nbc's erica edwards has more. >> it started out like a totally normal day.u've been here. done this, said that. >> you okay, mom? >> i'm fine. >> this short film is a humorous exaggeration of a typical working mother folk yugoslavsed not on her own needs but on everybody else's. >> i could relate to that. >> a working mother herself elizabeth banks directed the film and stars as the mom who ignores the signs of a heart attack. >> tightening of the jaw, dizziness, shortness of breath, muscle pain, achiness. >> reporter: in favor of getting her family out the door on time. she partnered with the american heart association for this unusual way of spreading heart disease awareness. >> it was definitely tricky to convince them that using humor would be a great way to talk about heart disease. >> reporter: because it's not fun to talk about the facts, that heart disease is the number one killer of women and that reducing your risk for a heart attack means taking the time no one thinks they have to eat right, quit smoking, and exercise. >> more women are dying of h

erica edwards, nbc news. >>> now the food and drug administration is expected to make a final decision on the drug later this spring. >>> speaking of spring, spring fever is now upon us. the pollen, even the pollen can't wait to get out. >> it's dancing. >> doug is in fairfax county tonight enjoying the nice weather at the reston town center which has a lot going on out there. >> oh, a lot going on out here but you're right about the pollen, guys. jim, i know you suffer from pollen. wendy i think you mentioned it as well. pollen very high for this time of the year. about double the normal average and way above where it was last year. just because we've seen temperatures so warm out here. speaking of being so warm a lot of people actually enjoying the day on the ice skating rink. i just met some friends here. i met lilly and elle and you guys are doing pretty good. some of the best ice skating i've ever seen in my life. yeah. see she is speechless because i gave her that great compliment. what do you think about the warm weather? >> it's good. >> it is good. you were saying lilly you we

nbc bay area erica edwards has a look at the vaccine changes that will affect your kids. >> reporter:irls and boys nationwide have a new vaccination schedule to follow. the american academy of pediatrics and centers for disease control are recommending vaccine changes starting with meningitis booster shot for 16-year-olds. >> i didn't know what it was. >> reporter: meningitis is a potentially deadly bacteria infection and children should get vaccinated age 11. the vaccine weakens over time, leaving as many as half of those kids unprotected by 16. another change, boys as well as girls can get the hpv shot as early as age 9. the virus is transmitted sexually and linked to cervical cancer in women. certain hpv strains are the cause of many head and neck cancers, particularly in men. the vaccine is most effective creating hpv antibodies when kids reach age 11 or 12. >> if you wait till you think you know they are sexually active, you miss the opportunity to protect them. >> protecting now gives them the best shot possible at a healthier life. >>> kids are not the only targets for the new

erica edwards reports. >> it started with a totally normal day. mom, you know you have been here.e this, said that. >> are you ok, mom? >> this short film is a humorous exaggeration of a typical working mother who focuses not on her own needs, but on everyone else's. >> a working mag mother herself, elizabeth banks wrote the film. she ignored the signs in favor of getting her family out the door on time. she partnered with the american heart association with this unusual way of spreading heart disease awareness. >> it was definitely tricky not to convince them that using humor would be a good way to talk about heart disease. >> because it is not fun to talk about the facts that heart disease is the number one killer of women, and reducing your risk means taking the time no one thinks they have to eat right, quit smoking, and exercise. >> more women are dying of heart disease than men every year. >> even though you may be thin and look the picture of health, you are at risk for heart disease. >> if it is funny, you pass it on. >> i forgot to cut offer the crust. >> in this way, the

. >> erica edwards shows us how those impacted use social media to get the mayo clinic to take anotherook at their disease. >> reporter: good friends lauren and katherine met online a few years ago, not because they had mutual facebook friends but because they both had a rare heart condition. their disease is called scad, the inner layer of the heart artery tears away from the outer wall. >> i remember laying on the cath table and the cardiologist looked like he was about to die. >> they said, it's very rare, you're lucky to have survived you're very brave. and they didn't really have any other information to give me on it. >> laura and katherine turned to the internet, the only resource available was an online chat group. after a few years, that chat room turned into the largest group of scad survivors ever identified. they decided to bring the survivor stories to the attention of the mayo clinic and push for more research. >> i had this patient coming and saying, and challenging and laying down the gauntlet, what are you doing? i basically felt like i had to say, i'm going to do some