a link between hormone replacement therapy and ovarian cancer.wimbledon champs serena williams putting on a clinic for kids in our area. >>> day two in the trial of banita jacks, mother accused of killing her children and leaving the badly decomposed bodies in her home. her defense involves the par a zs normal and her fate is in the hands of one judge. pat collins reports. >> reporter: this is judge frederick weisberg. ultimately, he will decide the guilt or innocen of banita jacks. jacks is charged with killing her four daughters. inside superior court for the last day and a half, judge weisberg has been viewing a videotaped statement jacks gave to police. eight hours long. and in that interview, banita jack says her daughters were possessed by demons. that demons got into the furniture and into the girls' clothing and she says that she threw out all of the furniture and all the clothes. that her girls were left with only t-shirts to wear. and now it was january 9, 2008, that marshals came to evict jacks from her home on sixth street southeast.

out in concern about ovarian cancer. ovarian cancer's something we don't talk nearly enough about.n be so vague. about 21,000 new cases of ovarian cancer every year, 15,000 deaths. so you can get an idea of the mortality there. look at some of the symptoms. again those are vague symptoms. that's why when a woman experiences those it is hard to know that something much more serious may be developing. with regard to this particular study, they studied 900,000 women, almost 1 million women over ten years trying to figure out is there a relationship between hormone replacement therapy and ovarian cancer. the answer came back a resounding yes. look at the increased risk of developing ovarian cancer if you're on hormone replacement therapy. what was interesting -- you mentioned this earlier -- it really didn't matter, either the formulation of the hormone replacement therapy or the duration that the women were taking it. women were taking it as short as six months even had this increased risk. this was concerning especially given the potential mortality rates of ovarian cancer. >> what's

to healthcare and they found african-americans were significantly more likely to die from breast, ovarian and prostate cancer than the other participants because these cancers are all gender related and experts believe there is a complex interaction of genetic and hormonal factors that make them more deadly for african-americans. health is on wait for those who suffer from chronic hair pulling. an amino acid may treat people who pull their hair. the supplement showed the majority of people who took it saw significant improvement in symptoms. researchers say it took about nine weeks to work and there were no bad side effects. it is now 5:42. 60 degrees on tv hill. the loss of a child can be painful for my mother but a missouri mother provides much needed comfort. >> you are looking at a live picture of the downtown area from our sky camp. -- sky cam. you are watching "11 n >> kim dacey for sarah caldwell for that check of the traffic. >> things are not bad. the biggest thing is in carroll county at marriottsville road closed in both directions between driver and henryton, a downed pole the

ovarian, 61%. and prostate cancer, 21% higher. >> the study also found that in nonhormone-based cancer, like lung, colon and lymphoma, minorities actually had the same survival rate. >> it makes us wonder what the role is between hormones and race and outcome. >> reporter: minority cancer rates are predicted to rise by 99% over the next 20 years. charise is still in radiation. she knows cancer does not discriminate. >> you never know. it's not an age thing. it's not a race thing. it's your body. >> reporter: doctors say the best treatment is early detection. so get screened early and often. in new york, karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: more than 192,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in american women in 2009. >>> and still to come on wjz eyewitness news. the president and the pope. what president obama and pope benedict discussed today. >>> horrible case of animal cruelty. what police say happened to dozens of puppies found in a truck. >>> bob turk in the first warning

six years later, she was struck with another primary cancer, ovarian cancer, and this time she fought her will to live was formidable, but this time the cancer was too strong and she died at the age of 60. my sister and i and our father bore witness to this unimaginable horror and suffering. i am still haunted by it daily. one year after her death, i took a blood test for what is commonly known as the breast cancer gene, and it was done to find out -- i was stunned to find out i carried this genetic mutation. at the time, she did not know this existed. the test results told me that i had up to 90% chance of getting breast cancer, most likely before the age of 50, and i was 34 at the time when i took the test. i spent one year soul-searching, researching, speaking to doctors around the country, trying to figure out what to do. i was told that the gold standard for preventing breast cancer was prophylactic double mastectomy and reconstruction. although i was cancer free, i was statistically assured of getting cancer, most likely young and a very virulent strain. >> that is a more tough

who all had the same access to care, and they found african-americans were more likely from breast, ovarianancers. >> surgeons at johns-hopkins hospital lead the first 16-patient multicenter kidney transplant. the operations took place here, st. louis, oklahoma city and detroit. doctors performed 16 surgeries over a three-week period. they took kidneys from eight donors and matched them with eight patients who needed kidneys. a kidney swap program could help ease the shortage of transplant organs. >> we think that in the future this is the paradigm that is going to be used where there is going to be multiple centers involved. >> montgomery estimates that the donor pool in the united states could facilitate 1,500 transplants each year if all centers participated. a new report out tonight suggests that global warming and newt rent pollution are leading to more people being sick from the waters in the chesapeake bay. they call the spread of the bacteria a national disgrack. john sherman has more on who the group says is at fault. >> dirty, polluted water puts people out of work and makes us si

mre likely that people of other ethnic groups to die from three gender-specific cancers -- breast, ovarian, and prostate. doctors are wondering why. when this woman was diagnosed six years ago, she was very worried. >> everything just shuts down. my mother and grandmother were also diagnosed with cancer at an early age and they both died. >> a study suggests this woman is likely to be alive. they followed patients for over 10 years and said african- americans are more likely to die from these cancers. >> what they imply is that being african-american is worse in terms of surviving cancer. >> researchers say the differences are not because of poverty or inferior hlth care. all people in the study were in getting the same treatment. this doctor disagrees, seeing this factors could have played a part before the patients began the study. >> that is what is probably leaving them the worst types of cancers, and that is why they are dying earlier. >> the studies find african- americans might have genetic variations that make them react differently to medications. >> it is not always a death sente

institute said african-americans are less likely than whites to survive breast cancer, prostate and ovarian cancer even when they received identical treatment. researchers say the findings add to growing evidence that biological factors may play a role in the survival gap. >>> michael jackson, he was a lot of things, singer, dancer, philanthropist, all of these things have been discussed in the days after his death. but has the media focused more on the negative than the positive. some think so. >> i have seen other musical icons die, where there were serious questions about them, and i've never seen it dominate the news before their funeral, and dominate it to the point that people forgot their greatness. and even now a lot of those answers never came out about allegations in their life. and we still exhaust their artistry. all we're asking for is fairness. >> joining me now, brian monroe, cnn contributor. he also conducted the last interview with michael jackson. lauren lake, entertainment reporter and attorney. thank you both for joining me. after that, reverend sharpton went on to say h

ovarian cancer and just 18 months to live. >> that always bewildered me, you know? how could this happen and why did it happen? when you have this color of skin and you run into situations that are inexplicable to you, that don't seem to be reasonable, it makes you wonder what's generating this? it does. >> reporter: gary spears is back at the church organ. he was in that similar situation. we now know what he thinks about it. he suffered too much and too long just because he is black. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, new york. >>> this week, a new chapter. "black in america ii," the struggle, the solutions and new challenges. watch this groundbreaking special wednesday and thursday night. >>> tomorrow on "360," cop killer or innocent man? troy davis is on death row. 20 years later key prosecution witnesses have recanted their testimony sparking a battle between the victim's widow and inmate's sister. here is a preview. >> this case for me is about truth and fairness. yes, we want to find what happened to officer mcphail not for my family to save my brother but his family bec

ovarian, 61%. and prostate cancer, 21% higher. >> reporter: the study also found that in nonhormone-based cancers, like lung, lymphoma, they had the same survival rate. >> it makes us wonder what the role is between hormones and race. >> reporter: minority cancer rates are expected to rise by 28% over the next years. charise says she knows cancer does not discriminate. >> you never know. it's not an age thing. it's not a race thing. it's your body. >> reporter: doctors say the best treatment is early detection. so get screened early and often. in new york, karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> researchers are planning more studies to explore the interactions between cancer and genetics that may lead to new and better treatments. >>> pentagon health experts are putting pressure on the military to stop soldiers from smoking. kai jackson has more on this story. >> reporter: pentagon health officials want to ban tobacco use by troops and stop them from being sold. they found that 37% of soldiers used to

ovarian, 61%. and prostate cancer, 21% higher. >> reporter: the study also found that in nonhormone based cancers, like lung, colon and lymphoma, minorities actually had the same survival rate. >> makes us wonder what the role is between hormones and race and outcome. >> reporter: minority cancer rates are predicted to rise by 99% over the next 20 years. charise is still in radiation. she knows cancer does not discriminate. >> you never know. it's not an age thing. it's not a race thing. it's your body. >> reporter: doctors say the best treatment is early detection. so get screened early and often. in new york, karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> researchers are planning more studies to explore the interactions between cancer and genetics that may lead to better treatments in the future. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. >>> are maryland's public school graduates prepared for college level math classes? the emergency operation center is getting

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found that death rates for higher for blacks with hormone based cancers, breast cancer, 45% higher, ovarianate cancer 21%. the study found in nonhormone based cancers like lung, colon and lymphoma minorities sad the same survival rates. >> it makes us wonder what the role is between a hormone and race and outcome. >> reporter: minority cancer rates are predicted to rise by 99% the next two decades. doctors say the best weapon is early detection, especially in this community. so get screened early and often. >>> now the friday healthy hour focus on fitness. tonight, doctors that treat a special injury prone group, the professional dancers at the ballet. a movement is underway to help them to manage their health care needs in this demanding way of life ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: elizabeth has been dancing since she was a little girl and now is a pro with the washington ballet. don't let her graceful plea yeas fool you there's is a lot of sacrifice to staying strong and agile enough to dance through the years. >> i have had plenty of years. i have had three surgeries in my feet but i have come b

but the tie to ovarian cancer hasn't been well-established. new study gives a clearer picture of the risks. researchers in denmark looked at the medical records of one million women ages 50 to 79 who did not have cancer at the start of the study. they found women who were currently taking hormone replacement therapy had a 38% increase risk for owe investigativian cancer. after they stopped using the drug, the risk slowly went down over time. they also found the increased risk was not influenced by which drugs you took, how much you took or whether you took it orally or by a patch. bathtime is a nightly ritual in many households with children. but new statistics show an alarming number of children are injured in the tub. more than 43,000 kids and teens are hurt in bathtubs or showers each year. children under the age of 4 accounted for more than half of those incidents. since 80% of the injuries were from slips and falls, researchers recommend adding nonslip mats or coatings in bathtubs and showers. walking, running, anywhere you want to go whi

the defense appropriations over $2 billion for funding medical research and treatment for diseases, ovarian cancer research and spinal chord injuries, research with applications have a much wider implications outside of defense. the defense appropriation also funds important technology research, providing funding for research that keeps the united states on the cusp of innovation for important civilian applications. funding for this legislation will advance lithiumion battery technology and energy storage that's a linchpin of making wind and solar viable and cost-effective. installing photo-voltaic panel on our military installations will make sure they can quickly access the infrastructure of the modern world. and it has the effect of reducing costs to americans of reducing cost in their home. this provides a robust small business funding. it provides high wage employment and bolesering local economies. these innovations also have direct civilian applications. many of the technologies we enjoy in our daily lives stem like global positioning systems to microwave ovens, we take for granted t

which was presumed to be effective in helping women who were suffering a fourth stage ovarian cancer at a time when it's very, it's almost irreversible. but as one began to develop research on tax all they began to find that its properties were also useful for breast cancer and other types of cancers. so what research does is opens up a whole variety of avenues and that's where discoveries are made. i think we should leave these kinds of efforts to the scientists. this project is producing, it will continue to produce with the aid of this funding, peer-reviewed research that i believe and that -- with my colleague, will be of great benefit. once again, as i say, we have been very open, there's been a great deal of scrutiny that's gone into this process, this year. there has been new requirements that chairman obey put into practice to continue our efforts to ensure that the appropriations process is open, that it's transparent and that it is worthy of the public's trust. in terms of vetting each request for the agency under whose jurisdiction the earmark would fall there's been the p

maria from minnesota, my daughter is 24, she has, ok, a -- an ovarian disease since she was 15, requiring three surgeries, five hospital visits and many, many office calls. this is a chronic condition which will probably result in infertility or in the least difficulty in achieving pregnancy. this is physically draining as she is often in pain and has been on many narcotics pain meds, including vicatin and perk set. in addition, the idea of not having children is a tough thing to face as a teenager and young adult. if that wasn't enough, she also has a degenerative disk disease in her cervical spine. this is resulted -- this has resulted in a herniated disk and chronic constant pain. there is no cure for this and no real treatment. since she's an adult she no longer is eligible to be under our insurance plans. she has a b.a. degree but has not been able to find long-term employment in her field which would offer benefits. rather, she is managing a bar-restaurant, which is a good job, but it's not what she went to school for. . she's working as a bartender at least 60 hours a week on her f

no one has done more work for the medical profession, putting earmarks in for breast cancer, ovariancancer, all those things because we feel so strongly about it. we want a great defense in this country, and the people working in the defense do a great job. we don't appropriate this money for anybody except the people who do the work. and if they do the work they get awarded the contracts and they're competitive contracts. and it's very clear in our bill and it doesn't come out of the bill. it's been in title 10 of the bill ever since i can remember. they got to be competitive if they are pro-profit. and with that i yield back the balance of my time. i ask for a no vote on the amendment. the chair: the gentleman yields back. all time has expired. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from arizona. as many as are in favor will signify by saying aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. flake: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk designate