it is urging all baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis c.he cdc says more than 3 million americans have that disease. it's particularly prevalent among baby boomers though. about one out of every 30 people born between 1945 and 1965 have hepatitis c and half of them or more don't even know it. that's alarming to doctors who say hepatitis c can be more damaging the longer a person has it. >> we want to find hepatitis c before the patient develops cirrhosis. cirrhosis of yomeans your livers severely injured. it's not working the way it's supposed to work. >> the cdc is recommending all baby boomers get a one-time test for hepatitis c at their next doctor's visit. doctors say the blood test could prevent 50,000 cases of liver cancer and save 100,000 lives. >>> this morning the university of georgia student newspaper is without a staff. staffers at the red and black newspaper walked out wednesday night, including the editor in chief. this happened after a non-student was given full editorial control of the newspaper. the red and black's board of

so far, one person has tested positive for hepatitis c. but it is not certain if the person contracted it at the hospital or somewhere else. they have tested 441 potential victims so far and sent notification letters to 1566. maryland general hospital has recommended 23 people for testing and officials at the baltimore va hospital have recommended 51 so far and are working to contact another 17. >> there are surely lessons for all of us in this investigation, including what is being learned in new hampshire and in particular. we need to learn to see what we can do to try to prevent that kind of thing from happening. >> he was accused of drugse and fired twice from hospitals outside of maryland pear he would have required a license to work here. so the state is investigating possible licensing issues. >> thousands of high school athletes are back on the playing field. now they follow a new concussion policy. it calls for more training for coaches in the area of brain injuries. the policy also determines when athletes are allowed to return t

drug users are hepatitis c positive. hepatitis c is a virus that hurts the liver.nyway, hepatitis c, very common and it's transmitted the same way hepatitis b is so you should be checked for it. i think the c.d.c. is recommending people get checked for it. there is medication that works fairly well but not tremendously well. >> i night rush on you this. the flu shot? >> you should get your flu shot, it diminishes your risk of getting the flu. get your flu shot, no matter what age you are. >> dr. b, good to see you. thank you. next week, our guest will be tessa ason, president of the baltimore branch of the naacp. you can email questions to sunday questions wbaltv.com. more news in a minute. first, here's nbc's david gregory with a look at what's coming up on "meet the press." >> coming up, how is mitt romney's decision to put paul ryan on the ticket changed the race? one thing is for sure, it's catapulted the debate over the future of medicare and government into the campaign and painted a clear picture of what's at stake in november. this morning, a key debate bet

first to help clarify, hepatitis c, what is it? hepatitis viruses, but c is the one we are most concerned about right now. >> correct. c is not preventable. there is a vaccine out there, but nothing to protect you against hepatitis c. that's why this is a very important thing and baby boomers might have had exposure, tattoo with a dirty needle or experimenting with drugs and now we have really good treatments out there so getting diagnosed makes sense. you can treat this virus. you can also make lifestyle changes. maybe you stopped drinking or decreasing alcohol and you avoid certain medications that might be bad for the liver and it could be a deadly virus that could lead to liver failure and liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. >> all of these things transferred by way of blood in some capacity. so the treatments that you would receive if it turns out you test positive for hepatitis c are much more advanced now? >> there are newer treatments and newer drugs that are more effective and it does make sense to get tested. >> let's talk

not a big deal. >> what would happen if you found out you have hepatitis c?you are referred to a specialist and you will get treatment. treatment differs from the different places and depending upon how badly it is if you have symptoms or not, and there are drugs out there, and what you want to do is to prevent the need for a liver transplant and obviously, you want to prevent dying from the disease. >> all right. getting tested important. >> thanks. >> thank you, elizabeth. have a good weekend. >>> four planes heading back into the night skies of dallas, because they are spraying pesticides to kill mosquitos carrying the west nile virus. texas has been hit hard by an outbreak of the deadly virus, but cases of west nile have cropped up all across the nation. you can see from the map from the cdc, and these cases are marked by green circles and now both mississippi and louisiana have reported more than 50 cases of the disease. >>> president obama's re-election campaign supposedly wants to make a deal with mitt romney. show us five years of tax returns and we w

for over a decade there has been a silent epidemic of hepatitis c lurking among baby boomers. three out of four patients are andheir 40's, 50's, 60's. the cdc is issuing new screening standards. >> as more baby boomers reach their golden years, many learned they have been carrying the potentially fatal virus. >> one out of 30 persons born in this year -- these years are living with hepatitis c infections. >> one-half to three-quarters do not know they have it. that is a major concern to doctors who say the longer the virus goes undetected the more damage it can cause. >> we want to fight hepatitis c before the patient develops cirrhosis. your liver is severely injured. a lot of scar tissue and is now working the way it is supposed to work. >> in an effort to find the infections, the cdc is recommending anyone born between 1945 and 1965 have a onetime test for hepatitis c at their next visit. if they test positive, effective treatments are available. >> a person is treated with the current drugs, over 70% cure their infection. >> doctors say this blood test has the potential to

the cdc expects the one-time testing will identify more than 800,000 additional cases of hepatitis c. that means this is a real health concern. there are treatments on the market that can take care of hepatitis c and that's important because it causes liver cancer, liver failure, the need for transplants, and while there are medications on the market there is a new one on the way in pill form. this is a genuine wakeup call. anyone born between 1945 and 1965. >> important story. glad to get it out. thank you for being here with us. >>> millions of people went to bed dreaming of it last night and today that giant powerball jackpot dream is a reality for one very lucky person in michigan. nbc's kevin tibbles went out today on the trail of thatig winner. >> reporter: on the trail of the newest powerball multi-millionaire in lapeer, michigan about an hour's drive north of detroit. >> reporter: are you the lucky winner? >> no. you have to buy a ticket to win. >> no i'm not the winner. >> you'd be the last person i'd call. >> reporter: come on. it may not be them but chances are someone in t

most of the 38 million people infected with hepatitis "c" are older than 40 and most have no idea they have the virus. doctors say the long ter goes undetected the more damage it can cause. >> we want to find hepatitis "c" before the patient develops cirrhosis. cirrhosis means your liver is severely injured with a lot of scar tissue and it's not working the way it's supposed to work. >> centers for disease control and prevention is urging anyone between 1945 and 1965 to get tests the next time they see their doctor. experts say the test has the potential to prevent 100,000 deaths and 50,000 cases of liver cancer. >>> well, we want to give you a programming note. earlier in the day we promoted an interview with gold medal swimmer dana vollmer. her flight got in late and she asked to reschedule. she probably needs rest after being so successful at the london games. >> okay. let's turn things over to rob who is in the weather center. boy, it's a lot cooler than it's been in the last couple of days. >> maybe the olympians brought back the weather they have been seeing in the united kingdom

why the government wants you the get tested for hepatitis c

it puts them at higher risk for hepatitis c. really good treatments so getting diagnosed makes sense. you can treat this virus. you can also make lifestyle changes. maybe you stop drinking or decrease your alcohol. you avoid certain medications that might be bad for your liver because it can be as you mentioned a deadly virus that can lead to liver failure, liver cirrhosis, and over many years liver cancer. >> interesting. all these things transfer by way of blood in some capacity, so the treatments that you would receive if it turns out you test positive for hepatitis c, are much more advanced. >> they are. newer treatments, newer drugs which can affect, are more effective so it does make sense to get tested. >> cdc officials say hepatitis c related illnesses kill 15,000 people in this country every year and can be detected with a one-time blood test. so let me ask you this. would you like to be more attractive to the opposite sex? it could work out, buy fancy clothes, but maybe even easier than that. there are patients who wil

>> i think they did new studies that looked at how many baby boomers have hepatitis ""c" and how many don't know it, and they realize between 50 and 75% of baby boomers who have hep "c" don't know it. >> i think hep "c," i think needle sharing. >> that's a major way, people are using infected needles. >> but not always. >> not always. it's from infected blood. so, for example, borrowing a razor from somebody who is infected. or as we saw, unfortunately, in this case in new hampshire and seven other states -- >> that guy. >> a health care worker had hepatitis, took other people's drugs and got those patients sick. and sadly, there's probably more of that going on than we know about. >> hepatitis "c" for the baby boomers, get tested, get tested with, get tested. elizabeth cohen, thank you. >> thanks. >>> the suspect here accused of opening fire at a d.c. conservative group is due in court this afternoon. floyd lee corkins allegedly said, and i'm quoting, i don't like your politics, before shooting a security guard just yesterday inside the family research council's lobby. authorities sa

more than 3 million americans are infected with hepatitis c. one half to three fourth count know they have it. that's a major concern to doctors who say the longer the virus goes undetected, the more damage it can cause. >> we want to find hepatitis c before the patients develop cirrhosis. that means your liver is severely injured and it's not working the way it's supposed to work. >> reporter: in an effort to find these hidden infections, the centers for disease control and preven now recommends anyone born between 1945 and 1965 have a one-time test for hepatitis c. if they test positive, effective treatments are available. >> a person's treated with hepatitis c with the current drugs 70% cure their infection. >> reporter: doctors say this blood test has the potential to prevent 50,000 cases of liver cancer and 100,000 deaths. erica edwards, nbc news. >>> again, the official cdc recommendation is advising a simple one-time hepatitis test for any american born from 1945 and 1965. >>> unless you bought a powerball tickets in michigan, chances ar

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. >>> we've learned that another patient has been diagnosed with the same strain of hepatitis c that carried a medical tech. he worked in seven other states including maryland moving from hospital to hospital despite having been fired twice over allegations of drug use and theft. he is accused of infecting patients with hepatitis c. >>> if you are a parent, you know that your baby needs a lot of vaccinations those first few careers of life. this morning, doctors are pushing for everyone to get a whooping cough vaccine. that is because it is on the rise. there have been cases report the here in maryland and the number of whooping cough cases in the united states this year is on track to be the highest that they've seen in 50 years. >>> have you checked your powerball tickets just yet in if you haven't, don't bother because somebody some michigan won. >> they won pretty big too. $320million. about an hour and a half outside of detroit, they may be thinking about winning. if the winning number take the lump sum, $213 million. chi spend all that. that is the tenth largest prize in the po

released recommendations for anyone born between 1945 and 1965 to get a one time blood test for hepatitis c at the next doctor visit. many people don't have symptoms at all but if it is undetected, it could lead to big problems with your liver. >> that is what crazy about hepatitis. it may lay dormant or of my progress and when it does, we're talking about liver cancer, liver disease. >> doctors say a simple blood test can save lives. there are simple treatments and even a cure if they are caught early. he is encouraging all baby boomers to do the same. >> i want people to know it can happen and does happen. >> for more information, you can find links on our web site >> a decent summer day around most of the mid-atlantic. some clouds but no big storms in our area. the satellite composite shows a pleasant evening unfolding. we will keep an eye on the showers tracking east northeast. also a batch of showers and around pittsburgh coming out of ohio. i don't think they will survive overnight but it is worth watching for the next couple of hours. high pressure gradually strengthening over the ar

they urged all baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis c. they say more than 3 million americans have the disease. doctors say about one out of every 30 people born between 1945 and 1965 have hepatitis c and half or more don't know it. the cdc is recommending all baby boomers get a one-time test for hepatitis c at their next doctor's visit. >>> the nationals are taking plenty of heat for their decision to shut down steven strasburg as he continues recovering from tommy john's surgery. some of that criticism is coming from tommy john himself. he's the pitcher who first had the procedure on his elbow. john said he recovered fine from the surgery and never missed a start in the 13 years after he had it. the nats say they plan on shutting down strasburg once he pitches 160 innings. >>> the car cal ripken jr. drove to the ballpark the day he made baseball history is now up for auction. this is ripken's 1994 chevy suburban. he drove it to oriole park the night he tied and broke lou gehrig's record. he will be invited to the museum gala in septembe

released recommendation for anyone born between 1945 and 1965 to get a one-time blood test for hepatitis ctheir next doctor's visit. many people with the disease don't have symptoms but if it's undetected and untreated, it can lead to big problems with your liver. >> that's what's crazy about hepatitis, it may lay dormant or it might progress and when it does progress, we are talking about liver cancer, liver disease. >> doctors say a simple blood test can help save lives. there are treatments and even a cure for some patients if the disease is caught early. mike is grateful he got tested and he's encouraging all baby boomers to do the same. >> it's something i want to share and want people to know that it can happen, it does happen. >> for more information on the c.d.c.'s denied lines or hepatitis c, you can find links on our website, wbaltv.com. kim dacey, wbal, tv-11 news. >> here's a look at events around town this weekend. >> the state's highest court says it went too far in including mixed breed pit bulls in its ruling declaring the dogs inherently dangerous. >> bentley is a pit bull

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. >>> there is health news, cdc recommended all baby boomers should be tested for hepatitis c, transmitted through blood and killing 15,000 americans every year. guidelines based on studies showing many baby boomers were infected decades ago. and there is treatments have been shown to cure about 75% of the infected cases. and a new european study says there is growing evidence pregnant women with cancer can undergo chemotherapy treatment without putting babies at risk of birth defects. researchers found infants weighed less but were not at higher risk when their mothers underwent chemotherapy. >> sunday, please join us for a special called just like me. it's about an incredible organization providing free camp for children with life altering conditions. there are able to set aside their fears and make friends with children just like them. i hope you join me for our special report here on abc 7 on sunday. >> what is wonderful work. >> and can't wait to see the special. >> and big excitement in the north bay. >> and game one is in the >>> coming up at 6:00 back to yosemite for live team cove

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doctors say about one out of every 30 baby boomers have hepatitis c and half of them or more don't even know about it. >> we want to find especially tits c blfr before the patient develops cirrhosis. cirrhosis means your liver is severely injured. it's not working the way it's supposed to work. >> doctors say the blood test could prevent 50,000 cases of liver cancer and save 100,000 lives. >>> it's been six months since wf was found dead in a los angeles hotel room. the fans will get to see her one last time. the movie she starred in just before her death "sparkle" hits theaters today. ♪ she wrapped production three ponts before her death. "sparkle" is the remake of the 1976 film of the same name. houston plays the mother coming to terms with her own bad decisions and looking at her own daughter's career. >> it's how you move it. >> this movie, what better gift for her to love all of ore fans and everything, this amazing performance that she does. >> houston died from an accidental drowning in her hotel room. "sparkle" was her first acting role in more than 15 years. >> fans will flock

the centers for disease control and prevention is recommending all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis c which can go undetected for decades. >> in a surprise development u.s. say the u.s. carbon dioxide levels have dropped to the lowest levels in 20 years. mostly because they're using natural gas instead of dirty cole. >>> it was tea for two in berlin where madam trousseau used wax figures for prince william and the duchess of cambridge. they were invited if afternoon tea at the engles embassy. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. the dow opens at 13, 250 after jumping 85 points yesterday. the s&p nudged up 9. the nasdaq zoomed up 31. in toque co- >>> well, strong earnings from cisco and some upbeat economic data stimulated stocks thursday. a boost to its divg debld put the tech liter add the top of the dow thursday with a 10% surge. also getting investor attention, the biggest jump in building permits in four years, which signals more economic activity down the road. >>> the housing report also helped push the price of crude higher for a thir

baby boomers are being urged to get tested for the hepatitis "c" virus. the centers for disease control recommended the one-time blood test today for all americans born between 1945 and 1965. they account for some two-thirds of the three million americans who have the virus. hepatitis "c" is most often spread through shared drug needles or during blood transfusions. it kills more than 15,000 americans every year. wall street took heart today from a jump in building permits in july and some upbeat corporate earnings. the dow jones industrial average gained 85 points to close at 13,250. the nasdaq rose 31 points to close at 3062. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy... >> woodruff: and to the international tug-of-war over wikileaks founder julian assange. in 2010 his organization began publishing huge troves of u.s. diplomatic and military documents. there have been calls to prosecute him here. separately, he's been charged with sexual assault in sweden and to avoid extradition to there, he's been holed up in the ecuadorian embassy i

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days and plans to visit her. >> i want to tell her face to face that i came up positive for hepatitis "b" and "ceds to go to the clinic in jail. >> because they shot heroin together, there's a good chance katie could have hepatitis as well. in fact, she could have given the disease to chad. >> when you were using, did you ever share needles? >> with my husband, yes. i've slipped up a couple other times. in pittsburgh, it was really hard to get needs. so i remember there was one needle between four of us. yeah. pretty gross. luckily i don't have anything. i got tested here in jail. i was pretty worried. >> what did they test you for? >> hiv. i should probably, you know, get tested for hepatitis, but i don't think -- i don't think i have that. i was more worried about the hiv. >>> coming up -- >> i don't know if he's been released. i put him down for visitation because he told me to put him down for 2:00 today. >> katie ellis waits for a stlast could alter her life. >>> and michael garcia sees the daughters he's left behind. >> my dad's, like, he's the world to me, so it's like looking at him behi

when tyrone device to test for hepatitis c the price of hepatitis c in great written skyrocketed six times as high. why? because they have been using a cheaper test by another company and chiron's lawyers with them and said cease and disist, you have to user test and that is what we did -- back that is what they did. that the sun cheaper revenues devising test, devising drugs for lifestyle disorders, the gastric distress, the dtc ads never tell you if you have stop living on pizza and hamburgers. they don't say that. they say take our pill. they capitalize on people's insecurities. toenail fungus, dysfunction. they have half the men in america convinced that their normal occasional failure to function is the disease, which is very profitable for them. because of that focus i'm not sure we have to go to the point where we say is it worth it to find a cure because it is not worth their while to find a treatment for certain ailments. is worth their while to find cheaper easier ways to patent medication. >> so we are on the university campus and technology transfer has been very good to

the company halted its study of a hepatitis "c" drug after a patient suffered heart failure. bristol spent $2.5 billion earlier this year to buy the company that developed the treatment. this could be another sign of a slowing economy, less demand for bubble wrap. the company that makes it, sealed air, cut its financial forecast today. shares fell to a three year low, down 16.8%. but after the closing bell today, video game maker activision raised its profit outlook for the rest of the calendar year. activision makes video games call of duty and skylanders. if you haven't heard of those, ask your kids or grandkids. earnings were stronger than anticipated. one important area is activision's digital game sales. those accounted for a third of total sales, an indication of activision's ability to sell straight to its customers without going through traditional retail stores. >> the more revenueinary able to generate, the better their operating margins become which makes them more profitable. and as long as they can keep doing that and generating those hefty amounts of free cash f

the centers for disease control and prevention is recommending all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis c to see if they have the liver-destroying virus, which can go undetected for decades. >> in a surprise development, government officials say u.s. carbon dioxide emissions have dropped to their lowest level in 20 years, mostly due to many power plants using natural gas instead of dirtier burning coal. >>> and it was tea for two in berlin where madame tussauds unveiled new wax figures of -- that's a little scary -- prince william and the duchess of cambridge. the wax royals were invited for afternoon tea at the english embassy. >>> well, now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 13,250 after jumping 85 points yesterday. the s&p nudged up 9. the nasdaq zoomed up 31. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei climbed 69 points, while in hong kong the hang seng rose 153. >>> well, strong earnings from cisco and some upbeat economic data stimulated stocks thursday. cisco's impressive earnings report and boost to its dividend

people be screened for tuberculosis and hepatitis and including our laboratory to purchase rapid hepatitis cisor chu: there is also not a budget analyst report on this item. are the members of the public who wish to speak on item number five? seeing none, public comment is closed. we have a motion to send the item forward with recommendations and we will do that without objection. item number six, please. >> resolution approving the contract modification between the city and county of san francisco and the tenderloin housing clinic to provide mass release housing for formerly homeless single adults at the mayfair hotel for a time of august 1, 2011 through june 30, 2015 in the amount of $93,070,856. >> good afternoon. the resolution in front of you, we are seeking retroactive approval to modify the contract with tenderloin housing clinic to both the extent that term at the mayfair hotel, a hotel we added in late 2010 and 2011 to find a home for displaced homeless families. the tenderloin housing clinic stepped up and put the house on a master lease and accepted compass community services as t

health officials say everyone in the group should be tested for hepatitis c. recent studies suggest more than two million americans born between 1945 and 1965 may be infected with the liver destroying virus. it is believed they were infected decades ago before routine screening of donated blood and organs or awareness from the risk of sharing needles. >>> fast food restaurants are trying to offer some better choices to health conscious consumers but experts warn you still have to watch what you eat even if it is on the healthy menu. >> when you think fast food, burgers and fries come to mind. for those who are health conscious, mcdonald's and other fast food chains say they are having such success with selling healthier options that they are expanding those choices. this summer, mcdonald's announced a nationwide launch of a new favorite under 400 calories menu featuring burgers, sandwiches, snacks and beverages all easier on the waistline. >> with favorites under 400 calories, we are helping customers be their own champions of choice. >> reporter: even happy m

the centers for disease control and prevention is recommending all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis c to see if they have the liver-destroying virus, which can go undetected for decades. >> in a surprise development, government officials say u.s. carbon dioxide emissions have dropped to their lowest level in 20 years, mostly due to many power plants using natural gas instead of dirtier burning coal. >>> and it was tea for two in berlin where madame tussauds unveiled new wax figures of -- prince william and the duchess of cambridge. the wax royals were invited for afternoon tea at the english embassy. >>> now a look at scam belled politics. in response to joh mccain telling fox news he thought president obama should dump joe biden and run with hillary clinton, white house press second jay carney said, quote, one place i would not go for advice on vice presidential running mates is senator mccain. huffington "post" reports john sununu thinks president obama is taking too much credit for killing osama bin laden. sununu joked obama's left arm is about eight inches longer from patting hims