. >>> last year the institute of medicine said the average person needs no more than 600 international units of vitamin d daily. and older people may need a little more than that. >>> scott pelley has what's coming up on the evening news. >> we'll talk to the secretary about iran's progress on about iran's progress on building ,,,, turns to winter about iran's progress on building ,,,, and brings in the cold. because of our economy, millions more will feel that chill than ever before. they're the forgotten ones. the big boys have abused the system to enrich only themselves, while workers are still hurting. it could be a layoff after 22 years of working for the same company. or choosing between food and heat for a sick child. or after working your whole life, you don't have what you need to stay warm. you played by the rules, but who changed them? even though oil prices are soaring to record levels, in washington, fuel aid for the poor was cut in half. citizens energy asked big oil companies and oil producing nations to help. they all said 'no,' expect for citgo and the people of venezu

the report from the institute of medicine looks at so-called environmental risks, those that aren't governedy genes. >> medical radiation, the use of combined progesterone/estrogen hormone therapy, oral contraceptives currently being used, as well as alcohol and obesity and overweight. >> here are things that lowered the risk for breast cancer. regular physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight, especially after menopause. the jury's still out on several other factors, like exposure to second-hand smoke, the chemical bpa, and your work hours. >>> the nation's top health official took the unusual step of overruling the fda. stepping in to stop girls age 16 and under from having easy access to the so-called morning-after pill. kathleen sebelius defied her experts when she ordered the drug plan-b must stay behind the counter, available only by prescription. sebelius says she is not certain younger girls would understand the instructions on the label and that they would end up using it inappropriately. advocates for women's health reacted angrily, accusing the administration of "letting

the institute of medicine said women can minimize their exposure, first get xrays only when needed, avoid unnecessary radiation and if possible avoid taking a combination hormone therapy. limit alcohol, don't smoke avoid secondhand smoke, maintain a healthy weight and exercise, however there are -- insufficient evidence linking certain chemicals to an increased risk of cancer. so there is no need to avoid certain pesticides or hair dye, cosmetics. as always the website your place for all the health news you need. you will find the headlines and different health categories to help you find the information for you and your family. >>> 70 years ago war plane as tacked pearl harbor. 2400 were killed. more than 1200 were hurt. the attack put us into world war ii. closer here to home survivors here in baltimore paid their respects to those who died. a certify nonny held on board a fighting ship that was in pearl harbor during the attack and today also is the 25th anniversary of the decommissioning of the ship. >> we were blessed, that's the first time we saw the water burn. i never seen such de

. >> reduce the risk of breast cancer -- >> reporter: a new report from the institute of medicine releasedt a major breast cancer conference today concludes the science so far makes no such connection. >> the evidence was not there to say, yes, this causes breast cancer in women. in the women who are being diagnosed today. >> reporter: the report financed by the susan g. komen foundation calls for more research, especially concerning exposure in the womb and childhood. it says there are things women can do today to cut their risk of breast cancer. avoid exposure to medical radiation such as c.a.t. scans when not necessary. don't take certain hormones. don't smoke. limit alcohol consumption. avoid weight gain and increase exercise. such advice hardly satisfies cindy gagan who is now an activist with why me. >> i don't know that we know anything today that we didn't know last week or 16 years ago. >> reporter: the other big headline from this conference today, some encouraging news about new treatments for breast cancer. rachel's breast cancer had spread to her liver and doctors said she was

the institute of medicine says the average person needs no more than about 600 international units and that older adults may need a little more than that. other groups have said 800 to 1,000 international units. >>> well, maybe you don't want to hear this as we head into the holidays but apparently eating less may keep your brain young. italian scientists say they've discovered a molecule for brain longevity which kicks into action with lower caloric intake. it regulates important brain functions like memory, learning and ant control. doctors are hoping the -- anxiety control. doctors are hoping this will lead to the discovery of other diseases. >>> doctors at northwestern university found a risk that is as much as 69 percent higher than those who developed high blood pressure by age 55. they found almost 70% of middle age men who develop high blood pressure will have some kind of cardiovascular disease by the time they turn 85. >>> you know that spray tan stuff that you put on? apparently those products are helping young women avoid harmful uv rays. a doctor at emory university survey

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and so recently the institute of medicine has come out with several reports on preventing behavioral health problems in children and adults. the scientists at the nimh and niaaa all have early intervention studies going on that are extraordinarily promising. and i think that actually the science should make us a little bit more optimistic about our ability to actually prevent disorders. so, for example, the affordable care act has a nurse-home visitation program as part of it. and that has been studied for 30 years. the first randomized trial was 33 years ago and it showed that you could actually prevent lots of bad things from happening to children as they grew when they lived in at risk households. and similarly, if you treat mothers' depression, mothers of young children, you do things to prevent both substance use disorders from developing, but also a variety of behavioral problems and early schooling. and so i think there is a lot of promise here and i think that that promise is what prompted the act to put in the provisions to make it really easy to access those types of servic

. >>> at the institution of medicine committee, they said that this is not providing much insight, they new guidelines to make sure that the chimps are used only when the research is useful. >>> one of the greatest thinkers of our time has died. the contributes editor for "vent fair "that had written several books. he had cancer and died overnight at the age of 62. >>> the hopefuls for president for the gop squared off in a final debate in iowa before the caucuses. here is more from wjz. >> newt gingrich is trying to show that he is presidential material. >> i think i could key bait obama and he would not have a leg to stand on. >> he spent much of the dough bait to plug his conservative record. >> we cannot have as our nominee for the republican party someone that is standing for freddie mac and fannie mae, they should be shut down, not held up. >> he was said to be a washington lobbyist for accepting $1.5 millions -- what she said is really not true, i never lob med -- lob bead under any circumstances. >> his polls have dropped in the last days and it is a tight race with ron paul or

twenty five to sixty four died because they lacked health insurance that study came from the institute of medicine medicine when harvard researchers updated the data in two thousand and five which show that those who don't have health insurance are forty percent more likely to die prematurely then the urban institute updated that report showing the number of deaths linked to no health insurance in two thousand and six grew to twenty two thousand people and those figures are just scratching the surface so i strongly suggest that this presidential candidate should think twice before he blames a person's death on death or just people's bad decisions and he sure those are factors of people who don't have health insurance are more likely to die because they can't afford access to medicine not just because of that this. so rick are once again proving that you're not only crazy but they also just like to deny facts you're tonight's told by winter. ok ok it's time for happy hour and joining me tonight is lauren lyster host of capital account here on r.t. and j.p. for air senior communications strategist w

the institute of medicine recommended today that most experiments involving chimps can no longer be justified. instead, it said such research should be a last resort. the institute is an arm of the national academy of sciences. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to a fight over how to police pirated media on the internet. >> mr. holmes, i have a feeling you're in danger. >> oh, how i've missed you holmes. >> brown: the sequel to the blockbuster "sherlock holmes" officiallopens in theaters across the country tomorrow. but it may also be found in pirated versions online by typing in a the right words on any number of internet search engines. they, in turn, allow one to navigate to sites where illicit copies are available for viewing. many of the pirate web sites, which make movies, television programs and music available, operate overseas. but now, film, tv, and music producers are fighting back, taking aim at other american companies they think are allowing this to happen, including internet leaders such as google and paypal. those tech giants a

a report from the institute of medicine lists factors that might be related to breast cancer starting with those proven to increase the risk for disease. >> medical radiation. the use of combined projest redskin history. oral contraceptives, as well as alcohol and obesity and overweight. >> reporter: factors that lowered the risk, regular physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight after menopause. the jury is still out on several other factors like exposure to secondhand smoke or the semical bpa and work hours. >> night shift workers, there's evidence that may influence the risk of cancer. >> reporter: these unanswered questions are a source of disappointment. >> i don't know that we know anything today that we didn't know last week or 16 years ago. >> reporter: there's still much to learn. they hope this report will give clues they need to fill the knowledge gaps. ericaedwards, nbc news. >>> a plan to put emergency contraception on the store shelves was denied. they did not lift the age of who can buy it without a prescription. the morning after pill can stop conception if ta

. >>> a new report from the institute of medicine suggests ways women may be able to reduce their risk of breast cancer. bigat shaban reports about one woman who is doing everything she can to stay healthy. >> i totally did. >> reporter: jennifer zeits' family history puts her at an increased risk for breast cancer. her mother has it. so did her sister. >> i watched my sister pass away. and it was awful. she was only 28. >> reporter: nothing can be done about genetics, but a new incident of medicine report is outlining other ways women can reduce their chances of getting the disease. they include no smoking, avoiding certain hormone therapies and eliminating alcohol and x-rays. >> you get a pain in your sign. and somebody says, why don't you get a ct scan are ways we can avoid the express radiation. >> using cell phones and hair dye. multiple studies haven't shown a link to the disease. >> the report says maintaining a healthy weight can also help. jennifer is still concerned with all of the chemicals she uses as a hair dresser. she now sees a prevention specialist to reduce her own fa

. >>> and a study released by the institute of medicine failed to break knew ground in the study of environmentalactors that may increase the risk of breast cancer. >>> oprah doesn't love culpepper, virginia, after all. they will not use the setting for a new show called "love town usa." the unpredictable february weather may have taken into consider when filming the reality show. >>> and now courtney reagan joins us, and she has the day's headlines. >> yeah, we did see the jobless claims number fall to a nine-month low, but because of everything going on in the market and in europe, it seems like stocks are paying more attention to that. the dow is down 136 points. and we have this full day of market moving events, and investors sort of waiting word from europe. the leaders are beginning a two-day summit in brussels trying to agree on the problem solving of the debt crisis. the european central bank meets today and is expected to cut interest rates. >>> and jon corzine makes his first public appearance today since the brokage firm filed for bankruptcy on the 21st. normaler new jersey governor, a

. >> reporter: nothing can be done about genetics, but a new institute of medicine report is outliningther ways women can reduce their chances of getting the disease. they include no smoking. avoiding certain hormone therapies. and eliminating alcohol use. >> if you have pain in your side, why don't you get a ct scan. those are the kinds of things where you can make a difference. >> using cell phones and hair dyes probably won't impact a woman's risk for breast cancer. according to researchers who say multiple studies have r haven't shown a link to the disease. >> the report says maintaining exercise is a result. >> how are you? >> good. >> she now sees a prevention specialist to reduce her own risk factors and is even considering having her breasts removed. >> i am going to do everything i can to fight for my health and my children. >> reporter: as a mother of three, she's determined to stay healthy for her family. in los angeles, bigad shiban, wjz eyewitness news. >> the report says maintaining a healthy weight and exercising can also help. >>> check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 f

last year the institute of medicine say the average person needs 600iu's and older adults may need a little more than that. other groups have said 800 to 1,000. but again, you don't want to over do it. guys. >>> thank you. speaking of over doing it, a preventable and troubling medical mistake leaves a young child struggling to survive the pain. >> coming up, a two-year-old girl given a massive overdose of chemo at a local military hospital. >>> also ahead, police are questioning a man accused of a horrifying crime that was caught on tape. why investigators say this man set a woman on fire inside an elevator. >> this is bruce johnson in downtown washington. d.c. is one of the last remaining cities where you need cash to get a cab. i'll have that story coming up. >>> d.c. taxi cabs, at least as we know them may soon be a thing of the past. >> today, the mayor introduced sweeping taxi cab reform bills that address everything from requiring credit card readers to standardizing the colors of the cab. >> and bruce johnson is out there live in northwest washington to fill us in. hey bruce.

now 50 years later the government has asked the institute of medicine to examine whether chimps were ed for nih funded biomedical and behavioral research. >> we didn't convene around mice or fruit flies and because of the genetic proximity of humans to chimps we needed to convene around this question. reporter: sharon terry was part of the study group that urged the nih set strict new criteria. >> are you going to learn something really important here critical for human health in layperson's terms? is this something you can't ethically do in humans or you need to use the chimpanzee model and it's the only model? reporter: the ethical questions go beyond the world of medicine. >> i'm not a fan of this in a lot of ways and if we're going to have these animals here, we need to do something as far as education, not just have them be something to look at. our goal is to foster respect and understanding and i think that's one of the more important things to do. >>> tonight on the news edge a sex scandle unfolding in the district, a man running -- scandal unfolding in the district. a man run

a report from the institute of medicine said that women should worry less about environmental risks andabout lifestyle factors like weight, drinking, and using menopause hormones and there is not enough evident to know if chemicals pose a breast cancer risk. >> the government won't make a morning after pell available without restrict. cathleen sebeleus overruled her own expert's recommendation. right now, only those 17 or older can buy plan b without a prescription. they planned to change that to allow it to be sole freely. she's concerned about young teenagers using the pill without guidance from an adult. >>> and it's not the way you want to end the season. coming up, how one football player's celebration cost his team the state championship. feldy. >>> and we know the players were suspended the rest of the season. today, reaction from the teammates and the head coach and what they said might surprise you. laura. >>> and thanks, feldy. in some areas, seeing snow overnight. the question is how much? gary's back with the latest. l >> two redskins players are suspended the rest of the s

and these are two well respected groups, the institute of medicine and susan g.ooking at the available research that's out there. what they found is six recommendations, one, they want you to avoid unnecessary medical radiation, those are scans, ct scans, x-rays, things that you may not need. they also said steer clear of hormonal -- menopausal, hormonal replacement therapy. women they say need to talk to their doctors about whether that's really necessary and try to avoid it if they can, and they made some lifestyle recommendations like quick smokes, limit your alcohol to one or two drinks a week, stay active and try to maintain a healthy weight. and, really, in that case, allison, they were saying try to avoid that gradually weight gain as you move into your middle-aged years because that gradually increases your estrogen production and that can be linked to breast cancer and raise your risk for breast cancer. one more thing that was really interesting, allison is what they didn't find as far as risk factors. they looked at other potential risk factors like pol

the institute of medicine panel says chimps close genetic link to humans makes them valuable to researchation. >> that chinese aircraft carrier, that was a 30-year-old russian aircraft carrier. they were going to just put it off the coast where they have all their gambling casinos. i don't think it's a strategic threat to a whole lot of people. it's a old -- >> 1980s. maybe a little bit for show. >> i don't think the defense department planner is a strategic guys are all that worried about one little aircraft carrier. that's just me. thank you. >>> a legal milestone for families of victims of the 9/11 attacks. a judge's rule on responsibility in a long standing lawsuit and it's implicating iran and tonight, a major accusation against dozens of u.s. businesses that they helped fund terrorists. we have details coming up. >>> major legal victory for widows of the 9/11 attacks ten years ago. mary, all of a sudden, iran is at the center of this legal case cht what's going on? >> this is a follow up to a report we did in may when a lawsuit was filed here in new york claiming iran had a link to

. >> let's focus on this latest breast cancer study out this week from the institute of medicine.men with a big picture, as best as science can tell us right now, what are the increasing risks for breast cancer? and if we haven't been doing it before, we need to start focusing on lifestyle, correct? >> absolutely. breast cancer is already the most common cancer to affect women and its incidence is expected to double globally in the next 30 years. and only one of out ten cases of breast cancer can be due to a single rare gene that you inherit. which means most breast cancer is how factors outside my body affects the inside and my health. >> but even the slim vij tearan yoga instructor with no family history has to be concerned about reducing her risk of breast cancer. >> let's talk about what's been found. specifically, they're talking about weight, what we eat, whether we exercise, how much we drink, whether or not we smoke. i mean, this all sounds like healthy living and making smart choices. but these do have an impact on breast cancer prevention, all of them. >> absolutely. so

. >> this is from the institute of medicine funded by komen and trying to figure out what happens to the 92% of women who don't have the genetic links? you look at this stuff. second-hand smoke, night time shift work. we know if you inhale cigarette smoke there is probably going to be a link to cancer. the world health organization has already put overnight shifts as a real carcinogen. the other kinds of chemicals that a lot of people find in exhaust fumes or in the work place, it's, you know, they've associated with it but there is really no cause and effect. >> i know over many years of research there are other factors that have been alleged to be linked. >> right. >> this report did not find linkage for example with the next graph. >> people are going to have pushback with this. the idea of hair dyes. we're going to say that's fine. but for the women in the work place using those, it's a real question. nonionizing radiation not an issue, like your phones and kitchen appliances. but bpa, there will be pushback on bpa and pesticides because a lot of people will say wait a minute. you

in order to combat those sales and replace them with act the team at the institute for medicine, institute of medicine mentioned subsidizing in the private sector were most people buy their drugs in the region around 70% of drugs are privately. the affordable medicine facility for malaria is currently being piloted by the fund in the country. this is an interesting idea. it may have significant impacts where it works well. but for my assessment of this, this is a project that has run ahead of itself. it is not achieving its aim even though we are in the first year in the first pilot phase we are already beginning to see significant problems. for instance it is exacerbating existing problems with diagnosis. this is not unique by any means but it is increasing the number of people being treated with malaria drugs who do not have malaria. second, there are ordering practices going on. we've already heard zanzibar's eliminated the disease get to the hundred 40,000 treatments, act treatments were authorized by the global fund to zanzibar and 70% of all of the orders are for adult treatment, 70% fo

pediatrician by training, a harvard professor, health care analyst, elected member of the institute of medicine, a leading advocate on health care quality and patient safety and a co-founder of the institute for health care improvement, which is a respected think tank that trains hospitals on how to increase patient safety and improve operations. don berwick has also written extensively. more than 120 scholarly articles that he has authored or co-authored, along with several books of the quality and efficiency of health care. dr. berwick is a true visionary. he has been an advocate for transparency and accountability within our health care system, and his distinguished career has made him the ideal candidate to lead the c.m.s. at this critical time. it was due to dr. berwick's deep knowledge of health care, his vast experience and his passion for this issue that his nomination originally won praise from across the political and professional spectrum. this includes tom scully and mark mcclellan, both former administrators of c.m.s. under president george w. bush. they strongly endorsed his nomin

. >> from the institute of medicine. they're trying to figure out what happens to the 92% of women that don't have the genetic links. secondhand smoke, nighttime shift work. we know if you get -- inhale cigarette smoke, probably a link to cancer. the world health organization has put overnight shifts as a real carcinogen. and these other kinds of chemicals people find in exhaust fumes or in the work place. it's a, you know, they've associated with it but there's no cause and effect. >> over the cows of many years of research, other factors that have been alleged to be linked but this report did not find linkage, for example, with the next graphic. >> people will have push back with this. the idea of hair dyes, you and i are going to say that's fine. >> are you saying i dye my hair? >> for the women in the work place using those it's a question. ionizing radiation, not an issue. your phones and things -- kitchen appliances. but bpa, pushback on bpa and pesticides because a lot of people will say, wait a minute, you can't t

national institute of health says the science is advanced that chimps are rarely needed to develop new medicines. research funding is temporarily been barred and the new nih will be reviewing the ongoing project to see if they should be phased out. >>> ladies if you want to lose weight a women who cut back on carbs two days a week lost more weight than women who dieet full-time. brit shall researchers found women who avoided bread, pasta potatoes and rice two days a week and ate normally lost an average of 9 pounds during a 4- month period. women who were in full fledge diets over a 4 month period only lost 5 pounds. >>> looks like teens are counting calories after all. researchers have conducted an experiment posting three signs in a convenience store. one said the average bottle had around 250 calories of a soda drink. and the second said the bottle contained 10% of the teen's recommended a calories per day and the third said you have to jog 50 minutes to burn off the calories from the drink. now according to the information,40% of kids dropped the sugary soda and went with water or diet drink

institutes of health say this time it's people's generosity that created the need. >>> news 4 >>> cold and flu season is here. doctors say women who are pregnant or breast-feeding should think twice before taking cold medicine. the ingredients haven't been well studied for use during pregnancy. oral decon jes could pose problems for pregnant women. >>> blood banks at the holidays are a problem. sometimes the weather is a factor. >> the reason behind the need might make you smile. melissa is live here to explain that to us. >> that ee's right. as you said, the need is urgent. they have had a record number of bone marrow transplants. they need blood and plaitlets to heal. here at the national institutes of health, the thatrium is fill with christmas trees and menorahs. >> we are in an urgent need. not a critical need, but urgent need, particularly during the week between christmas and new years. >> huge success in the bone marrow matching program means more patients are getting transplants. in the past few weeks they have had ten. with those procedures comes the need for blood and platelets. >> these red cell and platelet transfusions are life saving. >> those made here stay here. they collect 30 pints of blo

of israel. this amendment would imposeor sanctionsei on any foreign financial institution that engages in significant transactions with the centraln,w bank of iran with the exception of transactions in food, medicineand medical devices.ons it recognizes the administration's actionsns last3 week pursuant to section 311 of the patriot act designating the entire iranian banking sector an a primary money-laundering concern. requires the president to prohibit transactions of iranian financial institutions that touch u.s. financialionsnd institutions and to ensure thatl we don't the oil markets transactions with iran's central central bank of petroleum and generally and products with onle sanctioned if the president makes a determination that count petroleum producing countries otherri than iran can provide sufficient alternative resources for the countries purchasingthe from iran and if the countrycant declined to make significant decreases in its purchases of iranian oil.isan some mr. president this bipartin amendment has been carefully drafted to ensure the maximum impact on iran's financial infrastructure's and its ability to finance terrorist activities and to minimize the impact onirh the global e

institute and a founding director of africa fighting malaria. he researches international health policy with a special-interest in counterfeit medicine and malariatrol. dr. bate conducted research in nti and numerous african countries on the public health consequences of the counterfeit drug trade. he writes extensively on topics such as endemic diseases in developing countries as well as access and innovation pharmaceuticals and the international health agreements. he's also the editor of 14 books, two dozen peery viewed articles and hundreds of newspaper articles. we will then hear from dr. david bowen, who is currently the ceo of malaria no more. until november, 2011, dr. bowen served as the deputy director for global health policy and advocacy of the bill and melinda gates foundation. in this role he had the responsibility of interaction between the government pulled wide on global health. dr. bowen was previously stuff connector for health of the senate committee on health education and labor and pensions. from 2000 to 2002 he held a joint appointment as a visiting fellow in the department of health care policy at harvard medical school. fi

international financial institutions that engage in business activities with the central bank of iran particularly in the pursuit of petroleum products with the exception of medicine and medical devices. it follows the administration's decision last week designating the entire iranian banking sector as a primary money landering concern and a threat to governmental institutions. noting iran's illicit activities including its pursuit of nuclear weapons, its support of terrorism, its efforts to deceive responsible financial institutions and evade sanctions. in fact the crimes enforcement network of the department of the treasury wrote -- quote -- "the central bank of iran which regulates iranian banks has assisted designated iranian banks which transferring billions of dollars to those banks in 2011. in making these transfers the c.b.i. attempted to evade sanctions by minimizing the direct involvement of large international banks with both c.b.i. and designated iranian banks. and the under secretary of the treasury for financial intelligence david cohen wrote "treasury is calling out the intiern iranian banking system including the central bank of iran has proliferat

of legal institutions. and without a really good legal framework, capitalism doesn't work well. hong kong is a shiny beacon. the chinese lag behind a bit. >> number four is revolution in medicine expectancy. we've done that brilliantly and the rise of the consumer society that made industrial revolution worth it. >> they certainly closed the gap on both of those. life expectancy is longer in hong kong than the united states. we lead the world in expenditure in health care and not on outcomes. as for the consumer society, get this, of the 30 biggest shopping malls in the world, only three are in the united states. our highly leveraged consumers are lagging behind even in the consumer society stakes. >> ok. number six is the western work ethic. my favorite one. you say it's rooted in protestantism. i know something about that one. and they've learned it, too. huh? >> well, this is one of the most fascinating things. if you look across the western world especially in europe, working hours per year are dramatically down. the average south korean now works 1,000 hours a year more than the average german. and even here, we're working less though it's partly involuntary because of th

institute for engineering. it was in my home town. it was the regenative medicine for growing back fingers and spines. a lot of our troops were coming back badly hurt and having great damage in their bodies. many of these soldiers, without the medicine we have a bill now would not have made it. people were able to survive horrible injuries at war. there was this technology available that could help restore some functions that could be there. i went to the army and i said, you have to find this. they said, we don't have the money, you have to fund this. i kept as it for four years. now there is a huge program. folks are getting much better care and much better treatment and doing much better as a result of this. sometimes bureaucracy is wrong. sometimes they make a bad mistake. sometimes congress has to step in and say, we are going to do things differently. earmarks, yes. they were abused and we should end them. we cannot trust the bureaucracy to make the right call. i know it is not the most popular thing to say. for a president, it is easy. i get to spend all of the money because congress does not have the c

someone from internal medicine or a primary care perspective how to work with suicidal patients nor to ask the questions and so i think it behooves us all in our institutions to do a lot ofnical training and support for all sorts of reasons, medium being only one of them. >> i have one more -- there's a woman on the side here, if you could stand. and just to let you know, i have about 30 people and no minutes so i think we'll be able to discuss after and -- [inaudible] >> we have an interested audience so that's good. >> cj jordan, tag line you must know me to treat me. general chiarelli, can you talk about some of the things you instituted dealing with descriptions? i mean, that's part of the report when we talk about abuse? >> descriptions? >> the prescriptions drugging. >> i wish we had open season to collect drugs people aren't using. one of the things we had to do was closed open prescriptions. you know, the person who goes in and gets wisdom teeth pulled and has an open prescription for percocet, we in the army have gone back and closed those. we've seen -- we're working very, very hard to reduce the reliance on psychotropic drugs. at walter reed alone, we went fro

of israel. this amendment would impose sanctions on any foreign financial institution that engages in significant transactions with the central bank of iran, with the exception of transactions in food, medicine, and medical devices. it recognizes the administration's actions last week pursuant to section 311 of the patriot act designated the entire iran banking sector as a primary money-laundering concern. it requires the president to prohibit transactions of iranian financial institutions that touch u.s. financial institutions and to ensure that we don't spook the oil market, transactions with iran's central bank in petroleum and petroleum products would only be sanctioned if the president makes a determination that petroleum-producing countries other than iran can provide sufficient alternative resources for the country's purchasing from iran. and if the country declines to make significant decreases in its purchases of iranian oil. so, mr. president, this bipartisan amendment has been carefully drafted to ensure the maximum impact on iran's financial infrastructure and it's ability to -- and its ability to finance terrorist activities and to minimize the impact on the global economy. iran