we have more hypertension than they do, but they have a whole lot of diabetes and both communities have much more than the caucasian or white population. >> and kidneys are still the main organ. >> kidney is number one by far and the need is so great, for example, that we now have a new site at george washington university and the goal is to get more donors in the district of columbia because we want to get more transplants but we need more donors and we need more african-american donors and more latino-hispanic donors. the goal is to get the message out in the community. take advantage of the holiday season. talk about donation at thanksgiving, at christmas, just as her family did. and get people to recognize it, the people that we're saving are our ownselves. >> david, your wife is now a donor. >> yes. >> did she become a donor after your transplant? >> yes, yes. >> first once or second. >> first one. >> is it something you've talked about with your family? >> certain ones because certain ones also have these other myths that has been mentioned. so you pick and choose those individual

>> we learned that hypertension and diabetes, very powerful so they should give incentives for people who have hypertension and need to take their medication every day that they need to take their medication not just to prevent a heart attack or kidney failure or major stroke when they're paralyzed but to prevent them from losing their minds. >> and you wrote recently that developing countries seem to have a lowering incidence of alzheimer's. so do you believe that lifestyle modifications aside from chronic diseases we are talking about can also have an effect? >> there is no doubt about it, actually in the developed world where we have a big lifestyle -- >> i'm sorry i meant developing. >> there are more people in the developing world with alzheimer's just because of the sheer numbers and the developing world is really aging. it is a problem of the developing world as well as the developed world. but we've had a huge change in lifestyle. people are not smoking as much they're examining. so cohort changes, people in their 60s smoked didn't exercise and they were at risk for heart atta

we know they are more prone to' owe beesity and chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease. we know they have developity with development issues and learning, so it's a huge issues, a really important health issue, lack of access to healthy foods. at kaiser permanente, we put a premium on both access to healthy food as well as pys skal activity. it's important for us to identify across the region where these problems are. a lot of it is in prince george's county. a lot of it is in d.c., northern virginia, across the region really is where we're seeing that there are issues around what we call food insecurity. so we invest millions of dollars and many of us in the funding community are investing in food. that's why the washington regional food funders was started as a way to bring more philanthropy to food issues and for us to be able to align our funding strategies better. we found that many of us are funding food, but some of us are funding for health. some are funding for hunger, some are funding food for environmental issues, some are funding because it is a part

people that have hypertension and immediate it take their medication every day they need to take it notvent heart attack and stroke but to prevent them from losing their minds. >> and you wrote reweren'tly that developing countries seem to have a lowering incidents of alzheimer's. so do you believe that lifestyle modifications, aside from the chronic disease that his we are talking about, can also have an effect? >> there is no doubt about in the developing -- >> i meant developed world. >> the fact at that the developing would is rapidly aging it's a problem of the developing world as well as the developed world. in the developed world over the last three or four decades we have had a huge change in lifestyle. people not smoking as much, they are exercising so we have seen what we call changes so people who were in their secretarys 30 year 60s thirdyears didn't exercise d smokes. and they were at risk for duh mena. people in their 60s today are at lower risk and perhaps delay the on set of alzheimer's average age about 78 to 80, 82. >> that is a good thing. >> very good thing. >> one t

white died last year from hypertension. >> a five year old is taken from her home in the middle of the night by a stranger. >> such a horrifying story. probably heard about it. the child's stepfather helped to save her. coming up now you'll hear the terrified mother's dramatic call for help. >>> and a local animal shelter is in serious trouble, but fox 29 viewers are coming through in a big way. the outpouring of support. the shelter is calling amazing. >> caitlin. >> they certainly are cute. thanks joyce. check out these low temperatures from earlier this morning the coldest we've seen since early last spring. 34 is where we started in philadelphia. 20s in many other spots. we're warming up a bit. we'll show that you and the next cool down coming up in your seven day forecast. >> perfect weather to join us for a walk and come and say hi to all of your friends the walk to end alzheimer's tomorrow morning at citizens bank park. whole bunch of fox 29 family is going to be there. good day sue serio, chris murp murphy, you'll be there. >>> yeah. >> come out get your signature, meet joyce.

and in the past two years i have suffered from a major stroke and a hip fracture and i also have hypertension and i am afraid of this tree in front of my house constantly in my dreams my cause me to have another stroke. i have prepared the sidewalk many times because the roots of my tree and my neighbor's tree erupted through the tile. the city was responsible to repair the tree. i wish that my husband judge louie of the superior court will be present to for my case and perhaps, also the policies of the city. i have a tree and in front of the house that i wish to have removed but, because of my neighbor, rejected. and the city approved my cutting the tree and then, it was the neighbor next, and the diamond heights disapproved and proved tested. and there was a hearing held and again, the city approved the removal of a tree and i went to so much trouble going to this hearing. i issued a very important ceremony at my church because i had trouble getting out of the door building because the man at the entrance was closed. on van ness street, and when i had to catch a bus to go to church, i was m

white died last year from hypertension. >> students and riot police face off in the streets.t left several officers injured. >> robber goes after the wrong store clerk. the baseball bat attack you got to see. >>> a local animal shelter in serious trouble but fox 29 viewers are coming through in a huge way. the outpouring of support, the shelter is calling absolutely amazing. >> we would really look to you come out tomorrow morning. plenty of time to get good night's rest and come out for the walk to end alzheimer's at citizens bank park. a whole bunch of our fox 29 family will be. sue serio, chris murphy, and our joyce evans. you'll be waking up early. really early. i'll be there. ♪ >> violent anti government clashes breaking out on the streets of italy. these are students in riot police going head to head in naples. the clashes have been happening during rallies against job cuts and changes in national labor legislation there. at least five police officers were injured. the same scene playing out in several cities in that country. >>> police arrest four suspects in connectio

captopril, used for hypertension, increased 2,800%. dr. jon lapook is looking into d y. >> reporter: barbara heller has an auto immune disease called p.b.c. she takes a generic drug to prevent liver damage. >> the last refill that i got cost $94.50 for three months. >> reporter: in august, she called for her usual three-month renewal, expecting her cost would still be under $100. >> your price for this drug is $1,212.30. >> i was upset. i didn't know what to do. i need that drug every day, probably for the rest of my life. costs can't be a factor in not getting it. >> reporter: a recent analysis found nearly 10% of generics more than doubled in price in the past year. today's article points to the impact of less competition in the generic drug industry. for example, over the last decade, the number of companies making the heart drug digoxin, fell from eight to three, and the drug price went up by 637%. dr. aaron kesselhiem of brigham and women's hospital is one of the authors of the paper. so without competition, the generic companies can

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. >> we picked up hypertension in young children very unusual and picked up scoliosis and other injuriestions of the spine. >> when a health issue is found organizeers say there is follow up care before the student can return to organized sports. today zachary is one of those coming for screening. >> i think it's cool they're doing it for the kids that need physicals. >> john rawlins for "action news" at 10 on phl17. >> time for a check of the accuweather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee and it was windy today, melissa. >> it really was, walter and sarah, we had a windy and cold finish to the weekend and these temperatures in the weather outside definitely more reflective of winter like fill rather than fall. and you look at that high temperature today, 49 degrees. that's 12 below average. normal for thus time of year is 61. check this out. daylight savings time came to an end today. the sunset today was 4:58. we got a gorgeous shot to share with you. one of our action news viewers and fwiter followers kathy shared with me the photo of this sunset. gorgeous shot. overhead outsid

wouldn't make any sense to incarcerate diabetics eating candy bars or people with hypertension eatinge. this doesn't make any sense either. addiction or drug use is a health issue. incarcerating them or putting them through the judicial system makes absolutely no sense at all. this is a half measure. really what we're talking about is legalization. it is government overreach for the government to tell people what they can put into their own body. so the answer is, not ever incarceration. >> mike, mike ramos, does this mean people who have been convicted on, you know, sent to longer sentences, three years and more for some of these drug crimes, will they be just let out-of-state prison now? >> yeah. there will be thousands. really concerns me, and in my county alone we have somebody in prison now for assault, and attempt, voluntary manslaughter on a peace officer, two counts. and he continued to commit crimes and continued to have controlled substances and drugs. he was caught with methaphetamine and -- methaphetamine and sent to prison to serve that time because of his violent backgro

apparently your mother was having some hypertension or high blood pressure, some heart problem this ising and can't be here today. i don't know if she went to the hospital or what the circumstances are, but i talked to your sister, and your sister supposedly is coming, although she was supposed to be here at 8:30 and she's not here yet. it's now about noon. so that's the update on things. >> i need to get out. >> is there something you want me to tell your sister when i talk to her again? she's supposed to call me back in a few minutes. >> tell her she needs to bring my mom up here. i need my mom up here. >> i'll let her know. hang tight here for a little while longer an we'll see if either your mother or sister can get here then we can get to court, okay? ♪ >> come on, man. >> come on, guys. be on your best behavior. if you don't act nice in court nobody is going to trust you to behave in society, okay? stay on the left. left side here. your sister's here. >> raise your right hand and answer out loud, please. do you swear or affirm that the testimony given today is the truth and nothi

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we read, for example, the incidence of hypertension was higher in black males, noticeably, seriously higher that was a great subject for john and his character on good times. .. attention to life in america for 1972, 3, 4 american family. >> host: next call for norman lear is bob in oklahoma. >> caller: i enjoyed your work. in my 50s. i grew up watching all in the family, my parents were quakers and they were active in the civil rights movement. it was good entertainment. i have been politically active all my life. i am wondering, a candid question, do you think that some of the older folks, when i say old driving 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, do you think we could be more instrumental in bringing at end to cannabis prohibition during our lifetime so we can help rejuvenate the economy and environment all over the world? do you think we older people -- >> host: we got the point. let's get an answer from norman lear. marijuana legalization. >> guest: solving the problem in our economy, i am not the economic maestro. >> host: should marijuana be legalized? >> guest: to the extent liquor is analyz

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that is, you have a history of heart disease or hypertension or never had a heart attack or stroke before japan, discontinued early after five years. the study authors could not find a significant difference between the aspirin group and placebo group, the endpoint from cardiovascular as well as nonfatal heart attack and nonfatal stroke. take home message, baby aspirin may not be good at preventing a primary first event for people at risk. again, this is not about people who already had a heart attack. we do recommend a baby aspirin for those information. >> great information. thank you. >> 8:06. let's get a check of the weather with dylan who is in for al. she's in erie, pennsylvania. >> announcer: "today's" weather brought to you by panera bread. panera gift cards great for everyone this holiday. >> reporter: thanks, natalie. i have the sun hitting my eye and the snow hitting my feet. lake-effect snow is a crazy phenomenon. as you see on the radar here, we see a lot of heavy snow over lake erie. a lot of bands make it on shore and we end up seeing heavy snowfall. take a look at buffalo.

. >> reporter: there are health issues, hypertension, heart disease, mood and memory problems.ncrease in depression, diabetes. >> we expect a lot from firefighters. it's difficult for them to get adequate amounts of sleep. we hope the results will lead fire departments to institute screening for sleep disorders. >> reporter: the firefighters have taken steps, they wear machines that help you breathe more easily and watch diet and exercise to improve their health. but sleep is a luxury when you are on call. >> i don't think we'll get back to a sleep schedule until we retire. you just get used to what the schedule's like. >> in a job such as firefighters or e.r. doctors or air traffic controllers, where you are working long overnight hours that may affect when you sleep, to do everything you can to maximize the quality of your sleep. >> so how do you find out if you have sleep apnea? each of us on the show has taken some sort of sleep test this week. i tried the portable sleep lab to study whether i suffered from it. here to explain the results, dr. karl brazil, director at the d

sfepecifically looking a whether taking a baby aspirin, if you at risk for heart disease, diabetes or hypertensionrin prevent that primary event? it was discontinued early, after five years, because the study authors could not find a significant difference between the aspirin group and the placebo group in the composite end point of death from any cardiovascular cause as well as nonfatal heart attack and nonfatal stroke. take-home message, baby aspirin may not be good at preventing a primary, first event in people at risk. more research needs to be done. this is not about people who have already had a heart attack. we do recommend a baby aspirin for those individuals. >> dr. natalie azar, great information. thank you. >> thank you. >>> let's get another check of the weather with dylan in for al, in erie, pennsylvania. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by panera bread. panera gift cards are perfect for everyone on your list this holiday. >> thanks, natalie. good morning. i've got the sun hitting my eye and i've got the snow hitting my cheek. lake-effect snow is a crazy phenomen phen

>> cumulatively, it can really lead to heart disease, hypertension, obesity, so we really need to sleepkforce and taking care of children and juggling. bed time, how do you wind down? the same way you wind down your children. they should read a little bit before bed, you should read a little bit before bed. what about reading on a tablet? not so good. we learned that the l.e.d. lighting stimulates the nervous system. so 30 minutes before bed, old-fashioned book. a magazine, a newspaper. >> something -- >> conversation. >> television. >> not television. >> how many hours do you need in your 30s and 40s? >> same, seven to nine. >> 50s? >> the same. that's the problem. you really always need a good night's sleep. in your 50s, it is lifestyle and now it begins to be hormonal changes. >> like a prune. >> and we don't get estrogen anymore. we know why. medically it is not safe. what can you do? you can always talk to your doctor. make sure you discuss it with your doctor and give a good history. we can alter things. if you're a night exerciser, maybe become a morning exerciser. >> if i exerci