alcohol is not regulated by the fda. but they will have new rules for cigarettes soon got so you will see changes that make the discrepancies even greater. host: next caller. caller: i have a couple of commons, and then a question. -- a couple of comments, and then the question. i want to bring to the attention of people in general that there is a huge amount of people addicted to prescription drugs. in my situation, i am the mother of an adult that was diagnosed with a mental condition, and then had a small accident, and first was very, very small amounts -- was prescribed very, very small amounts of addictive narcotics for pain, and then over the last 15 years it has increased and increased, and is now not only with a mental condition and addicted to prescription drugs, and the nation is flooded with illegal drugs and now being flooded with people being addicted to illegal drugs -- host: i will stop you on that point. thanks for the call from california. guest: prescription drugs is on the fda's radar, especially paink

the fda will decide whether to take the panel's recommendations and we shall see. >>> a warning from consumer reports. a self pro claimed more natural alternative for nails could have unintended consequence autos yes. gel manicures supposedly don't chip easily but there are problems with it. >> there is nail gel, the latest thing and a finding shows some can carry risks many women get gel manicures because they look good for skbeekz feel natural. but some treatments include are critics containing chemical that's may be harmful. and just today after jane myer got what she was told was a gel manicure, she was in agony. >> and this went down my thumb, up my elbow, up to the arm. and i'm in pain, almost crying from the pain. >> the neurologyist who is also a medical consultant for consumer reports suspected chemicals in the manicure. >> i believe she had a gel manicure including are critics. i saw that it had been scraped raw by an electric file. >> believe it or not most of the ingredients are not tested for safety by the fda before with being sold and some are critics can be associated

both will get their turn in the fda's hot seat late they are year. the fda will take today's vote under consideration before making a final decision in the coming months. the regulatory agency isn't required to follow its panel member's recommendations, but it usually does. i'm damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> argentina is now the only country in latin america where gays and lesbians can get legally married. they were cheering in the streets after that historic vote overnight. after a marathon 16-hour debate, 33 lawmakers supported the lawmaker. 27 voted against it. same-sex civil unions are legal in uruguay, brazil and some places in mexico. critics say it doesn't allow for the same benefits like adoption and inheritance. the vatican has put out new guidelines to deal with priests who sexually abuse children. they extend the statute of limitations on sexual abuse of children from 10 to 20 years and put in writing that possessing or distributing child pornography is a cannon law crime. it's the first time they've issued guidelines since the cl

>> the states work with the fda. >> work with, but who -- does fda in the saying, because it has got to be a noaa and fda safety on the seafood. >> that is correct. so fda works onp the stapts to ensure that the fish does not reach the marketplace that is taken with them the three-mile limit that is contaminated with any of these products, and we provide any assistance they need. >> we will come back to you, i know that i have been taking time, and i want to turn to senator who has lived all of the geography regardless of it. senator makowsky. >> i want to get to the seafood effort, and the coordination between what is happening with the state level at three miles and what noaa is doing, because the fish could care a less where the three-mile marker is, and then how we market our products. we want to be able to ascertain that yes, in fact, our seafood is safe regardless of where it comes from. >> that is correct. >> and so the word that gets out about the safety of our seafood and the process that has gone through and whether it is the fda working with the states or noaa that the ass

>> the states work with the fda. >> work with, but who -- does fda in the saying, because it has got to be a noaa and fda safety on the seafood. >> that is correct. so fda works onp the stapts to ensure that the fish does not reach the marketplace that is taken with them the three-mile limit that is contaminated with any of these products, and we provide any assistance they need. >> we will come back to you, i know that i have been taking time, and i want to turn to senator who has lived all of the geography regardless of it. senator makowsky. >> i want to get to the seafood effort, and the coordination between what is happening with the state level at three miles and what noaa is doing, because the fish could care a less where the three-mile marker is, and then how we market our products. we want to be able to ascertain that yes, in fact, our seafood is safe regardless of where it comes from. >> that is correct. >> and so the word that gets out about the safety of our seafood and the process that has gone through and whether it is the fda working with the states or noaa that the ass

>> the states work withhe fda. >> work with, but who -- does fda in the saying, because it has got to be a noaa and fda safety on the seafood. >> that is crect. so fda works onp the stapts to ensure that the fish does not reach the marketplace that is taken with them the three-mile limit that is contaminated with any of these products, and we provide any assistance they need. >> we will come back to you, i know that i have been taking time, and i want to turn to senator who has lived all of the geography regardless of it. senator makowsky. >> i want to get to the seafood effort, and the coordination between what is happening with the state level at three miles and what noaa is doing, because the fish could care a less where the three-mile marker is, and then how we market our products. we want to be able to ascertain that yes, in fact, our seafood is safe regardless of where it comes from. >> that is correct. >> and so the word that gets out about the safety of our seafood and the process that has gone through and whether it is the fda working with the states or noaa that the assuranc

the fda approved avistan in 2008. today they released information that said breast cancer patients that took this and received key mo did not survive any longer than those using other drugs but suffered significant site effects. next week, they will review the results and could remove this drug for breast cancer treatment. >>> could excess weight and poor memory be linked in women? that's the finding of a new northwestern university study. for every point an older woman's body mass index increases her memory drops. previous research shows high blood pressure, diabetes can impair function to the brain and these conditions often go along with being overweight. when these kps are not present excess weight is tied to reduced memory showing that weight is a significant factor for memory loss. >>> new research shows a link between stress and too many e-mails. and 50 seems to be the magic number. a survey by harris interactive shows that 50 messages is where we feel overloaded. the effect the even more pronounced for smartph

now we're calling the fda to do their tests so our people with can go back out there, make a living. >> reporter: commercial fishermen could get the okay soon. the fda tells cbs news they've seen no problem with most seafood they've tested and some commercial areas could be reopened by next week. kelly cobiella, cbs news, grand isle, louisiana. >>> this morning rescue crews in wyoming's grand teton national park are searching for a missing mountain climber. 16 injured climbers were pulled to safety wednesday after a thunderstorm and severe lightning hit the area. the climbers were part of three separate climbing groups, all above 13,000 feet when the severe weather blew through. >>> in other news -- a final house vote is expected today on extending benefits to the long-term unemployed. the senate passed the bill after a month-long stalemate as republicans and democrats battled over how to cover the $34 billion cost. the president says he'll sign the bill as soon as it's passed by the house. 2.5 million people who have been out of work for six months or month are effected. >>> also we

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. >> so, rich, what is the fda doing about this?sn't seem to be all that much regulation. >> reporter: yeah, i mean, the fda has the authority to regulate these tests. i spoke with them today. they're going to be taking action in the coming months. they're very concerned. >> and meantime, what should -- how should consumers handle this information? >> reporter: if you're thinking about doing the testing, i would only do it under the supervision of a doctor or a genetic counselor. but there is a free test available that will provide very useful information about your genetic risk, it's called the family history. and if you go to abcnews.com, you can find out how to do a detailed family history that will really provide useful information. >> a lot more on our website. thanks, rich. >>> coming up, how social media has changed politics. power is flowing all over the place. [ male announcer ] this, our newest son, was imagined, drawn, carved, stamped, hewn, and forged here in america. it is well made, and it is designed to work. ♪ this w

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fda says recall comes as one big test positive for coli.the bay area firefighters will raise up san francisco's tallest building for good cause. the first annual fire fighters stair climber will take 300 firefighters up for 48 flights of stairs in the trans america building. they will wear 50 lbs. of gear full gear doing this the event benefits burn center at st. francis. packs of unicycles will also be speeding away through downtown tomorrow morning the race is part of a unicycle championship w gains. it's a week-long series of events. it's forcing gold wheeled enthusiasts saturday morning will take place from 830 in the morning until 1030 around a square brought block union and battery that blocks surrounding streets will be closed to vehicle traffic so find your way around that will that happens. we'll take a break back with more headlines in a moment. a quick look at james lick traffic moving well headlights j we're back at 555 allied look as san mateo bridge traffic moving well will issue this morning weather was pretty mild 58 degrees

. >> fda panel decided against banning the diabetes drug but suggests patients should be warned about side affects. the panel says there is evidence it increases risks for heart tacks and strokes there isn't enough evidence that increases a risk of death. advocates say it may be useful to diabetics who need to try more than one medication. >> there is aifr travel is shaking off the affects of all sorts of fees to make ends meet. >> they have. and congress says this feels like a shake down. and michael finney is here now. >> and play it just right, you can pay more in fees than you do for tickets. and so there is congress wanted to know, is the sky the limit? >> this friendly skies haven't been so lately. carriers charging for everything from extra leg room and there is an earful today on capitol hill. >> did you realize more by unbundling and charging less on the fare? no this average fair collected dropped each year. >> okay. >> so you did it as a public service? good. >> sarcasm aside airlines collected $8 billion in fees for items and services which used to be included in the price

the fda isn't required to follow the experts recommendation but it usually does. >>> going through in vitro fertilization w can be emotionally and financially draining and if they're not successful the first time they don't want to often try it again. would they feel differently if there was a way to predict the sex with ivf? stanford researchers say they have a -- they used details information on a woman's age, her hormone levels and the quality of her eggs to come up with a computer model of a fairly accurate prediction. they plan to offer the program to other institutions on a commercial basis. >>> time for the weather. cooler than usual? >> a lot of people are enjoying the fall coming back to san francisco. it helped me sleep a little bit easier last night. >> all the fog horns. >> i like noise. the warmest temperatures were so far this year and we've been all over the place. in may we had temperatures a lot cooler than we should be. and then we hit june and we saw an early spike in conditions, especially in san francisco. june 12th, we hit 87. that day i was out drinking some coo

the fda approved it in 2008 after clinical trials showed it shrank tumors. but approval was controversial because those kinds of drugs are usually required to show an increased survival time for patients. >>> time for a market check right now at 6:35 and see how the markets are rolling this morning. checking in with scott. >> good morning, laura. dow industrial down 132 points. nasdaq down about 32 as well. disappointing results coming out of goldman sachs coming out of ibm. they weren't awful but just not showing the recovery that we want to see. we'll get yahoo's financial reports after the bell as well as apple. we'll talk with john forbes of cnbc in just a minute. >>> playboy has launched a new website called the smoking jacket.com. it is supposed to be a safer work version of playboy, just the articles which is of course why you read playboy anyway. now it was supposedly safe for work. we looked at the website and decided it was too racy for television. we put these pictures on instead. yes the website is actually racier than what you're seeing here. th

researchers with the fda found that more than 70,000 children and teens get emergency room treatmentical device related programs. many involve infections in contact lenses that wear them for long periods without cleaning them. other problems is puncture wounds from illegal drugs. infections with implanted catheters in kids with serious illnesses. >> we have a story that is almost unbelievable. a family planning for a funeral discovered their daughter was alive. >> and the ahhs turn to screams of terror have people running for cover. >> bp may have a new chief executive. i'll have more on that coming up. >> plus, we'll take you inside the giant laser that runs beneath 280 on the peninsula, what it has in common with the device that doctors you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really. i care about youfiber too. i have for while. ok, carl. why don't

we worked with the fda to initiate the recall "so why did it take three days to get the word out? mike with the california department of public health, says in that time, inspectors are confirming the test results and working with the company to yank the salad off the shelfs. >> this shows that the system works pretty well. these products are randomly tested. we can pull it fairly quickly and getet off the market as soon as possible when it tests positive. >> reporter: back in may -- can the state say fresh press is safe to eat. >> people should not be concerned but they should take common sense actions. you should wash your produce, et cetera. >> reporter: customers say they will try to stay away from fresh express. >> does this make you nervous. >> a little bit, yeah. i probably won't buy it. i probably will stick to the appreciate stuff. >> so far there are no reports of any illness because of the recall. in san jose. >>> well, we waited a couple of months to be able to tell you this, tonight there is no oil leaking into the gulf of mexico. 86 days after the deepwater horizon r

if the fda ultimately approves that sensor they say it could replace sticking your fing jeer if someone collapsed in front of you and needed cpr, would you know what to do? two new studies suggest simplifying the instructions may be more beneficial for someone suffering a medical emergency. we have this story. >> reporter: that disco hit by the bee gees came to mind when he saw this. the man suffered a major heart attack while jogging. staying alive has 103 beats a minute. it's about the speed experts say you should go if you ever need to do chest compressions during cpr. tom ellison kept the beat until help arrived saving the man's life. but too often bystanders are not comfortable. how many times do you push on the chest? when do you breathe? it's so complicated and hard to remember for most people is a problem. >> reporter: two new studies published may help clarify matters both suggest the best cpr method is a hand's-only approach. chest compressions only. no rescue breathing needed. >> push hard and fast in the center of the victim's chest and that's all you have to do. you don't h

fda. but i was involved in the fda negotiations with other countries and korea. when i was deputy minister about five years ago, i negotiated all of those negotiations. the conclusion i have personally, maybe this is not a straightforward answer to you. the we ought to have a lot of preparation -- we have to have a lot of preparation. both sides have to be convinced of the merits and demerits and we will see what kind of agreements will become a win/win. we can say win/win, but we have to identify it very carefully. in order to do these important negotiations, i think corporations are necessary. two, about beef, i think this issue has to be discussed between governments. you know better than i do, but we often focus on beef. because of bse we are not importing as we used to. however, the united states remains the no. 1 agricultural exporter in our market. your sharing our import market is 33%. the u.s. is number one in bold soybean, coal and calling -- corn. the u.s. is by far the most important agriculture country for us. and except for naphtha -- nafta with can

. >> reporter: however since last june the fda has received 83 complaints of pine mouth from across the country. the agency is actively looking for a cause. that gives michelle some comfort. >> i'm not alone. now i can be like you are aren't crazy. i mean about that. >> reporter: just don't expect her to work with pine nuts any time soon. cbs 5. >>> you've heard the phrase, monkey see, monkey do. a new study finds that that saying also applies to dogs as well. researchers at the university of industry enin say dogs automatically imitate their owner's body movements. humans also use this behavior as a learning tool. the study found a dog's ability to imitate is not innate but developed the more it's practiced. >>> i won't even say it because there are things dogs do they have to be picking up from people right? >> my dog is extremely hyper around the house. okay. remind you of anybody? [ laughter ] all right. here we go. nightfall in the city by the bay. the city of san francisco today was 64. one of the coolest locations. in fact it was 84 in morgan hill for the outside number. what you

. >> reporter: instead of having surgery to have her tubes tied she chose the new fda approved procedurealled the audiana still, it requires only local anaesthesia, an instrument delivers low level radio frequency to each nopan tube, an insert about the size of a grain of rice is placed in each tube. >> we place this spongy material inside, kind of drop it there. then the body forms car tissue around the spongy material and seals everything shut. >> reporter: but just like having your tubes tied this procedure cannot be reversed. >> sterilization is sterilization, it's not part- time sterilization. >> reporter: although this has been available for about a year there's only a handful of doctors doing it around the country. amanda was glad she had the option. >> in the end when i thought of my health and being there for my two girls it was an easy decision. >> reporter: with virtually no recovery time she was able to stay on her toes with her girls. ashley morrisonn, cbs5. promise me low prices. and stick to it. like seriously low prices. [ male announcer ] at safeway, we made a promise of

up next, an appoint m with the fda. we'll hear from them at 6:00. >>> and google with the government seal of approval specifically the company's online applications like e-mail and word processing have now been certified as safe by the government to store and deliver information over the internet. tom google will likely use the new symbol to sell online programs to the government. another challenge to rival microsoft. >> scott, thank you. >>> iphone users who want to use software not approved by apple can now do it without fearing legal repercussions. the library of congress copyrite office ruled that it is legal to bypass the phone's controls to allow so called, jail breaking of phones and other devices. apple said it had the right to control the system but the library of congress says users can customize their phones as they see fit. a bay area company is issuing a recall of its hummus this evening. south san francisco manufacturer is voluntarily wrauling its hummus products because he could containly steer yeah. all

. >> it's been 60 years before the fda-approved a new agent so we are very excited to have somethinghat we know that works well, fast and has a very high degree of patient satisfaction. >> reporter: maria is one of those women who is completely satisfied with the results. >> i think it looks awesome. they are not as predominant. >> reporter: i'm elizabeth wenger for cbs 5. >> now, we did do some checking with a couple of local dermatologists, found the treatment is already available in the bay area. the cost, you want to know, is anywhere from 100 to $400 it seems depending on the size of the area to be treated. >>> all right. never shy about showing off her legs. are you, roberta? >> hey, hey, hey. >> when the weather is nice. >> we work hard for that. use it or lose it right? [ laughter ] >> and you have to use your weather forecast this weekend because we will have the abundance of sunshine inland. but along the coast, you got to -- it's going to be socked in once again. there is san jose at 74 degrees. so far this year san jose has been averaging 11 degrees below normal this year

the fda may agree and withdrawal the. >>> lindsay lohan is waking up in jail this morning. the troubled actress appeared in court yesterday, to begin a 90-day sentence for violating probation. but she is expected to spend only about two weeks behind bars. lohan's struggles began with several arrests for drunken driving and drug charges. she is in jail for missing seven mandated alcohol education classes since december. >>> it now appears former governor rod blagojevich will not take the stand in his corruption trial. defense attorneys say they're going to rest their case without calling a single witness. before the trial, blagojevich has repeatedly said he would, in fact, testify. >>> time, now, for sports. and a heated game between two big-league rivals. here's don bell at espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell with your espn news update. big night in the bigs. we go out to dodger stadium. tim lincecum and the giants taking on the dodgers. bottom five. dodgers up by four. and lincecum takes matt kemp with high heat. kemp doesn't like it both benches were warned. dodgers

. >> reporter: but since last june, the fda has received 83 complaints of pine mouth. the agency is looking for a cause. and that gives michelle some comfort. >> i'm not alone. now my friends say, you aren't crazy. that's good. i mean about that. >> reporter: just don't expect her to work with pine nuts anytime soon. >> she is not crazy and neither are you. >>> starting today you can turn in more types of old appliances and get money from the state. dishwashers, freezers, water heaters, now included in california's karn for appliances rebate -- cash for appliances rebate. so are heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems, too. those rebates vary from $50 to $1,000. it's destined to get energy use to get to you trained in your old appliances for new energy- efficient ones. >>> time to check the weather. i don't know that too many air- conditioning units were running today. >> well inland. we are talking about well inland toward the tri-valley livermore and pleasanton san ramon through del valle in throughout that wine country of livermore where so far today the t

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fda. i was involved in the fda negotiations with other countries. when i was deputy minister, about five years ago, i negotiated all of those negotiations. the conclusion i had come up personally maybe this is not a straightforward answer to, is that we had a lot of preparations. we had to be convinced in the merits and see what kind of agreement would be when-when. we had to adapt -- would be win- win. we had to identify them carefully. preparations are necessary. point number two, about beef, this issue has to be discussed between governments. you know when lot better than i do, but we often focus on beef. we are not importing as we used to. the united states remains the no. 1 agricultural exporter in our market. is're a share in our market 33%. pork,s.'s no. 1 in soybean, and corn. the u.s. is by far the most important agricultural country for us. besides canada and mexico, japan becomes the no. 1 -- japan is still the no. 1 customer for the united states. it has to be discussed politically. the influence of japan going down, i hope this will not

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an environmental group asked the fda to review the safety of a sunscreen ingreet -- ingredient.the term tollage says don't toss out sunscreen based on animal studies in europe. doctors say stay out of the sun between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 in the afternoon. >>> some expert say it's a sign of the childhood obesity crisis now that a british clothesmaker is offering plus sizes for teenagers. health officials in the u.k. say one in four children there are overweight by the time they reach elementary school. >>> for generations, they've been indefensible but in the internet age they may be coming off now. >>> there is a live picture outside. we see the blue skies. cooler temperatures? bill martin is working on the forecast. we'll have your workweek forecast straight ahead. what this droid does will change how you do movies. with blockbuster on demand, this does hit films on a 4.3-inch screen so big, the way you see them will never be the same. introducing the new droid x. pre-loaded with blockbuster. the next generation of does. >>> a battle is heating up in washington over whether to e

. >> reporter: nevogenics say they are working with the fda to create new standards for their industrythey concluded that genetic testing is more of an art than a science. >>> will bart vote a roll back fare? we'll have the latest from the bart board of director. >>> and it was a very welcomed warm up. our chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the temperatures and he'll have his full report when we come back. >>> new at 6:00, cars go up in flames at an airport parking lot. we're on the scene to show you the damage. and find out exactly what happened. >>> plus, whooping cough continues to spread through california. find out what health officials are doing right now to stop the spread. >>> also, toxic pesticides completely wipe out thousands of bees. we're investigating who may be to blame for killing bee colonies. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. children are especially at risk for the h1n1 flu virus. so get yours vaccinated. learn more at flu.gov. together, we can all fight the flu. >> the bart board overwelmingly approved a plan to improvement to trsportation for the airp

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