the united states congress passed hr 1983, the state's medical marijuana medicate debt -- medication act of 2011, which was introduced by representative barney frank. we also are calling upon the federal government to pass hr 1985, the small business tax equity act of 2011, which was introduced by congressman pete stark. we're also calling upon the federal government to follow the lead and take leave from people like mark leno, leland yee, and others who have called for the protection of the rule of law as enacted by the voters of the state of california. we also encourage the president of the united states to enact legislation requiring federal law enforcement to respect state law when it comes to medical cannabis. i think in these times, it is very important for us in the city and county of san francisco to take a clear stand in supporting patient rights, and i urge support of this resolution. i also want to take this opportunity to thank the medical canada's community and all the activists that have rallied behind this very important plot -- cause. i also want to think my colleagu

george washington medical school, associate medical years andcueorgetown medical currently medical answers,medicy teonlevisi program, host 8 years and currently. author, 36 articles, four monographs and 204 professional presentations on adultvi attentn ltficit disorder, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, psychopharmacology.st hobbies, acting, singing, power walking. brian bowls doyle. >> on the words psychopharmacology, you say, ariel, the psycho pharmacologist is the new drug dealer, like a park avenue drug dealer. is that how people look upon psychopharmacology? >> that's what one of my sources said to me. that's how she views it. i think that's how some people -- they've taken their attitude that they would have had once towards street drugs and transferred it on to prescription pills. >> you mean, they were taking marijuana in high school and then graduated to coke in college, and now they're into park avenue drugs, and they have a psychiatrist so they have a psycho pharmacologist? >> the girl you're speaking of, that's what she said. >> isn't that true in many cases? >> it's

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and the right of patients to access medication they need. i believe it is important for us in this time for the city and county of san francisco for the board of supervisors to be clear that we do support the rights of patients to have access to medication. with that, i ask for your support. the rest, i submit. supervisor avalos: just a couple of items for introduction. one, at long last, the advisory committee for the balboa park station. the plan was approved in january 2009. i think it was my first piece of legislation because i had inherited from my former supervisor from district 11, and since that time, there have been a lot of discussions about how to proceed with land-use issues surrounding the station, and there has been a lot of need for the community to have greater oversight along with greater entities involved around the station including bart, caltrans, muni, dpw. this body will be meeting quarterly to provide input. it will be staffed by the mta if we do approve this, and it will be a great benefit to district 11 and people wh

she received medical insurance refer row. to receive the courage to speak with her family who welcomed her pregnancy. she is now a mother. the other two would then i met at a baby shower -- the other two women i met at a baby shower. they are mothers and very glad they have their children. i have experienced first resort to give full information to women and respect their choices if women do decide to abort, they are welcome to return to first resort for continuing care afterwards. >>> what is your connection to a first resort? >> i am not an employee or volunteer. thank you. supervisor cohen: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. i am a student at san francisco university. i urge you to vote yes on this legislation. i would like to begin by applauding first resort by providing so many free in time the services to women facing unintended pregnancies. i agree such clinics are very voluble, particularly when we as women are based on assault on our reproductive rights across the country. first resort can offer services to wom

well, an individual on medication-assisted therapy is covered under the ada. they are in a therapeutic environment, and so it is illegal to discriminate against that person. now, that said, there are some regulations that militate against certain medications. for instance, if you are to dot on methadone, then you can't operate a truck or bus under the dot; you can't use their-the dot approval process. but that has less to do with being on medication-assisted treatment and more to do with their policies about certain kinds of medications, and even though there are challenges to that, that tends to be the issue. so, in short, mat is covered by the ada, and an individual should not be discriminated against because they're on medication-assisted treatment. now if they're currently using, despite the fact they're on medication-assisted treatment, then it's a different matter. the ada won't protect them. and when we come back, i want to continue to talk a little bit about that and also about some access issues. we'll be right back. [music] it's really important to c

our medical command recently changed several policies regarding the number of prescriptions, medications, and the duration for which a prescription may be considered talent -- valid. this has led to a decreased use of prescription medication, specifically narcotics and psychotropic medicine. at walter reed, for example, psychotic usage has decreased from over 80% to 8.5% in the last year and a half among our wounded warriors. this is a good news story. we are doing our best to replicate it at other army escalations. the problem is having people who are trained in alternative pain management who can work these reductions. this type of challenge will help us decrease the number of accidental overdoses, medication diversion, and drug abuse. these are important elements of the army's holistic medical campaign plan. over all we of that -- made great progress. although i could talk for hours about individual efforts, that is not to say there are problems where there is still significant room for improvement. the reality is we as a department and a nation will be dealing with the symptoms and e

kaiser permanente is a medical home.ally, we have barbara community health care as a medical home. supervisor chu: with respect, we have heard from a few constituents that the space or medical homes with slots available are close to capacity and not there already. what happens in that situation? >> last fiscal year, 6% to 8% of all of our medical homes were open. we asked them each to provide upward capacity. for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, the capacity of 14,700 individuals, they are at capacity. they determine their capacity not just on health the san francisco participants, but all of the other patients that they had. those that were on medicare, metical, other state-funded programs, such as healthy families. we certainly work with each of our medical homes. imbedded in this contract you will see increased capacity to determine whether or not they can increase capacity and, if they can, we are able to do that. certainly, we do monitor that. we also do have other medical homes that serve the population. specifically the

medical marijuana is going to non-medical marijuana states. it has become a big headache to law enforcement. they are saying implicitly california hasn't got its act together on this and we, the feds, have to take bigger action. >>. >> belva: what about this larger supply? p. >> the largest dispensary is in oakland, possibly in the country. they have had a long running battle with the irs over their business deductions. and they lost at least the first round of that battle. irs says they owe them $2.4 million. the owner says if they do that it will wipe out the industry. >> why would they appeal. >> they are saying they should be able to deduct operating expenses and the feds say no. this is the irs, not the u.s. attorney's office. >> do you see evidence that in fact there is a lot of criminal activity around this. there are reasons that the feds really should be worried? are you seeing that. >> it is clear evidence of growers growing large quantities of marijuana in california and shipping to other states where the profits are higher. marijua

we are a medical can biss dispensary. the reason i'm worried about continuing our lease is because our very supportive landlord has received a 45-day notice. they got it 25 days ago. we may close in 25 days not because our landlord wants us to close because they are fearful that our 2,500 patients won't be able to be served. we're very fearful. it's 50/2450 we'll close, if not more -- it's 50/50 that we'll close, if not more. there is a time line for us. i'm hoping with all the strong, eloquent, intelligent words you listen to, you might come up with some yourselves and get a resolution or please reply to melinda hague or so and support the use of medical cannibus in san francisco and respond to the, you know, unfortunate federal government attack on us. thank you. [applause] >> good evening, president chu and the board of supervisors of san francisco. my name is mary sanders. i'm a native of san francisco. my parents were native of san francisco. my grandparents came here from ireland to escape prosecution, certain impri

medical research, tens of billions of dollars. a household item that could prevent a range of illnesses, priceless. that's how we begin tonight with our chief science correspondent robert bazell. >> reporter: it is more powerful evidence that one of the oldest and cheapest medicines on earth may be one of the most beneficial. british researchers studied people like keith reiger who inherited a gene which puts him at very high risk for colon cancer. he and his father had colon cancer. two of the three children inherited the gene. one died at 22 from colon cancer. in the study, 861 people with lynch syndrome took either two three milligram tablets of aspirin or a placebo. scientists followed them for two years after they stopped taking the aspirin. >> we reduced by 60%. >> reporter: because the same gene plays a role in the more common form of the disease, researchers assume that aspirin might help the general population reduce colon cancer risk. but aspirin is not without its own potential side effects. >> there are also risks, par

they cannot give you medical care here. there are no licensed physicians here, no matter what they say. they called themselves nurses. what do they do? the one that trains you to wipe old people's passes. they are religiously funded. if you come here, they will try to manipulate you. i repeat, they offer no medical care here. do not believe you're in the care of a position. do not be misled." >> amy everett. >> good morning, thank you. i am the state director of choice for california, and we represent thousands of women. i am here to express strong support of the members an organization for the pregnancy information and protection ordinance. this morning we deliver more than 300 letters from san francisco residents to each supervisor. in addition to the more than 1500 that were delivered last thursday. for several years now my office has conducted research on the crisis pregnancy centers and the harm they do to women who are facing unplanned pregnancies. our report found that many intentionally mislead and coerced women who

unfortunately, he made several errors of medical adjustment. >> according to dr.nose of brain death was not accurate. >> connor was clearly not brain dead when he arrived. brain death is defined as lack of any activity of the brain including the brain stem. when he was resuscitated, he had breathing activity and his heart was beating. he clearly wasn't dead. the diagnosis of brain death would have taken considerable amount of time. many tests could have been done and they're very difficult to do, deaths of 3 day old babies. they have been brought to the department with irreversible brain injury aand will die and i think that was the situation with with connor. >> narrator: even so, he should have involved the parents in the decision he made and pronouncing connor dead. >> the error was not waiting long enough with life support to pronounce him dead. the did this nine minutes after discontinuing life support. that's a very short period of time if the baby's heart had been beating before that, it takes quite a while for the baby's heart to stop. there's no rush to p

medical examiner joni mcclain would perform the autopsy. to mcclain, the evidence pointed to sexual assault and murder. she found bruising on isis' head and body, hemorrhaging in the brain, and a laceration at the entrance to the vagina. in her final report, she called it homicide by multiple blunt force injuries. ernie lopez was charged with aggravated sexual assault. and, after a short trial, he was found guilty. before sentencing, medical examiner joni mcclain testified that the baby died from this violent assault. lopez was sentenced to 60 years in prison. >> you know, sometimes, it just hits me: "man, i'm in prison." i never thought i would be in prison, never in a hundrediok years. >> thompson: for the past year and a half, frontline, propublica and npr have been investigating medical examiners and the field of forensic pathology. we found a broken system in which the most basic principles of science and investigation are often ignored, with no national standards of any kind. >> it amazes me that such an important aspect of our govern

texas medical center is in multiple hospital and medical cities. it proceeded and the stalled and for five days, gave us an awful lot of rain. about a 3, it exceeded the ability to maintain the water. and just when you expect the disaster to be over, it was day three. resources were needed and over 1000 patients needed to be evacuated from three major hospitals within the city. that haven't taught us a great deal about our own dependence upon each other and planning together within the city. as far as international, we have provided teams of doctors, nurses, and others to haiti. we have worked with doctors without borders to mobilize clinical staff and resources. we worked to provide a medical equipment to other countries and devastated by disasters. because of the resource that we use and activate every day, we provide a great deal of resources locally and abroad. the next we are talking about, i wanted to give you an idea of what their resources on a daily basis or an annual basis to the community are. it is a system of 24 hospitals, so we have r

we in california are not the only state that has recognized there are medical benefits to canada's. there are least 16 states in this country that are doing that. doing -- during the campaign for president, president obama repeatedly asserted that he recognized and respected the right of states to allow for medical cannabis. ultimately, this is an issue that is about patients' rights, the rights of patients to access the medication that is needed peer the state's largest association of doctors and california medical association, which represents more than 35,000 positions, has clearly stated the need for the recognition of medical cannabis. we have a number of associations that have made the same case, and there are also benefits in terms of job creation, which is one of the reasons why organized labor has also taken a position to support the rights of patients to access to medication. at different times in the last couple of years, the federal government has made some positive signs, made some positive comments about the importance of protecting state law when it comes to the issue

critics say more needs to be done to regulate medical devices. >> the main problem with medical device regulation is they're not held to as high a standard as prescription drugs. >> reporter: this bringing the fda to question 21 different medical device manufacturers. increasingly, we're seeing hip replacements in women. they're living longer and more active in their senior years. >>> perhaps because consumers have been accustomed to being dazzled by apple, today felt like a letdown. new product rollouts mean just that. today's new iphone is really a better version of the old iphone. while it's faster and better and runs longer. it's still not anything close to the all new iphone 5 rumors fans had hoped for. it will be much discussed and already on the web. because it's the first rollout of the post-steve jobs era at apple. my name's jeff. i'm a dad, coach... and i quit smoking with chantix. knowing that i could smoke during the first week was really important to me. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke -

no backup medical equipment. having no medical records to share with other doctors. and most critically, not calling 911 immediately, which could have saved jackson's life. >> he was definitely saveable at that point. >> so, in essence, had dr. murray called 911 at 12:00, michael jackson would still be here today. >> yes, sir. >> and there's just no doubt in your mind about that? >> no doubt. >> reporter: dr. murray's 20 minute delay in calling 911 makes him guilty of manslaughter, said the prosecution's medical witnesses, even if it was jackson who delivered the fatal last dose while jackson was out of the room. >> 911 was called at 12:20. so, now from the assumed time that dr. murray found the patient, it's 20 minutes until the time that 911 is called. >> well, that just compounds the underlying affect of lack of adequate circulation and adequate oxygen to the brain. that is really, really critical. and i think at that point, it really becomes irreversible. >> reporter: and in a stunning concession today, dr. murray's defense team told the judge, out of the jury's

tonight's medical watch the dangers of sitting not to wait not do it added doubles the risk for colonhose who exercise but spend part of the day sitting increased threat of the pulping cancer compared to those with more active occupations. study of cancer patients exercise before or after work was ineffective in on doing the damage of a sedentary work environment. protection against older in cancer in the form of a pill birth control pill following 300,000 women for nine years doctors found those who use birth control pill lower risk of ovarian cancer by 45 percent. even women who just took the pill for a short time at some benefit in 50 percent reduced risk of older and cancer having children also had some protected by fax on the ovaries. finally sweet and for many favorite fruit new reason to love watermelon may protect your hard university of kentucky researchers studied watermelon of tax on mouth on levels of cholesterol lowering cholesterol watermelon juice and help protect arteries from assembling a plaque dr. sagan not know if works on humans no downside to enjoying watermelon

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>> i-- why did you go to medical school. >> i went to medical school to help you understand the risks and benefits as an individual are. so you can put your values into the decision. >> stephen: but i come to you. i'm sick. and by the way did you bring your prescription pad tonight. did you bring anything like that. because i hear there is a cough syrup with vicodin that whatever you need for that, i've got that. >> jeff toobin will represent me. >> stephen: fantastic. but if i'm a deathly sick person, do i want to you take over to tell me what's best for me? because i'm dealing with the stress of being a terribleably sick person. >> i can help certainly guide you and explain to you what the risks and benefits are. but i need to know from you what your personal approach is. what your philosophy, how much risk do you want to take. how do you perceive the benefit. >> stephen: that's not what house does. (laughter) that is even what marcus welby did. tv doctors don't do that. >> right, and those are the best doctors. (laughter) >> the marcus welby era is over. because medicine is not bla

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we begin with medical news affecting more than half of the adults in this country. vitamins. half of us take them every day. but now a major new study in an important medical journal finds in some cases the supplements either do no good or could increase the risk of dying from cancer or heart disease. so which ones help, and which ones may bring potential risks? according to the study, abc's sharyn alfonsi has the details. >> reporter: for millions of us they are part of our daily routine, which is why the findings of the new study are so hard to swallow. researchers now reporting that for older women, some vitamins might actually be harmful. the study looked at almost 40,000 women ages 55 through 69 over the course of 19 years finding that older women who took a multivitamin, b6, folic acid, magnesium zinc or copper were at a slight increased risk of death, about 2.4%, from things like heart disease and cancer. with women who took iron having a 3.1% increased risk of death. >> up until now, there hasn't been much of a risk seen with multivitamins. people thought, well, it mi

what's so attractive about this medication? >> it's basically a quick on and off. that may answer why people think this is something they could do at home. if it gets out of hand and there's no one to resuscitate you, no one can bring you back. >> that was pretty quick. you just gave him the medication -- >> five or ten minutes. >> he's gone from being completely awake to completely asle asleep. >> he's not breathing. i'm breathing for him. >> one thing that's worth pointing out, this is a hospital that uses the medication, thousands and thousands of times a year but they do use the medication in nonhospital settings like outpatient clinics. the doctors here will tell you they've never heard of it being used in a home. a little bit after sneak peek ins inside the operating room. lots of things to pay attention to. also prosecutors say murray failed to call 911 right away and, get this, a witness who is jackson's head of security described this -- murray was doing cpr with just one hand with jackson still lying on the bed. now, to me, some important things jumped ou

the doctors worked in evacuation centers with local medical staff. they treated survivors who developed hyperthermia and respiratory tract infections. a theanhoiver door wenooreaer jan oun'haoced on agsi lnse thhod veri to fd t ouhe patient's health. their family situation, and their immunization records. we need doctors with broader points of view in disaster areas. >> reporter: about 40% of the participants at this seminar have volunteered in japan's northeast. many of them said they would like to work abroad in the future. physicians from nsf france and the international red cross are trying to help them prepare. they taught participants how to make triage decisions when faced with many casualties. they also showed them surgical techniques. >> translator: after march 11th, many japanese physicians must have realized that disaster medical care is not something we are specialized in. >> this is a very fresh case. >> reporter: the emphasis of the two-day seminar is practical skills. broken bones are the most common injuries in conflicts and natural d

a new test that is helping women with their rear medical disease. plus -- >> the idea that we're spending time debating halloween rather than the real issues at hand. >> connecticut communities busting heads overt of -- over the upcoming holiday. >> we are tracking rain across the area. we will time that out in the forecast coming up, and look at the holiday forecast for halloween. 62 at b.w.i.. here is a look at the grand hotel and spa camera at ocean >> a british corner says amy winehouse died of alcohol poisoning. this -- the corners of the blood alcohol content was nearly five times over the legal driving with it. she was found dead in her bed on july 23 after years of substance abuse battles. detective said they found empty vodka bottles around her bed at the time of her death. in this afternoon's medical alert, a new drug therapy is helping women get up potentially fatal blood condition have successful pregnancies, and now it is fda-approved. we're introduced to a maryland mother whose life is that there be saved. >> there was a lot of praying

association, and again, it is the largest medical group in the u.s. to support legalizing marijuana. >>> donation are pouring in to the occupy wall street moovlt in new york. just a few blocks down in the park where the protesters have gathered, you'll find food, medical supplies, housing and more. the food is housed in a former bank at the broadway exchange. we're told the goods are donated from all over the world and even the space is free. the park howuses a medical tent and kitchen. >> people have been sending us so much support, it's overwhelming. >> i think people feel a part of a community. they feel appreciated. they feel like they belong. >> so far organizers say $235,000 has also been donated to the movement. a peace movement was on this morning. this is 55-year-old cindy sheehan. she was one of 500 demonstrators arrested for failure to disperse. she attracted attention back in 1995 after her son was kidnapped in iraq. >>> dan wheldon, two-time indy 500 winner died today in the indy car series season finale. during a 15-car wreck on lap 12 o

critics say more needs to be done to regulate medical devices. >> the main problem with medical device regulation is they're not held to as high a standard as prescription drugs. >> reporter: this spring the fda began requiring 21 manufacturers to inspect the safety of this type of hip replacement. it's always important that you exhaust all kinds of pain management, including physical therapy before seeking any kind of surgery. increasingly, we're seeing hip replacements in women. they're living longer and more active in their senior years. >> boy, are we going to be hearing more about these. >> yes, we are. >> nancy snyderman, thanks, as always. >>> perhaps because consumers have been accustomed to being dazzled by apple, today felt like a letdown. new product rollouts usually mean just that. today's new iphone is really a better version of the old iphone. while it's faster and better and runs longer. it's still not anything close to the all new iphone 5 rumors fans had hoped for. it will be much discussed and already is on the web, because it's really the first rollout of the post-st