horwitz's hand - is a tiny device... device... "slows the blood flow"that doctors say will reduce the risk of stroke in adults who have an irregular heartbeat. hehetbeat. "one of the problems that atrial fibrilation is that little clots can form. in the upper chambers of the heart."dr. horwitz says blood thinners often reduce the risk of stroke when those clots break loose/////and go up to the brain. brain. "however, they require a lot of monitoring, frequent blood draws and they increase the risk of bleeding, particularly if people have active lifestyles or have hazardous occupatons."he says using this watchman device through a non-surgical procedure is a preffered alternative. alternative. "as effective as being on blood thinners with a lower bleeding risk."dr. horwitz says doctors size the device using an ultrasound - and then... then... "inserted on a catheder through the leg - up intot he heart" - upper chamber of the heart heart "the whole device gets scarred in by the body's tissues and completely covers up the area" perman

horwitz says the device is then inserted using a catheter through the leg and up into the heart. after implanting this device, any blood clot that forms behind it can't get out.dr. horwitz says that will reduce the risk of strokes, even more so than the common blood thinners patients use.take sot: 08:50:13 "they require a lot of monitoring, frequent blood draws and they increase the risk of bleeding, particularly if people have active lifestyles or have hazardous alternative. dr. horwitz says the hospital will operate its first procedure in just a few weeks.steffi lee, cbs 2 news, live at 5. "here's a live look at the pentacrest in iowa city. justin will have your final forecast when live at 5 comes back. dear future, life is good. no, great. i'm like, a man. only better. but even though i know everything, i still feel like you could surprise me. like that skateboard incident with the squirrel. but life is sweet now. hey, what could go wrong? it's you and me all the way, future. breakfast is about to get a whole lot sweeter, pop-tarts is unveiling five new flavors. from december

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when josh horwitz and ellen saltsman watch tv they grab the remote but there is no cable becomes to pointit at. everything they watch is on line. >> when i cut the cord, and went to cable i didn't feel like i lost out on very much. >> reporter: couple gets their tv shows from on line streaming services like netflix and hulu and they are part of the growing trend of people dumping cable. recent study find 3.7 percent of people plan to end their cable services up from 1.9 percent in 2011. that big push coming mostly from younger people who have never felt the need to have cable. >> i didn't even have a tv in college. a couple of my roommates did but i just use my computer. >> i imagine this will continue to grow. >> reporter: about 30 percent of the people quit cable because of the cost but almost half do it because they are happy with what they can find on line and that content continues to grow with more and more media companies offering streaming services. >> i do think this will be more coming in the year ahead and starting right now. >> reporter: cable and satellite companies are cutti