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contact any patients who got any kind of injection made by the new england, pounding center of framingham, massachusetts. fungal imperfections -- infections have been reported in two heart patients. vitamin d plays a crucial role in our bones staying strong, but how do you know if you are getting the right amount of vitamin d? lisa robinson has more. >> vitamin d is really a hormone that our bodies make. it comes from sun exposure. >> sometimes it is hard to do, especially in the winter months. >> vitamin d helps maintain bone structure and strength. this doctor says you should know your level. she says a simple blood test will tell you, but an easy way to get vitamin d is through the great outdoors. >> unprotected sun-times actually helps our vitamin d level. it takes about 15 minutes. >> if you do take supplements, don't go overboard. >> current recommendations are anywhere from 800 international units to 1000 for most people. >> you may be able to get some vitamin d from the food you eat, but it will not be the best source for increasing your levels. you can find it in milk and some juices. >> some y

the center of this outbreak manufactured at a specialty pharmacy or compounding center in framingham massachusetts were likely contaminated when vials were split to feed a growing demand by hospitals and clinics for medications in short supply. >> in this instance you take a lot or a container of medication and take a sterile container, open it and subdivide its contents and that's done in a very controlled environment i'm quite sure, but it introduces the opportunity for human error and for contamination. >> you have to worry about even other medications that were prepared by this same pharmacy. >> reporter: and dr. william schaffner of vanderbilt medical center in tennessee says compounding pharmacies are not regulated by the fda in the same manner drug companies are. >> this has always been thought of as a gap and this is perhaps an example suggesting that this needs to be looked at again. >> federal health officials tonight warn physicians in those 23 states not to use any products shipped from that massachusetts company. it has shut down its production facility and recalled those 17,000 plus

made in august by the new england compounding center in framingham, massachusetts, more than 250 fungal meningitis cases, including at least 20 deaths, have been linked to the drug. >>> after the largest survey of its kind, gallup estimates that 3.4% of american adults identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. the study was based on more than 120,000 interviews. the report's lead author says he hopes the findings will fight stereotypes and show the diversity of the lgbt community. >>> cutest doctor's visit ever. this has to be a contender. take a look. the san diego zoo's 11-week-old panda cub got another checkup and now he's taking clumsy baby steps just like any toddler. the little guy is sprouting his first teeth and making some adorable baby squeals. so cute. >>> a massachusetts man who recently lost in love has found a way to get over his broken heart. he won the lottery. 22-year-old sandi singh won $3 million in a mega millions drawing this week and took the $16 million lump sum payout. >> do you have a lucky girlfriend? >> no lucky girlfriend so just broke up with her. t

the outbreak is linked to tainted steroid shots made by a company in framingham, massachusetts. the steroid was given to nearly 14,000 people to treat back pain. that company could face criminal charges. >>> a new year means new prices for a stamp. a first class stamp in january will cost 46 cents up a penny. postal officials plan to raise the rates for priority mail services. the postal regulatory commissions will review the prices before they become effective january 27. >>> what if your employee or coworker called in sick to work because he got upset watching the hunger games? >> well, it's been used i'm sorry michelle. you can't use that one. it's one of career builder's list of the most creative sick calls. we have a few more that might make you laugh. i can't come to work because my dog had a nervous breakdown. my toe is stuck in a faucet. >> this is my favorite one. >> i know. this is good. >> i'm having my dead grandmother dug up for a police investigation. >> that would be a good idea to stay home i guess. >> i guess so. >> career builders says 30% of workers called in

the new england compounding center is based in framingham, massachusetts. this isn't the first trouble it's had. chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has been trying to get answers from the center's owner and operator but getting anyone to talk to him has been incredibly difficult. he actually went to the compounding center today and was asked to leave. take a look. >> reporter: we're with cnn, trying to get ahold of somebody to talk to about what's been going on here. >> unfortunately, i have to ask you guys to leave the property. >> reporter: you literally are telling us to leave the parking lot, not even be here. we know people from the fda are inside. obviously a lot of cars in the parking lot. people are working here in some capacity. but this is another example of just how ridiculous it has been to try and get any information whatsoever. >> sanjay joins me now. you found something outside behind the company that kind of surprised you. what was it? >> yeah. we were sort of waiting across the street from the facility and a couple people who were

on saturday it issued a voluntary recall for all of its products from the framingham, massachusetts, site. but it came too late for 105 people who contracted a rare form of fungal meningitis including eight who died. family members say the victims were stricken with little warning. >> have a shot. six days later you're fighting for your life. >> i mean everybody is going through the same thing. it's just hard to see your mother. >> brown: in all nine states mostly in the midwest and south have reported cases in the outbreak according to the centers for disease control. health officials say that unlike other types of meningitis, this form is not contagious. still the c.d.c. says 13,000 patients have had injections in recent months. people who received the shots are being urged to get testedded. the doctor working on the investigation. so, doctor, where are we now in this outbreak? are you expecting more cases to appear? >> well, jeffrey, to date we've had 105 cases reported to us from nine states. and of those 105 cases, there have been eight deaths. you might have noticed that the nu

transported in the combination of the medicine combination from a compounding location in framingham, massachusetts the source. >> they have confirmed that is the source. the new england compounding pharmacy. they are closed down not making any more of this product right now. what it's about now, the steroid itself comes from the manufacturer very much supervised by the fda, it gets to the compounding pharmacy and then they turn around and make the vials that you then see when somebody is giving you a back or neck injection. the fda does not have jurisdiction over the middleman, this compounding pharmacy because federal law has not given them that kind of jurisdiction. i personally believe they should have it, and they should be in there. bill: i got it. okay. mark, thank you. more on this in a little bit. breaking news we want to get to. let us know about the numbers this afternoon. martha: we are waiting for the sentencing for jerry sandusky. he was sentenced to multiple, multiple counts of abusing young boys under his tootilage as a coach at penn state and after that. david miller is live outsid

so we drove 25 miles to framingham, massachusetts. the necc, the compounding facility at the heart of this outbreak. we just wanted some answers. we're with cnn. we were trying to get ahold of somebody to talk to about what's been going on here. >> unfortunately i have to ask you guys to leave the property. >> they literally are telling us to leave the parking lot, not even be here. we know people from the tda are inside. obviously a lot of cars are in the parking lot. people are working here in some capacity but this is another example of just how ridiculous it has been to try and get any information whatsoever. they wouldn't let us in the building but behind the buildings this is what it looks like. over there, that's the necc, compounding facility. back here, it's a recycling facility, essentially looks like a dump. walking around here, people told us that there has been this relationship between the recycling facility and necc for some time. doing a little bit of the digging we realize they're, in fact, owned by the same people. >

. >> we drove to framingham, massachusetts, the necc, compounding facility at the heart of this outbreak. we just wanted some answers. we're with cnn, trying to get ahold of somebody to talk to about what's going on here. >> unfortunately i have to ask you guys to leave the property. >> reporter: over there is the necc compounding facility. back here, that's a recycling facility, essentially looks like a dump. walking around here, people have told us there has been this relationship between the recycling facility and necc for some time. doing a little bit of dig iging we realize they're, in fact, own bid the same people. >> okay. there sanjay is, live in boston. so, sanjay, the facility produces mass quantities of human drugs, shares a property with, as you showed us, a garbage dump. that doesn't seem sanitary. who made that decision? >> reporter: i don't know, don. it's amazing. obviously, they didn't want to talk about it, as you could see there. i don't know if you've ever been thrown off a facility there. that was quite interesting. sort of going behind -- this is sort of tucked away

so we drove 25 miles to framingham, massachusetts, this is the neec, the compounding facility at the of the outbreak. we just wanted some answers. >> we're with cnn, we're trying to get a hold of somebody to talk to you about what has been going on here. >> unfortunately, i have to ask you guys to leave the property. >> they are telling us to leave the parking lot, not even be here. we know people from the fda are inside. a lot of cars in the parking lot. people are working here in some capacity, but this is another example of just how ridiculous it has been to try and get any information whatsoever. >> they wouldn't let us in the building, but behind the building, this is what it looks like. over there, that's the neec, the compounding facility. back here, it is a recycling facility, essentially looks like a dump. walking around here, people told us that there has been this relationship between the recycling facility and neec for some time, doing a little bit of the digging, we realized that they're in fact owned by the same people. >> sanjay gupta joining us now from our boston bur

that would have already been injected i guess, that came from this compounding center in framingham, massachusetts, the new england compounding center, what should people do, what should they take away from this? >> exactly right. here outside of boston is the framing ham location for this new england compound center. if they had an injection of a steroid of any kind, try to get it analyzed to see where the batch came from. the symptoms to watch for are the flu-like symptoms. remember most people have flu-like symptoms this time of year. nausea, mild headaches, feelers. those symptoms don't necessarily mean you have deadly meningitis. means if you have that and a steroid injection you need to look into it as soon as possible. jon: all right. i had one of the back injections a couple years ago. i feel better about that. but scary stuff. thank you, doctor. >> good to be with you, jon. jenna: a new warning from turkey's prime minister after violence in war-torn i can't -- syria spills over into his country. latest on the tension there. >>> prominent conservative columnist critical of romney's campaig

been recalled along with all other products made by the new england compounding center in framingham, massachusetts>>> sunday night football action, despite a sloppy first half and being down four starters the pittsburgh steelers managed to keep things close against the cincinnati bengals until the fourth quarter. game tied at 17. the first touchdown of chris rainy's nfl career proved to be the game winner as the steelers went on to beat the bengals 24-17. soledad you're going to like this story. the new jersey state police say -- oh, no this is a different story than i thought. >> this is a terrible story. >> and it's weird, too. you know this story about this is the guy who fell, right? >> yes, it is. a fan suffered severe head injuries when he fell off an escalator at metlife stadium following sunday's giants/redskins game. he fell 21 feet onto a metal stage. >> how do you do that? that is not easy to do. you have to be kind of you know out on the edge. >> on the escalators? >> remember that another fan in another stadium same thing happened. this is not the first time. >> crowds are huge. >> cr

the manufacturer is the new england compounding center in framingham, massachusetts.mpany says it has recalled that steroid, is working with health officials in the investigation and has shut down temporarily. "the thoughts and prayers of everyone employed by the necc are with those who have been afked." as for this form of meningitis, how dangerous is this? is this very contagious? >> so this type of meningitis is not believed to be transmissable to person to person. so we are reaching out to people who have been exposed to the contaminated product and those should be people looking for symptoms and signs of meningitis. >> reporter: and those symptoms include fever, chills, headaches, stiff necks and unlike patients who have other forms of meningitis, they can even get small strokes. officials here and elsewhere trying to get the word out to as many people who could have taken this steroid. they are very concerned that this outbreak could grow very significantly in the days ahead, wolf. eyw,brn, these doses got tainted? >> reporter: you know, wolf, they really do not

so we drove 25 miles to framingham, massachusetts.ding facility at the heart of this outbreak. we just wanted some answers. we're with cnn, we're trying to get hold of somebody to talk to about what's going on here. >> unfortunately, i have to ask you guys to leave the property. >> reporter: they literally are telling us to leave the parking lot. not even be here. we know people from the fda are inside. obviously a lot of cars in the parking lot, people are working here in some capacity. but this is another example of just how ridiculous it's been to get any information whatsoever. they wouldn't let us in the building, but behind the building this is what it looks like. over there is necc, the compounding facility. back here is a recycling facility essentially looks like a dump. walking around here people have told us there's been this relationship between the recycling facility and necc for some time. doing a little bit of digging, we realize they're in fact owned by the same people. >> sanjay's joining us now. wow, sanjay, so this f

outbreak n that deadly outbreak, fda investigators raided the massachusetts company linked to the spread of meningitis. officials say framingham's steroid injections for back and neck pain were contaminated. 214 people have gotten sick and 15 people have died. more people could be at risk. >> up to 14,000 people may have been exposed to one of the three potentially contaminated lots of medication. you may have noticed that the case count has gone up in recent days. we think this is mainly because we are doing a better job at finding the cases. >> investigators say framingham is cooperating with the investigation. >>> in this morning's healthwatch, cholesterol levels here in americans are getting better. that's according to a new study in the journal of the american medical association. researchers found that cholesterol levels have actually dropped between 1988 and 2010. that's because more people are taking medications now and many more are making healthy lifestyle changes. >>> a new twist in the annual holiday shopping battle between the brick and mortar on the online stores. target is trying to match the price of amazon and o

linked to tainted steroid shots from a specialty pharmacy in massachusetts overnight boxes of documents and evidence carried out of the framingham compound ing center blamed for hundreds of fungal meningitis cases growing national meningitis outbreak has now claimed the lives of nineteen people and it has made two hundred and fifty people sick across the united states has it believed that leads right look i'm in no way knocking the story is being covered but here's a thought let's not only talk about the fact that this is happening let's talk about why this is happening when you've probably heard so far is that it's causing one thousand deaths and infected hundreds more however that's only the half of it because the devil's in the details and what the details reveal is that this outbreak highlights the severe negligence of the f.d.a. to regulate and provide oversight of the pharmaceutical industry so let me quickly break it down the defective injections which have now been recalled by seventy six medical facilities were traced back to the massachusetts based and e.c.c. also known as the new england compound in center but there's

. >>> massachusetts health officials say they have found evidence of unclean conditions at a framinghamutbreak of meningitis. among their findings, physical black specks of fungus in steroids made by the new england compounding center. the state has conducted surprise inspections. nationwide, 300 people have been sickened. 23 have died. all had received contaminated steroid injections. >>> and this is disturbing too. the new england compounding center shipped some orders of the drug implicated in the outbreak without waiting for the final results ofster illty testing, and sometimes the record suggested that the company failed to sterolize the products for the minimum amount of time necessary to ensure they actually were sterile and thus safe and usable. >> glad to see they're doing some spontaneous testing. even some of the vials, recalled, black specks and fungus inside of the vials as well. when they went in and inspected that particular facility, they found shoddy sterilization, unclean, debris-covered floor vats, standing water. very unclean. >> the outbreak far from over. >>> new y

massachusetts governor duvall patrick says the new england compounding center may have misled regulators and worked outside the parameters of its state license. the framinghambased pharmacy made steroid injections that were found to be contaminated with the fungal strain of meningitis. the company has since shut down. >>> now let's head to wall street. cnbc's kayla tausche is here for us. foreclosures at a five-year low? >> that's right, natalie. foreclosures declined again in september, continuing a two-year decline, and hitting the lowest point since before the financial crisis as home prices are rising. but not all states saw improvement. more than two dozen states have more than the average of distressed homes. >>> in europe, fears of recession are growing as spain's credit rating is cut. >>> and also on wall street, they're watching oil prices, a roller coaster ride for prices, but not translating to the pump just yet. your national average is still at $3.81. natalie? >> thanks. >>> and there is nothing he can't do apparently. andrea bocelli, one of the greatest opera singer alive, apparently the blind tenor can roller blade too. with a little help fro