one of them is testing for hypertension.s being screened there is recently a new risk factor identified, a common condition that could double your chances of developing high blood pressure. >> my hands and my feet started to swell. again, i had shortness of breath. i couldn't really walk far. >> reporter: about three months before she was due to give birth, 29-year-old michelle fenwick developed pregnancy induced hypertension, a condition that put her at risk for major complications including premature delivery. >> i was extremely scared. i didn't want anything to happen. i was close to the end. >> reporter: doctors say it's a common condition about 6% to 8% of all pregnant women will develop hypertension. typically it goes away once the baby is born. but now studies are showing that it's actually a risk factor for developing high blood pressure later in life. dr. susan bennett is a cardiologist with washington hospital center. >> over the next five to 15 years after that she has doubled the risk of developing hypertension.

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some risk factors for hypertension are age, genetics, race and obesity. the important thing to remember that your doctor should take blood pressure in each arm. if it's high in one arm, have that blood pressure repeated because some people develop something we call white coat hypertension. they go to their doctors, they're nervous, blood pressure goes up and settles down after a short time. brian, if that's not you and your blood pressure stays up, that's the time you go on and have further tests. it's amazing how many people have falsely elevated blood pressure and don't know it. >> that's the effect you doctors have on the rest of us. >> it's that white coat. >> thanks as always. >>> the new research on what women do better than men. if you don't agree, take it up with the british who did the research. >>> depending where you live there's already a name for what we are experiencing this winter. it's called juneuary. temperatures today and tomorrow much closer to what they are in june than they should be in the dead of winter. thus, the newspaper headlin

. >> my daughter says i have something call hypertension. >> reporter: the health experts behind the blunt and startling ads say they are exactly what the state of georgia needs -- more straight talk and less sugar coating the crisis. nearly 40% of georgia's children today are obese or overweight, some diagnosed with heart disease and hypertension in the first and second grades. in this television spot, a child asks his mother a simple question she can't answer. >> mommy, why am i fat? >> reporter: the approach here has divided and even angered health officials, with critics saying that you can't shame families into losing weight. >> this is an example of what not to do. we need to fight obesity, not obese individuals. >> it's not only ineffective but quite damaging. if kid feel bad about their bodies they won't take good care of them. >> reporter: children's health care of atlanta hired the actors. spending $25 million to spread the message and they refuse to apologize. >> this is a crisis and we can't continue to let it go on. >> reporter: these in-your-face campaigns have worked b

some even diagnosed with hypertension in the first and second grades.s television spot a child asked his mother a question she can't answer. >> mom, why am i fat? >> reporter: the approach divide and angered health official with critics saying you can't shame families into losing weight. >> this campaign is an example of whatnot to do. we need to fight obesity not obese individuals. >> i think it's not only ineffective, but it is actually quite damaging. if kid feel bad about their bodies, then they are not going to take good care of them. >> reporter: children's health care of atlanta hired the actors spending $25 million to spread the message and they refuse to apologize. >> this is a medical crisis. and we can't continue to stand by and let this happen to our state and our country. >> reporter: these in your face campaigns worked before. >> i did meth. and now this is my life. >> reporter: the meth ads dropped teenage meth use in montana by 50%. sam is a georgia teen. >> i knew i was overweight. >> i could see how unhappy he was at school. >> i start

some risk factors for hypertension are age, genetics, age and obesity.our doctor should take blood pressure in each arm. if it's high in one arm, have that blood pressure repeated because some people develop something we call white coat hypertension. they go to their doctors, they're nervous, blood pressure goes up and settles down after a short time. brian, if that's not you and your blood pressure stays up, that's the time you go on and have further tests. it's amazing how many people have falsely elevated blood pressure and don't know it. >> that's the effect you doctors have on the rest of us. >> it's that white coat. >> thanks as always. >>> the new research on what women do better than men. if you don't agree, take it up with the british who did the research. [ kyle ] my bad. [ roger ] tell me you have good insurance. yup, i've got... [ dennis ] ...allstate. really? i was afraid you'd have some cut-rate policy. [ kyle ] nope, i've got... [ dennis ] ...the allstate value plan. it's their most affordable car insurance -- and you still get an allstate

if you suffer from diabetes, hypertension, or have a family history of kidney disease, you are in the category. heart disease is the major cause of death for people with ckd. the good news is that early detection can help save your kidneys and your life. our guests this morning are dr. joseph, director of kidney transplant and pancreatic disease at georgetown university hospital. dr. flavia walton is a kidney transplant donor and member of the links incorporated, which has been very instrumental in providing referrals and information about organ transplants. and ron minor is a photojournalist, a kidney transplant recipient and the producer of a documentary about ckd called "what we don't know about it." thanks for being with us, all of you, this morning. ron, we'd like to begin with you, and we want to begin by showing a clip from your documentary. it's entitled "ron minor didn't know." let's take a look at that and then we'll talk. >> i want a kidney. hopefully, i get one and it's a good kidney. >> my white blood cells count are very high, so it's very hard for me to get another tran

takes zoloft and paxil during pregnancy were twice as likely to have the baby develop pulmonary hypertensionwhen newborns are not able to adapt to breathing on their own which can lead to organ failure and brain damage. >> two of hollywood's biggest independent studios are coming together. first, apple two, big developments for the tech giant. let's go live to bloomberg wefl with -- west with today's after the bell report. >> the next ipad is going to have more fire pou yes, bloomberg learned it will work with high speed wireless networks. sources tell bloomberg the manufacturing partners started ramping up production this month and will start selling it in march. it's going to help users jump between applications. and another apple development today relates to suppliers. apple agreed to let outside partners into the supply partners. and this move is made to counter criticism regarding conditions for workers making ipads and other apple gear and 12 of the employees have committed suicide in china these plants are ramping up production. and two of the biggest independent studios are coming to

the captain on scene tells me that they are being treated for stress-related injuries such as hypertension and chest pain. let's get a look at the damage, though, four units out of the eight-unit building suffered heavy damage. this is mayfair golden manor apartments that serve seniors. they were awakened about 1:45 this morning. it was a single alarm fire that quickly escalated to three alarms. 20 to 40 people had to be evacuated and firefighters say because of the age of these folks here it was not easy. they called on police officers for their help. >> we couldn't have done it without our fellow officers. they were able to help us. >> there was a lot of panic, then we had language barriers so it was a challenge to make sure everybody was accounted for. >> reporter: officials say 16 seniors in all are displaced this morning. they are being assisted by red cross who is actually on scene out here. the fire was contained by 3:00 this morning. we are giving you a live look as the firefighters now wrap up this, their hard work is done. now the investigation into the cause continues. it appear

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 effecti >> good morning, everyone. i am one of the founders of foundersne end. this is a spac

coming on top, the dash die, dietary approach to stop hypertension. it focuses on fruit, vegetables, and whole grains. it is the best overall bank and the best diet for type 2 diabetes. weight watchers was the easiest one to follow up after experts considered its taste appeal and the ability to keep participants away from the cookie jar. it is that time of year when gymnasiums are packed with people resolving to get fit. >> here we are, the new year, 2012, and even for those of us who say we don't make new year's resolutions, there are things that when we turn the page and look at where we are, we have that quiet conversation in our head. it may not start with "this year i resolved to," but it probably does start with "i have got to get in better shape, i've got to lose that holiday weight, take better care of myself, get healthy again." >> i will go tomorrow. that is what i always tell my staff. starting tomorrow is too late. >> that is why and now is one of the gymnasium has seen members they have not seen in months. determination sometimes only las

that stand for dietary approaches to stop hypertension and it's the best overall diet according to u.s. news and worldreport. it encourages whole grains and fruits and vegetables to lower your cholesterol. weight watchers also ranked high and was one of the best overall for weight loss. >>> speaking of weight loss and health, baltimore not one of the healthiest cities for men according to the rankings from men's health magazine. out of 100 cities baltimore ranked 12th worst. exercises, diet and lifestyle are some of the things the magazine takes into consideration when ranking the best and worst cities for men. the most healthy was in burlington, vermont. there's good news. we are improving. in 2011, we were the 7th worst city for overall man's health. >>> you are not seeing double. more people are having twins. in 1980, it was 1 in 53 babies born in the u.s. and in 2009, that number went up to 1 in 30. the reason is more women are waiting to have children and for some reason women in their 30s are more likely to have twins than women younger or older. and another reason, more women ar

hospital says the stroke caused by blocked arteries in his brain, the result of high cholesterol and hypertensionsk factors that could have been treated early if he'd just been tested. >> anybody over 50 that has family members at risk and, you know, family members with risk factors of these things don't even know about them themselves should be screened for it. tap for me. >> besides high blood pressure and high cholesterol, he says other risk factors can include diabetes, obesity, tobacco use and living a sedentary lifestyle. up to 80% of strokes can be prevented. >> it's vitally important. get to the doctor as soon as you can. >> he didn't get to the hospital in time to get stroke reversing medication. that has to be given within three hours of the stroke. but doctors gave him other types of treatment, including blood thinners and blood pressure drugs. >> he's more or less recovered from his stroke. and he's doing great. >> now, i can -- i'm in control. i know what i'm doing. >> doreen ginsler, news 4. >> he's certainly looking awfully spry. >>> if you've been trying to get your health in gear

a low-sodium diet designed to stop hypertension focusing on fruits, vegetables, dairy and whole grainsanked as the best diet for type 2 diabetes. weight watchers was voted as the easiest diet to follow. >> you have a very good diet. >> what's that? >> i'm not sure. i don't want to reveal it here on television. >> eating right. smaller portions. >>> when rereturn we'll shoara r arandmotherhopins for fun. we're not talking bikes. >>> take a look at this story. she's not your average grandma. >> meet deejay wicka. she lives in poland. she's 73 years old. deejay wicka. 73 years old, lives in poland, three days a week she deejays at a big club out there. after retiring she taught herself how to spin. she says her audience is usually older. probably folk in this hare eir 60s. she does get invited to spin at younger parties as well. >> she's happening. >> the moves too in the window. >> is that a hip-hop move? >> i don't know. >>> take a look at our numbers tomorrow. >> it's definitely not going to be quite as warm as today. a little bit of cloud cover moving in. our oakland sky kampfer a gor

dash stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension. now it tops the list as best overall diet by u.s. news and world report. >> there's a lot of pressure on these dash diet participants to focus their eating habits around fresh produce and fresh and not preserved meats of. reporter: lifetime fitness dietician paul kriegler says dash is best known for helping treat high blood pressure and has been endorsed by the department of health and human services. >> we encourage people to eat mostly whole foods whenever possible. reporter: the whole foods approach helped dash get good reviews. the dieticians say it's still not right for everyone. >> one place we may differ is we encourage people to get an ample amount of dietary fat, especially from natural sources like olives and avocados and nuts and seeds and even egg yolk. reporter: u.s. news ranked weight watchers as another top choice for easiest diet to follow. you don't have to go far to find fans. >> it's the structure that i need, kind of what you can eat, how much you can eat per day,

i had also suffered several strokes, and i lived every day with the effects of diabetes and hypertension. i just didn't think much of life. but then i was introduced to the wellness recovery action plan, a step-by-step program that many of you already know as wrap. my life has changed so much that i wanted to share it with others. it's my passion in my personal and professional life. i'm now qualified to go around the world to share my knowledge and help others find their path to wellness and recovery as an advanced-level wrap facilitator. i was adopted at birth into a family with alcohol and drug or domestic violence issues. that was the beginning of the traumas and the stigma that was to follow me for the next three quarters of my life. i ran away from philadelphia to fort lauderdale when i was 15, and gave birth to my oldest daughter and was labeled a habitual runaway by judge mark speiser. over the next years, i struggled with my addiction, giving birth to a son and another daughter. finally, in my late thirties, i ended up homeless, living under bridges, and i finally started going

dash stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension. now, it tops the list as best overall diet by u.s. news and world report. >> there is a lot of pressure on these dash diets participants to focus their eating habits around fresh produce and fresh and not preserved meats. >> reporter: lifetime fitness dietitian paul kriegler says dash is best known for helping to treat high blood pressure. it has been endorsed by the department of health and human services. >> we encourage people to eat mostly whole foods whenever possible. >> reporter: the whole foods approach helped dash get good reviews. dietitians say it is still not ri>> one place where we may differ is we encourage people to get an ample amount of dietary fat from natural sources like olives and avocados and nuts and seeds and even egg yolk. >> reporter: weight watchers was rrchged as another choice for easiest diet to follow. >> it is a structure that i need, kind of what you can eat, how much you can eat per day. it has a little bit of flexibility to t. >> reporter: finding a

the dash diet stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension.opping out excess sodium. preventing or reversing heart disease is the orange diet. it's plant based. i explored it in the last heart attack. sometimes sticking with a diet is the hardest part. many said weight watchers is the easiest of ul. think long term, yes, exercise, too. that's food for life. dad, why are you getting that? is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. [ male announcer ] inside every box of cheerios are those great-tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. is it a superhero? kinda. ♪ >>> the 2012 consumer electronic show just wrapped up in las vegas on friday. this is a huge deal. about 150,000 exhibitors were there to check out the gizmos. hln was there. we have a look at some of the latest gadgets that help you get healthy. >> mario armstrong on the show floor here at ces in the digital health summit area. we have seen amazing things. we have seen mobile devices be able to check our glucose, our blood pre

some even diagnosed with hypertension and the first and second grade. >> mom, why i'm fat?> i think that it's not only ineffective, but it's damaging. if kid feel bad about their bodies, then they are not going to take good care of them. >> children's health care of atlanta hired the actors spending 25 million dollars sprepped spredding the message and -- spreading the message and refuse to apologize for what they are saying. >>> the -- there's press conference of 2011 for the class of the ed block courage award winners. it will be at the sports ledge nd museum in downtown baltimore. this is video from two years ago when daunte stall worth won the awards. he elected morgan cox as 2011 recipient. scott garceau will emcee the awards. it's supported charity recognizing courage in the league while improving lives of abused or neglected children in nfl cities throughout the u.s. the ed block courage award gala is march 13th. justin. >>> 5:49. good morning. i want to go back to mount airy. as we show you yesterday a good display as to how the region reacts to some of the cold air

it stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension.hopping out extra sodiumment for preventing heart disease, u.s. news likes the ornish diet. it's a plant based diet. i explored this in the last heart attack. sometimes sticking with a diet with the hardest part. and the magazine said weight watchers is the easiest diet of all to follow. with any diet, think long term. yes, exercise too. that's food for life. e using a food thermometer. 3,000 americans will die from food poisoning this year. check your steps at foodsafety.gov. >>> the 2012 consumer electronics show just wrapped up in las vegas on friday. this is a huge deal. about 150,000 exhibitors and attendees all there to check out the newest gizmos. among the people there, hln's digital lifestyle expert mario armstro armstrong. he's got a look at the latest gadgets that can help you get healthy. >> reporter: mario armstrong on the floor here at ces in the digital health summit area. a big area about technology, health, and fitness. we've seen some amazing things. we've seen mobile

showing that if you can lower your child's sodium now at a very young age, it may help to ward off hypertension at a later age. >> kirk patrick says you should also try to limit your child's intake of foods containing food coloring. she says food diets have been tied to hyperactivity and have been banned in parts europe. kirkpatrick also recommends limiting your exposure to fast food and also to sugar. >>> we are closing in on one week since the deadly italian cruise line disaster. the latest on the rescue efforts to find any possible remaining survivors. >>> and a pioneer in extreme free skiing now dead. we take a look at the impact and life sarah burk had on the sport and those who will live on. >>> as we go live look at moscow. they've got snow on their rooftops. it's russia. have a good day over there, guys. you are watching "good morning maryland." we're back in just a bit. >>> welcome back. we are tracking a big story out of afghanistan this morning where a nato helicopter has crashed in the southern area of that country, killing six members of the air national military force. that crash

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. >> we are with the pulmonary hypertension association.ms. and join us at ph association.org. good morning, washington. >> tuesday morning. i got a few reports of a little bit of sleep during the onset of this precipitation overnight -- a little bit of sleet. just over 1/10 of an inch of rain. barbara in annapolis reported a little bit of sleet 9 hours ago. the back edge of the rain is about to cross over 95 into lower southern maryland. the rest of us are starting to see a breakup, especially in parts of northern virginia and maryland as well. the butchers and the 40's, on our way to the upper 50 -- temperatures in the 40's on our way to the upper 50's. >> metro rail reports normal service. loving life in the district. new york avenue, kenilworth avenue 295 note issues to report. up to the left exit of the 11th street bridge. 8790270 behaving of rockville. down to the beltway and beyond. 50 maryland westbound, newschopper 7 is on their way to look at a crash. we will use our map. 50 westbound before 424 closed to document a crash. >> we w

. >> i'm here with a pulmonary hypertension association. it is one of the most misdiagnosed diseases. visit us online at ph association.org. >> good morning, washington. >> seattle bracing for a direct hit from a pair of winter storms. >> the cities mayor is urging people to stay off the road. most classes are canceled. the city could get up to 6 inches of snow, more than enough to paralyze the region. >> 6:11. time for a check on traffic and the weather closer to home. adam caskey is standing by. >> a shift in our weather pattern. a cold front moved through last night. you can hear the wind outside this morning. luckily, temperatures are not that bad. we are not looking at better wind chills this morning. temperatures will be quite a bit cooler than yesterday. yesterday was an exception, near 60. a few sprinkles off to our west from hagerstown into winchester. isolated sprinkles. shenandoah valley and the potomac high lands. 44 in the district. temperatures dropping. 37 in gaithersburg. quantico is 46. a mild start to the day for this time

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take a look. >> my doctor says i have something called hypertension. really scared. >> i don't like going to school, because all the other kids pick on me. it hurts my feelings. >> mom, why am i fat? martha: they are very powerful. joined now my mimiroth who is the national action against obesity and melissa who is a mom blogger. >> i think these children feel ostracized. you're left with saying, where is the information, where are the tools, the resources. i think as a parent it has to start at home. you know when your child has a problem, you have to start feeding and treating and getting a better lifestyle for your family. the smoking ads were so grotesque that i found myself turning the channel, how protective is that? martha: people don't smoke in restaurants. people barely smoke any more at least, you know, that i can tell. >> a couple of things here. one thing that you've got backwards, people don't know that their children are overweight. we don't even recognize our ohno bees satisfactory tee much less that in our children, study after study sa

. >> my doctor says i have something called hypertension.'m really scared. >>> steven, the uk experienced one of the worst storms they've seen in a while this week. this is footage of the large sea front. this is in scotland. look at this angry sea. >> that's scary into the guy shooting the video is inside of his car, but he does have the window rolled down and watch what happens. >> oh! >> you see the wave come in and crash against the railing and the spray comes through the window. >> this storm packed a pretty heavy punch. winds up to 100 miles per hour. here's images from "the mirror" in the uk. toppled tree, shut down roads, caused a great deal of damage. look at these pictures of the boats in the sea. i can't believe people are on these ferries. >> section of a home was destroyed by winds and rain. that is nuts. >> people have been injured. one death has been reported from this storm. like i said, one of the craziest storms to hit the uk in a while. >> i'm glad people take these videos, but i know that i never would. i would be inside

. >> reporter: that means keeping track of risk factors like hypertension, high blood pressure, smoking and obesity. >> these are need to be discussed now and ways that you can at least minimize your risk of going into renal failure. it's no fun sitting in this chair. >> reporter: for edye, after 10 years, dialysis has become a part of life. now there's new hope for her, she's recently learned she's eligible to get on o the kidney transplant waiting list. >> my hope is that one day i'll get a kidney and return to what might be a more normal type of life. >> she would tell you that early identification of a problem can prevent a whole lot bigger problems further down the road. the sooner you identify the problem, the better off you are. you can get a free screening for kidney disease this weekend at the nbc 4 health and fitness expo. saturday and sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the washington convention center. we hope a lot of people will come down and join us this weekend. >> it's free. >> why not? >> it's free. we are all going to be there. it's going to be cold outside. so come

are displaced, five taken to the hospital with stress-related injuries such as chest pain and hypertensionthe captain tells me the injuries are not critical. the red cross stepped in to find temporary housing. all in all it took about 15 firefighters, many still on season, you see the gentleman on the roof there housing down the units. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. the captain tells me it appears accidental. live in san jose, marla tellez. john and laura. >> thank you. >> it's 5:33 now. northbound police on the lookout for a serial arsonist. novato officers say someone set more than 15 small fires between 9:00 and 3:00. they were set at five locations around the city. one of the fires was in a comester while the others were brush fires. >> an assemblyman wants to see serious changes when it comes to gas pipe line safety. proposing three new bills, one would require the public utilities commission to i want police department 29 recommendations from the national transportation safety board. another would mandate a whistle blower protection program and the last fours the

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