holly phillips is with us this morning. s that are sold over the counter at health food stores or drugstores. what makes them different from over-the-counter medicines is they don't have to prove they're safe or effective before they hit the market. i're allowed to go on the store shelves without the fda assessing that, so you know unlike -- it's similar to the way fda regulates supplements where they can step in but they tend only to do that after there have been safety concerns or adverse reactions reported. >> and why do you say they're dangerous? >> well, there are a number of concerns. one has to do with dosing. people might not take the appropriate dose. there can be interactions with other over-the-counter or prescription medications but the biggest issue is unknown side effects. for instance in 2009 a medicine that sold as a homeopathic medicine called zicam, some formulations were pulled from the shelves after people had reported loss of their sense of smell. in some cases permanently. so it's not that all of the me

holly phillips is with us this morning.know about this is the number written for adults is far outpacing the number of adhd diagnoses being made. >> why do they want it? >> they're using it for lifestyle reasons. basically even if you don't have adhd, the drugs that treat you are am get means. they give you a short boost in memory concentration concentration. >> appetite control. >> that's a big one. but a lot of people use it for a competitive edge at work or i'm asked for it every day by people who don't have adhd. i think it's funny but -- >> i don't think it's funny but it's real serious. a lot of people are using it. >> things like this scare me. what are the risks? >> that's what they're trying to brick up. we know there are small side effects, whether it's stomach upset, nausea headaches, and there can be more serious effects, whether seizures, high blood pressure, other things. but the big question is people who have adhd have neurotransmitters in their brain. these drugs help to even those out and balance them out.

holly phillips is with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> why is the fda considering doing this?es. what makes these remedies different from other over the counter medicines is that they don't have to prove that they are safe or effective before they hit the market. they are allowed to go on the store shelves without the fda assessing that. so it is similar to the way fda regulates supplements where they can step in but they tend to only do that after there have been safety concerns or adverse reactions reported. >> why do you say they are dangerous? >> there are a number of concerns. one has to do with dosing. people might not take the appropriate dose. there can be int actions with other medications. in 2009 a medicine sold as a homeopathic remedy called zicam, some formulations were pulled from the shelf after people had reported loss of sense of smell, in some cases, permanently. it is no the that all of the medications are dangerous. the issue is we don't know what's dangerous and what is not because the fda has app proven them. >> some call it pseudoscience. >> is there evi

jon lapook and contributor holly phillips.irst up a genetics test for ovarian and breast cancer is now more affordable. >> it was started by a startup company in california. it offers a cheaper and easier way to determine a woman's risk for these conditions. testing for the brc 1 and 2 gene mutations used to cost $4,000. color genomics offers it. >> what we've tried to do is demock kra tiez it around breast and ovarian cancer risks and we wanted to do it in a responsible way. >> a woman with a breakca 1 gene. either by her own doctor or the company. counseling is providenot provided in the advice. color jen onlyics says it has achieves the low price through automatic software or yenation and direct marketing. >> spit into the funnel until the saliva reaches the fill-to line. >> reporter: the test at home is not covered by insurance. they only account for 10% to 15% of breast and ovarian cancers. oncologist jennifer litton of the cancer centers says counseling is key. >> would be concerned if people interpret the negative resul

holly phillips has more on the low cost genetics test for breast and ovarian cancer. >>> plus we'll talkor al franken why he wants the government to block a merger between comcast and time warner. >>> and the ceo of air b in b, brian chesky. >>> i'm alison harmelin. thanks for watching. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> one person is dead, after fire tears through a plumstead township home we will tell you what we necessity about the victim as crews tried to find out what spark that blaze. >>> good morning i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm erika von tiehl. also two homes on the edge of a massive sink hole in florence township, new jersey. what is cause ago this erosion and what crews are doing to try to fix that problem. >>> katie. >>> erika, yet another coal front slate add cross the delaware valley today and it does appear like it will have a clash to work w thunderstorms fire up today and they could solve gust, i'll explain all of the impact that will lie within that, timing break it town and everything you n

holly phillips has more on the low cost genetics test for breast and ovarian cancer. >>> plus we'll talkor al franken about why he wants the government to block a merger between comcast and time warner. >>> and the ceo of airbnb, brian chesky joins us in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm alison harmelin. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> linda macdonald is captioning for you in real time. [ laughter ] >>> taking a live look at the bay bridge right now. beautiful shot. never get tired of that every, single morning. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, april 22. i'm michelle griego. >> it's always fun to cross at quart to 4:00, too, right? [ laughter ] >> well, happy wednesday, everybody. it's 4:30. how about a little traffic and weather? the ladies are in. roberta, good morning. >> i was thinking, you get to cross it at 3:45? how about a quarter to 3? [ laughter ] >> you win! >> ding, ding, ding. >> but the weather does change during that time, as well. in fact, you can see the tip tops of the bay bridge th

holly phillips. >>> passengers at crew stranded at sea are on solid ground this morning. powerful waves prevented the ship from docking in sydney harbour. elaine quijano shows us the tearizing moments for the thousands on board. elaine, good morning. >> good morning. what was meant to be a 12-night cruise was what some call a once-in-a-lifetime storm. the ship was beaten and battered but after a long night it was able to make its way safely back to sydney. video taken from inside the powerful spirits shows pow eful waves slamming against the ship. they were stranded off the coast of australia. violent watt errs and winds up to 85 miles an hour forced officials to shut down sydney harbour to commercial shipping. >> a lot of the glass had been pushed out and smashed all over the place. chairs just turned like lollipops. it was just crazy. >> it's all all part of a massive storm system. three people have been killed on monday. more than 200,000 homes and businesses lost power and emergency respoernlds were overwhelmed by calls from people needing help. >> there's no doubt th

holly phillips is with us.e all take tylenol frequently. >> actually 1 in 5 americans take it every single week. what i found fascinating about this study, we've known for a while in addition to relieving pain, it may blunt emotional pain. this study took it a step farther. and said that in addition to affecting negative emotions it may also affect positive feelings as well. so what the researchers did, they took two -- i think it was two small studies. they gave participants 1,000 milligrams of acetaminophen which is the active ingredient in tylenol and waited an hour. and showed them a group of photographs. the first should make you happy or laugh or smile. the other group was sad photographs, that should make you feel uncomfortable or even cry. what they found, compared with people who took placebos those who had had taken athe teeeet acetaminophen had a less reaction across the board. they don't know what the cause is. but we know that pain is not a local phenomenon, right. if you have pain in your knee it'

holly phillips is with us.s wit good morning. >> good morning.. >> i was really surprised when i >> iid we learn? >> 1 in 5 americans takes it every week. >> what i found fascinating with this study we've known for a while in addition to relieving pain tylenol also may blunt our negative emotions or emotional tudy took pain. a this study took it a step further and said that in to addition to affecting negative emotions, it may also affect y also aff positive feelings as well. feelings a what the researchers did, they took -- it was a group of two - small studies, they gave participants a thousand cipants milligrams of acetominophen, the wh active ingredient in tylenol and waited an hour and showed them a and showed group of photographs. the first group were happy s. photographs, should make you laugh or smile. or l the other group of sad ographs, photographs. they should make you feel uncomfortable or even cry. what t compared with people who took people w placebo, those who had taken acetominophen had a less strong emotional reaction across the board, both to negative and positive. >

holly phillips. passengers and crew from an australian cruise ship stranded at sea are on solid ground. powerful waves prevented the carnival ship from docking the sydney harbor. >> what was meant to be a 12-night cruise on board the carnival "spirit" was prolonged by what some are calling a once in a lifetime storm. the ship was beaten and battered but after a long night it was able to make its way back to can sydney. video taken from inside the carnival "spirit" shows powerful 30-foot waves slamming against the ship. for one terrifying day, nearly 3, 500 passengers and crew were stranded off the coast of australia australia. violent waters and winds up to 85 miles per hour forced officials to shut down sydney haar for two commercial fishing. >> upstairs on the main deck a lot of the glass has been pushed out and smashed all over the place. chairs just turned like lollipops. just crazy. >>> it's all part of a massive storm system barrelling its way down the australian coast. three people have been k

holly phillips. the most detailed analysis of breast cancer to date. jon?is report by four leading cancer groups in the u.s. offers a roadmap for targeting the disease more precisely. it including key findings about who faces the greatest risk for breast cancer. zelma watkins was only 44 when a routine ma'am gran turned up something suspicious. >> the fact that i had a mammogram every year and they never had to take additional pictures, i was thinking that something was not quite right. >> reporter: watkins had breast cancer. oncologist divide breast cancer into four different mow lek tar types that help determine treatment. the most common form with the best prognosis is treatment with hormonal therapy but watkins had the most deadly form. >> once they say the word cancer, you pretty much don't hear anything else. >> reporter: the report found black women have nearly twice the rate of triple negative breast cancer than white and the highest mortality rate of any form of cancer. researchers used to think it was higher poverret rates leading to later and del

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holly phillips.help protect americans from the effects of climate change. jon spock with the president obama about public health. jon? >> heat waves could set off ground ozone and set off as ma attacka. by 2010 it was over 8% of 26 million people. the president the pushing to educate people that climate change can affect them personally. mr. president obama, studies suggest most americans don't connect global warming or climate change with their own personal health. >> right. >> why do you think that is? >> well, you know because it's not as obvious as some of the environmental issues of the past. with climate change and rising temperatures some of the effects are slow in registering in the miejds of public. but what we know is this. the planet is just getting warmer. the science is indisputable. a as a consequence we know wildfires are going to be more frequent and longer in intensity. that means more particulates in the air, more respiratory impacts on people. >> when i have a pausch end come into

holly phillips is here with a new johns hopkins study.ght watchers or jenny craig. i tried everything. >> those were the ones that came out on top. i'll tell you, they looked at three different groups of diet programs, 11 diets in total. they focused on those that had at least a year's worth or that could show effectiveness over the course of a year. not just two or three months. because we know short-term weight loss doesn't have many health benefits. if you can get it to stretch out over a year, you're in business. the headline is that the two that they deemed the most effective were weight watchers and jenny craig. >> why? >> when they compared people who did those diets, those people lost 3% to 5% more weight over a year than people who tried to diet alone. nutrisystem is also in that group of diets. they didn't have enough research to show that it lasted over a year. >> the question is what she said, why? what is it they have in common? >> right right. this review didn't really assess exactly why but we do know one thing that those d

jon lapook and holly phillips. and singer rita wilson revealed she is recovering from a double mastectomy. the wife of tom hanks says a second opinion helped spot her breast cancer early. holly, rita wilson says that the first pathologist she went do did not diagnose her with cancer and she's posted on facebook that, quote, a second opinion is necessary and vital, not just by another doctor but by another pathologist. is this good advice? >> i do think it's really good advice. i also like the way she emphasized the important role pathologists play in this whole process. often women when faced with a cancer diagnosis will go and get a second opinion either from the surgeon or from the oncologist. we forget that the pathologist is actually the person who in large part directs the rest of the care. when a woman is facing a cancer diagnosis, she sushlly lyusually has a biopsy of the breast. the pathologist's job is to look at the tissue under a microscope and determine whether there's cancer there or not cancer there. t

holly phillips is monitoring the latest fighting. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they've overrun serve individuals close to ramadi according to officials including blowing up a police station during the attack. iraqi forces have been battling for months. the extremists already control large areas around anbar, the area of the al qaeda insurgency after the invasion of iraq in 2003. further north in baiji, isis forces have broken into an oil refinery. they say there is fighting inside that facility. the pentagon recently claimed that u.s.-led air strikes and iraqi forces have made significant progress, recapturing the city of tikrit and retakingmore than a quarter of the territory seized by is is last year. they targeted positions around both baiji and ramadi. norah. >> thank you. >>> doctors have a new tool against heart failure. the fda has approved its first new drug in ten years for those affecting 5 million women. dr. tara narula is with us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> how does this drug affect humans? >> it's a pill to be taken twice a day.

holly phillips is here with a new johns hopkins study.ams. i i'm thinking weight watchers or jenny craig. >> those came out on top. they looked at three different groups of diet programs. 11 diets in total and focused on those that have at least a year's worth or could show effectiveness over the course of a year not just two or three months. we know short term weight loss doesn't have many health benefits. if you stretch it out over a year you are in business. the headline is the two they deemed most effective were weight watchers and jenny craig. when they compared people who did those diets those people lost 3% to 5% more weight over a year than people who tried to diet alone. nutrisystem is also in that group of diets. they didn't have enough research to show it lasted over a year. >> the question is what she said. why? what is it they had in common? >> this review didn't really assess why but we know one thing that those diets do very well which is they integrate teamwork. they integrate a group approach. a lot of people do it in the

holly phillips. what's wrong with a double chin.. >>> some of the drama that happens off the field. dean reynolds is in chicago. dean? >> reporter: here in chicago the stage is set for fans everywhere hoping for a fresh start. >> that's coming up next. and if you're heading off to work and you've got errands to do somebody told yes yesterday, gayle, i have yoga class, you can set your dvr so you can watch us any time on "cbs this morning" any time you like. we'll be right back. hey! have an awesome vacation everyone! thank you so much! you're so sweet. yummy! key lime pie at 90 calories. it is so good for not giving in. 73% of americans try... ...to cook healthy meals. yet up to 90% fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more... ...add one a day 50+. complete with key nutrients we may need.ts physical energy with b vitamins. one a day 50+ spring black friday is here at lowe's, so hurry in now for these great deals. like premium color mulch. 4 for $10. plus save 5% every day when you use your lowe's consumer cr