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screening mammograms, that is to say the mammogram that women are recommended to get every other year or every year, depending on the guidelines, they are supposed to be covered at no co-pay. >> this is under obama care. you're finding, what, that's not the case in or women are going outside the network to get a provider they prefer? >> it could be this woman went outside her network and the co-pay was different. there are lots of reasons why. >> yeah. >> we're just trying to see what the variation is. >> is there a good explanation for why there would be such a wide range of prices? >> in some cases, it may be that hospitals, they tend to have higher prices for things that can be obtained cheaper sat, say, a free-standing facility. a lot of time consumers have no idea if theyen just went down the street they would pay much less. ts also a big issue even for people who are insured. you might need, say, an mri and that may not be covered. or it may have a different co-pay on your insurance. >> if i were shopping around for open heart surgery, brain surgery, i probably wouldn't want the

does spending more money on new mammogram technology really help? we will have the results of a study just ahead. >>> missing at sea. search crews still haven't found a teen swept away by a rip current. ahead, how his family is keeping his memory alive tonight. >>> sky force 10 is live over breaking news. you are looking at pictures from sky force 10. the location of this is third street and wyoming avenue. an auto body shop, there has been an explosion inside that shop. >> there are reports of injuries that we are following. sky force 101 showing you -- it doesn't appear there is a fire threat. firefighters are at the scene. we will find out how severe the injuries are. reports of several people that were hurt. we are going to figure out how this explosion started. looks to be the right side of the auto body shop. stay with nbc 10 and nbc10.com for updates. >>> investing in new mammogram technology may not benefit all women. that is is a cording to a yale study. researchers studied the number of medicare recipients who under went mammogram screenin

. >> we don't actually do the actual mammograms here. >> in states that don't expand medicaid, there are more than 5 million people who don't currently qualify and aren't eligible for a reduced price plan in the marketplace-creating a phenomenon referred to as the coverage gap. >> tonight is dr. beach and a couple of dermatologists. >> cathie owen, who has chronic pain from nerve damage and a family history of colon cancer, falls into that gap. >> so how are you doing? >> i'm half way there, gathering the money to have the colonoscopy done. that's becoming very obvious that i'm in trouble as you know. >> how long do you think it will be before you can get the colonoscopy? >> another month. it took me a month to get half way, so that's my guess. but kate and i are on the verge of losing our home so i'm pedaling as fast as i can right now. but other than that, it's the neuropathy, it's the nerve pain all the time. >> what we can do here at st. vincent's is good, but it's limited. >> we have to be the people who say, 'there is a treatment for this. you might be able to get it if you wer

. >> marty, his wife, and daughter were seen for checkups, glasses, mammograms, and the yanking of that tooth. >> this has truly been a godsend to us, to me and my family and to all the hundreds of people that's here. i see the faces-- the relief in the faces. this has been a wonderful thing. [ticking] >> coming up, the stressful state of health care. >> for 50 million or so people in this country, the one thing that is on their mind is, "what if i have a catastrophic event, a car crash, a heart attack?" >> because they don't have health insurance. >> because i either have no health insurance or i'm underinsured. >> lifeline continues when 60 minutes on cnbc returns. [ticking] stuart! stuart! stuart! stuart! ♪ check it out. this my account thing. we can tweet directly toa comcast expert for help. or we can select a time for them to call us back. the future, right? ♪ this doesn't do it for you? [ doorbell rings, dog barks ] oh, that's what blows your mind -- the advanced technology of a doorbell.. [ male announcer ] tweet an expert and schedule a callback from any device. introducing the

so she has been diligent about getting mammograms. in fact, she had been given a clean bill of health a few months before when troy, then a puppy started acting strangely. >> he is nuzzling and nuzzling. i am like what the heck is going on? i start to scratch because i am highly allergic to his dander. >> that's when i found the lump. he was trying to tell me something. he clearly smelled or sensed or whatever he did but he knew something was not right. >> that's what got me to feel the lump >> diane had a double mastectomy. now? >> god only knows what it could have been had he not detected it >> a woman who detected breast cancer in her dog had the favor returned >> there are countless media reports from local news stations ranging from ping 5 in washington, illinois and nbc 11 in georgia. so many, in fact, researchers around the world have spent considerable time and money figuring out why dogs are such super sniffers. >> a bloodhound has 300 million scent recenters in his nose. a human has 5. the dog's brain that analyzes those rec

we have a mammogram for breast cancer. we don't have a good screening test for pancreas. if we're suspicious we'll do a ct scan. i want to talk a little bit about the cr 207. it could be the cusp of something great. maybe two or three months of long term survival not a lot but what i like about it is the idea of immuno therapy where you take some parts of the tumor itself and provoke the body's own immune system to attack that tumor. that's where we're going to going the future. it worked in other cancers. the other thing they are starting to do with pancreas combining chemotherapy, radiation and immuno therapies. we don't have though lie grail yet. >> my only concern with what we just heard and marc's point is well taken we had the same immuno therapy that came in with prostate cancer. prostate cancer doesn't respond to hormones. we went the whole route of vaccine therapy and i don't want people to have a false hope. yes, it may have some added benefit, but the benefit is only about two to three months. given the expense of this kind of immuno therapy we'll see if the go

you still have time to get a free mammogram today in contra costa county. the event is at doctors medical center in san pablo and it runs until 4:30 this afternoon. it's mainly intended to serve women over 40 who live in the west contra costa healthcare district and are uninsured or have risk factors. the hospital suggests calling now to set up your appointment. >>> also pesticides found in lawn sprays may be exposing women and children to harmful chemicals. herbicides and insecticides are designed to kill invasive plants and ward off bugs. but researchers believe they can cause serious damage to the developing nervous system. some studies link pesticides to learning disabilities in children, behavioral problems and possibly chronic diseases like parkinson's. >>> coming up he has been to the moon and back and this morning he was creating a buzz in our kpix 5 studios. where you can meet the man on the moon this weekend. coming up. >> hey, jellybeans may be small but it's a process to make these sweet treats! if you can guess just how long it takes to make on

for years the debate of whether the benefits of mammograms outweigh the risks.here is still so many unanswered questions about mammography. we have two doctors here to sort it all out for us. plus, one of new york city's top urologists stops by today with a dose of men's health information. he will share secrets to increasing men's test tost roen levels without having to resort to enhancements. now i

any evidence that cancers were being detected earlier than when women were getting the standard mammogramthe new tests are also more expensive which means patients could be paying for pricey scans that don't really provide added benefits. >>> a small but promising government study found that bone marrow transplants can reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults. it worked in 26 of 30 adults studied. the technique is a modified version of what doctors have done in children. doctors have avoided doing the transplants in adults because of concerns the disease had taken a toll on their bodies. >> a cell carrier fighting back on charges that it allowed its customers to be gouged by texting scams. abc's tahman bradley has america's money. >> reporter: good morning. topping america's money, t mobile hit with a federal lawsuit accused of cleating customers out of hundreds of millions of dollars. t mobile allegedly allowed third period companies to charge account holders without authorization. graco expanding its car seat recall adding 2 million car seats fodder recall because buckles could beco

. >> and if they had not gone for a mammogram.o me those statistics mean nothing if it is somebody you love, it is your mother, you, your best friend. i think this is all about money. that is my personal feeling of it. >> i agree with you. i don't think it is about money. when it is your mom or any individual this is a terrible situation. however, we can't make clinical decisions based on anecdotal situations. those people who did the study looked at 60 years worth of studies. there are not a lot out there but looked at more studies. >> there were zero studies on benign findings on pelvic exams. >> the down side, they say it is costly. number two, it is uncomfortable. it seems like both of those things are sort of a yawn. if you end up getting a diagnosis for something and you do surgery you don't need you see that issue. why not really? >> there is not much you can really find on the pelvic exam in a woman who is completely asymptomatic. the things you can find that if you find them early make a difference in extending her life -

. >>> tonight, the truth about mammograms. does spending more money on new technology really help? we will have the results of a just-released study ahead at 5:00. >>> a new study fined vaccines do not cause autism in children. researchers analyzed 67 different studies and found no evidence that immunizations cause autism. they discovered the vaccine in particular is not associated with autism. >>> new jersey might raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products. the state senate pass aid bill that would raise the legal smoking age from 19 to 21. the law would apply to e cigarettes as well. it's now up to the state assembly to take action on the measure. >>> an update on a story we brought you last week. a heart patient who married his love at a local hospital has undergone successful surgery. pedro ortiz tied the knot on friday. he had an operation yesterday to have a device implanted that will keep him alive until can he have the heart transplant. we are told everything went well. >> we wish them the best. >>> temperatures are rising and storms on the way. >> it's only part of what

thanks for having me. >> i might go get a mammogram.ake sure it's one of ours. >> all right. >> if you need the -- >> okay. >> you guys can trade cards. >> coming up earnings from exxon mobil. we're going to get you the results as soon as they cross the wires. conoco phillips suggested earnings came in at $1.16 a share a penny better than expected. they've been selling noncore assets to focus on those with higher returns. "squawk box" will be right back. >> up next, the doctor's in. the ceo of dr. pepper snapple talks drinks, jobs, and the economy. "squawk box" on cnbc is back after a quick snack break. over 20 million kids everyday in our country lack access to healthy food. for the first time american kids are slated to live a shorter life span than their parents. it's a problem that we can turn around and change. revolution foods is a company we started to provide access to healthy, affordable, kid-inspired, chef-crafted food. we looked at what are the aspects of food that will help set up kids for success? making sure foods are made

find any evidence cancers were being detector earlier than when women were getting the standard mammogramnew tests are more expensive which means patients could be paying for pricey scans that don't provide added benefits. >> up next, a breaking update on a shooting involving two teens in chester. >> and katherine scott is working up quite an appetite. katherine. >> that's right, nydia, today is wawa hoagie day and the build is under way. constitution center with more on the food and the fun coming safety goggles? this breakfast burrito is exploding with flavor. i think you're getting a little carried away. morning, guys. dunkin's southwest steak breakfast burrito, with steak and fire-roasted vegetables, is packed with flavor. hurry in today. >> breaking now on "action news," two teens are among those shot when bullets fly into a crowd in chester delaware county. >> this week's heat hits a fever pitch today. accuweather is calling for conditions that will make it feel higher than 100 degrees. >> shorties unite for one tasty toast to america. we have a live p you can cherry as sandwich bui

and please, get regular mammograms on your breasts. the world, please get your breasts regularly checked, even teenage women. >> thank you, janice. thank you, doctor. i appreciate both of you for doing a service. >>> still outfront, a pot boom in colorado. any resident now able to open their own pot shop, but could it lead to more public safety problems? >>> and team usa's big game. the highlights coming up. she keeps you on your toes. you wouldn't have it any other way. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcoh

or services, but what they did do was offer women the ability to get your yearly pap examine or mammogramyes, there have been access cut to women who are seeking abortions, particularly in areas of south texas and in west texas. we know that the laws will go into effect this september that will require those that provide abortions to have the same sort of lie censures and facilities as surgical centers. and we don't know as of yet how many will meet those requirements. >> senator van de putte, give us your reaction to the hobby lobby decision. a lot of women across the country were alarmed to find out contraception is even on the table, let alone their boss can say, you know, i don't want to cover that in the insurance plan you're getting as part of your compensation package. what was your response to hobby lobby? >> well, it was a very sad day for a woman and for me as a pharmacist of 34 years. it was a bad public health decision. you know, my mom's in her 80s. what she always told me and my sisters was we would be the first generation of women that could be defined by not who our daddy

any evidence that cancers were being detected earlier than when women were getting the standard mammograms. >>> we're enjoying wonderful weather this weekend but it did become unbearable last week for humans and our furry friends. have the nearns at -- veterinars at the university of pennsylvania, said they see sick pets because dogs and cats can't survive high temperatures. >> temperatures inside a parked car can reach 120 degrees in a matter of minutes. le and cracking that window is not going to prevent that. >>> summer is bug season make sure your pets are vaccinated against ratios and -- rabies and heart worm. >>> a young california girl is being hailed a hero for saving her grandmother's life. 11-year-old kendall stillwell kept her composure when her grandmother had a heart attack. she performed cpr she said she knew something was wrong. >> i heard these noises i turned my head to nann and she was drenched in sweat. so i ran to her side and did cpr. >> when paramedics arrived you could bet they were surprised that she was handling the emergency. the doctors said she suffered a major

continue to cover case.this so all forms of garden variety contraception, preventative services like mammogramsofcy screeningings, those sorts of things that are required by the hhs mandate will covered. they were covered before. they will be covered after. so it's a very long list. qloib lobby only -- hobby lobby only objected to four of them. or 10 --e host: five or 10 minutes left with hannah smith. them out atk with oneund, beckett t. you today? are host: good, kerry. go ahead. caller: ms. smith, is it true -- a question and a comment. .y question is for the nuns judge sotomayor who said they should be exempt? outshe the one that came for them? early before this case even came court? guest: yes. caller: justice sotomayor who is a woman. isn't that correct? guest: yes. the supreme court works is that each of these circuit .country appeals around around.country -- around the country has a particular justice assigned to that court of appeals so that when emergency requests come to the supreme court that particular justice is in charge of reviewing those emergency requests. was overe sotomayor

those things related to early detection and screening, for those things that would affect us, like mammogramare. so on a bipartisan basis, we ended the legislation -- we ended that discrimination so that women couldn't be charged more than men of the same age or comparable health status, and we also wanted to be sure that we could do preventive health care benefits. now, during the -- and that was an amendment that i offered on the senate floor. we had a spirited debate, even with senator murkowski. senator murkowski, my colleague, we agreed on the same goals. we had different methods. ours won -- mine won. but i wanted to be sure that politicians didn't decide what was preventive health care. i wanted to be sure that politicians didn't decide what would -- should be covered or not. and i didn't want to bring politics into it. so we towrnd one of the most distinguished organizations in our government that makes recommendations to our government on health care policy. it is known as the institute of medicine. it is a nonpartisan group funded by this congress, made up of scientific experts to

it has provided free preventive health care services such as mammograms, birth control or the hundred to million americans who are on private insurance or medicare. around 60 million americans have gained expanded mental health benefits and since the affordable care act was enacted , almost eight million seniors have saved nearly $10 billion on prescription drugs,s the health care law closes -- as the health care law closes medicare's doughnut hole. but as with any complex law implementation can be difficult. d there will be unforeseen issues. those issues have been seized against pponents expanding medicare -- expanding health care, who hope to eliminate health insurance for those who cannot afford it. this is unacceptable. and while we must continue to , fend the affordable care act we must also work to ensure to the future changes affordable care act take us in the direction of the universal health care enjoyed by virtually all of the citizens of other industrialized countries. i hope the members of congress and the american public will oin me to fight for a day when in the wealthi

people may have controversy about mammograms.this situation, the thing is there isn't that much evidence, so with those cases, there's a lot of data out there. here we don't have much information about endomeetrial cancer and ovarian cancer and whether these exams prevent that. >> in the absence of that data, will it prevent fewer women catching cancers? >> that's the controversy. without evidence, it's hard to say. for the american college of physicians, they say without evidence we shouldn't do the exams. others say we should, unless there's a good reason to stop. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> a new york city landmark set to be dell mollished is the site of a work of art. the domino sugar factory used to be the largest in the world. in it a spin. made of sugar flavour ouring, carol walker talks about the project. >> my name is carol walker, i'm an artist and i live in new york. >> we are in the domino sugar factory on the east river in wednesday burg part of brooklyn, new york. there has been a sugar factory on site.

. >> welshing there are some studies that indicate maybe just like mammograms, you'll have a false positivend you need to have a test and it turns out in the to be the case. look here's the thing, everyone gets their car inspect on a yearly basis, right. you'll save money. if you don't get your cars inspect. one of these days, the brakes aren't working right and you kill somebody. so my point and contention is what is the value of one life? so, take home message for everyone out there, have a good relationship with your gynecologist and your family doctor, nurse practitioner. it is not a blanket answer and one size does not fit all, in my opinion. >> that ace great point doctor mike thanks so much for that. >> love you. >> love you. 7:35. >>> going to the grocery store today, do you know there are ten things you are never supposed to buy at a grocery store. i'll give you some. >> soda maybe. >> i'm shopping today. >> okay. >> never buy this at a grocery store. you'll be surprised. but first winning battle to get better sleep, from when to put down that last cup of coffee to the exact temper

they are visiting and getting their mammogram and saying it's not that useful. in screening but there has to be a balance. we shouldn't just screen to do it. we should only use tests that really will make a difference and save lives. that's where research comes in. >> people should realize there is a cost and there are unnecessary procedures that happen and right now we're looking at costs for the healthcare system and this is why we look at this evidence based medicine. should we do it or not? >> also this week the fda highlighted the dangers of caffeine. 80% of american adults have caffeine daily in small doses it can provide a quick pick me up but too much can be deadly. we see how the stimulant is being blamed for taking the life of a teenager. >> reporter: just days before his high school graduation 18-year-old logan steiner was found dead in his home. the coroner ruled the cause of death to be a lethal dosage of pure caffeine. >> we had never seen this before. >> reporter: steven evans said steiner, a high school wrestler was a healthy young man but the am

the working mother who earns just enough to cover her basic expenses but not enough to get that mammogram. so her breast cancer is not detected early and once it is, it is is well advanced and life threatening. or the 9-year-old girl whose parents work full time at minimum wage and neither can afford to lose a day's pay to visit a pediatrician. so her need for glasses, simple simple and correctable, or the early -- something simple and correctable, is missed. with serious consequences not only for her health but her success in school. or the 52-year-old man who knows he should get that test that his doctor recommended but simply does not have the $2,000 it costs, so he puts it off thinking he'll get it one of these days and never gets that simple prescription, that medication that could well save his life. these are hardworking men, women and children across this country and in pennsylvania who could have health coverage today but do not. th $8.2 billion available to pennsylvania, these are federal dollars, dollars that pennsylvanians have paid, they're not coming back to pennsylvania but

the technology of the smoke detector or developing x-ray standards for memory owe grams, nist -- mammograms, nist has had an impact on our science and technological impacts and economy for over 100 years. h.r. 5035 authorizes $850 million for nist in the fiscal year 2014 and $855.8 million for fiscal year 2015. this bill implements changes and updates to ensure responsible use of taxpayer funds during tight fiscal times while still maintaining a competitive edge in the united states. h.r. 5035 adds language to emphasize nist's role in advancing our nation's technological competitiveness and innovative -- innovation ability and enables more information sharing related to technological standards. additionally, this legislation codifies nist outreach and education efforts. another critical program in this legislation is the hallings manufacturing partnership,. this provides assistance to small u.s. companies to help identify and develop new technologies and manufacturing techniques. this bill answers a need expressed by the manufacturing community and changes the existing cost share structure

continue to cover case.this so all forms of garden variety contraception, preventative services like mammograms, all ofcy screeningings, those sorts of things that are required by the hhs mandate will covered. they were covered before. they will be covered after. so it's a very long list. qloib lobby only -- hobby lobby only objected to four of them. or 10 --e host: five or 10 minutes left with hannah smith. them out atk with oneund, beckett t. you today? are host: good, kerry. go ahead. caller: ms. smith, is it true -- a question and a comment. .y question is for the nuns judge sotomayor who said they should be exempt? outshe the one that came for them? early before this case even came court? guest: yes. caller: justice sotomayor who is a woman. isn't that correct? guest: yes. the supreme court works is that each of these circuit .country appeals around around.country -- around the country has a particular justice assigned to that court of appeals so that when emergency requests come to the supreme court that particular justice is in charge of reviewing those emergency requests. was overe soto

the report shows residents are seeing doctors more often and have a cholesterol and mammogram screening. they are slowing reduction in depression and noticing improved health. tom corbett said he would not expand coverage. >>> this digital exclusive story, everyone knows college is expensive. the u.s. government says three local schools are among the priceyest in the country. at a cost of at least $32,000 a year or higher. two of the schools on list say the ranking is unfair. on nbc10.com and our mobile app, find out which schools made the list. what they say about the ranking. >>> some new jersey lawmakers are taking a second shot at extending student aid to undocumented students who want to attend college in the garden state. new legislation would extend state financial aid to certain students in the u.s. illegally. aid for the students was included in the state budget adopted last year, the governor used his line-item veto to delete the provision. >>> we want to tell you about this. don't forget about our grant challenge. there's a $50,000 grant available as well as two $25,000 grant