john kelly, associate professor in psychiatry, massachusetts general hospital, harvard medical school, boston, massachusetts. lureen mcneil, director, bureau of recovery services, new york state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, new york, new york. carlos hardy, director of public affairs, baltimore substance abuse systems, incorporated, baltimore, maryland. john, what role does language play in forming public opinion on addiction and mental health issues? i think language plays a critical role in the way that, after all, it's the, it conveys the meaning of, of what we're trying to express. and so i think it plays a very important role and we should think carefully about the terms that we use because of that. so, why does some language impede the understanding, lureen, of, of our field and the way we refer to people? well i think particularly now that we have this new recovery framework, people are holding on to the old language. and the new language really holds the fullness of the framework, it really shows the validity of the framework, it shows the reality of reco

. >> scientists at massachusetts general hospital invented the blood test able to detect a single cancerong a billion healthy ones. >> some that make these cells different and they have certain proteins or markers on their surface. >> the test uses a microchip covered in thousands of tiny posts, the healthy cells bounce off the posts but cancer cells stick. singling them out so researchers can study them. doctors hope one day it may offer a much simpler will way to screen for cancer than mammograms or colonoscopy. >> find early cancers before they spread the distant sites. >> scientists have teamed up with johnson and johnson to perfect the test doctors think it will take 3 to 5 years before it is widely available. >> scientists at ucsf are working on a diagnostic test to detect cancer cells in the blood using an experimental version in a setting with prostate cancer patients they are able to isolate and analyze circulating tumour cells and may be able the tell them why some treatments work in a given patient or some don't. pretty neat. >> a lot of stuff on the horizon. >> closer to the

are screen for cancer by spreading a couple of teaspoons of blood on the chip docks at massachusetts general hospital say they have a much more efficient and quicker way of testing for tumor cells. today johnson & johnson announced it hopes to bring it to the market. a normal biopsy doesn't capture enough blood cells to determine what genes control tumor's growth. local on cots want to see -- objectcologists want to see the results of the trials before they call ate break through. >> the device could be useful with a individual patient to understand how the cancer changes during a person's lifespan. >> doctors will start test the chip this year. it could be a way to screen for cancer without using techniques such as mammograms or colonoscopies. >>> the california supreme court today ruled that police can search text messages on the cell phones of people under arrest, without obtaining a warrant. the court says warrantless searches of text messages are permitted under precedent set by the u.s. supreme court. the ruling uphold a drug conviction in a ventura county case where sheriff's deputies seized a

researchers at massachusetts general hospital joined johnson & johnson to try to make the test availablea few years. doctors hope to use it to find out quickly if a treatment is working. >>> actress lindsay lohan could be released from rehab as early as today. lohan said she was looking forward to the start of a new year on a message on her twitter account. she said today is the first day of the rest of my life. today was the day lohan was scheduled to leave betty ford center after three months of treatment. >>> actor david arquette went into rehab. the 39-year-old arquette is dealing with alcohol and depression according to "people" magazine. his estranged wife courteney cox said she supports the decision to get help. >>> we'll take a quick break. coming up, the weather forecast and in sports, brett favre says it's finally over. if so, he spent his last game on the sidelines. finally over. if so, he spent his last game on the sidelines. experience books, magazines, newspapers and children's books like never before. nookcolor by barnes & noble. what's going on? we ordered a gift online a

johnson and johnson joining forces with scientists from massachusetts general hospital to perfect theest and make it available next several years. the test could transform care for many kinds of cancer it is expected to be an easier, painless alternative to mammograms, colonoscopies and biopsies. >>> 5:22 a.m. giants fans, it is your last chance how you can see the championship trophy before it hits the road plus. >> it was a lot of waiting. a lot of waiting. >> finally home after a rough week of holiday travel. you won't believe what some passengers went through to finally make it back. ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ my mom makes any day sunny! sunnyd does too! i love the taste. mom loves that it now has 40% fewer calories than most regular soda brands! ♪ make today a sunny day! ♪ >> man: getting across town to a job interview is stressful enough without being late. i want guidance that takes me where i need to be, without any problems along the way. i feel the same way when i do taxes. turbotax has a unique gps feature that guides me step-by-step. and calculations are guaranteed 100% accurate, so i k

researchers at massachusetts general hospital in boston unveiled the screening method today. the johnson and johnson company will help bring it to market. the test could help doctors decide which treatments will work and help them gauge results much faster. scientists began avian autopsies today after more than 3,000 blackbirds fell dead from the sky in arkansas on new year's eve. residents and cleanup crews in the town of beebe spent the weekend picking up the carcasses. the head of one lab said the birds may have been caught in a violent thunderstorm. 100 miles away, 100,000 drum fish washed up dead near ozark. wildlife officials said it is unlikely the fish kill is related to the bird deaths. in economic news, u.s. factory activity rose in december by the most since last spring. and construction spending was up in november for the third month in a row. the two reports helped get wall street off to a good start for 2011. the dow jones industrial average gained 93 points to close above 11,670. the nasdaq rose more than 38 points to close at 2691. those are some of the day's

researchers at massachusetts general hospital are teaming up with johnson & johnson. the money will be used to test a prototype. this is a silicon chip. by doing this, doctors can more easily check the source of the cancer and treat. >>> president obama has signed a bill into law tied to the terrorist nightmare nearly ten years ago. it provides $-- it provides billions of dollars in aid after 911 and they say their health has not been the same since for those first responders. one of those -- some of those individuals are from the bay area. >> it's a lot of money. yeah, it is a lot of money. are there other people who have needs? sure. but these are people who gave themselves and gave their time. >> many first responders became seriously ill after breathing the toxic fumes and rubble at ground zero. >>> when congress gets back to work on wednesday, they say the first item on the agenda for republicans, repealing healthcare reform. they plan to hold a vote to repeal the new healthcare reform legislation before president obama 'state of the union address later this mont

reso muchers at massachusetts general hospital join johnson and johnson and say it might transform care for many type of cancers. >> in ohio, family and friends this morning remember a deputy killed during a new year's day shooting. in that shooting a second deputy was wounded and the suspect was killed. cynthia bowers has more. >> reporter: when officers arrived to check reports of shots fired this camp ground turned into a killing ground. >> 69 is down. i've got a silver trailer with a male and a shot gun in it. and i've got man down in front of that trailer. >> the downed officer in the distress call is deputy hopper. she was ambushed without warning. >> 69's been shot. i cannot check her. >> reporter: even as officers tried to rescue the dying deputy, negotiators tried to talk the suspect into surrendering. an appeal met with a hail of gun fire erupting into a fire fight. >> they came in swarms. the guys putting on flak jackets. the next thing i hear a shot. the trailer is coming apart. glass flying, metal flying. it was scary. >> reporter: the officer in this photo was wounded in t

researchers at massachusetts general hospital are developing the test. >>> arnold schwarzenegger finishesnor today. the republican says he is available if the obama administration has some special role for him where he can put his star power to work. >>> meantime, democrat jerry brown is being sworn in as california governor for a second time. >>> a town in arkansas is baffled after some 5,000 birds mysteriously dropped dead and fell from the sky just before midnight on new year's eve. most of them red-winged blackbirds and starlings, within a one-mile radius. a 20-mile stretch of the arkansas river was blanketed with some 100,000 dead drumfish. officials are investigating both of those incidents. >>> panda stories are always a nice way to end a newscast. but how about this one, a rare panda cow was born in colorado. the cow with panda-like markings are bred as pets, only about two dozen in the entire world. a cute cow. >>> it's 8:04, let's go back outside to matt and meredith. >> everybody saying how cold it is, this little girl has the right idea. >> i like the ipad. >> i thought that w

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