funning for pediatric research is lagging behind. only few kids are diagnosed with brain cancer every year. >> isabelle wagner is one of those patients. stanford saved her life and today celebrating her seventh birthday. >> wagner is a bright first grader. >> she love to climb tree running around. >> she's really creative and active and social and friendly. >> a remarkable turn around from five years ago when diagnosed with brain cancer. her patients knew something was wrong. >> she stopped saying dada. she started losing the couple of words she had. >> dr. paul fisher chief of neurology recommended a new approach for her. >> the thing that was different. she received a novel treatment protocol less radiation and only the bad park of the brain was radiate asked not the brain and spine and chemo therapy was swapped n >> it was a less toxic target therapy that minimized the long-term affects that come with treating children with cancer. >> there is not a lot of company that is develop drugs for cancer for children. it may not be the be

the job was taken to hopkins pediatric. that accident is still under investigation -- the child was taken to hopkins pediatric. >> foster's family knew something was terribly wrong when she did not show up for thanksgiving dinner in 2009. barry simms is live and towson with the details on today's proceedings. >> today the victim's mother testified that when she and other family members spoke to christian about foster's whereabouts, he seemed unconcerned and did nothing to help with any of the searches. >> please, if anybody has any information on my daughter, please call. >> tony castle pleaded for help in november 2009 as the search for her missing daughter began. foster's body was found in march 2010 along an interstate '95 exit ramp in virginia. now the victim's boyfriend is on trial. foster's family members are glad the case has started. >> it is going to be a long process. we just want justice to prevail. >> christian denies killing his girlfriend and trying to cover- up the crime. investigators are trying to prove tha

with asthma, and as you know -- pediatric asthma, adults with asthma, and as you know, the funds we had for our breast cancer program is now gone. we do not have funds to add. what is it that we are supposed to do? one other question and as, -- one other question is, are we obligated to a year to -- ahere to the contract as being laid out to the department of public health money comes to an individual's time being vested in support services verussus administration? if we have a small budget, we cannot help but replace staff working in administration and support services categories. so, why is it that we cannot jump around in our budget -- if in fact we know we need to spend more time in administration -- what are we being told, no. "you go out on the field." supervisor cohen: doctor -- >> all right. i am going to close. i just want to know, if we are meeting our goals and objectives, why are we nitpicking? >> thank you up for speaking. and in terms of our expansion this year, we will be spending $30 million to expand primary care services in july. those are scheduled dollars coming

a team of ucsf pediatric specialists and neurosurgeons are carrying out the nation's second stem cellcal trial ever conducted in the brain, trying to treat a rare, fatal disease that occurs in boys. four teams of ucsf scientists supported by grants are working to develop clinical trials to treat diabetes, brain tumors, epilepsy, and liver disease. today is a day filled with promise and hope. we celebrate a feat in design and engineering, a building created to inspire a vital new field of exploration. it is the regeneration medical building, and it is the headquarters of the rhodes center of regenerative medicine and stem cell research, a program that extends across the university. i know all of you join me in looking forward to watching the progress that emerges from this building and beyond in the years to come. on behalf of all my colleagues at ucsf, i thank all of you for being here and helping us celebrate today the beginning of something really special. with this, i'm going to turn over the program to a distinguished pediatric scientist, who dedicated years to setting respiratory

but pediatric cancer research funding lags far behind.n johnson with the story of one little girl celebrating her seventh birthday today. >> isadore is a bright first grader. >> she loves climbing trees and runs around. >> she is very creative. >> a remarkable turnaround from five years ago when she was diagnosed with brain cancer. her parents had known something was wrong. >> these are the couple words she did. >> have a doctor at lucille packard recommended a new approach for isabel after the tumor was removed. >> what was different she received a novel treatment where she got less radiation where only the back part of the brain was radiated and not the whole brain. >> for her it was much less targeted therapy that minimized the long-term effects that come with treating cancer in children. >> there are lot the knotted a lot of companies that develop drugs for her cancer. >> dr. fischer points out it's not a big enough market for drug companies and federal funding is not there, as well. they spent $193 million in pediatric research in 20

we have 54% of our adults spanish speaking and 75% of our pediatric patients being spanish speaking. a large percentage of our patients are covered by government insurance. over 80% of medical or uninsured. 72% of our patients are either seniors on medicare, adults on medical or uninsured patients. the demand has increased for primary care in our area. in the past two years, we have seen a significant rise in demand for our services. in 2010, the clinicic increased 3% in total volume. we saw an incredible 14% from 2007. so there clearly is a demand and need in community. at the prime acare clinics we have struggled. i have professionals in my office who are nurses and social workers who share waiting room with my patients who are struggling to feed their families. i have one patient who is a lawyer. she has received all of our care at st. luke's. she prefers staying at st. luke's. i also care from an immigrant from mexico who arrived to us with uncontrolled diabetes. much of his vision gone and after multiple interventions, he has almost total return of his vision and control of his

the new study is in the journal of pediatrics. >>> a lot of questions about apple. why apple executives say nothing but there could be a clue behind apples motivation. >>> plus a cab ride from new york to los angeles. guess how much this across country trip cost two men. >>> good morning, northbound and southbound traffic here on the freeway is looking pretty good. getting top the downtown oak -- getting up to the downtown oakland area. >>> good morning, mostly cloudy skies. light rain moving through. not a lot. but it has been on the peninsula right now. we will have clouds today with occasional showers. highs today in the low to mid 60s. >> all right steve. time now 5:24. hundreds of louisville, kentucky residents spent easter sunday packing up and moving out as the ohio river overflowed its bank and it's still raining. meteorologists say the river could keep rising until the end of this week. that would flood even more homes and businesses and roads and leave the residents wondering what they will have left to come back to. >>> apple is staying silent for now on

the american academy of pediatrics says the government needs to protect kids and expected mothers from the chemicals. more than 80,000 chemicals are being used across the country for cleaning products and other uses. but they also say only 200 of those chemicals have actually been tested for their safety. >>> a new study out this morning shows obese teenagers are taking part in risky behavior just as much as other teens at a normal weight. that includes unsafe sex, drugs, smoking, alcohol, and spots of suicide. researchers say parents shouldn't assume teens that are overweight aren't taking part in those activities. >>> katie couric is expected to make it official this week that she is leaving the evening news. she will make it before she leaves to london. the announcement of her replacement isn't expected to be made until the first week of may. that person is 60 minutes correspondent scott pally. >>> you two are coming with me. >> the animated adventure rio kept families going to the movies. they held off the latest water for elephants. hop and scream four round out the top five. >>>

the study is in the journal of pediatrics. >>> the government released the weekly jobless report today and new claims took a jump above a key level. according to the labor department the first time claims increased by 27,000. 412,000 last week. analysts consider fewer than 400,000 to be a sign of steady job growth. however, the number of people continuing to collect jobless benefits fell by 58,000 to just under 3.7 million. >>> the jobless news weighed on wall street as the dow and the nasdaq traded lower for most of day. it rallied late to end the day for a 3% gain. >>> data quick says the median price of a home in the bay area dropped 5% last month when compared to a year earlier. march 2010 the median price of a bay area home was $380,000. that has declined to $360,000. foreclosures a couldn'ted for nearly 32% of last month's sales. >>> lawmakers approved massive cuts. $38 billion. the cuts will have a wide impact and may just be a precursor to more spending battles. >> reporter: the 11th hour deal averting a government shutdown last week passed congress with ease. >> i just want th

. >> reporter: today, the american academy of pediatrics condemned a 1976 federal law limiting the government from testing or banning industrial chemicals. under the current laws, manufacturers don't have to disclose their ingredients, menning consumers have a tough time figuring out whether the products they buy may contain potentially dangerous chemicals. the academy has requested a tighter regulation after seeing increased reports of children absorbing potentially hazardous chemicals found on rubber toys, plastic bottles and other everyday products. dr. gregory lum supports the push for tougher regulation of chemicals. >> in 1976, was written with not a whole lot of medical knowledge about reproductive and effects on children and their developing brains. so a lot of things that we know now that can be problematic for children and pregnant women. >> reporter: in 1986 california voters approved proposition 65 intending to let consumers know up front about substances like lead, potentially causing cancer. here at starbucks this posting is warning coffee beans may cause reproductive harm but t

a study published today in the online journal of pediatrics found that young mothers don't eat as healthy as women without children. the conclusion is they're more stressed and sleep deprived and pressed for time and that can affect their food choices. >> and sleep deprivation alone can up your hunger hormones, cause you to crave more fatty and sweet foods, and really when you're pressed for time, you reach for the quick convenient comfort foods, and those tend to be not so healthy choices. >>> nutritionists warn that overweight parents can lead to overweight kids and kids should pay attention to their diet and exercise with their children. >>> a medication commonly used for migraines and seizures could help you lose weight when combined with another drug. toppamax and centermine help patients lose between 18 and 22 pounds. the combination of the two is a new drug which still needs fda approval. the research which was funded by the drug company bivix found the drugs appeared to reduce other obesity-related conditions like high blood pressure and cholesterol. >>> well, the ever-changing we

medical society started discussions about consolidating hospital beds, starting with maternity and pediatrics. there were demands for the director of the medical society to resign at that point. no action was taken. 1986 to 1989 was really the pendulum swinging in the other direction towards market forces, and consolidation among hospitals in california, so by 1999, it was pretty much all over. san francisco was second from the bottom line there showing hospital consolidation over that time. by 1990, there were 12 hospitals remaining. this is a list of the hospitals that close. some of you may remember some of these institutions being of around in the city, but basically, they folded. between 1995 and 1996, the chair of an affiliated hospitals had dropped precipitously. not only did we have fewer hospitals in the city, but they were affiliating into grooves, associating themselves into groups. the share of unaffiliated hospitals dropped. most of this decline could be contributed to the merger between sutter held in the california health system in 1986 and acquisitions by california healthcare

i can tell you with pediatrics with babies, children who are going to day cares, they do pick up resistant bugs. >> reporter: but in test the ibm-created particles beat back those disease and as another benefit, they are biodegradable, which means unlike antibiotics, they don't stay in your body. >> what a wonderful thing, because we are dealing with side effects all the time and bypass the side effects of antibiotics and something that is biodegradable. >> reporter: so, doctors are happy and scientists are encouraged. who knew chip technology could someday save lives? >> we have taken that, turned it on its head and said, okay, semiconductors are cool, but what else can we do? >> reporter: they do what tech ki -- tech kiss always do, fight bugs. ibm stresses this is a work in progress, work and clinical trials begun but it is encouraging. we will keep you posted. >> very interesting. >>> still ahead now you can theful to driving on your budget, you know the drill here. how much does it cost to run your vehicle year after year in the answers might surprise you. >>> and a real-life close en

. >> reporter: but what may be more shock, pediatric arthritis is it fairly common. is one of roughly 200,000 children in the u.s. with the disease. with it, for reason, the body attacks its own joints causing inflammation and damage. >> because of that, these patients have stiffness, difficulty with walking. what we have learned is that some people can be misdiagnosed or not diagnosed for extended periods of time. >> reporter: two pediatricians at lucille packard hospital. >> her family has been incredible. >> reporter: the girl was lucky. her diagnosis was quick before serious damage. now her family wants to raise awareness and money to further research. >> part of this is therapeutic. she's just a great little girl. >> reporter: she and her family are going to livermore tomorrow to raise money for the arthritis foundation. the family has already raised more than $16,000. for more information, go to our website, cbssf.com and click on "links and numbers." >> she is so cute. but she was -- it was caught early which is great. >> reporter: thankfully her pediatrician

the report in pediatric says that mothers of young children are heavier than women without kids, consumingore calories, sugary drinks and fattier foods than their childless peers. both moms and dads get less exercise than couples with no children. >>> a michigan toddler is okay this morning after a scare when a restaurant gave him an adult beverage. the 15-month-old child was served a kid's meal friday at an applebee's restaurant in michigan. but it came with a glass of margarita mix, including alcohol. the child's mother said her son started acting strangely after drinking what she thought was apple juice. >> he was saying hi and bye to the walls. and he eventually laid his head down on the table. and we thought maybe he was just sleepy. >> doctors say the baby was over the legal blood alcohol limit for an adult driver, but he's fine now. applebee's called the incident, quote, unacceptable, and apologized. >>> coming up we'll have your monday morning weather. and in sports a masterful performance by a surprise winner at the masters. this is the "morning news." act my age? -why? -why? -why

you know well i'll tell you one there was a peak there is a pediatric heart hospital in havana which could not use a blood gas analyzer because apart that the launch of the machine the cane ish company that was bought up by a us corporation could no longer sell the park so actually my organization collected the money and bought a car from denmark and sent it through to cuba but a country can operate that way and eleven million cuban people have a right to determine and they have determined what kind of society that they will have it's time for the u.s. to start this criminal blockade ok you want to jump in there i mean a lot of people who think go ahead ray go ahead well first of first of all ok first of all most of the medical i mean i'm not totally comfortable with the with medical issues is very it's a very tense one but the my understanding is that there's some pretty advanced medical supply houses in europe and in latin america that there if they had the foreign exchange if they had a functioning economy they could purchase what they needed on the open market. that's an interest

pediatric specialists are more likely to adjust the radiation dose to the smaller size of the kids. >> we absolutely do give a lower dose. there is a wide variation and there are published guise lines on how to image gently and use the least radiation necessary. >> reporter: the risk of a fatal cancer from a single scan is very low, less than one in a hundred thousand. but the cumulative effect of multiple scans starting in childhood could add up over time. harry? >> smith: how do we make sure our kids don't get overexposed? >> harry there is one simple step, and that's parents should keep a diary. ad would include the date, the type of the scan-- say an abdominal c.a.t. scan-- where it was done and finally, this can be tricky to get, the radiation dose. when i ask radiologists for this dose they give me a hard time because it can be hard to calculate this. but next year in california it's going to be law for the radiation dose from a c.a.t. scan to be included on the report and i expect that other states are going to follow suit. a very good idea, in my opinion. >> smith: dr. jon lap

. >>> a new study from the journal of pediatrics is recommending major changes in invitro fertilizationprocess. the author says fertilizing just one egg could go a long way toward reducing expensive pregnancies and premature births. often up to five eggs are fertilized which could lead to multiple births. restrictions would be unfair bauds because of the low odds that one egg has of succeeding. >>> a teenage boy's trip to disneyland turns tragic as ktvu's janine de la vega tells us the high school basketball star is now on life support. >> he got on the flight and i'm waving to him. and i'm thinking, look at my baby taking a flight by himself with his friends. he never made it to disneyland. >> reporter: miguel now lies in the intensive care unit. he suffered an aneurysm on the plane. he suffered two surgeries. >> he does not look like my son at all. >> reporter: he is blistered all over and is now blind. winley is running out of money for food, hotel or transportation. >> so they tried to send him to berkeley burn university. berkeley wouldn't accept him because he's not a resident of

. >>> a new study from the journal of pediatrics is recommending major changes in invitro fertilizationprocess. the author says fertilizing just one egg could go a long way toward reducing expensive pregnancies and premature births. often up to five eggs are fertilized which could lead to multiple births. restrictions would be unfair bauds because of the low odds that one egg has of succeeding. >>> a teenage boy's trip to disneyland turns tragic as ktvu's janine de la vega tells us the high school basketball star is now on life support. >> he got on the flight and i'm waving to him. and i'm thinking, look at my baby taking a flight by himself with his friends. he never made it to disneyland. >> reporter: miguel now lies in the intensive care unit. he suffered an aneurysm on the plane. he suffered two surgeries. >> he does not look like my son at all. >> reporter: he is blistered all over and is now blind. winley is running out of money for food, hotel or transportation. >> so they tried to send him to berkeley burn university. berkeley wouldn't accept him because he's not a resident of

on july 26, 2000, the american medical association, the american academy of pediatrics, the american psychiatric association, the american psychological association, the american academy of family physicians, and the american academy of child and adolescent psychiatry issued a statement on the impact of entertainment violence on children. an exert which was endorsed by both houses of the united states congress reads quote the conclusion of the public health community based on over 30 years of research is that viewing entertainment violence can lead to increases in aggressive attitudes, values and behavior, particularly in children. in addressing whether or not media violence causes real life violence, skeptics have been quick to observe some studies on the effects of media violence has been flawed and correlation does not prove causation. millions of people view televised violence every day without acting in an overtly violent fashion. they correctly point out and the many studies is that have sought to prove or disprove the causal link certainly warrant a degree of skepticism. there

the child was taken to hopkins pediatrics. we will have an update coming up on 11 news at 6:00. >> whatever you want to call it, the point is, it is not supposed to snow in the spring, but it does. take a look at northern new england. parts of maine and new hampshire were hammered by snow today. several motorists found themselves stuck on the side of the road. 30,000 people are without power in the region. some students got a little extra spring break because of all that snow. >> at 4:00 this morning, the flakes were big but not sticking. >> it is the key of there in new england. this time of year it is the heavier snow that comes down and causes all kinds of problems. the mounds of norbert -- northern vermont and new hampshire, the storm sitting of the new england coast right now is slowly pulling away from us, but still driving in some unsettled weather across the mountains in our direction here. you can see those rain and snow showers slowing in behind the storm across parts of pennsylvania and new york state, and even part

the american academy of pediatrics says testing should consider how they affect pregnant women and children before they're allowed to be sold. manufacturers don't have to disclose their ingredients. >>> speaking of doctors, trucks and surgery, don't sound like they have a lot in common. but today doctors in mountain view trained in a truck today. they perfected new ways of doing scarless surgery by going in through the bellybutton and they did it all inside a high-tech lab on wheels. >> by rolling in the technology to them, we afford them the ability to walk right out of their offices into a state-of-the-art facility, be trained on his advanced products and then take that knowledge right back into their practice. >> instead of practicing on actual patients, surgeons practice the single incision surgery using special simulators and robotic instruments. >>> let's turn things over to meteorologist jeff ranieri who's standing by in the weather area to tell us a little bit more about a warm-up we're going to be having. today was yuck. >> we started off with the clouds and the flowers. the sun fi

>>reporter: the american academy of pediatrics says the medical benefits of circumcision are not significant enough for the academy to recommend the procedure. backer of the ban consider it genital mutilation. >> it is cosmetic procedure. it's totally unnecessary. excruciatingly painful and harmful. >>reporter: shouldn't parents be able to make that decision. >> well we think the owner of the penis should be able to make the decision. >> i think it's up to the family, to the rabbi. >>reporter: she's jewish. many jew and muslim consider circumcision a core of their religion. the jewish community relation council plans to fight if the measure makes it on the ballot. >> the problem is banning by right or somebody else's right l out right to practice what has been ritual practice for thousands of years. >>reporter: the controversy has once again put san francisco in the national spotlight including a skit on the daily show. >> you can leave your heart in san francisco pl but the fore skin is going home with you. >>reporter: veteran city hall observer says san francisco has a long tradition of pu

he was immediately transported to johns hopkins pediatric trauma center, in critical condition. as you can see, hilton road in both directions between edmondson and culver is closed as the city crash team is on the scene investigating. back to you. >> thank you, captain mike perry, reporting live over southwest baltimore. >>> president obama chooses a maryland business to announce a new energy initiative. denise is in the newsroom with details. >> the president's push for clean energy starts right here in maryland. the president stopped at the ups facility in landover today. he announced his new national clean fleet partnership. ups will be one of five companies companies to participate. they have all agreed to take steps to cut back on the amount of gas their trucks use. >> when i was first elected to this office, america imported 11 pill million barrels of oil a day. a decade from now, i want us to have cut that by one third. that is achievable. it is necessary. it's good for our future. and we are going to get it done. i'm confident we are going to get it done. >> reporter: i

jordan wilbur, an old-time pediatric encologist. i wanted to make a comment. you write a fantastic book, and i knew personally most of the people -- [inaudible] and you have them right on. >> thank you. >> right on. >> thank you so much. >> thank you very much. >> you know, one of the things, again, for the constraints, because of the constraints of time, to draw katherine in a book like this, one of the ways you really rely on lots of primary interviews aside from the archival research, a lot of primary interviews. and, you know, i think there are about 4 or 500 interviews that went into the book carried out over time. and even, for instance, painting a picture of sidney farber was to come at him from different angles. what's important is human beings are complex. even a character like farber, a lot of people didn't like him. he was an unpleasant character to some, and that's important to convey because otherwise you begin to write a history that's not real. thank you for your comment. >> have you ever been a doctor in a war? >> that's a good question. not in

have oxygen >> ( translated ): my son needed medical attention, and we rushed him to the emergency pediatricard. >> while the second twin was being stabilized, sakina's condition worsened. she was diagnosed with post- partum hemorrhage. >> one of our main problems here-- how to get blood. the husband has to go and donate. before, we normally asked red cross. they mobilized people to come and donate blood to the hospital. but now due to this hiv, so we stopped this. they have to go and check the blood group of the husband. then they compare if it's the same with her own. if it's not the same blood group. >> a positive. not the same. >> the husband must buy the blood. >> muhammed's search for sakina's rare blood type took him to surrounding hospitals and private blood suppliers. one pint of blood costs 10,00 lire, or $68 u.s. the average nigerian makes about $94 a month. >> it is really disheartening to see a patient dying for a preventable cause. and as far as i'm concerned, hemorrhage is a preventable cause. >> sakina received a blood transfusion in time to save her life. kano is one of the

the american academy of pediatrics favors this law because they see the long-term payoff. >> the mains are that everyone is covered. knowing some people that have gone through devastating illness that has cost them everything -- you hear those stories over and over and you get kind of immune. you see the show from obama in the backyard and a woman and you see that -- and you say that is one story. there are 50 million stories out there like that. universal coverage would be number one. pre-existing conditions and coverage for kids health care, preventive care will pay off in the long run. i think there are certain things that if the seed sown now will have big payoff and keeping our kids healthy and well- educated, those things will pay off big devon's down the road. >> i know is complicated the implementation will be a long bumpy ride. what i find in this legislation is that in the and i have the security of knowing the members of my family will never be denied treatment because of money. my family will never lose our home because of illness. because of the affordable health care act

. >> reporter: it's a good thing she is so vigilant according to the canadian pediatric association. a new report says they are not doing enough to protect kids from chemicals. >> right now anybody can manufacture and market a chemical without any testing that relates to health and chemicals. >> reporter: the toxic control act does not require chemical manufacturers to prove their products are safe. they need only report potentially damaging information if it exists. more than 80,000 chemicals are used in the u.s. in products ranging from flame retardant clothing to furniture fabric. recently manufacturers have removed bpa from products, including baby bottles. children are more vulnerable to chemicals as their bodies develop. laura has been mindful of that all along. >> it's a conscientious decision when i have a choice to use things that i don't think will harm her. >> reporter: and until the government does a better job of assessing the potential dangers of chemicals, that's a job left up to her. sandra hughes, cbs news, la. >>> it's a medical procedure that still sounds a bit lik

catherine lord, professor of psychology, pediatrics and psychiatry at the university of michigan; eileenyer and executive director of the new york center for autism, a private advocacy group; john shestick a hollywood producer and the co-founder of a former advocacy group cure autism now. two of these are parents of children of autism. as we said at the beginning of this series i am the grandfather of a child with autism. doctor, the committee that you chair, the inter-agency coordinating committee that sets priorities for autism research, in its latest report describes the rising prevalence as a national health emergency. what is the public health community doing to meet something you describe as an emergency? >> well, one of the things that this committee has been able to do is to raise awareness. for many people autism is still very much in the shadows. although parents, like the parents we have here, have lived with this for a long time, for much of the country this is a new story. one of the things that we're so aware of is that the change in prevalence and that when i got into this

. >> our pediatrics rotation, we went to a daycare. >> oh yeah, that was our peds.e went to a daycare. >> smith: despite graduating, and getting licenses, all three women have since struggled to find jobs, claiming they didn't have the right training. in fact, they were given no practical experience in hospitals as they say they were promised, only in nursing homes and health clinics. we asked corinthian colleges about this. they responded by letter stating that the nurses' course provided "thorough and appropriate training." and that "students were fully informed that sites were subject to change at any time." the women want their money back, and along with ten others in their class, are considering a lawsuit. >> smith: let me ask you about these nursing students at corinthian. we talked about the nurses with harris miller. they have $30,000 in debt. >> right. >> smith: what can they do? >> well, the government can basically wipe that out. i mean, the government has the ability to... if these allegations arcorrect, and these students were misled, the government can