the journal of the american medical association says prescriptig one pharmacist is speaking out about the skyhigh prices. our sister station investigates whether some people are being overcharged when using their own insurance plans. >> in my opinion, it needs to stop. >> the pharmacist is too afraid to let his face be shown for fear of retaliation by insurance plans that he says are overcharging you. >> consumers are paying more some cases. >> it is probably 25% of the claims. >> a lot. >> if people really knew what was going on -- >> he saw the overcharges firsthand when he worked as a pharmacist. now he is with a company that advocates for independent pharmacist. >> patients were paying more then they could have otherwise that -- paying more than if they paid cash. >> doug hoy is a ceo for the national community pharmacists

on this mandatory requirement, any kind of mandatory training is not seen well by the medical american association. we have seen signs from the fda and cdc and the recommendation which are non-enforceable, but there are signs that say, this needs to be a bigger priority for doctors as they are getting trained and even in their day to day life. some go years without additional training on this, but as we heard, what changes, the research comes to fruition and some doctors may not be aware of the update. >> we just saw video from president-elect trump or one of his 100 days pledges of some regulatory reform. that is for every new regulation has to be rescinded. for the environmental question, we are in such a state of flux, could you see those kinds of >> could you see those kinds of mandatory policies going forward in a certain environment? >> it is not likely. incoming president trump has said he wants people with opioid disorders to be able to seek treatment. he said he wants to help people on this issue, but we have not seen a lot of details on this, unlike the plans we saw from secretary clinto

that's according to a c-d-c study published in the journal of the american medical association. researchers examined data from over 42- thousand emergency room visits in 2013 and 2014. they found that drug reactions sent one in every 250 americans to the e-r during that time. more than a quarter of those patients experienced effects so during the same time period, drug interactions accounted for 35- percent of emergency room visits among adults 65 and older. in 2005 and 2006 -- the last time drug reactions were studied -- they only accounted for 26-percent of e-r visits for that age group. estimates indicate that three types of drugs led to nearly half of these e-r visits. blood thinners led to hemorrhages, antibiotics caused severe allergic diabetes drugs caused hypoglycemia with neurological effects. the study's authors said health care professionals should be more careful about managing patients who take these kinds of drugs. for today's health minute, i'm kim hutcherson. we'll be back with a look at today's top stories and a final check of your forecast! and.. before we head

she came here to chicago to see a face to face with the director of the american medical association and plead that doctors might be able to spend more time on the lymphedema education. i resist the urge to tell him i like him to imagine having smm block tied to his leg. and living with that for a day. i think if they did then they would understand through that they just characteristically stopping in chicago. she'll go state-by-state doctor by doctor to make sure this disease take center stage. i have an rv just can't give them a warning i may be knocking on the door she's fighting for herself and for millions of others. is the bravery of people who continue to move their lies despite this. that in so inspiring to me keeps a fight chris continued. he hasn't won the war. is the small battles is overcoming. that make people like his therapist so proud. just a long series of small. the occupational therapist is looking to make university of colorado hospital destination for lymphedema treatment say certainly do this this disease is a cause that's close to our hearts here because the fo

. >>> according to a study published yesterday in the american medical association the cholesterol-lowering statin medication can shrink levels to an unprecedented level. doctors are studying whether this will lead to a few heart attacks and death. results are expected sometime next yearment tippeder added an update that gives 37 identity options to their users. they gave the choice of male or female in an effort to allow users to better express transwomen or gender gender queer and the ability to add a custom term. tinder ceo hopes this update can be the beginning to a problem transgender users have faced in the past. i'm ayman mohyeldin. frances rivera will be back with us tomorrow. have a great day. see you right back here tomorrow morning. back here tomorrow >>> a usf student is robbed as she walks across campus. 2 suspects on tell you with students and parents need to know. >>> his job was to take kids from predators but a state law enforcement agent is accused of abusing the trust to a -- molest children . >>> we are starting in the 40s and 50s today. leigh will let us know how quickl

the study in the journal of the american medical association increase in homicides since 2005. criminal defense attorney joe piscopo tells me it makes sense. >> if a person has a license to carry a firearm and they get in a situation outside their home, naturally they may use their gun because they know now that they have an opportunity to not be prosecuted and to be immune from lawsuits. >> reporter: the law has been the subject of much debate. cover who shot his neighbor told the jury he didn't feel he had a choice. >> he had my head like this wrapped around my neck. >> reporter: nicole olson is waiting for justice as curtis reeves, accused of killing her husband, hopes stand your ground gets him off. >> just to think that in the blink of an eye, my whole world got shattered into 1 million pieces. >> this will go on and on and the law has not changed and i don't anticipate it to change. >> reporter: and of course, the study saying it's flawed because it ignored legal principles and asking that it be retracted. >> real quick. one of those high-profile cases you mentioned, curt

the journal of the american medical association says we saw similar increases in white and black children. the largest increase we saw was in hispanic children. - type one diabetes has also increased by 21%. clearly, this is an important issue that we all need to take very seriously. it can be deadly. so far, there's no cure for diabetes. but it can be managed. - i eat healthy foods, exercise a lot. i manage my weight and i take my medication on a regular basis. - the best advice i could give other young people is just to keep their head high and keep a positive attitude towards it. - we can't help being born with genes that give us type one diabetes. but we can fight getting type two diabetes. cut down on the sugar, especially in soft drinks. even some juices have too much sugar to be healthy. they turn into sugar after you eat them. and help your body get rid of unnecessary sugar by getting exercise. trust me, life is a lot sweeter when you don't have diabetes. - my report should really peak your interest. it's about an unusual fertilizer. (upbeat music) on simple things that can make a

schimel--citing a lack of support from the american medical association and the f-d-a-- is far from convinced. is there anything that could convince you that medical mj is the way to go for pain relief..is the way to go. id want to the consensus of the medical community supporting that and we grandmother is back at work full- time--and easing her physical pain with a product nowhere close to being legal in her home state. i'm doing it for a reason and it's helping. we've certainly not made her public enemy number one..we should not treat her as a criminal. i'm sorry...it's not fair..and i'm working hard to change that. sargent saw her bill die in committee last session but will be bringing it up again. asmb he's looking to see what the new congress does--as he says this is a federal issue--something the majority of states weve tied our record high temperature for today! very windy tomorrow with highs into the 50s by dinner time. a few showers are possible in the afternoon. there is the chance for light rain and snow mix at night and into early saturday then wind chills saturday and sunday wil

the journal of the american medical association says type two has increased by 30% in recent years. - most of it is due to the obesity epidemic in children. we saw similar increases in white and black children. the largest increase we saw was in hispanic children. - type one diabetes has also increased by 21%. clearly, this is an important issue that we all need to take very seriously. it can be deadly. so far, there's no cure for diabetes. but it can be managed. - i eat healthy foods, exercise a lot. i manage my weight and i take my medication on a regular basis. - the best advice i could give other young people is just to keep their head high and keep a positive attitude towards it. - we can't help being born with genes that give us type one diabetes. but we can fight getting type two diabetes. cut down on the sugar, especially in soft drinks. even some juices have too much sugar to be healthy. cut down on the foods with hidden sugars. for example, foods with lots of carbs. they turn into sugar after you eat them. and help your body get rid of unnecessary sugar by getting exercise.

the journal of the american medical association reported a new drug by amjen called ricasa when taken with other cholesterol lowering statin medication can shrink artery clogging plague. now doctors are studying whether this will lead to fewer heart attacks and deaths. results are expected next year. gender identifications on tinder. now in an effort to allow users to better express themselves like trans woman or man, a gender, gender queer. tinder ceo hopes this can be an update to the problem transgender users have faced in the past. have a great wednesday. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. tomorrow. >> dana: breaking overnight a local woman taken ainto custody hours after firing several shots at an apartment build ago according to police. how long it took them to get her out of the apartment she was in coming up. >> kim: transition turmoil. there is a question mark at the end because a lot of the analyst areay donald trump sent out a tweet overnight saying he has no idea what people are talking about. we take you inside the developing story ahead. >> dana: supply and demand.

the journal of the american medical association reported a new drug by amjen called ricasa when takenlesterol lowering statin medication can shrink artery clogging plague. now doctors are studying whether this will lead to fewer heart attacks and deaths. results are expected next year. >>> there's an update with 37 gender identifications on tinder. now in an effort to allow users to better express themselves like trans woman or man, a gender, gender queer. tinder ceo hopes this can be an update to the problem transgender users have faced in the past. >>> thanks for watching early today. have a great wednesday. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. tomorrow. >>> right now at 4:30. intense scenes as flames devour a duplex in a san jose neighborhood. we're live where everyone inside this burning home made it out safely. >>> a triple homicide twist. the new information we're learning about the woman accused of murdering three people as she prepares to face a judge for the first time. >>> messages of hate. the reason a south bay man says he was the target of racist language in the wake o

plaintext sac,, this is people' lives this saved my life at 201 study in the germ of the american medical association concluded that states that have legalized medical marijuana other states treatment a stunning how marijuana helped b 30 percent more to control l chronic pain, the reason people like him turn to their. >> logitech medical marijuana for pain because i do want to b in opiate drug attic as i was, the concept that you can use marijuana is highly controversial. many regarded as ais gateway drug, that leads to harder drugs, the federal government scif classifies obit sa to drugsif that can be abused b has some value but marijuana is classified as a schedule one to they see it has been no medical value, is it harder to study the scheduled to our schedule three? >> it is harder because there are more restrictions but they're there for a reasonr the most important thing it is not impossible. >> we have two and the dea monopoly on medical marijuana research, ahe at a senate heari want to push the law to allow more marijuana researc subjects that we should wait until there is more research befor

i 2014 study in the american medical association concluded states that we're legalize medical marijuana have about 25 percent lower average death rate from drug overdoses than other states. another study found marijuana help by 30 percent are more to control chronic pain reason people like bobcat to it. i don't want a bit opiate drug addict. that concept you can use experts regard as a gateway drug one that leads to harder drugs. the government schedules opiates on was scheduled to drugs that can be abused would have some medical value marijuana is scheduled as scheduled one of many big government sees as having no medical value. is a harder to study schedule one been scheduled to. harder for more restrictions on it but the restrictions are therefore there for a reason. we also have to and the dea monopoly of medical marijuana research at a senate hearing several lawmakers push to change the law to allow more marijuana research. i know people are saying we should wait intel there's more research before changing the laws but the one thing that's blocking the research is the law. the dea

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schimel--citing a lack of support from the american medical association and the f-d-a-- is far from convinced. is there anything that could convince you that medical mj is the way to go for pain relief..is the way to go. id want to community supporting that and we don't have that right now. meanwhile madeline..a grandmother is back at work full- time--and easing her physical pain with a product nowhere close to being legal in her home state. i'm doing it for a reason and it's helping. we've certainly not made her public enemy number one..we should not treat her as a criminal. i'm sorry...it's not fair..and i'm working sargent saw her bill die in committee last session-- but will be bringing it up again. assembly speaker robin vos says he's looking to see what the new congress does. he says this is a federal issue-- something the majority of states clearly see differently. carl is celebrating the cultural heritage of people in southeast shoveling snow -- shovel in the dough this holiday season. an experts shares tips on how to have a financially stress-free holiday. plus -- the racine zoo join

the results printed in the american medical association suggest anyone over 40 get test ford high cholesterol. those who aren't showing any symptoms start taking stat ins, the medicine used to control cholesterol. they would be used as a preventive measure for people with a slight risk. researcher it's are asking doctors to look beyond cholestero >>> a new study suggested a drink or two a day could help keep your heart healthy. moderate alcohol consumption. moderation, excessive drinking can lead to liver problems and other issues. the people consistently drink moderately had fewer. and had were less lightly to >>> at 11:00 more details about the man accused of attacking two under age girls in a virginia restaurant's rest room >> it may be one of the biggest hacks in history, an adult dating website >> a restaurant chain facing a criticism. after one of it'sth manager's took back a free meal from a veteran on veterans day. and the story behind this is more incrib >>> moms and dad's are real guilt trip am new report saying nearly half of all parents spend more time commuting to work than playi

partially funded by the national institutes of health and was published in the journal of the american medical association. the fall chill has arrived with temperatures staying below average for most of the week ahead. the clouds moving through today are associated with a disturbance moving across our area tonight. showers will stay north and east of the las vegas valley, but it will turn breezy for your monday evening with 15 to 25 mph winds. overnight lows bottom out in the low 40s. skies clear out tuesday; we'll stay breezy with mostly sunny skies. high temperatures hold in the mid 50s. wednesday and thursday morning will start out with temperatures in the mid 30s around las vegas; our lowest temperatures so far this season. neighborhoods on the outskirts of the valley will be freezing for morning lows. high temperatures will be in the 50s. another system drops in friday bringing more clouds with gusty winds across the area. we look to stay dry at this point with highs in the low 50s on friday. look for more sun this weekend with temperatures pushing closer to 60 degrees. will resume shortly shelter pe

schimel--citing a lack of support from the american medical association and the f-d-a-- is far from convinced. is there anything that could convince you that medical mj is the way to go for pain relief..is the way to go. id want to the consensus of the medical community supporting that and we don't have that right now. meanwhile madeline..a full- time--and easing her physical pain with a product nowhere close to being legal in her home state. i'm doing it for a reason and it's helping. we've certainly not made her public enemy number one..we should not treat her as a criminal. i'm sorry...it's not fair..and i'm working hard to change that. sargent saw her bill die in committee last session but will be bringing it up again. assembly speaker robin vos says he's looki new congress does--as he says this is a federal issue--something the majority of states clearly see differently. ad lib about pkg coming up on fox 6 news at four... the cast of "fantastic beasts and where to find them" opens up about stepping into the magical world of the butterburger is made of just three cuts of fresh midwest bee

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responsible for all this family's suffering.e 1997 in the journal of the american medical association. lopera had identified the largest concentration of early onset alzheimers cases in the world. if a person has that mutation, do they get alzheimer's? >> kosik: yes, they do. >> stahl: if they have it, they definitely get the disease. >> kosik: right. there are some mutations where you don't definitely get it. but this is a bad one. and if you have this mutation, you get it. mutation was a blessing- a crucial first step toward finding a way to fight the disease. but it was also a curse, because it meant that anyone whose parent had the mutation, has a 50/50 chance of having inherited it too. do any of you know if you have that mutation? do you know? >> victor: no. >> freddie: nobody knows. >> stahl: nobody knows. well, somebody knows. dr. lopera and his team have been testing for the mutation and compiling a database, but their policy is not to tell family members if they have the mutation or not-- and not even to reveal the results to dr. lopera, since at this point, there is nothing

the gay and lesbian population continued to push for the american medical association. the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders removes homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. as one gay activists put it, "one night we went to bed sick, then the next morning we all woke up well." [laughter] discrimination continues through the 1970's and beyond, and gay and lesbians continue to flock to night bars. of thetoonist and author memoir "fun home" remember that in 1980, my first gave our was in akron, ohio. ohio. bar was in akron, i used to feel like an alien, in social groups but in that next crowd, i produced a profound existential release for once not being the only queer. a year later in 1991, i moved to new york. there was a lot of routine anti-gay hostility on the street. even in sheridan square you would get hassled for holding hands. then you would step past the bouncer at the duchess, and you were home free. that bar had its own panels, but it afforded me the space to just be, with my guard down, and that was foundational. a year after bechde

the study was published in the american journal of medical association. it found an increase in suicide since 2005. the trayvon martin case in 2012 brought national attention to the law even though george zimmerman never -- never used it as defense. into a situation outside their home, they may use their gun because they now know they have the opportunity to not be prosecuted. >> critics believe the data is flawed and they have asked that the study be retracted saying it ignored legal principles. >>> wide receiver mike evans talked today about his decision to sit during the national anthem at sunday's game and the apology that followed. many fans were not happy with his protest over of donald trump and he said looking back he would have done things differently but what's done is done. >> it won't happen again. i will be standing with my teammates. i know i hurt a lot of people by doing what i did. i want to apologize to the people that were affected by what i did and to the people that are disappointed in my decision to stand with my teammates from now on

study just released by of american medical association it looked at nearly 300 students with asthma. and they took samples of dust from both their floors, at home and school. and the researchers found that argue jen that is come from myspace in almost 100 percent of school samples were there. and nothing significant from the ones they took from home. >> study did not take into account dampness, mold or any other possible pollutant as with most research, the scientists say more work needs to be done. and there are reports a sick the child is now died at the hospital. >> new this morning the school bus driver has charged with vehicular manslaughter he's just 24 years old. that bus was found wrapped around a tree. 24 kids were taken to the hospital. more charges against bus driver are expected to be ad after investigation is completed too. authorities issued a warrant to remove brac box from school bus so they could take look at the video from it and national transportation safety board is on its way to tennessee with the investigation. district superintendent into equilibrium about an

this morning a study published in a journal american medical association there has 24.4 percent increase in homicides. since it was implemented using today from cdc, researcher studied month rates of homicides in florida between 1999 and 2014. they then compared that rate to the a rate after the law ras implemented. and the increase was substantial. researchers stress the study is not political, and they are only trying to a put facts out there so peek appear can look a pros and cons of laws had have a heavy impact on the communities. >>> all right jen, thank you. >> welcome. >>> also in news this new port richey woman is facing child neglect charges after three-year-old was found wandering in streets. just after 4 o'clock friday afternoon, neighbors called pasco county. called the sheriff's office saying that the child was walking around alone for more than 30 minutes. and they claim that that was the third day in a row that that had happened. deputiesed and up knocking done door where they found whitney show maker passed out child protective investigators were called out to scene and s

published in the journal of american medical association. >> very interesting. always good to find some way to keep people alive. heart disease, big killer. >>> the president-elect dismissing reports of infighting. saying there is no disarray during his transition. but what does the gop think of trump's potential cabinet picks? there is infighting. it is real and we take a closer look. isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla (apremilast). otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable after just 4 months, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and

the journal of the american medical association reports on a study that surveyed tenth year and again six months later. it found that nearly 20% or one in five of those considered frequent vapers became frequent smokers and almost 12% became infrequent smokers. i found this interesting because i think a lot of people assume e-cigarettes are the healthier way to go, but if you're turning from e-cigarettes to tobacco use, then there's really no point. >> the jury is still out on whether they are going to be a want to quit smoking but there are potential health hazards for those people who are nonsmokers, particularly adolescents. when you think about what's in the e-cigarette, there is the aerosol component. that dmoecomponent has been fouo contain heavy metals, toxic chemicals and carcinogens. the nicotine itself can have effects on the pran of growing adolescents that can lead to long-term cognitive problems. and the flavorings a lot of these e-cigarettes have have been teste a gest 81 but not inhalation. there's one that's been shown to cause scarring of the lung. so how much nicotin

the latest stats from the american medical association show the rate of death fell from 20% from 1983lso say one in four deaths in the country are linked to the condition and that someone in the u.s. suffers a heart attack every 42 seconds. that's staggering but a new study is showing promise after scientists successfully regrew heart tissue in mice using molecules from zebra fish. this sounds like something out of science fiction but it sounds like it could be promising. >> it's definitely promising, not ready for prime time yet. these things take years to develop and start the clinical trials in humans but it goes to show you, we are at the forefront and future of medicine and never know where this research is going to take us. >> when you circle back, i want to go back to that statistic that someone has a heart attack every 42 seconds in the united states. really need to let that sink in. it makes people sit up and take notice. what do you hope more people will do to keep themselves heart hety. we're getting for the new year's resolutions any day? >> i'm going to circle back becaus

medications. dangerous interactions between medicines are sending an increasing number of americans to the emergency room. that's according to a c-d-c t medical association. researchers examined data from over 42-thousand emergency room visits in 2013 and 2014. they found that drug reactions sent one in every 250 americans to the e-r during that time. more than a quarter of those patients experienced effects so severe they had to be hospitalized. during the same time period, drug interactions accounted for 35-percent of emergency room visits among adults 65 and older. in drug reactions were studied -- they only accounted for 26-percent of e-r visits for that age group. estimates indicate that three types of drugs led to nearly half of these e-r visits. blood thinners led to hemorrhages, antibiotics caused severe allergic reactions and diabetes drugs caused hypoglycemia with neurological effects. the study's authors said health care professionals should be more careful about managing patients who take these kinds of drugs. for today's health minute, i'm kim hutcherson. to ethanol and biodiesel, and it has to do with the environmental protection agency. th

. >> reporter: the american pharmacist association explains even though the medication is the same the auto injector is technical for another brand. >> legally we would have to fill it as epipen unless we call the prescriber to change it. >> reporter: we found some large chain pharmacies don't even stock the alternatives because it's so rarely prescribed. >> the fda has shown if you have they've or four different drugs in the marketplace, you're likely to have a lower and more competitive market. >> reporter: that may soon be the case. in addition to this epinephrine auto injector, mylan is working on an authorized generic and another brand audi-q is bringing back its generic. when mary recently refilled marcus' prescription, his doctor did write auto epinephrine ininjector, so instead of the epi she got this. now it's her turn to bring the awareness. >> i'll inform my school. >> you can order a free trainer from the website. the primary difference between this and the epipen, the generic has two caps instead of one. you of hold it 10 seconds instead of three -- you hold it 10 seconds