for today's health minute, i'm jennifer whalen. coming up in sports...the sioux city explorers have re-signed one of their key members from their 2015 team. find out who that is when we come back. plus...the iowa wrestling team is set to host 23rd- ranked minnesota tonight..... hear from the perfect hawkeyes wrestling team is 6-0 against ranked opponents this season.....three wins on the road....three wins at home... tonight, the hawkeyes host 23-rd ranked minnesota with hopes of knocking off another top- 25 team. this evening's big ten clash is the 101st meeting between the hawks and gophers....a series dating back to 1921. in confernce action, iowa is 7- 0....winners of 19 straight big ten check this out....19 straight wins is iowa's longest streak since they won 39 straight from 2007-2012. tom brands and company....excited for tonight's matchup. company....excited for tonight's matchup. "we are fired up. it's home this year and its one of the ones that we pointed to and it looks like there is going to be a great response from th

jennifer whalen. cnn, atlanta. > ((kirsten joyce)) dietary supplements in the u-s do not require safety testing or f-d-a approval.. before being sold and marketed. /// > we'll be right back......../// accident on our roads... or a building fire... there's someone there to help the people affected. meet the team who puts their time on the line when you need help in a crisis. ((brian loftus)) > and president obama had a town hall about the topic of gun control. who he blamed for not discussing gun violence. ((kirsten joyce)) > plus everyone's jumping on board with this new cleansing diet... and it only consists of tacos! we'll explain. /// < welcome to a brighter morning,

jennifer whalen has the details in tonight's medical minute. more americans are taking dietary supplements and according to a new study by federal health experts many of them are ending up in the emergency department as a result. the study was a collaboration between the centers for disease control and prevention and the food and drug administration. "we found that over a quarter of them were young adults. these are people aged 20 to 34. these people were using supplements for weight loss or energy. over a fifth were young children, that's 20 percent that had gotten into supplements intended for somebody else." but the nutritional insists the majority of their products are safe and the study's results are being overblown. "the headline, 23,000 emergency room visits every supplements. is like wow, that sounds like a lot. but relatively speaking it's less than 5 percent of all emergency room visits." dr. geller advises everyone to take precautions with these products. "to all supplement consumers, we encourage you to report to your doctor that yo

jennifer whalen ( way-lin) has the health minute " " eat out. many chain restaurants are posting the calorie counts on their menus, before it becomes a federal w this year. but if you think that eating at a non-chain is healthier... that may not always be the case. researchers sampled dishes in restaurants in boston, san francisco and little rock. they found that the as calorie-laden as chain restaurants. however, you might not know that because the calories aren't always on the menu. according to their research, the average dinner at a non-chain restaurant had about 12-hundred calories. while that may be comparable to a chain restaurant, it's still about half the recommended amount of calories for an adult. the worst offenders, american, italian and chinese restaurants tended to pile on the calories... while greek, vietnamese and mexican tended to have the least amount. the study's authors recommend eating in moderation, and making healthy choices like ordering for half- portions or getting dressing on the side. the results were publhed this we

for today's health minute, i'm jennifer whalen. now an important warning for parents on indoor tanning. a new study is linking your booth to substance abuse of drugs and alcohol. the study was done by c-u anschutz. researchers say both indoor tanning and drug use activate addictive pathways in the brain. and it's not just happening in women, the study also found a strong association between anabolic steroid use and indoor tanning especially among men. more than 12-thousand high school students in colorado were studied. new numbers from the u-s department of health and human services show nearly 78-thousand nevadans signed up for health insurance during during the latest open enrollment period. that's about 5-thousand more than last year. the sign-up window is still open. enrollment continues through january 31st. still ahead... bryan has a final look at your forecast! and.. before we head to break.. a look at tonight's abc primetime lineup on channel 13. at 8 -- beyond the tank at 9 -- my diet is better than yours at 11 -- action n

jennifer whalen has the details in this health minute. >> americans love to eat out. many chain restaurants are posting the calorie counts on their menus before it becomes a federal law this year, but if you think that eating at a nonchain is healthier, well, that may not always be the case. researchers sampled dishes in francisco and little rock. thth found that meals at independent eateries were just as calorie laden as chain restaurants. however, you may not know that because calories aren't always on the menu. according to their research, the average dinner at a nonchain restaurant had about 1200 calories. while that may be comparable to a chain restaurant, it's still about half the recommended amount of calories for an adult. the worst offenders were american, italian and chinese restaurants tended to pilot calories while greek vietnamese had the least. the study recommended eating in moderation and making healthy choices, like ordering a half portion or getting the dressing on the side. the results were published this week in the journal of nutrition and dieteti

jennifer whalen. cnn, atlanta. dietary supplements in the united states don't require safety testing or f-d-a approval before being sold and marketed. so unlike prescription drugs, dietary supplements are considered safe until proven otherwise. the end of winter break is just around the corner for most kids... if you need a few ideas to keep them busy this weekend... we have your 8 things to do. and why are millions of people so fascinated with this puddle but first... lindsey matherly will be back watched 'round the world. half a million people tuning in to watch a live stream of people across the pond trying to cross the puddle. abc's sara haines is here with more on this phenomenon script: it's the periscoped puddle making a social media splash the internet pouring praise on this viral sensation - trending #2 worldwide - over 500 hundred thousand viewers captivated by a live stream of people attempting to cross a puddle in northern england jumpers to climbers and swimmers... puddle watchers everywhere were treat

jennifer whalen has the details, -- the details. jennifer: more americans are taking dietary supplements, and according to a new study, many of them are ending up in it emergency department. the study was a collaboration in the fda and centers for disease control. room for young adults. most of those visits were from dietary supplements for weight loss or energy. we found that over a fifth, over 20%, whereby young children who had gotten into supplements intended for someone else. jennifer: but the industry insists that the majority of their products are safe. >> the headline, 20 3000 emergency room visits per year caused by dietary supplements, is like, wow, that sounds like a light -- a lot. but that is less than 5% of emergency room visits. for all consumers of supplements, we encourage you to report to your doctor that you are taking supplements and to mollie: dietary supplement in the u.s. don't require safety testing for fda approval before being sold are marketed. unlike prescription drugs, dietary supplements are considered s

jennifer whalen has the details in today's health minute " " more americans are taking dietary supplements and according to a n study by federal health experts many of them are ending up in the emergency department as a result. the study was a between the centers for disease control and prevention and administration. geller/medical officers, cdc)" we found that over a quarter of them were young adults. these are people aged 20 to 34. these people were using supplements for weight loss or energy." (butt to) over a fifth were young children, that's 20 percent that had gotten into supplements intended for somebody else." but the nutritional supplement industry insists the majority of their products are safe and the study's results are being overblown. (dr. brad bongiovanni/naturop athic physician) " he heaine, 23,000 emergency room visits every year are caused by supplements. is like wow, that sounds like a lot. but relatively speaking it's less than 5 emergency room visits." dr. geller advises everyone to take precautions with these products. (dr. andrew geller/medical officers, cdc)"to all

jennifer whalen has more. jennifer americans love to eat : out. many chain restaurants are posting the calorie counts on their menus, before it becomes a federal law this year. but if you think that eating at a non-chain is healthier, that may not always be the case. researchers sampled dishes in restaurants in boston, san francisco and little rock. they found that the meals at independent eateries were just as calorie-laden a restaurants. however, you might not know that because the calo always on the menu. according to their research, the average dinner at a non-chain restaurant had about 12-hundred calories. while that may be comparable to a chain restaurant, it's still about half the recommended amount of calories for an adult. the worst offenders, american, italian and chinese restaurants tended to pile on the calories, mexican tended to have the least amount. the study's authors recommend eating in moderation, and making healthy choices like ordering a half-portions or getting dressing on the side. the results were published this week in the

for today's health minute, i'm jennifer whalen. changing the result. one u-s iowa senator is pushing to... .....reverse the president's veto on blocking a motion to stop the e-p-a's water rule. we'll tell you who that senator is, and how agriculture leaders plan to fight back. stay with tv-9. good morning, this is the david geiger. ---- a bill stopping the environmental protection agency's new water rule was vetoed by the president yesterday.. the veto was expected.. though a lot of ag groups still expressed disappointment with president obama's decision.. the resolution of disapproval.. which passed both the house and senate with bipartisan votes.. was authored by iowa senator joni ernst... she by the veto.. and immediately led a bipartisan vote to override it.. but if that doesn't work there are other methods.. groups against the waters of the u-s rule.. will try to use litigation to get rid of it.. but that may take a while.. and be very expensive. "ncba is very disappointed that the president chose to veto over the will of congress both chambers of

jennifer whalen. cnn, atlanta. > ((denise valdez)) dietary supplements in the united states don't require safety testing or f-d-a approval before being sold and marketed. the study says weight loss, body building and sexual enhancement products are the three types of so-called supplements that are most likely to contain unlisted, and potentially dangerous, prescription drug ingredients. /// ((paul joncich)) > president obama is taking on gun control tonight. ((denise valdez)) how he's addressing the hot button issue... the flu virus hits big. with aches, chills, and fever, there's no such thing as a little flu. and it needs a big solution: an antiviral. so when the flu hits, call your doctor right away and up the ante with antiviral tamiflu. prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks the flu virus at its source and helps stop it from spreading in the body. tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before ta

jennifer whalen talked with doctors to learn more about this study. more americans are taking dietary supplements and according to a new study by federal health experts many of them are ending up in the study was a collaboration between the centers for disease control and prevention and the food and drug administration. "we found that over a quarter of them were young adults. these are people aged 20 to 34. these people were using supplements for weight loss or energy." over a fifth were young children, that's 20 percent that had gotten into supplements intended for somebody else."but the nutritional supplement industry insists the majority of their products are safe and the study's results are being overblown. "the headline, 23,000 emergency room visits every year are caused by supplements. is like wow, that sounds like a lot. but relatively speaking it's emergency room visits."dr. geller advises the iowa caucuses are next month.... and the switch up for a new president could impact a nationwide trade deal. some federal lawmakers are trying to predic

jennifer whalen has the details, -- the details. jennifer: more americans are taking dietary supplements, and according to a new study, many of them are ending up in it emergency department. the study was a collaboration in the fda and centers for disease

jennifer whalen has the details in tonight's medical minute. more americans are taking dietary supplements and according to a new study by federal health experts many of them are ending up in the

for today's health minute, i'm jennifer whalen. tim: after the break... we'll take a look at an event for