives. >> reporter: new parents think it comes with the territory. giving baby a bath every night. but what if that daily dip is actually putting your baby's skin at risk. >> i just thought a nightly bath would be good for him. >> reporter: first time mom anna didn't know she was bathing her son tanner too frequently. his skin is so delicate that every time he takes a bath it removes natural oils. and the new study says that if a baby who is prone to eczema doesn't get a good coating of moisturizer every day, they may have a higher risk of eczema, an angry, itchy rash. almost 11% of kids get eczema and baby tanner has it. >> they said it could go away or could be a lifetime thing. >> reporter: babe silvie's mom tries a different approach. >> it calms or don and is easy an the

dr. richard besser is here with much more. what did this study find? >> so this is looking at something called ker a tie tis. it's not just pink eye. it can be painful. look how often it occurs. more than a million visits to doctors every single year. it's slightly more common in women than in men. and all ages of adults are affected. and thing the biggest risk factor is wearing contacts. our eyes are good at keeping germs out. but putting something in there, it's a risk for getting bacteria into your eye. >> how serious are the infections? >> the outer layer is the cornea. it has to be crystal clear to see. an infection can cause clouding and in rare cases, blindness. >> what can you do if you're wearing contacts? >> there's a lot you can do to prevent this. i wear contacts. it can be hard, but follow the instructions exactly. only wear them as long as you're supposed to. don't sleep in them unless you're told it's okay to do so. wash your hands before you're touching your eyes. use fresh solution. don't put water in there, never use saliva to clean c

dr. richard besser is here. this challenges conventional wisdom. >> it's a study out of japan. people over 60 at risk for heart disease. half a low dose aspirin and half not. they found that the aspirin failed to prevent deaths from heart disease. there were fewer heart attacks, but it was offset by a significant amount of bleeding. the conclusion is for this group of people, aspirin is not worth it. >> so many of us have the doctors say take an aspirin a day, what should we do. >> anyone who's had a heart attack before, it saves lived. and another group of people at a greatly increased risk for heart disease, so don't stop your aspirin without talking to your doctor. for many people at low risk, it's not the way to go. >> and news of new benefits are for anti-statin drugs. >> these are drugs called vitorin and zeteya. they needed extra lowering of their cles ral. and adding the drugs reduced the chances of a fatal or severe heart attack by 6%. other studies showed it lowers cholester cholesterol. >> so a double benefit. thanks very much. >>> and amy with the other top stories.

dr. richard besser has more. >> reporter: new parents think, it comes with the territory. baby's skin at risk? >> i just thought a nightly bath would be good for him. >> reporter: first-time mom anna didn't know she was bathing her son, tanner, too frequently. at 7 months old, his son is so delicate, with a bath, it removes natural oils. if a baby broken to ex-ma doesn't get moisturer every day, they may get an itchy rash. 11% of kids get it. he has it. >> tkd go away or being a lifetime thing. >> reporter: baby sylvia's mom does a different approach. >> it's easy on the hands. >> reporter: fewer baths and more moisturizer. >> around the neck and behind the ears. >> reporter: that's what the story tried, coat your newborns, a moisturizer every day. others were told not to use moisturizers at all. by the time they were 6 months old, the moisturized babies had 50% fewer cases of eczema. lighten up on the rubber duckies no more than three baths a week. and bath products, small amount. fragrance free is best. none on the face, and moisturize after bath time. but before they're

dr. richard besser is here with the results. we know moms and dads interact differently. >> they do. dads do it differently? they put a wire on the babies. they recorded for 16 hours all the conversation that was going on at birth, at two weeks. at seven months. when a baby talks, there's a conversation. parent can make a noise. 70% of the time, the mother was responding. the dad was not stepping up. moms and dads responded differently if it was a boy or a girl. moms more fit was a girl. dad more if it was a boy. >> explain why this matters. >> a number of studies show early language is promoted by how much you talk to your child between birth and age 3. there's a lot going on. studies to see can you teach young moms and dads how to talk to their babies? will it improve development. >> do you talk to them with with baby talk or talk to them like an older child? what is right? >> i spent a lot of time on this as a pediatrician. the first thing is, turn off the electronics. if you have a cell phone on, something else on, you're not picking up the cues from your child. the thnext thing,

dr. richard besser has more. >> reporter: new parents think, it comes with the territory.i just thought a nightly bath would be good for him. >> reporter: first-time mom anna didn't know she was bathing her son, tanner, too frequently. at only 7 months old, his skin is so delicate that every time he takes a bath, it removes natural oils. if a baby that's susceptible to eczema doesn't get moisturizer every day, they may get an itchy rash. 11% of kids get it. he has it. >> it could go away or be a lifetime thing. they don't know yet. >> reporter: baby sylvia's mom does a different approach. >> it calms her down and it's nice. it's easy on the hands. >> reporter: fewer baths and more moisturizer. >> around the neck and behind the ears. >> reporter: that's what the study tried. they asked some parents with eczema to coat their newborns with a moisturizer every day. others were told not to use moisturizers at all. by the time they were 6 months old, the moisturized babies had 50% fewer cases of eczema. here's what you need no know for infants. lighten up on the rubber duckies n

dr. richard besser here to explain. biggest study that's been done. consumer reports looked at data testing they had done and the food and drugs administration had done. they looked at the level of arsenic in white rice, brown rice, rice cakes, rice cereal. it varied, even within a product. brown rice had higher levels of arsenic than white rice. it tends to get concentrated in the outer part of the rice. they're not saying not to eat brown rice. there are other nutritional benefits. >> what's with the arsenic in rice? >> arsenic is in the environment. it's in the soil, the water, the air. and rice, the way it grows. sucks the arsenic out of the soil and concentrates it. we worry about long-term exposure to arsenic causing problems with skin cancer, lung cancer, bladder cancer. we to want reduce that. >> what are the guidelines, then? >> everyone's waiting on the food and drug administration to set a limit. they say they're working on it. but until they do, for adults and kids, it's the same thing. eat a varied diet so