>> strokes have decreased in incidence along with the decrease in hypertension and heart disease but it is still the third biggest killer in the united states. there is more talk about roke. >> there is more treatment for it, too. >> why are they talking about it? >> because they can prevent it. talking about stroke is a preventive thing we have for heart attacks and now we have one for stroke. you try to diagnose it early. sometimes you can treat it very early. >> third biggest killer? >> something like. that >> . >> have you heard of a sound stroke? >> yes. it -- >> have you heard of a silent stroke? >> it means somebody doesn't really know. >> it is eye sent. >> they do a cat scan or mri and see signs that there was death of brain tissue. >> how bad? >> it depends. you have a thing where somebody has, like, dementia, which is dementias are a big $10 word for senility. >> can a silent stroke be a big stroke? >> no >> silent by definition means it's unobserved? >> that's right. it doesn't show up clinically. >> it doesn't show up clinically or behaviorally? >> well, it will show up

heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, stroke, those kinds of chronic illnesses. when you get them in your 30's and 40's and you have them into your aging process, you are not going to have a comfortable old age. you are also seeing in terms of epidemics, an increase in alzheimer's and it is going to increase as the population increases. there are quite a few seniors who have mental health problems but they are also, the majority of seniors, who are hard-working, who had minimum wage jobs their whole lives, who paid social security. think about living on $889 a month in the city of san francisco needing to buy medication, one meal a day, hopefully, and health care. if we could provide health care early on we might prevent (inaudible) and people would be less likely to end up in the emergency room with a drastic outcome. we could actually provide prevention and health care to people who had no other way of getting health care, those without insurance, it might be more cost effectiti >> the mayor, the office of workforce development, kick off a new program which is

. >> the risk factors are low education, smoking, physical inactivity, depression, mid life hypertension and obesity and diabetes. >> we went through a big depression stage. >> this 27-year-old molly made important changes. >> exercise. eating healthy. staying active socially. and physically. >> they don't know whether genetics or a cop binnation led to the diagnosis but are hopeful other families will learn from the experience. >> to make the country very much aware that there is this horrible disease. and this affects young people, not just old. >> laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> white house endorsed a bill sponsored by dianne feinstein defining marriage only between a man and woman. it went to affect 15 years ago. >> because of doma couples can not take advantage of federal protection to every other married couples in the country. and believe it or not they're over a thousand federal laws and protections that are afforded to married couples. >> other members will hear testimony tomorrow from same-sex couple who's want to see doma overturned. the house speaker said it's quote the law of

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released a study identifying these factors -- physical inactivity, depression, smoking, mid-life hypertension, mid-life obesity, low education, and diabetes. >> so the implications are that up to half of alzheimer's cases may be attributable to these potentially modifiable risk factors. >> reporter: bill fisher, ceo of the northern california alzheimer's association, calls the research empowering. >> you and i and listeners and viewers don't have to be passive observers waiting and fearing that alzheimer's is going to get us. there are -- the studies suggest there are things we could do about that. >> reporter: molly's never smoked and went to college, soes so she's already eliminated two risk factors. she says watching the impact alzheimer's has had on her dad the past five years has motivated her. >> it's a good thing and healthy thing. and i think that -- i home i'm in the right direction, and i hope it helps. i can't say that it will for sure. but i can cross my fingers and hope. >> reporter: well, some question whether the seven risk factors really do account for half of all the alzheime

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the study suggests that a lot of sitting can increase risk of heart disease and hypertension.e sit a lot. maybe we should stand. >> i like the thought of not going to the hospital ever though. avoid it always. if you can. >>> a pet shop that's been a san jose institution for 6 decades is in danger of closing. which is really sad. i had a chance to visit this place when they took in some rats. andy's pet shop was forced to move from alameda. a new location notre dame in downtown is not as visible that combined with the recession and competition from big box pet stores is making it stuff for andy's to stay afloat. >> the rent's due today. i don't have it. so scary kind of situation to be in. >> in recent years, andy's has evolved from a traditional pet shop to an animal rescue center. it recently made news about rescuing hundreds of rats from a hoarder. she is trying to find a corporate sponsor to spend about $6,000 a month for one year. that's a big chunk of change. >>> frogs croak and some sing but it's not too often you hear a barking frog. [ noise ] >> yeah that a frog not a

identified traits that can help determine whether a first heart attack will be fatal including hypertension, body mass index, heart rate, and your race. doctors hope identifying specific predictors will lead to early intervention for high risk patients. that study was done at wake forest baptist medical center. >>> ten years after 9/11, the american psychological society is out with more than a dozen studies about how americans are coping. one study shows that the psychological effects on kids who watched news coverage were only temporary. but the attacks may have affected their general beliefs about the world. another study finds many people who lost loved ones and many first responders are still suffering with post traumaer stress disorder. >>> and how to deal with ptsd. there is an app for that. the pentagon and veterans affairs department developed a half dozen atmosphere apps like ptsd coach and greet relax. they offer information about what the military calls invisible wounds from war and techniques to manage the symptoms. the apps are not meant to replace treatment tore make a diagno

this is about his treatment here's a man who's sixty six years old he suffers from diabetes from hypertension he's exhibiting signs of cancer according to his doctors and since june twenty seventh he's been in solitary confinement at the u.s. penitentiary lewisburg and he's been ordered to stay in solitary for six months it's something that he's described as a cement steel hot box that's got a lot of a half inch slot under the door and that's the only source of cool air getting it healthier spends twenty three hours in the solitary cell five days a week with one hour of exercise allowed in allowed in a cage now for the other two days he has to be in a cell for twenty four hours and you want to know why he was put into solitary confinement this according to prison incident reports and tell two years attorney because after receiving a letter from a scottish supporter which contained a twenty pound note healthier trying to return it having money isn't allowed for the prisoners so after the mail room wouldn't take that letter back he addressed the letter to a friend he placed the money inside so

alcoholics, people, and people who are on certain medications like allergy medications, hypertension medicines like beta blockers are people at high ridiculous. >> and if you start to feel the symptoms coming on, or seeing someone, you're with someone who has the symptoms what, should you do? >> the first think this, cool the person and if you -- you're concerned about heatstroke, you need to dial 911. before the ambulance, you can start cooling the person. take any tight keithing off, take any un-- clothing off. take any unnecessary clothing off and wet the body and use a fan to cool the person. the arms and the groin area. >> we talked about the things to help before emergency attention arrives and what can we do to prevent it? pay tag. -- pay attention to your -- if the heat index is above 90, you're at a higher ridiculous of a heatstroke. if you're going to be outside, hydrate young. dripping about eightouses of water every 30 minutes if you're going to be outside during the heat and if you're going to do any physical activity, plan to do it before 10:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. a

of taking me to the doctor which would have been easily found out, you know, i had borderline hypertensionhen i was 18 years old, it just continued to get worse and worse. and kidney disease is not painful because it shows up in fatigue. it is painful but it shows up in fatigue so you're always tired. people work now and say i'm so tired. i've been working hard. but it misled me to think that i was tired because i was working so hard when really my kidneys were shutting down. >> 2010 is well-known, well documented. you filed for divorce. a bit surprised, i think, given that you seemed such a perfect couple. you got quite a bit of flack as a guy often does. >> i've taken a lot of hits, yes. >> what's the truth? how much of the flack was deserved, how much do you think was unfair? >> the kidney -- the kidney thing created an awareness of kidney disease but also of a wife giving a gift to her husband, which i've run into a lot of people that have done that. you know, we have personalities that are very big, you know, and she's funny and she's great. and i would honestly say to you that i dese

study identifying these seven risk factors, physical inactivity, depression, snowing, mid life hypertension, mid life obesity and low education and diabetes. dr. barnes says up to half of alzheimer's cases may be attributable to these factors. >> i feel it gives us hope about things to do now to try to prevent the epidemic we see coming our way. >> it's exciting research because it's another step forward in understanding the potential of lifestyle modifications, reducing our risk of developing alzheimer's disease. >> the research identified potential risk. there is no guarantee elimina eliminating them means a life without alzheimer's, but right now molly sees it as her best shot to prevent the disease that impacted her family so much. >> this is one more thing i need to do to be careful and pay attention to. >> in walnut creek, "nbc bay area news." >>> new tonight at 6:00, in an effort to get children vaccinated against whooping cough, the california department of public health released a series of public service announcements this week in english and spanish. a new state law require all m

. >> mooes people of hypertension or high blood pressure with the elderly, not true.ask, using any steroid supplements or bulking supplements to increase blood pressure. you also want to find out why the blood pressure is elevated, make sure they have a full evaluation and don't check their blood pressure when they're doing sports. it needs to be checked at rest. in terms of long-term consequences it can affect the eyes, heart, kidney, blood vessels and controlling it with diet, lifestyle factors and medication if necessary is the key. important to get it under control. >> we also hit the streets, kevin in l.a. has this question for you. >> dr. ashton i have a question for you. with the hot temperature, how can we stay hydrated during the summer? >> so important. >> right the heat wave affecting a lot of the country for a lot of this summer, a lot of people are under the misconception if they're young and healthy, they can tolerate the heat. only the very young and very old at jeopardy. not so. hydration is the key. the key tips are you really want to drink a cool bev

they were much more likely to get heart disease, they were much more likely to have hypertension or highressure, and much more likely also to have clots in their lungs. that was a bit of a surprise finding. we all know heart disease, you know, not getting exercise and heart disease are linked but the clots in the lungs, they're not quite sure why that is, but it's definitely a scary finding. three times more likely to get clots in their lungs when they were more sedentary. >> a lot of us are couch potatoes but what do they mean when they say sitting a lot? >> the women who have this three times higher risk of clots in the lungs, they were sitting for around six hours a day in their off hours. which doesn't sound like much but you get home from work and you sit and watch some tv and then you sit at the computer and it was an average so maybe some days, they were only sitting for four hours, other days they were sitting for longer than that. but an average of about six hours a day. that's how sedentary they were. >> that sounds like a lot to me. >> yeah, it is quite a bit. >> what's the mi

contribute to decreasing high blood pressure. 60% of the americans over age of 60 suffer from hypertensionds to cardiovascular disease down the road. alisyn: should still work on concentrate on lowering salt sounds like? >> that is my advice. definitely cut it out of your diet. do not add extra salt to anything. alisyn: dr. petty thanks for coming in. >> appreciate you having me. jon: one of the architecturally megachurches in the u.s. bankrupt since october could be bought at a bargain price. even more interesting? one of the potential bidders. rick folbaum has that. rick? >> reporter: this is the massive critical cathedral. epitome of the megachurch. home to guard ren grove presbyterian church in orange county. construction was finished back in 1980. it cost $18 million. despite dwindling attendance, the church's founder, robert schuler, the former host of the show, hour of power. continued with ambitious plan totaling $300 million into late 1980s. financial problems caught up october of last year when the church had to declare bankruptcy citing $50 million in debt. two bidders are emerg

obesity leads to heart disease, hypertension. centers for disease control estimates those healthcare costs are $147 billion a year for people who are obese. martha: the interesting thing is often when you see a nationwide campaign against something you start to see those numbers decline in the country. but it's bent opposite. there has been a focus on this in the last 10 years. >> that's what's so puzzling and trouble being this. let's put up a trend map. the first sunscreen is from the year 2000. all that blue and a little bit of peach. no state has an obesity rate of above 25%. look what happens over the course of the next decade. all that filling in as the nation gets heavier and heavier. experts say it's portion size, a lack of access to good food and lack of exercise and people are eating out more often than they have in the past. what areas in the country ared the? the southeast leads the way followed by the midwest, the northeast and the west. we should point out that still the united states counts as the most obese countr

first 75 million, that's how many americans suffer from hypertension.ate, memphis, tennessee. next, going to show you this. $2.79 million, that's how much money i need to spend if i want to buy this mansion in new jersey once owned by the great bill murray. in that mansion, according to reports that have been confirmed by our pole experts, there's the pole used in the ghostbusters movie. and finally 1 million bucks. let's go up top. that's how much the chinese tea cups are worth and makes them the most valuable items brought to an antiques roadshow and according to the prompter, i'm out of stuff to read. steve's name is highlighted so i'll toss to him. steve? >> yes, indeed. right there. let's read along. the state of oregon is asking its citizens to pay for obese people to get weight loss surgery. the state claims that cutting the fat now will save them health care costs in the future. but should this be the taxpayers' responsibility? here for a fair and balanced depate from detroit, plastic surgeon and a bariatric surgeon. good morning to both of you.

. >> children may be at risk for developing long-term developmental issues and hypertension. >> reportertpartum fitness. she's back to her pre-baby body thanks to a healthy approach physically and mentally. >> don't be stressed about it because it will just come gradually. >> doctors stress a normal weight woman should gain between 25 and 35 pounds during pregnancy. and expect to be back in those skinny jeans a year after giving by the way. that's a far cry from what we saw often see with celebrity moms. >> that's a good idea to give yourself a year. that's especially good information for you, as i know you're expecting your own budgeted of joy. dr. katherine berndorf, and dr. nancy snyderman, nbc chief medical expert. good morning. risk of gaining too little? >> you starve your fetus. overeating and undereating, they're both bad. it's important to remember at a time we're talking about africa's greatest famine i find this vulgar, this whole idea thinking your body is deformed while you're pregnant. >> do you think there's an unrealist standard set by celebrities? >> absolutely, absolute