jennifer ashton is here to tell us more. nnifer, first of all, how do we all know for sure that this is safe. >> first of all, katie, it's being made exactly same way as the seasonal flu vaccine. and of the approximately 600 children or so enrolled in the clinical trials, the n.i.h. reported today there have been no adverse affects, so good news. >> couric: all right. and how many doses will a child need? >> well, early results show for children age six months to nine years of age, two doses will be needed. but for children ages 10 to 17 it looks like one dose will work which is exactly same for adults. >> couric: you can get a regular flu vaccine in the form of a spray or in the form of a shot. is that true for h1n1 as well? >> it is. and, in fact, of the 3.4 million vaccine doses that will be delivered in early october, it looks like there will all be in spray form. >> couric: so how do you decide, though, between spray and shot form? >> well, the spray is okay for children ages entwo and up who are healthy and should not b

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jennifer ashton.morning. >> good morning, harry. >> i've got a little bread quiz for you. >> before we break bread together. >> we have a little carb quiz. true or false, if bread is brown and has wheat on the label, it must be great and have a lot of fiber in it. true or false? >> i'm going to go with false. >> i'm shocked. >> this is important. when you're in the grocery store and look at the bag, you want to look at the first ingredient because that tells us the majority. and if it says enriched, not good. you want to look for whole wheat flour because packaging can be deceiving. >> i think a lot of people know that already. so they're going to go naturally to things like seven grain and 100% natural. are those the best choices? >> false. because again, it's all in the advertising and the packaging. when you look at the bread, you actually want to see some grains, whole grains in the bread. and again, look for whole wheat in the ingredients. >> all right. a bagel, all right. bagels are our friends

jennifer ashton is here to explain how you can get vaccinated.will it arrive in early october in doctors offices? >> it will start to. but does this not necessarily mean that you would be able to get it from your doctor starting next week. there are significant logistical issues that are at play here. and in speaking to numerous government health officials, they say we can anticipate possibly a little bit of a bumpy ride. >> take me through -- you're a doctor take me through what goes on in a field if the doctor wants an h1n1 vaccine, how they get it. >> first of all, it's being controlled by each state. so every doctor in their respective state haves to sign up to want to be vaccinators with their respective states being done via computer. and in my practice we did that over a week ago. we have yet to be notified if weave we've been approved as a vaccinator. i don't know whether i will even be receiving them. in addition there are very specific regulations governed by various state health departments about the way this vaccine needs to be stored

jennifer ashton joins us. this is a big study.bout the methodology. >> this study being presented today in a conference in san diego on trauma and violence and abuse. and they actually looked at about 1500 children, two different age groups, followed them over four years. and then rechecked their iq. now, they all got a little bit smarter with age as we would expect with children, however, those who were spanked had a slightly lower iq than those who were not across both age groups. a subtle difference, about five points, but, again, this was something that got a lot of attention. >> wow. so is there and at friday abuse here? >> well, as usual when we look at these types of studies, we look for good methodology and actually this was just association. they obvious didn't do a cause and effect. but the association was enough. >> with a about socioeconomic factors? >> they controlled for that, they controlled for the educational level of the parents, the income. >> those point, that doesn't feel significant. >> i don't think it's goi

jennifer ashton is here as always to ask her about this.almologist reported this was a one in a million condition, which really does have to make us pause in the medical community when something has really never been reported. they're saying it could be called hemolacria. and what's perplexing it seems to be occurring with both eyes. usually it would be more plausible occurring with just one eye. and again, they have subjected him to all kinds of imaging tests, c.a.t. scan mri, ultrasound. we need to emphasize the point in medicine sometimes it's just important to know what something isn't as what it is to give us the information. >> to know he's not suffering from anything potentially life threateng. we'll be back with dr. jen. don't go away. (voice vibrating) the amazing scent of gain comes in detergent... and fabric softener. ah-h-h-h-h. (machine switching off) gain. sniff, sniff, hooray. great looking skin... it's in the dna. [ female announcer ] new regenerist dna cream with spf 25 doesn't just correct. it helps protect your dna withou

jennifer ashton to talk more about pancreatic cancer. of the reasons that pancreatic cancer is so deadly is because it often goes undiagnosed. >> right. it's a dreded form of cancer in the that there's any thauld want to get but because of where that organ sits,s high up in the abdominal cavity it can't be felt or palpated on physical exam, and typically the cancer has spread either locally or to other organs by the time it's diagnosed and really starts to give someone symptoms. >> so how do we pick it up better? >> will is no good screening test. one of the most important things is family history. for someone who has a relative or two, they need to alert their doctor. and then certain types of imaging testing or screening like cat scans or mris could be used. there's no good blood test to detect it. >> any other possible screening test coming along the way. >> >> no, we know certain things are associated with increased risk like smoking and it affects men more than women. so, again, if if you know or think you're at high risk you want t

jennifer ashton. >> we're both so into shoes. so what kind of pain are we talking about?e is something called plantar fash unite tis and it's basically caused when a very high heel like this one causes the bottom tissue band that goes from the heel to the toes to contract it then gets inflamed or swollen and causes basically a spasm. and this is a big rob. and not only something called plantar fash unite tis, but bunion, hip pain back pain. this is a significant issue. >> so i guess that's the number one shoe sin that we commit we wear heels that are too high. >> right. and believe it or not, this is my shoe. the safest heel height is actually 2.5 inches. so obviously i'm well over that. >> what's the second shoe sin we commit? >> walking wounded. people are not buying should yous that are the right size for them. you want to try your shoe on at the end of the day and you want to make sure it fits in the store, don't let any shoe salesman tell you that it will break in and trech. >> do thought buy shoes that will hurt because it will not get better. number three? >> selli

jennifer ashton. they said the first batch is ready in a month, does that mean the 15th of october it'll be available everywhere? >> only about 45 million doses will roll out about a month from yesterday. and each state will determine how those initial batches will be distributed to pharmacies, doctors offices, clinics, and so on and so forth. you check with your doctor or wherever you normally get it. >> who should get it as soon as it's available? >> the five groups are pregnant women, anyone with an underlying medical condition, anyone with contact of a newborn under the age of six months, anyone with an underlying medical condition, and children ages six months to 24 years of age. >> they don't have to get an injection, they can get the nasal spray. >> it's approved for people ages 2 to 49, not pregnant women and not anyone with an underlying medical condition like asthma. >> i have so many more questions for you. >> i'll be here. >> especially because, you know, we suspect harry may have had it.

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jennifer ashton is here to explain. important limitations. what are we talking about is this. >> the flu mist contains a live but weakened form of the influenza virus and, therefore, is not approved for use in everyone. it is only approved in use for people age 2 to 49, not people with underlying medical conditions, and not pregnant women. so of the 3.4 million doses that will be rolling out in early october, most will be in the form of this flu mist which actually took some of us in the medical field a little bit by surprise. we didn't expect this one to come out first. >> is it as effective as the shot? >> controversial. in children, it's actually thought to be a little bit more effective than the injectable form which does not contain live virus, but in adults, it might be the opposite. so, again, most of the h1n1 vaccine will come out in injectable form. this probe was able to come out a little sooner in terms of the production process, so this will be the first batch and luckily we'll be able to hit a lot of kids which are as you know on

jennifer ashton, thanks so much. show plaza, cvs pharmacy will be offering free seasonal flu shots. for more information, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. >>> we were squirming over here, but very brave, jen. i do have with me julianna margulies remembered fondly by fans of the long running series e.r. where she played nurse carol hathaway for six years. but now she's bringing her immense talent to cbs in the eager le anticipated new draw matt good wife oig. julianna margulies is in a position that we've seen so much in the news lately. good morning. >> good morning. >> that he how the show opens. >> yes. >> this wife who doesn't speak, but says so much with her face. >> right. >> what was that like to shoot? >> it's why i did the pilot actually. just the opening scene was so powerful where this woman is standing there behind her husband who is admitting to these terrorists with prostitutes and she sees this piece of lint on his suit and it's one of those things whereas a wife, you you go to take it off. you

jennifer ashton is here with details. every day there's another headline, every day there's another sort of unveiling of information. what is the -- and this is very important news for parents. what's the news today? >> this pertains to children. the national sthinstitutes of health have released the results of stud did hes on kids and the vaccine. the good news it's safe and effective. the not so good new, parents will be spending a little bit more time at the pediatrician's office. 5-year-old tate and his orlando brother, harrison, are receiving their seasonal flu vaccines and according to new guideline, they'll need to come back to the doctor's office two more times if they want to be protected from the h 1 n is virus. studies show children under age 10 will require two doses. in children 10 and over, one dose is effective. >> i don't think they'll be very excited about coming back. >> reporter: pediatricians are making preparations. >> so we're trying to leave appointment slots available that are convenient for parent

jennifer ashton. good morning. >> good morning, jeff.arly october. but as the number of cases increases, it's not clear whether that will be soon enough. in an exclusive interview with 60 minutes, president obama said his daughters will receive the h1n1 vaccine. >> i will make sure that malia and sasha get their shot because one of the hinges that we're concerned about with h1n1 is that younger people are potentially more vulnerable than senior unlike seasonable flu shots. >> reporter: on sunday government officials say the vaccine could be available to high risk patients sooner than they originally expected. >> we're on track to have an ample supply rolling by the middle of october, but we may have some as early as the first full week in october. >> reporter: experts say the long term impact of the vaccine can't be overlooked. >> one thing to ver that this virus will continue to circulate and probably have multiple peaks over two years or so. so if we can get vaccines sometime in the fall or even early winter you're probably going to pr

jennifer ashton.white house number because there's controversy about that. what are we itto believe? >> those numbers were not predictions, they were used to plan for this coming winter. >> in a worst case scenario. >> and they're based on computer models. so it's frightening, but we have to future it into context. >> the report in the new york papers yesterday said as manies as 800,000 people one in 10 practically, fewer than 100 people died. if this virus that we talk about every day is as benign as it seems to be should we be making as big a deal as we are? >> well, from apinfectious disease standpoint the answer is possibly yes because takes new strain and it is very readily transmittable. but we have to put the number of potential cases in the denominator of a fraction which is potentially half the u.s. population, and in the numerator would go the severe cases or potentially deaths. the larger the bottom number gets, the larger the top number will get also unfortunately. statistically it's not v

jennifer ashton. you hear a headline like this and you think,' oh, my gosh millions of people affected is this applicable, what's the most important they think you think we should know? >> even after about 30 years practically of research, researchers are still learning things that could potentially be incredibly important in the fight against hiv/aids. very we have to remember this is being hailed historic for the first time a vaccine is being shown to be effective. there are always qualifying remarks. in this case as we head this vaccine is only effective about # 1 31% of the time in reducing the risk of someone being infected with hiv, but normally for a vaccine to be licensed it has to be shown to be effective at least 50% to 70% oral 0880% of the time. >> as i read through this this morning, it was almost an accident. two different formulas that they thought could be helpful. they combined them and they had no idea -- >> synergistically, they work better together than they do by themselves, you'r