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. >> senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is live in ft. worth, texas, with what may be some good news. she has an early read on the new flu numbers that we're getting. elizabeth, what have you learned? >> the cdc every friday release the new flu numbers. i got an early look at them. as you said a little bit of good news. the flu activity in this country has gone down a bit. two weeks ago we were talking about 29 states having high levels of flu activity. now we're talking about 24 states having high level of flu activity. that is good news. now i want to talk about the numbers in a sightly different way. this gets confusing, so bear with me. we're seeing less flu in the united states, but it is spread out more. geographically it has spread out to more locations. so, to put that in terms of numbers, two weeks ago, 41 states were seeing widespread activity, meaning it was throughout various regions of their state. now 47 states say they're seeing flu in various regions of their state. so spread out more, but the actual number of people who ar
. >> senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is live in ft. worth, texas, with what may be some good news. she has an early read on the new flu numbers that we're getting. elizabeth, what have you learned? >> the cdc every friday release the new flu numbers. i got an early look at them. as you said a little bit of good news. the flu activity in this country has gone down a bit. two weeks ago we were talking about 29 states having high levels of flu activity. now we're talking...
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let's bring in senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. e is in flower mound, texas, with details of one fatal case. elizabeth, what happened? >> reporter: i spent the morning with the family yesterday. their son, max, 17 years old, attended this church. december 22nd he was feeling great. they were on vacation up north, he was having a great time, and then he started feeling sick. he was sick for about two days and then he got better for another two days, even went sledding and had snowball fights with his sister. and then he got worse again. he felt terrible. his parents brought him to the hospital. a small rural hospital. and very quickly they said your son is very sick. his kidneys are shutting down. we're going to put him on a helicopter to go to a larger hospital. and this is what max said to his mother as he was getting on that helicopter. >> one of the last coherent things he said, he looked at me and there were some tears rolling down his face. >> he was scared. >> he was scared. he said, mom, i'm scared. i said i know, buddy, i am
let's bring in senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. e is in flower mound, texas, with details of one fatal case. elizabeth, what happened? >> reporter: i spent the morning with the family yesterday. their son, max, 17 years old, attended this church. december 22nd he was feeling great. they were on vacation up north, he was having a great time, and then he started feeling sick. he was sick for about two days and then he got better for another two days, even went sledding and had...
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elizabeth cohen is joining us now live. abeth, what expectly do health officials mean when they call this an epidemic? >> what they do every year, the centers for disease control, looks at the number of people who are getting sick and dying from flu and from pneumonia which is related to flu. when it reaches a certain level, they call it an epidemic. while this word is big and scary, i do want to note that typically every year there's an epidemic. this is not the only year. this is probably going to be a particularly bad flu season at the end of the day. this is clearly not a good situation. but as far as epidemics go, typically, it's an epidemic every year. >> so governor cuomo declared a public health emergency in new york. what does that do? >> you know, among other things, what it does is tells pharmacists you can go ahead and vaccinate minors. usually they say with minors, forget it. pharmacists can't do it. they have to go to their doctor. but what's interesting is that we called many pharmacies in the state of new yor
elizabeth cohen is joining us now live. abeth, what expectly do health officials mean when they call this an epidemic? >> what they do every year, the centers for disease control, looks at the number of people who are getting sick and dying from flu and from pneumonia which is related to flu. when it reaches a certain level, they call it an epidemic. while this word is big and scary, i do want to note that typically every year there's an epidemic. this is not the only year. this is...
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thank you for that. >>> elizabeth cohen is our chief medical correspondent and also sanjay gupta will join me later on in this hour to talk about the new flu information and the report from the cdc and also clear up some of the information you may have about getting a flu shot. you may have chosen not to get one perhaps for the wrong reasons and we'll let you know about all of that coming up. >>> 2013 is barely under way, but the focus of the white house is late 2014 and beyond because that's when the u.s. troops and their nato comrades are due to be gone from afghanistan, more or less to be gone. and that little phrase "more or less" is being hashed out face to face right now by these two men, president obama and afghan president hamid karzai. and these two men don't always see eye to eye on those issues and more. cnn's dan lothian is watching this. dan, of course, we're always interested in what they have to say and there's a news conference scheduled for about 1:15 eastern time, but are we exine expecting any big announcements or pronouncements? >> reporter: we've been told by whit
thank you for that. >>> elizabeth cohen is our chief medical correspondent and also sanjay gupta will join me later on in this hour to talk about the new flu information and the report from the cdc and also clear up some of the information you may have about getting a flu shot. you may have chosen not to get one perhaps for the wrong reasons and we'll let you know about all of that coming up. >>> 2013 is barely under way, but the focus of the white house is late 2014 and...
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good to be with you. >> that story from elizabeth cohen is quite frightening.what point do you take your kid to the hospital? >> well, it's exactly as elizabeth said, if you really think that your child is very sick, if they are lethargic and not responsive, if they are not eating, if they have a high fever, a persistent cough and an adult more likely than a child if that cough turns productive. if they are confused, any of those things that make you think this is a real serious illness. >> would a flu shot have necessarily saved him? >> the influenza vaccine is a good vaccine but it is no the a perfect vac ze perfect vaccine. it works better in young, healthy people than older persons. it is the best vaccine we have but there are cases that occur despite immunization. they are often of benefit because they can prevent some of the complications. it makes a more serious infection somewhat milder but it's not a perfect vaccine but it is the best that we have and if you haven't been vaccinated, quick, run out and get vaccinated. take advantage of whatever protecti
good to be with you. >> that story from elizabeth cohen is quite frightening.what point do you take your kid to the hospital? >> well, it's exactly as elizabeth said, if you really think that your child is very sick, if they are lethargic and not responsive, if they are not eating, if they have a high fever, a persistent cough and an adult more likely than a child if that cough turns productive. if they are confused, any of those things that make you think this is a real serious...
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elizabeth cohen in atlanta this morning. g, christine. >> making me hungry and not hungry, at the same time. how many calories are we talking about here? >> we're talking in one meal, more calories than are you supposed to get in an entire day by quite a lot. and one of the things i found kind of surprising. we know fast food has a lot of calories, but these are nice restaurants, where you wouldn't necessarily think it. let's start with the first one. you are looking at the cheesecake factory's bistro chimp pa shrimp pasta. 3,120 calories. >> what? >> supposed to get about 2,000 calories a day. a third more calories -- no, 50% more calories and getting in one dish. the breading on the shrimp that probably does a lot of it. the pasta. all sorts of things and to do a little bit of an equivalent here, the calories in this dish are the same as in 5 1/2 big macs. you would never sit down and eat 5 1/2 big macs, but i can see some people polishing off that plate. the next one we have here, this is the -- i'm so excited about this o
elizabeth cohen in atlanta this morning. g, christine. >> making me hungry and not hungry, at the same time. how many calories are we talking about here? >> we're talking in one meal, more calories than are you supposed to get in an entire day by quite a lot. and one of the things i found kind of surprising. we know fast food has a lot of calories, but these are nice restaurants, where you wouldn't necessarily think it. let's start with the first one. you are looking at the...
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that mom instinct and bring him in right away, you know, that may have saved his life. >> ah, elizabeth cohen worth, texas, now. elizabeth, the cdc is releasing new information about the number of kids dying from the flu. what are you hearing from your sources? >> reporter: what i'm hearing is that this week's report has details on two new flu deaths for kids. that brings the pediatric flu death total up to 20. and as far as cases go, kids who are sick with the flu, this hospital alone here in ft. worth has seen hundreds, hundreds, of kids every week with confirmed cases of the flu. but it's interesting they just told me those numbers seem to be tapering off a bit. >> well, at least that's a bit of better news. elizabeth cohen reporting live for us from texas this morning. >>> the u.s. transportation secretary announced they'll review the boeing 787, and here's transportation secretary ray lahood -- >> today, we are announcing that we are conductening the comprehensive review of the design and production of the boeing 787. this review will cover the critical systems of the aircraft including
that mom instinct and bring him in right away, you know, that may have saved his life. >> ah, elizabeth cohen worth, texas, now. elizabeth, the cdc is releasing new information about the number of kids dying from the flu. what are you hearing from your sources? >> reporter: what i'm hearing is that this week's report has details on two new flu deaths for kids. that brings the pediatric flu death total up to 20. and as far as cases go, kids who are sick with the flu, this hospital...
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i'm elizabeth cohen. >>> let's start off with a check of the most powerful radar.five sweeps scanning all clear. conditions absolutely different than yesterday when we had snowy weather. let's take you north, all eyes focused on foxboro, sunday night, clear conditions in foxboro today for ravens fans traveling in that direction, bright and cold conditions here, at the stadium. they are testing tout jumbo tron. beautiful blue skies. nice to see the sun again. we haven't seen it for days and days. a full week since we seen a crystal clear sky. there you go. we had it today, nice finish in bel air, east side, dundalk. a chill in the air as we look at the current conditions, 33bwi, dew point of 8, air is dry. run the humidifier over the weekend as the dry air runs in through overnight hours. colder air is really coming our way towards next week. more in a second. see the current windfield, west, just enough wind to create the windchill, feeling like the 20s. cold stuff from northward, windchills in the 20s, wellmington, tomorrow, we will shift the winds direction w a s
i'm elizabeth cohen. >>> let's start off with a check of the most powerful radar.five sweeps scanning all clear. conditions absolutely different than yesterday when we had snowy weather. let's take you north, all eyes focused on foxboro, sunday night, clear conditions in foxboro today for ravens fans traveling in that direction, bright and cold conditions here, at the stadium. they are testing tout jumbo tron. beautiful blue skies. nice to see the sun again. we haven't seen it for days...
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elizabeth cohen is our senior medical correspondent.'m going to live to be 150 then. >> oh, please. you're one of the most fit people i know. >> it sounds counterintuitive. help us understand this. we can ditch our diet. >> we have been preached at all these years, get down to a normal weight, you don't want to be overweight, it puts you at a higher risk for heart attacks, et cetera. this study is very interesting. we should take it with a grain of salt. what it found is that for some people -- or this is the conclusion you could make, for some people you can be technically overweight by the bmi chart, but maybe your blood pressure is fine, your cholesterol is fine, you don't have diabetes, so you may be just as healthy or perhaps more healthy than someone who, say, is 5 or 10 pounds lighter than you. it is not 100% all about the weight. >> to maybe mom's right. you look better with a little meat on your bones. you know how mothers say that. >> that's right. moms do say that, that's true. that's true. >> what exactly is overweight then?
elizabeth cohen is our senior medical correspondent.'m going to live to be 150 then. >> oh, please. you're one of the most fit people i know. >> it sounds counterintuitive. help us understand this. we can ditch our diet. >> we have been preached at all these years, get down to a normal weight, you don't want to be overweight, it puts you at a higher risk for heart attacks, et cetera. this study is very interesting. we should take it with a grain of salt. what it found is that...
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elizabeth cohen reporting. keep us updated. amazing story. >>> i want to give an update on a story that we first brought to you last year. and i think you'll remember it because the video was nothing short of dramatic. >> i'm hit! [ gunfire ] >> i'm hit! >> dramatic and real and true. a soldier in afghanistan, his helmet cam catching the moment he went under fire. this is action, the real kind. anonymous at the time, the soldier crying out over and over to his platoon, "i'm hit." he intentionally took on fire to try to draw the fire away from his mates. and now we know who he is. and also, we know that he felt embarrassed that this video went viral. >> it was a vulnerable moment for me right there. i kind of pride myself on being a tough guy. not once in my life have i ever cried out like that. and -- ever. >> reporter: why then? >> i thought i was going die. >> private first-class ted daniels, that's hiss na name. the military told him to keep quiet after the video went viral. now the military is letting him talk. daniels says
elizabeth cohen reporting. keep us updated. amazing story. >>> i want to give an update on a story that we first brought to you last year. and i think you'll remember it because the video was nothing short of dramatic. >> i'm hit! [ gunfire ] >> i'm hit! >> dramatic and real and true. a soldier in afghanistan, his helmet cam catching the moment he went under fire. this is action, the real kind. anonymous at the time, the soldier crying out over and over to his...
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elizabeth cohen, thank you.ciate that. >> reporter: thanks. >> for more information on this, make sure you head off to the cdc.gov. there is a lot of information on how you can protect your family. back after this. you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you... could've had a v8. but what you taste is the fruit. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> buying a house you cannot afford just got tougher. does that
elizabeth cohen, thank you.ciate that. >> reporter: thanks. >> for more information on this, make sure you head off to the cdc.gov. there is a lot of information on how you can protect your family. back after this. you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you... could've had a v8. but what you taste is the fruit. i've always had to...
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cnn's senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen has a special airing tonight on 25 shocking medicalakes. and she joins me now. elizabeth, this is you know, it's trouble withing to say the least. >> it is trouble withing. it's not just a hypothetical. i did this special because of mistakes that had happened in my own family. so this can really happen to people and this new study out from johns hopkins puts numbers on it. take a look at these numbers because it makes you go, oh, my goodness. i don't think people realize this. wrong procedures, the wrong procedure is when you go in for a ton sellecktomy and they give you an appendectomy. that happens to 20 patients a week in this country. 20 patients a week have the wrong procedure. now, same number of patients, 20 patientses a week have an operation on the wrong body part. you go in to have your right knee replaced and they replace your left knee. wrong sided surgery. and in addition to 39 patients a week, they have tools surgical tools left in their body. and are sewn up. and yet you have to know these things going in so that you can
cnn's senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen has a special airing tonight on 25 shocking medicalakes. and she joins me now. elizabeth, this is you know, it's trouble withing to say the least. >> it is trouble withing. it's not just a hypothetical. i did this special because of mistakes that had happened in my own family. so this can really happen to people and this new study out from johns hopkins puts numbers on it. take a look at these numbers because it makes you go, oh, my...
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elizabeth cohen is our senior medical correspondent. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> this nurse she treats some of the sickest patients and if they get the flu there could be some serious health consequences. >> right, if you or i get the flu it's unpleasant, we're out of work for a couple of days or maybe a week, we don't feel well but we're probably not going to die but when someone is that sick in the hospital or in a hospice, if they get the flu, they could die and in fact 36,000 people a year die from the flu, so it's a serious thing for these patients. >> so this hospital has this mandatory policy. is this becoming more common? >> it is becoming more common because the only protection really for these very sick patients, of course they get the flu shot themselves, but it's so surround them with people who have also been vaccinated, so before around 2005 hospitals didn't really care so much, they didn't really push this, but then they started to push it and look at these numbers. it really tells you something. so in 2002, o
elizabeth cohen is our senior medical correspondent. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> this nurse she treats some of the sickest patients and if they get the flu there could be some serious health consequences. >> right, if you or i get the flu it's unpleasant, we're out of work for a couple of days or maybe a week, we don't feel well but we're probably not going to die but when someone is that sick in the hospital or in a hospice, if they get the flu, they could die and...
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> let's get to the medical side of this story and bring back our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohenabeth, this story has so many moving parts, so many unusual parts. we've heard from mr. murotta, what does the state of kansas stay? >> they say legally speaking he's the father. if they had gone to a doctor and the doctor had done the insemination, he would be fine, because there would be documentation he was a sperm donor. but they don't have the documentation. for all they know they were lovers and that's how they conceived the child. they need that documentation, so they say homes the dad. he ought to be paying up. >> so, we've got this document that there was written up at the home. he went over and took his donation. how often does this happen? it seems really rare. >> do you know what, it's not as rare as you think. we were talking to a lawyer who specializes in reproductive rights and she said she's got a lot of calls about this, and here's why, to do an artificial insemination with a doctor is about $3,000 and it often doesn't work the first time. it often takes several tries,
> let's get to the medical side of this story and bring back our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohenabeth, this story has so many moving parts, so many unusual parts. we've heard from mr. murotta, what does the state of kansas stay? >> they say legally speaking he's the father. if they had gone to a doctor and the doctor had done the insemination, he would be fine, because there would be documentation he was a sperm donor. but they don't have the documentation. for all they...
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we're going to talk with elizabeth cohen at the top of the hour. would you take it? male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. >>> our starting point one month later, we're live this morning from newtown, connecticut, marking one month since 20 first graders and 6 staffers were gunned down inside the sandy hook elementary school. this morning we take a look at how the community is coping today and their plans to help prevent another tragedy. >>> then a flu especialpidemic widespread across 47 states with vaccines running low. where we stand and what you need to know to protect you and your family. >>> plus hollywood celebrates its own at the golden globe awards. we've got the surprises and the snubs. plus the moments that's
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elizabeth cohen is joining us. she spent the morning with the family. ow did this happen? >> reporter: wolf, it was such an emotional morning. i'm in front of the church that the family attends. mack was 17. that personified who he was. as you said, perfectly healthy. on december 21st he started feeling sick, a headache, a little bit tired. he had a fever but really no big deal and he was better in about two days and he then he felt fine for a while. and then a couple days later he started feeling bad again. his parents took him to a local hospital in the rural area they were in and they said he's got the flu and his kidneys are failing. they said, we have to get him to a bigger hospital. they put him on a helicopter and this is what max said to his mother as he was getting on the helicopter. >> one of the last coherent things he said, he looked at me and tears were rolling down his face. >> he was scared. >> he said, mom, i'm scared. i said, i know, buddy. i am, too. he said, mom, it's going to be okay. you're going to be okay. i love you. >> reporter:
elizabeth cohen is joining us. she spent the morning with the family. ow did this happen? >> reporter: wolf, it was such an emotional morning. i'm in front of the church that the family attends. mack was 17. that personified who he was. as you said, perfectly healthy. on december 21st he started feeling sick, a headache, a little bit tired. he had a fever but really no big deal and he was better in about two days and he then he felt fine for a while. and then a couple days later he...
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i'm elizabeth cohen. i'll show you how to become an empowered patient. with the help of world renowned patient safety expert dr. peter pronovost, dr. otus brawley, dr. abraham varageis and more. stay tuned. this hour could save your life. >> at numb 25, baby security breach. the woman in this surveillance video, jennifer latham tells her family she's expecting a baby when really she isn't. so she decides to steal one. take a look as she changes into nursing scrubs, enters a baby's room, comes out with a bag under her arm. a baby is in that bag. the imposter nurse actually gets off the premises with the child, despite an alarm on the baby. >> the alarm went off as it was supposed to. the woman just managed to get out the door. >> the baby is gone, missing, for almost 2 1/2 hours. until a police officer spots the getaway car and pulls the baby snatcher over. >> that's a newborn you got back there. >> listen as jennifer lies to the officer telling him the baby is hers. >> you gave birth? today? >> no. yesterday. >> yesterday? >> this cop isn't buying any of
i'm elizabeth cohen. i'll show you how to become an empowered patient. with the help of world renowned patient safety expert dr. peter pronovost, dr. otus brawley, dr. abraham varageis and more. stay tuned. this hour could save your life. >> at numb 25, baby security breach. the woman in this surveillance video, jennifer latham tells her family she's expecting a baby when really she isn't. so she decides to steal one. take a look as she changes into nursing scrubs, enters a baby's room,...
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>> elizabeth cohen has been working the numbers overnight. been thinking about, the widespread nature of this flu has grown from 41 to 47 states. we sort of knew that was going to happen. that means how many different places within a state are actually documenting flu? but the good news in this, i think, is of 29 states before that were reporting high levels of flu activity it's down to 24 states now so at least in a little bit of relief there potentially as you say, soledad. they're calling it an epidemic which basically means we're seeing more cases than they would otherwise expect at this time of year. last year it was a mild season. this one is the worst in a decade. >> enough of the vaccine to go around, every year i know often we have concerns about the fact that there's a run on the vaccine and maybe not enough people will get access to it. >> we're telling everyone to get a flu shot and here we are hoping there is enough. it looks like there is. to show you numbers to give you a look at the country, while there may be some spot shorta
>> elizabeth cohen has been working the numbers overnight. been thinking about, the widespread nature of this flu has grown from 41 to 47 states. we sort of knew that was going to happen. that means how many different places within a state are actually documenting flu? but the good news in this, i think, is of 29 states before that were reporting high levels of flu activity it's down to 24 states now so at least in a little bit of relief there potentially as you say, soledad. they're...
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elizabeth cohen in atlanta. why is this one so nasty this time around, elizabeth?soledad, it is the perfect storm for this particular stomach bug. so let's go over the three things that make this one really bad. first of all this particular strain, so new, it's called the sydney 2012. first spotted in sydney just last year, we're not immune to it. our bodies haven't seen it before. it comes on full force. highly contagious. just need one or two particles of this virus to get you sick. and a lot of people get this illness, they are contagious, but symptom free. they are not sick. running around making the rest of us sick. >> so disgusting. you know how i feel about those people. elizabeth cohen, thank you. listen, she and i agree on the purell thing. >>> the southeast getting a dose of the deep freeze with snow, freezing rain and dangerous ice expected from the carolinas to tennessee. even farther south. drivers in nashville, told don't travel if you don't have to. out west, the rare sight of freezing rain forced the runways at salt lake international airport to shu
elizabeth cohen in atlanta. why is this one so nasty this time around, elizabeth?soledad, it is the perfect storm for this particular stomach bug. so let's go over the three things that make this one really bad. first of all this particular strain, so new, it's called the sydney 2012. first spotted in sydney just last year, we're not immune to it. our bodies haven't seen it before. it comes on full force. highly contagious. just need one or two particles of this virus to get you sick. and a lot...
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i'm elizabeth cohen, and i hope this hour makes you an empowered patient. >>> do you trust ahmadinejad. >> on this i don't. >> if the president didn't know exactly what happened, he sure as hell should have. >> candidates? >> i was the perfect candidate for america. >> what if mitt romney isn't the best person? >> the idea that somehow making a business profitable is different than helping people is really a foreign idea. >> and more. >> it's ridiculously easy for someone to purchase a gun. >> do you think homosexuality is a sin? >> i think that it's -- it's -- it's unnatural. >> did you wake up this morning and have a quick, you know? >> i probably did. probably did. >> "piers morgan tonight -- the news makers" starts now. >>> good evening. one of the great things about my job is that every night i get to sit down with movers and shakers. the men and women at the center of the biggest stories of the year. the world leaders, lawmakers, celebrities. and people who never expected to find themselves in the spotlight. what do they have in common? they're all utterly fascinating. tonight yo
i'm elizabeth cohen, and i hope this hour makes you an empowered patient. >>> do you trust ahmadinejad. >> on this i don't. >> if the president didn't know exactly what happened, he sure as hell should have. >> candidates? >> i was the perfect candidate for america. >> what if mitt romney isn't the best person? >> the idea that somehow making a business profitable is different than helping people is really a foreign idea. >> and more. >>...
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senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us live from atlanta.f these drugs? >> let's talk about where these drugs come from and why people use them. let's start with human growth hormone, mentioned in the story. human growth hormone is something we all naturally have. made basically in our pituitary glands. what it can do, it can reduce fat and increase muscle mass. but some of the dangers are it can cause bone and muscle pain, diabetes and heart diseasor increase the chance you will get those. let's talk about testosterone, also mentioned in the story. testosterone, a hormone both men and women have. and some people say if you take it, you get bigger, leaner, stronger, and when you have a big workout, it enhances your recovery. makes it easier to recover. but here are some of the dangers. it can increase the chances of getting all sorts of things from sleep apnea to heart disease if a man already has prostate cancer, may grow that existing prostate cancer. >> like lance armstrong's case. is it illegal for doctors to give these drugs to athletes
senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us live from atlanta.f these drugs? >> let's talk about where these drugs come from and why people use them. let's start with human growth hormone, mentioned in the story. human growth hormone is something we all naturally have. made basically in our pituitary glands. what it can do, it can reduce fat and increase muscle mass. but some of the dangers are it can cause bone and muscle pain, diabetes and heart diseasor increase the chance...
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senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen returned to the state where it all began and spoke to both years later the situation here and in much of the u.s. is complex. on the one hand the governor has made this vow. >> my goal and the goal of many of those joining me here today is to make abortion at any stage a thing of the past. >> reporter: on the other hand, this is the reality. it's elizabeth at cnn. >> come on in. >> reporter: i'm at a health clinic in austin where seven women will have abortions today. >> do we have anymore all t ultrasounds? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: she offers a care that includes providing abortions to 9,000 women a year. >> my main goal is to provide an oasis where she feels safe and at peace. >> reporter: 72,470 women received abortions in 2011. in the u.s., nearly one in three women will have an abortion before the age of 45 according to the nonpartisan guttmacher institute. you have a lot more work to do? >> we have a lot more work to do because we continue to miss this many women in texas and in other places we double our efforts. >> reporter:
senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen returned to the state where it all began and spoke to both years later the situation here and in much of the u.s. is complex. on the one hand the governor has made this vow. >> my goal and the goal of many of those joining me here today is to make abortion at any stage a thing of the past. >> reporter: on the other hand, this is the reality. it's elizabeth at cnn. >> come on in. >> reporter: i'm at a health clinic in austin...
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arizona put the most restrictions into effect, seven, and elizabeth cohen went back to texas where roee'll learn more about the decision fight today. >> reporter: roe vs. wade originated in texas and 40 years later the situation here and in much of the u.s. is complex. on the one hand, the governor has made this vow -- >> my goal and the goal of many of those joining me here today is to make abortion at any stage a thing of the past. >> reporter: on the other hand, this is the reality -- hi, it's elizabeth at cnn. >> great. come on in, ma'am. i'm at the whole woman's health clinic austin where seven women will have abortions today. >> any more ultrasounds? >> i don't think we have any more. >> rorter: amy started whole women's health ten years ago, and her business has grown. she has five clinics in texas, offering gynecology care that includes providing abortions to 9,000 women a year. >> my main goal is provide an oasis for her where she feels safe, comfortable, at peace. >> reporter: the entire state 27,470 women received abortions in 2011. in the u.s. nearly 1 in 3 women will have
arizona put the most restrictions into effect, seven, and elizabeth cohen went back to texas where roee'll learn more about the decision fight today. >> reporter: roe vs. wade originated in texas and 40 years later the situation here and in much of the u.s. is complex. on the one hand, the governor has made this vow -- >> my goal and the goal of many of those joining me here today is to make abortion at any stage a thing of the past. >> reporter: on the other hand, this is the...
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senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is here with us. what is this sydney 2012?h a lot of people call smum fl stomach flu, not the right terminology, but icky for want of a better phrase. we're talking about forceful vomiting. we're talking diarrhea. it is really not pleasant. >> yeah. something you don't want to go to work with. nobody wants this. how do we stop this from coming into our bodys? >> you know, to some extent you can't. it is incredibly contagious. if you're sick now and god forbid you were vomiting, i would be in real trouble. wash your hands a lot with soap and water. you can use an alcohol-based sterilizer but you should be doing soap and water. wash down surfaces and remember that even after you're better, you can still be contagious. and so don't cook for other people for a little while, or if you do, be really careful. >> this is what i find fascinating. i could have it and give it to other people and not even know it. >> exactly. some people have this virus, but they're not contagious. so they walk around, they feel fine, and they give it to
senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is here with us. what is this sydney 2012?h a lot of people call smum fl stomach flu, not the right terminology, but icky for want of a better phrase. we're talking about forceful vomiting. we're talking diarrhea. it is really not pleasant. >> yeah. something you don't want to go to work with. nobody wants this. how do we stop this from coming into our bodys? >> you know, to some extent you can't. it is incredibly contagious. if you're...
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let's bring in our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. that defies what a lot of people have thought in the past. what's the significance of this research? why is this? >> a lot of women and even some doctors think, hey, just take off the whole breast. a lot of doctors in the know will tell you, wait a minute. when someone's early stage breast cancer, stage one or stage two, lumpectomy plus radiation is the way to go. this study seems to support that. it suggests, it doesn't prove -- i don't want to use the p word. it suggests that having a lumpectomy and radiation is just as good or perhaps even a little better than having a mastectomy. >> i have a million more questions for you. i think the best thing would be for people -- you always say this -- ask your doctor first, right, elizabeth? >> ask your doctor what the options are. i've talked to so many women who have breast cancer and the doctor says let's do this. i say, well, did you ask him what other things you can do? there's almost always more than one option. if someone says i want
let's bring in our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. that defies what a lot of people have thought in the past. what's the significance of this research? why is this? >> a lot of women and even some doctors think, hey, just take off the whole breast. a lot of doctors in the know will tell you, wait a minute. when someone's early stage breast cancer, stage one or stage two, lumpectomy plus radiation is the way to go. this study seems to support that. it suggests, it doesn't...
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i'm elizabeth cohen, and i hope this hour makes you an empowered patient. >> headline makers. >> this is more important than any election. >> i was the perfect candidate. >> what is mitt romney isn't the best person? >> it is ridiculously easy for someone to purchase a gun. >> do you think that homo sexuality is a sin? >> i think it is unnatural. >> did you wake up this morning and have a quick, you know? >> i probably d id. >> "piers morgan tonight -- the news makers" starts now. >>> good evening. one of the great things about my job is that every night i get to sit down with movers and shakers. the men and women at the center of the biggest stories of the year. the world leaders, lawmakers, celebrities. and people who never expected to find themselves in the spotlight. what do they have in common? they're all utterly fascinating. tonight you'll hear from some of my favorite guests. we'll begin with the big man himself, new jersey governor, chris christie. in the wake of the superstorm sandy, he found himself in a bit of political hot water for making nice with president obama. >> go
i'm elizabeth cohen, and i hope this hour makes you an empowered patient. >> headline makers. >> this is more important than any election. >> i was the perfect candidate. >> what is mitt romney isn't the best person? >> it is ridiculously easy for someone to purchase a gun. >> do you think that homo sexuality is a sin? >> i think it is unnatural. >> did you wake up this morning and have a quick, you know? >> i probably d id. >>...
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senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us with more. >> this will really be interesting to find here because nothing quite like this has ever been done. in essence, this is what they're thinking about doing. take 1,000 players and really follow them, look at their medical records, get measurements and look at all sorts of stuff, and then pick your 100 healthiest, and pick your 100 sickest, and then compare them, and one of the things that they will likely be looking for is how much does football have to do with it? are they sicker because they play a certain position or because they played for a longer period of time and talking about current players and former players and so this is something that's been negotiated and talked about. the nfl says nothing is more important than the health and safety of their players and if you're really into this, cnnhealth.com my colleague stephanie smith has a wonderful article. >> i was talking to two nfl players yesterday about concussions and one of them is going to donate his brain to science in essence and he said it's difficult to kn
senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us with more. >> this will really be interesting to find here because nothing quite like this has ever been done. in essence, this is what they're thinking about doing. take 1,000 players and really follow them, look at their medical records, get measurements and look at all sorts of stuff, and then pick your 100 healthiest, and pick your 100 sickest, and then compare them, and one of the things that they will likely be looking for is how...
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senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen here to talk to me about this study.st explain the study. >> it is fascinating because it turns conventional wisdom on its head. doctors thought you can't outgrow autism once you're diagnosed, that's it. you have it. these researchers found 34 kids who were diagnosed with autism by good doctors who know what they're doing as very young kids before the age of 5, and then they -- years later when they looked at them, they didn't have any signs of autism. they were examined and the signs were gone. >> so how is this even possible? >> a couple of things going on. they found in some ways this group of kid had somewhat milder autism to begin with, that's one thing. it could also have something to do with the early intervention that these kids got, some of the training and the schooling and what have you, the therapy these kids got. and it also might have something to do with the children's individual brains. maybe there was something about their brains. and researchers have told me, you know, it is probably in the going to be
senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen here to talk to me about this study.st explain the study. >> it is fascinating because it turns conventional wisdom on its head. doctors thought you can't outgrow autism once you're diagnosed, that's it. you have it. these researchers found 34 kids who were diagnosed with autism by good doctors who know what they're doing as very young kids before the age of 5, and then they -- years later when they looked at them, they didn't have any signs of...
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our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us by phone from louisville, texas. we have you on the phone because we know you're working on a flu story about kids. give us a preview. >> it's a terrible story of a completely healthy 17-year-old boy who got the flu, you know, kids get the flu, it happens, but it did not, he got very sick, very quickly and unfortunately, he ended up passing away, and this is what sometimes happens with kids. kids can look completely fine, and in less than 24 hours, or about 24 hours later that child is on a respirator in the intensive care unit, and a lot of these kids are just completely healthy kids with no underlying health problems and we don't know why most kids are okay with the flu. they're sick for a little while and get better. some of them die, we just don't know why. >> is it too late to get a flu vaccine to protect our kids, to protect ourselves? >> it isn't too late. that's one of two things i'll tell parents to do, to be empowered parents. this is so crucial. one, get your child the flu shot. we heard that people are st
our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us by phone from louisville, texas. we have you on the phone because we know you're working on a flu story about kids. give us a preview. >> it's a terrible story of a completely healthy 17-year-old boy who got the flu, you know, kids get the flu, it happens, but it did not, he got very sick, very quickly and unfortunately, he ended up passing away, and this is what sometimes happens with kids. kids can look completely fine, and in...
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from our affiliate kptv reporting that unbelievable story and our senior medical correspondent elizabeth coheng up on this. i'm at an absolute loss. >> it's so hard to be those parents. so hard. you know, the american academy of pediatrics is officially against it. we reached out to autism speaks which is a big advocacy group which is big on autism and their families. they say there is currently no adequate scientific evidence to advocate the use of medical marijua marijuana. they're saying there's this family who's saying they had a good experience, other families who say they've had a good thing. >> other families. how many? is there a group? have they found each other? are they able to lobby? hey, listen. when there are controversial drugs being tested, and you're in fear of dying, you do anything. regardless of what the government says krks which is mann will continue to be a. >> right, so these families have found each other. the eckecles family did it. they're scattered, downline, talking to each other online. i don't think there's a formal lobby or anything. so they live in a state wher
from our affiliate kptv reporting that unbelievable story and our senior medical correspondent elizabeth coheng up on this. i'm at an absolute loss. >> it's so hard to be those parents. so hard. you know, the american academy of pediatrics is officially against it. we reached out to autism speaks which is a big advocacy group which is big on autism and their families. they say there is currently no adequate scientific evidence to advocate the use of medical marijua marijuana. they're...
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our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins me now to explain. what are we talking about in terms of rules? you think they should be there, wouldn't you? >> you would think they definitely should have already been there and safety advocates have been begging for these for years and thrilled the fda doing the basic things. better measures to keep animals out of fields where crops are growing because what they do in fields? poop in fields. we don't want that. better rules to get farm workers to wash their hands and the last one, little gross but i have to say it. okay? got to say it. which is, port-a-potties for the work earls because when they don't have them, what do they do? >> come on. no way, elizabeth. that's not already a regulation? >> no, no. there aren't strict rules like the rules doing here. again, you can see why safety advocates so frustrated because some of the things are so basic. and they're hoping these will be fully implemented. we have done the segments, peanuts, spinach. they seem to go on and on. >> in fact, i was going to bri
our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins me now to explain. what are we talking about in terms of rules? you think they should be there, wouldn't you? >> you would think they definitely should have already been there and safety advocates have been begging for these for years and thrilled the fda doing the basic things. better measures to keep animals out of fields where crops are growing because what they do in fields? poop in fields. we don't want that. better rules to get...