heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, stroke, those kinds of chronic illnesses., 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 effective ♪ >> thank you for coming to the talent dance performance and talent show. [ applause ] >> today's performance and talent show. ♪ >> public recreation has every bit of the talent and every bit of the heart and soul of anything that any families are paying t

your cardiac and hypertensive medications definitely we see in people who have hypertension, our elderlyple drugs. when they are on multiple drugs we need to then weed out to see which one is the most likely candidate doing -- >> so people who have to stay on the medication, how do you treat the rash? >> it's very difficult. say, for instance, it's a cardiac drug and they need that cardiac drug, there's no other one that they can change to, now we're in kind of a -- between a rock and a hard place and we're in a dilemma that we need to work with the internist to figure that out. for the most part we weigh the risk versus the benefit. having a heart attack versus itching, we're going to choose the treat them so they won't have a heart attack. so they're miserable with intense itching, so for the most part there are topical preparations that dermatologists can prescribe, anti-itching medications that can be taken orally. and we try to manage them the best way that we can. but, you know, sometimes it may reduce it by 50%, but, you know, that's better than nothing, i think. sometimes our han

when they're starting to show red flags of problems, whether they just got diabetes or just got hypertension. i'm able to say, you know, you can stop this. >> reporter: regina has given up fast food and cigarettes and has adapadopted a healthier lifesty. they hope that this could lower the bottom line because they'll be in constant contact with their health providers. >> the motivation that's provided, and the care that it's provided and the understanding that it has provided is just irreplaceable for me. >> reporter: a similar program at boeing led to a 20% savings on healthcare. ford said it will evaluate the program in two years and decide if it's the right prescription company-wide to enhance people's lives while reducing costs. bisi onile-ere. al jazeera, detroit. >> and stay with al jazeera. we'll have much more of today's top stories next. the most important money stories >> welcome back to al jazeera. here are today's top stories. black smoke still pouring out of the nairobi, kenya, mall where rebels have been killed over the weekend. al-shabab fighters are burning mattresses inside.

hypertension and emphysema. when we look at outcomes for chronic disease, a landmark study for the journal medical association in 1999, showed that results for treatments were no worse or better than any other chronic disease model. so treatment of alcoholism and addiction works. as far as new treatments for alcoholism, when it comes to substance abuse treatment, typically with any chronic disease it takes time d effort. let me give you a picture two of extremes. one extreme is the first of the month with $200 in your pocket and you are in tenderloin and the other extreme is the stationery outcome with handcuffs. so the illustration here is that somewhere between these two extremes, there is a level of treatment structure that is appropriate for the particular patient. when we think about the patients who end up in the revolving court's, they have trauma, bad thing that have happened to them and they have no support and they have gotten no lover to support them, no livelihood to live for. what you need to do is

heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, stroke, those kinds of chronic illnesses.hen 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 t

i try to balance my systolic and diastolic blood pressure with hypertension medicine. i must see my heart rate doesn't go to -- >> the measure connects to your phone. data stored here, in the cloud, my doctor? how do you want to make this extend. >> we don't store data. that's for the consumer to do. they have several options to do that. they can do that on cloud. everything happens on the device. >> you just want to sell the box. >> no. we want algorithms -- >> i understand why sensitive you don't store my data. if you sell a million of these, that would be incredibly valuable data not just financially but medically. >> we survey to the consumer very well. he did not want data -- it's a bit like a banker where you have a banker and analyst. there's a firewall. we want to be the people of the computation, algorithm. we can't store the data, the consumer won't like it. somebody else should do it. >> find that interesting in the sense i find it contradictly to what i might want. if a stroke is coming on, god forbid i hope that's several years away. if a stroke is coming

. >> the types of patients that we're seeing in this program are everything from diabetic, hyp hypertensionholesterol problems. >>> this registered nurse has offered new tradition and healthy living advise to those in the program. >> i feel fortunate that i can catch people when they are just starting to show problems. i'm able to say, you know, you are stop this. >> regina has given up fast-food and cigarettes and adopted a healthier lifestyle. ford hopes this program will help them reduce their bottom line. employees are expected to be healthier, and this could reduce the auto maker's health care cost. >> we're looking forward to being a success so we can implement. >> the motivation and care and understanding that is provided is juster -- just irreplaceable to me. >> reporter: ford will decide whether the program is effective in reducing its costs. >>> an egyptian court ordered a seize of assets of the muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: this is the first major verdict against the muslim brotherhood, but the group wasn't represented in court. the judge ruled the muslim brotherhood shouldn't

researchers found expectant whoirm obese had three times of the risk of developing hypertension or guess stational diabetes. doctors say the study shows how important it is for pregnant women to keep an eye on their weight. >> another new study finds kids who are fit have better memory recall than children out of shape. researchers at the university of illinois found nine and 10-year-olds in the best shape did 15% better at absorbing and retaining new information an out of shape children. researchers say their findings question wisdom of cutting physical education programs in schools. this study published in the journal plus one. >> where you live could have a major impact on quality of health care, especially for low income people. this is according to a report out today by common wealth fund. finding major differences in quality of care from one state to the next and low income people and everybody else. california ranks 20th when it came to health care for low income people. and in bottom 25% for treatment. click on see it on tv. >> michael finney is here now and the first swun from d

. >> the types of patients that we are seeing in this program are everything from diabetic, hypertensioncholesterol problems, obesity. >> reporter: over the past two months sheryl miller has offered new tradition and healthy living advice to dozens in the program. >> i feel fortunate that i can catch people when they are just starting to show signs of problems. i am able to say, you know, you can stop this. >> reporter: she has given up fast-food and cigarettes and adopted a healthier lifestyle. ford hopes this will help employees increase their bottom line. employees are expected to be healthier, and this could reduce the auto maker's health care cost. >> the motivation that's provided and the care that is provided and the understanding that is provided is just -- just -- irreplaceable for me. >>> a similar program at boeing lead to a 20% savings on health care. ford says it will evaluate the program in two years and decide if it's the right prescription company wise to enhance people's lives while reducing their costs. >>> dzhokher sarnav's defense team says they want more time. he is

. >> she has suffered from hypertension for years, she's pleased someone is listening. >> for me the clinic never had the equipment to check my blood sugar. so when i feel sick i don't know if it's just in my head or if i need to inject myself with insulin. >> there is only one general practitioner in the rural areas. so instead of training in the big city hospital these students are taking part of an initiative in rural life. >> i learned so much more. >> but it can also be tough. >> now you have to go work in a little one-horse town. basically it will be you, the doctor alone. so you're not going to be able to do special blood tests and special imaging. >> professor believes it's the lack of resources and support that keeps the majority of doctors away. only 12% work in places like this. but he's hopeful the initiative will succeed. this project is based on something similar in canada and australia, which has had great success. soon these students will sit in their final exams. then they'll have to decide to work where the need is greatest. >> as the nation focuses on the latest ma

also things like managing if you have hypertension or diabetes, it doesn't just cause heart attacks and strokes, but cognitive decline and dementia. we can manage these morbidities better and things like diet and obesity and all the things you think about including staying mentally and socially engaged. the brain at fees when it's not used. >> before your father's passing and in the years since, we have seen not more money devoted to this. this is an uphill fight. compared to what is spent on cancer and other diseases. >> it's true. i don't know any fight that doesn't. this seems to be mount everest. people like susan coming out and changing the face of alzheimer, activists have to get angrier and tie their votes to people who include this in their platforms. you will see in the presidential race you will see more money that solve issues to the brain. people will start to demand it and people in the alzheimer's community whether they have it or are involved in care giving need to step up. this not only affects the person who gets it, but the financial resources of the family and affects

but for at love diseases, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, there is both, environmentalbutions and genetic contributions. gerri: 23 and me, apparently, does this online. you can pay 99 bucks. get thene kit. i know, you basically spit into a box. send it back to them. they analyze your dna. how accurate is that. >> what they're looking for are specific, known, differeeces in dna between people and from can infer information about possible disease risks of various types. but that is just a preview of what the future's going t bring when we will be able to quite affordably, maybe not for $90 but we can now do it for a few thousand dollars reading now to every single letter in your blueprint. and that eventuallytt will gives much more powerful information than just getting a somebody set offthose letters which is what 23 and me is doing now. gerri: when will be the right time to have that kind of work done? >> that's a great question. it could be prompted by, if i had a medical condition where i would feel i would gain some information. i haven't had a circumstance where, ge

coffee which is the largest source of caffeine have shown that there is no increased risk for hypertension, arrhythmias, heart attacks, cardiovascular disease or even all cause mortality as has been shown in a series of recent studies. the primary source of caffeine in the u.s., consumers of all ages are coffee, tea and soft drinks, not energy drink. and despite the internet of energy drinks into the marketplace, the mean caffeine intake of the adult population over the age of 22, with past estimates about 300 milligrams per day. this was determined in that study you heard others talk about, the study that was published in 2010. this study sponsored by fda also showed that teenagers and young adults age 14-21 years of age have an average daily consumption of only about 100 milligrams of caffeine which is approximately one-third the amount of caffeine intake compared to adults. in that study. and again, this caffeine intake is primarily from coffee tea and soft drink, not from energy dreams. in april of this year at the american society, researchers presented a dietary intake survey which i

. >> much like we treat hypertension these days with multiple different drugs, i think that at the enddications to treat the disease process. >> but not all trends in alzheimer's research are focused on medications. scientists at northwestern university are studying a unique group of unusually healthy 80 and 90-year-olds with impeccable memories. they are called super agers. researchers believe their brains and lifestyles may hold important clues to robust aging. >> how can we use what we have identified as going right and try to emulate that or find modifiable factors that we can then use to help solve the alzheimer's problem. >> while there is no cure for alzheimer's, increasingly the race will be to drugs that can prevent or slow the disease. general et ex, lifestyle and weaving them together will ope up doors for us. >> let's bring in special anchor maria shriver. she lost her father to the disease in 2011. >> they come up with really two questions. if they have a parent who hates, what do i do? where do i go? how do i find support groups? how do i make sure i'm not going to get it

including coffee which is the largest source of caffeine have shown there is no increased risk for hypertension, arrhythmias, heart attacks, cardiovascular disease or even all-cause mortality as has been shown in a series of recent studies. lastly, the primary sources of caffeine in the u.s. consumer ors of all ages are coffee, tea and soft drinks, not energy drinks. and despite the entry of energy drinks into the marketplace, the mean caffeine intake of the adult population over the age of 22 remains steady with past estimates of about 300 milligrams per day. this was determined in that study you've heard others talk about, the fda study that was publish inside 2010. this study, sponsored by fda, also showed that teens and young adults age 14-21 years of age have an average daily consumption of only about 100 milligrams of caffeine which is approximately one-third the amount of caffeine intake compared to adults in that study. and, again, this caffeine intake is primarily from coffee, tea and soft drinks, not from energy drinks. in april of this year at the american society for nutrition confe