or any surgery for that mater. the benefits of massage therapy,pis of course what led you to spend 10 years developing your own topical cream to treat keloids it's called, keloid care. i know i've used it on my hands and in fact i use it on everything. anytime i have a scar but i remember one burn that you treated for me and i think it so it helps not only i guess with keloids but also with scars. i developed keloid care combining many of the natural ingredients our grandparents use to tell us worked for any kind of skin ailment such as vitamin e, aloe, shae and cocoa butter and then i added ingredients which have been clinically pron to reduce the appearance of scars, such as hydrocortisone, silicone and antioxidants to come up with a cream that we have seen tremendous results with in people with tough scars and keloids. we have found the best results when keloid care is combined with surgical removal and post surgical radiation therapy. when a patient elects to have surgery with you to enhance or correct somethin

back to you. >> medical experts say bloodless surgery should be considered for any type of surgery -- [ indiscernible ] even heart surgery. >>> a fear of drills keeps hundreds ofeople away from the dentist office each year but what if there wa no drillsto fear? some dentists are utilizing a new message to treat cavities in nary patient's teeth eliminating >> we are treating it like a chronic disease rather than an acute disease which is the old mentality of see a cavity, drill a cavity. this is very disruptive and it has the about to be more affective and lower thth cost for everybody. >> coming up at 10:00 h this no-drill cavi treatment compares to traditional drill and fill methods. >>> sioux city mercy medical center card ol guy unit being recognized. they are presentinghem with a bronze quality achievement award. that award recognizes the steps that mercy has taken over the last three months in improving patient outcomes. >> here they have shown again and again they have a true heart failure and our stroke programs. >> mercy says if it's improvement continues over the next year th

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. >> our hearts and prayers go to kara who was taken to cooper hospital, she was undergoing brain surgery she is in critical condition, this hits home for me, around the same age i had brain surgery. >> amillia goes out on weekend could but you would be surprised to find out what she brings with her. a combination of dance and acrobatics. >> are booze and drugs involved. >> i am in hills dale, new jersey, there are unwelcome visitors. engaged in fowl play, the culprit, turkey. the wild turkeys were acting like wild animals when they attack a mailman, surrounding his truck, leaving him stuck and panicked. >> i have a carrier that is being attacked by wild turkeys. >> the turkey standoff ended peacefully, but turkeys have been known to get aggressive, leaving hills dale on high alert. >> my father was a mailman, i am picturing something hike that happening to him, it hilarious. >> humane society has different ways to handle wild turkey population be they say, what they enter your property, do not feed home, make noises, and fly your arms in the air. >> we're joined by friend of the show, an

you would never know that you you were went this surgery. process. but if you have a really good team, and have you a support system, i would say biggest part of healing process of the friends calling, people cheering me up. because, your spirit, that young, is so down from you know, possibly or sometimes people are affect by their speech patterns. >> i have to tell you thank you for sharing that personal steer that is a touching story, amazing. and certainly relate able to what shaping here, our thoughts -- to what is happening here, our thoughts and prayers with kara. >> i know you will be chasing that. >> joe pesci, no, very, you know. and that was it. then we came back, then all legal broke loose. >> carlo is in trouble, he was shooting a scene for an independent film, the shot involved carlo riding in a truck, presenteds to shoot a gun out a window things fell apart, when the truck pulled in, the police were in, not happy. >> they not have a filming permit, and the prop gun was not the state of new jersey, withs tough gun laws it is the same as

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. - never need any surgery. and don't look to have any surgery. just as simple and trouble-free as it could possibly be, and the relief and the change in the quality of my life... listen, if it were to have been 10 times the trouble, if i would've had to walk from here to florence, you know, it would've been worth it. - [voiceover] while the shot did help charlene for a while, unfortunately, the pain did come back. - and then, by that time, i decided, "well, the shot didn't work, so why put it off?" - [voiceover] and she decided to take care of the problem once and for all using new technologies and advanced surgery techniques - [dr. anderson] one of the things we strive to do is be minimally invasive with our surgeries. and some of the ways in which we do that is using very, very small incisions to do our surgeries as well as exciting technologies like the operating microscope, which can magnify the size of our surgical field dramatically, and allow us to be very, very precise. - [voiceover] so what was the out

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but during the surgery, my priority will be you. i'm a 42-year-old pregnant single woman with bowel cancer. operable, garden-variety bowel cancer. you're lucky. no, what i am is terrified. i'll blucky if i come out of this surgery with both babies, and the cancer gone. and any other story is a tragedy. this is a straightforward procedure hello. dr. kalfas. i'll be watching from the gallery. if you need anything, just shout, i'll fly in. like superman. i'll see you when you wake up. (door closes) we'll scrub in. (chuckles softly) maggie. (police radio chatter, men shouting indistinctly) (siren whoops) okay, give us some space. (clayton) he's a.o. times three. good distal c.f.m. pulse is tachy at 110. thanks for coming. i wouldn't miss it, pal. miller. luke. he's lost a lot of blood. pulsatile. it's okay, man. i got it. thank you. (luke) aah! aah! luke, can you feel your toes? ugh. i think so, yeah. crepitus, the chest. prably a fractured rib. looks like a distal radius fracture, as well. good news, that neurovascular bundle's intact.

. >> aen deck tomy is the most common abdominal surgery performed in children but is surgery necessary? coming up, the surprising results of a ground breaking study. blames of weak sales of what was >>. >> when it comes to append appendicitis appendicitis, patients almost always undergo surgery. topping today's headlines a new study suggesting children with appendicitis could be treated with antibiotics alone. >> it was during the holiday break a couple of years ago that the gibson family's plans nearly fell apart. her parents booked a surprise trip to disney when suddenly she was rushed to the hospital. >> they checked her out and did an ultrasound. appendicitis. >> normally that means emergency surgery within hours and a recovery that can take weeks. luckily, area was at nation-wide hospital where doctors conducted the first study to see if they could skip surgery and treat >> 75% of kids who chose antibiotics didn't need surgery. >> dr. kate dean said parent need to pick the method that best suits their family. >> it is your values, your bias, what you think is most important to you

and these patients did better. >> she came out of surgery. her face lit up and she was trying to get up. >> by staying true to their convictions, their daughter received the best possible outcome. >> medical experts say bloodless surgery should be considered for any type of surgery that has been associated with blood transfusions. on cleveland 19 news at noon. >> he's making a name for himself on youtube for the shots he takes. you will see them coming up i hope we have a buyer for the house. me too! what are the neighbors doing here? bill! hey! come in, come in! i didn't know your home wifi could stream so many devices at the same time. dad, it's time warner cable internet. crazy-fast. and we were right across the street the whole time. the whole time. make your home as connected as possible with time warner cable. pnget everyday low price internet r to 50 meg internet. plans start at $14.99 per month. call now. anybody? dad! you can get wifi all over this place. cool! switching is easy. i know, right?! you get a one-hour arrival window, no

. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" surgery without the blood. >> she came out of surgery and when she saw me her face lit up and she was trying to get up. >> this little girl is youngest person to have a bloodless surgery, why doctors believe that this unique approach can help all types of surgical patients. >>> and you have probably heard soda is bad for you but that star bucks drink may be even worse. what is hidden in your coffee drink that could lead to some major health problems, kate in. >>> a cold night is on the way but temperatures may push 60 by the weekend, i'll tell you which day is warmer and when you can ditch that winter coat. >>> the spread of the zika virus has caused concern over u.s. blood supply and federal officials are issuing new safety guidelines. f.d.a. is asking people who traveled to affect countries to wait four weeks before donating blood, and this also applies to people hoff had sexual contact with those travelers. doctors say that the four week wait should be enough time for the virus to clear immune systems. >>> your afternoon star bucks may not be

>>reporter: madison made a full recovery. >> she came out of surgery. when she saw me her face lit up. >>reporter: the mason beliefs by staying true to their conviction their daughter receive the best possible outcome. >> medical experts say bloodless surgery should be considered for any type of surgeries traditionally associated with any types of transfusions. >>> cardiovascular disease is the nation's number one killer. hundreds of residents gather to raise funds and awareness. harbaugh, guests enjoyed a dancing. >>> it is one of the fastest growing towns in the county, it has one of the smallest library. quay-varina is getting a bigger library, but not everyone is big on the idea. >>reporter: this is the community library located right in the middle of downtown. claudia white says it is a busy place on thursday morning. >> we come to storytime and it is so jampacked. >>reporter: it is one of weight counties -- wake county's smallest locations. earlier this month officials recommended this site on jabber parkway. the mayor says this >> we wanted to ha

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if you had surgery outside of those dates, no need to worry. if you went to the hospital during those dates for nothing-- for something other than a surgery, no need to worry as well. again, the tab will be picked up by the hospital. also important to note is you might expect all is an active criminal investigation with all englewood police department and the colorado department of health is working with swedish on how to move forward with all of this. adele? >> so, i have to ask you, chris, are former patients then supposed to call swedish or wait for them to call? >> as you might imagine when the news broke of this 1:00 this afternoon, a lot of those patients simply didn't wait for swedish to call. so they called swedish. they took a ton of phone calls and are now saying if you can, wait to contact us but, again, it only impacts patients who had surgeries during those particular dates and it is about 2900 in total. >> got it. thanks a lot. >>> this week's snow storm has colorado back on track for mountain snow pack, that is crucial in so many

medical experts say bloodless surgery for any type of surgery that has been traditionally associated with transfusions. a new study found that some flavored coffee drinks can contain more sugar than soda. the group action on sugar looked at 131 hot drinks, and found some can contain up to 25 teaspoons of sugar. that's three times more sugar than in one can of soda, and more than three times the maximum adult daily intake recommended by the american heart association. starbucks says it has committed to reduce added sugar in its "indulgent drinks" by 25-percent in the next four years. major automakers are testing cars that can drive themselves, but researchers say there is a long way to go before they can take over the road. one major hurdle is giving the cars the ability to make the right decision when faced with dilemmas. (raj rajkumar/carnegie mellon university professor) "the biggest nightmare that people like me think about is that somebody deploys this technology prematurely and it causes an accident stroller." in the coming years there will be more changes to make cars drive on

hip replacement this this surgery.ps are major weight bearing joints and the whole body leans on that pelvic area. so you want to make sure that you are taking care this by doing exercise, losing weight, doing all the good thing. overall, wear and tear, osteoarthritis can affect those joints. what happens is you are going to have an unbalanced pal vis, a lot of pavin, immobility and it's going to interfere with your life and that's when these kinds of surgeries comes in. i want marc to talk auction about the medical treatment of this. as far as the surgery is concerned. you go to the operating room, jenrette anesthesia. you will stay in the operating room a couple of hours. s that incision of four to six inches. we will expose the head of the femur, which is a bone which goes into the hip socket. then what happens is you can put a new -- as you can see in the pictures you can see a new prosthesis going in. that's the form of this. this is basically a form of ceramic. and it gives you the mobility. and there are some co

. >> using high-tech tools to map coming up in health headlines how doctors could have your surgery down pat before you even go under. >> in the business report, the words millennial and drinking might bring to mind keg parties or vodka but don't forget the wine. what research shows about consumption. >> on bad weather days like today, our mobile app keeps you updated wherever you are. your news, weather and sports any time anywhere and real time traffic updates. store. . >>. >> welcome bhak. 37 million people will suffer a sinus infection this year and complications from sinus surgery can be severe and permanent. to cut down on risks, scientists are using 3d computer imaging. how it helps them now the outcome for a patient before for years brian has cooked dinner for his family but missed out on the savory smells in the kitchen. he had chronic sinus problems. whether testifies cooking, running or sleeping, he struggled to breathe. >> it was pretty bad. the doctors say i don't know how you are able to breathe the way you do, the body finds a way. >> eventually brian underwent surgery to

yeah, look, it's a long surgery, too. so we don't want to wait around in case ischemia sets in and then you lose your fingers. okay. i appreciate your haste. absolutely. look, the nurse will be by to prep you soon. and, uh, in the meantime, just... sit tight. sit tight, okay? alex. yes. i'd like to explain-- don't worry. joel is an amazing surgeon. (indistinct conversations) sonja. hey. hi. seth is fine. we're managing his pain, and joel is prepping to do his finger replantation. wait, so you--you can sew the fingers back on? yes, we should be able to. okay. god, i just-- i feel like this is all my fault. it's not. i know, but still. and--and-- and i really have to go and relieve my babysitter. it's nobody's fault. and he's got joel. right. yeah. and, i mean, joel, he-- he saved my life once. he that good. yeah. and... (chuckles) seth, he really is--i mean, he's just--he's genuinely a really sweet guy. i'm sure he is. i'm just... i'm not dating right now. yeah, totally. okay. no more cupid. joel and i are just friends. th

. >>> a family opens their hearts to a little boy who needed surgery to survive. they adopted the boy from china boston could save his life. >> believe it or not the key was a 3d printed heart. paul burton has the story. >> all right here's patrick right here. can you say hi pat. >> hi. >> reporter: dr. jason hold his son with all the love he could give. he wasn't sure how long his hugs would lavalast. >> we bring him home and i can't guarantee he will live a day or year i said i have no idea with the heart defect. >> reporter: he and his wife adopted him from china in 2013 a brought him back home to alabama knowing he needed extensive heart surgery. >> he basically had one ventricle rather than 2 and pulmonary artery and pull mondayary valve. >> reporter: they flew him up to boston's children's hospital for surgery and to take part of a study using 3d printer technology. >> this is an example of a heart that's been printed with the 3d printer. >> reporter: 3d heart printing gives surgeons the upper hand to practice procedure before the operation. a form of surger

that includes hysterectomies, breast surgeries, joint replacements, spinal surgery, brain surgery and heart surgery./// ((paul joncich)) > a group of los angeles artists are using their talents to restore neighborhoods in the city.. one alley at a time. chris martinez shows us how they're transforming neglected alleyways... into galleries of public art. > it was a mess, it was absoulutely a mess... jason ostro remembers how this alley used to look...before he decided to combat blight - with beauty. ((jason ostro/created mural project)) i wanted my neighborhood to be happy to anyone who came over here. the makeover began with one mural - on this large wall. but color - it seems - is contagious. and as neighbors saw this bright display.... they began cleaning up and offering up their properties for painting. ((quick nat - audible brush strokes)) word of the project spread to other neighborhoods . and more property owners and give him a lot of scales... more than 80 artists have now transformed four alleys - with more than 110 murals. ((traudy kamp/tourist)) i've seen alleys here in the

talk about bariatric surgery and what it is. >> bariatric surgery is an operation that we perform under minimally invasive conditions where we make small incisions to perform the operation and in fact that we tried to do in the operating room is create a small gastric pouch and that pouch is like a reservoir. it produces how much you can take in, the amount of food you can taken to reduce the amount of calories you consume and lose weight. the great thing about this operation as is done in little incisions called minimally invasive surgery. it's very safe and in the past 5 to 10 years the safety profile increased greatly in the weight loss is excellent. >> can you talk about how much safer this is than 10 years ago? >> 10 or 15 years ago these were done in an open incision that creates a lot of pain and you would be in the operating room longer. now it's done very safely with a small incision. little incision means less pain which means faster recovery and in the hospital overnight or a couple games and back to your normal life within 10 to 14 >> what i love about inova was your bariatr

and they're given the pain medication during the surgery. and then after surgery, they're given medication to control their pain. a lot of the patients even say, "you know what? dr. mackie, that was it? all that i had to take was motrin or advil." >> and as you say, obviously, there's swelling and some people have more pain than others. >> right. >> but don't let your fear of pain keep you from doing this. >> exactly. follow the post-operative instructions, ice always helps -- you know, different things like that, of course. >> we're gonna take a quick break. we come back, more about how to get started. you're watching "the wellness hour." i'm randy alvarez. we'll be right back. >> female announcer: america is getting more and more beautiful every day. smiles are brighter, confidence is higher, outlooks on life are improving daily. why? going online to schedule an appointment at clearchoice dental implant centers. clearchoice is leading america's smile freedom movement. more people trust us for implants than any other brand. and it all start

anyone who had surgery from august 2015 to january 2016 should get a blood test. the hospital is calling people and sending out a letter. >> it's going to be calling people up and making sure that whoever this person was wasn't in the surgery room that he was in. >> reporter: police say that they are investigating that surgery tech, rocky allen, as a person of interest in this case. but as of right now, he has not been arrested. >>> sad news to pass along this morning, broncos' defensive lineman antonio smith's father passed away from heart surgery. he plans to fight through his grief and stay in california and play in the super bowl. >>> this video shows police talking to ryan murphy, this is in san jose, caaifornia. the practice squad player is in handcuffs, he was questioned in that prostitution sting involving his brother. he was released. coach kubiak sent him back to denver tuesday night. >>> the super bowl is three days away now. % the energy in denver through the roof. imagine what it feels liie in denver7's lisa hidalgo and eric lupher joining us live the

they need surgery. news 13's holly headrick shows how scientists are using 3d computer modeling to cut down on the risks sinus surgery can pose. >> holly: for years bryan kirk has cooked dinner for his family, but missed out on all the severalry smells that filled the kitchen. ryan had chronic sinus problems and whether he was cooking, running, or sleeping, he struggled to breathe. >> it was pretty bad. the doctors said, i don't know how you are able to breathe the way you do, but i guess the body >> holly: brian underwent surgery to clear his sinus, a procedure that takes place about every 40 seconds in the u.s. and while it's common, sinus surgery is often very complex. >> it is high price real estate, you know. the sinuses are surrounded by the brain and the eyes and so you have to be very, very precise within millimeters. >> holly: the long-term complications of sinus surgery are extremely rare. they can be severe and include loss of smell or taste. nerve damage. and empty nose syndrome. where the a

he needed reconstructive surgery six months ago..but he told john today that now he's quote..."full go." grounders, ran and lifted weights in goodyear today. he said...."i don't anticipate there being any problem. i feel really good..i feel strong..i feel pretty quick taking ground balls." john's full story is at wcpo dot com. john fay covers the early stages of spring training as pitchers and catchers report on thursday...he'll be joined by ken broo and keenan singleton when the full squad reports next tuesday. and if that doesn't make you feel like spring is around the corner...maybe this will. speed week is underway at the daytona international speedway...young chase elliott has claimed the pole for the 500..but now the fun begins. the college basketball season kicks back into gear tonight...both here and on the road. nku is playing at home against detroit...miami is home against ball state...ohio game with michigan. it's the xavier musketeers getting back to work wednesday night after a strong overall effort to beat butler on saturday afternoon.-now with 22 wins...and holdin

. >> we actually talked to several people tonight who had surgery here at swedish during that within the owe of time and then one mother whose son had surgery outside that window but she's still beside herself with concern. >> i'm nervous. >> her son seth had jaw reconstruction at swedish last summer. >> a lot of painkillers were fed through an iv, and i'm nervous. >> patients have been exposed because surgery tech stole something, and he later itsed positive and his medical licenses was revoked. we went to his house ann one of his roommates spoke it us and said he wasn't home and they didn't say if he carries hepatitis or hiv but urged patients to be tested. her son has had strange symptoms ever since surgery. >> dizziness and vertigo and passing out and blurry vision and double vision. >> as for under investigation. >> and englewood police said alan is a person of interest and has still not been arrested. this is not the first time this has happened. it happened at rose hospital in infected with hepatitis and the surgery tech got 30 years in prison. >> russell haythorn. >> you may

. >>> animal welfare experts say spay and neuter surgeries are life-saving procedures for dogs and cats. >> today on world spay day, cbs 2news reporter mellaney moore learned about the pet overpopulation problem that exists here in stern iowa and what one local organization is doing to help. >> reporter: five days a week, the carts come through the alliance. animals and staff-- >> this is for cats. >> reporter: -- getting prepped for a day of surgery. >> i enjoy working with missioio oriented people and we accomplish a lot every day. >> looks good p. >> reporter: the goal is to provide low-cost, high-quality spay and neuter services to reduce the number of animals >> it's estimated that in cedar pids alone, there are 20,000 female ferrell cats. >> reporter: there just aren't enough homes for litters and litters of pets. that means almost half of animals going into shelters nationally are euthanized. >> even being a veterinarian, didn't realize what a need there was for affordable spay and neuter and what a problem there was with pet overpopulation. >> reporter: on a busy day, the liance

. >> less than half the pediatric heart surgery centers in the company share their results. my goal is for everyone to share this information. >> reporter: a high number of babies died at st. mary's medical center last year in west palm beach. many parents said they had no idea. you have to ask tough questions. >> has your team done this operation before? how often and what are the chances of my baby going home alive? >> reporter: that's what he's urging during a conference this week. kayla's mom says she's glad she knew what to expect. relieved, just to know that we are on the road to recovery. >>> next at 5:30, how to spot a bad car before you buy it. three things to look for before you ride off the lot. >> according to the irs, at least 27 million americans will file taxes online. tonight we're learning it's not about how you file but when you file. up next, the five money-saving benefits to submitting early. >> reporter: 40 years before zika virus, a couple dealing with a child with microcephaly. >> never heard of it till now. it's the same type of thing. >> reporter: ho

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old and a final surgery when he turns three. >>> i'm dion lim. new at 6:00 a local police department is facing controversy tonight. are the officers inside this building trained to handle tense situations like this and keep your family safe? we are digging deeper. >> keeping our seniors safe should be, if not a number one, certainly a top job in tallahassee. >> a new push to protect >>> it has been a busy week for your colleagues. there has been 127 tornadoes so far. >> february is usually a quiet month. the storm we were tracking covered 2,000 miles from cuba to canada. virginia was one of the hardest hit areas. people are trying to get back home and return to normal life. many of these were summer homes. i do want to show you a comparison with a few days left to go in february compared to last year. so far we are at 127 tornadoes across the country. this time last year three. the difference is the el nino winter we have been talking so much about over the last few days. for driving these big, big storms. we have a few quiet days on the horizon.

to warm or cool l tients' organs during major surgeries. the devices are most common during heart, lung, and liver surgeries. the c-d-c issued a warning to hospitals last october letting g em know about e bacteria. it also instructed hospitals to improve their sterilization protocols for the machines. u-i-h-c says symptoms of n-t-m include a prolonged fever, pain, redness, heat or r irritation around a surgical incision site. it can also cause joint and muscle pain and energy loss. the c-d-c estimates the risk of infection is less than one percent. however, u-i-h-c is contacting patients who've had major surgeries since 2012 because it can take months or years for infected people to show symptomom kcrg-tv9's iowa c cy bureau chief mark carlson joins us live. mark, how is the university contacting all these people? at this point everyone who may received a letter from the hospital. we went into the operating room today to see the machine at the center of this, take a look. n-t-m bacteria is found all over the earth, and often in water. the i

the university of iowa hospital and clinics has contacted thousands of major surgery patients. a bacteria has been found in one patient. good friday morning! its 430 on february 5th. here is a live look at . first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara alert forecast, kaj... we are planning on a decent friday all across the area with a typical february chill and a steady increase in clouds. a weak area of low pressure is still set to drift across the area this evening and it'll likely squeeze some snow showers out. most areas will likely only see a trace to half inch . we'll start the weekend off right on saturday with highs well up into the 30s and a decent amount of sunshine as well. later on sunday, a chance of snow does exist and that is part of a system that will impact eastern iowa on monday. while snow amounts look light, the wind may be an issue come monday with gusts over 30mph. we'll be watching this system for possible travel impact in the area for monday's commute. enjoy your weekend! thanks kaj. new this morning, cedar rapids police confirm someone robbed a pharmacy on the cit

pete, a lot of people are rooting for this horse. >> reporter: yes, raj, no surgery for valentine. that is the good news according to veterinarians here at uc davis, but they did mention it was a close call. when it comes to valentine, the veterinarians at uc davis were looking for two things. >> we're worried about bleeding or the fracture is compromising one of what we call the weight bearing part of the pelvis. >> reporter: results from today's ct scan revealed a fracture near the hip which means no surgery. >> the fracture comes down this way. >> reporter: if it was closer to the groin area, it would have been a different story. >> you'd have to put plates and screws in this area. >> reporter: valentine was rescued from a ravine on sunday. the baby colt suffered a broken pelvis before they arrived and was stuck in morrison canyon for two days. with no money to pay for what was expected to be significant medical care, fremont animal services put up a gofundme page. their initial request, $10,000. the page raised more than $15,000. >> so that's where the surgery would have taken

she had weight loss surgery called a gastric sleeve. "we didn't know until recently that your stomach makes a lot of hormones that can control your appetite, so when we use this surgery, we remove 70 percent of their stomach, we really drop their hormone levels and they're just much less hungry."dr. todd eibes with iowa weight loss specialists says it's a tool to help you control your appetite. anyone 100 pounds overweight or 40 qualifies. you could also get the surgery if you have certain health conditions like high blood pressure and high cholesterol and have 75 to 100 pounds to lose. "with surgery, our average weight loss is 65% and 90% of our patients are going to lose at least half their weight." "heels on the back of the pad. toes on the front." pearce powers shed more than 135 pounds with the gastric sleeve. 10:33 "i had my surgery in august of 2014, and i have yet to go to any buffet or fast food restaurant or anything like that. i just have no desire to do that, and i don't have that hunger the funeral director went down severa

the surgery may not be necessary. plus, scientists turn to an unorthodox approach to stop the spread of the zika virus. carsel dpriems as those stories and more in this weekend's "health wrap." >>darcel: researchers may be on the verge of a possible breakthrough in fighting the zika virus. a group of scientists from all over the world met at north carolina state university this week to look into research to keep the virus from spreading. here is how it works. scientists would enjict mosquito eggs with dna that's been genetically modified with antiviral genes. the hope is the mosquito will then produce off spring, carrying the new gmo gene. insect present in high level, it's hard to outnumber< them. the alternative strategy is, okay, we won't try to eradicate it, we will try to change them so they can no longer transmit the disease. >>darcel: the gmo antiviral genes can be used to fight more than just the zika virus. experts say they can also stop the spread of other mosquito-transmitted condition, like enself-litis. >

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she needed surgery, she needed abdominal surgery on an emergency basis right away. this was a month before the olympics. so, like, career disaster. if your entire nation is expecting you to do this kind of thing on a world stage then having to have emergency abdominal surgery the month before, that's a disaster. it wasn't a train out in the boonies somewhere. it was heading into her capital city. the hospitals were set up to do a high-tech surgery that will be much easier than the kind of surgery she would have had to have in romania. they could take out her appendix using laparoscopic surgery. they could use a camera to kind them throw without making a large incision. it's not nothing. it sure beats a four inch long slice all the way through your abdominal wall. summer of '96. she got on that train. she got in acute bout of appendicitis. she went to the hospital. she had the new surgery to take her appendix out at the hospital and she returned to training in less than two weeks. then she went to the olympics and she did this. her team medaled. they won the bronze.

p for years, i'd been searching for a way that we could treat p our patients without surgery. p four years ago, i was the first spine surgeon in the united p states to treat a patient's disc with biologics. p what really separates us is experience, research, and data. p you know, being that you're a spine surgeon, you bring a lot t of credibility. p and you are now venturing into an area that a lot of people p but they're very unclear about t so can you explain how r wants to heal itself. p spine is we're dealing with p supply, so it's real hard for itself in these areas. pso we're simply taking your stem cells from areas where you store p them in your body and then placing them in damaged areas p to promote natural healing. point-of-care therapy. pthis is really very fascinating. p so you're taking something out of their own body, putting it in p a place that needs help, and your body will then heal itself. rthat's exactly the idea. p you know, your body wants to heal itself, so we can treat pacute athletic injuries, chronic arthritic problems, chronic rproblems in your back

surgery. we have the latest his health tonight. >>> plus bradley cooper's >>> an -- >> i'm single. >> shirtless maxim and value. >>> now for february the 12th 2016, this is "entertainment tonight." hi, everybody. thank you for joining us. hope you had a great week. >>> let's get right to i kanye versus taylor. will there be bad blood at the grammys? we thought that peace could be kept between two great musical nations. taylor swift and kanye west. but we're heating up this fe again. debuted his new album, which includes the lyric calling taylor swift the b-word. kanye claims taylor was cool with the song, tweeting i did not diss taylor swift a have i called taylor and had an hour-long conversation with her about the line and she gave her blessing. that is not how tayl it. her rep says that kanye d not call for approval, but to ask taylor to release her single her twitter account an cautioned him about releasing a song such a strong misogynistic message. meanwhile team taylor quickly fired back

. >> if i didn't have this 3-d print, i would not have underwent surgery. >> reporter: this bust was created by a three-dimensional printer, mirror me 3-d. it's a perfect likeness, only better, says gorge. it shows what she would look like with a smaller nose. with as many as a third of all patients unhappy with their results, new technology like this can give patients more realistic expectations. >> particularly with the face where there is so much anxiety and stress around changes. >> reporter: starts with a photograph that gets transformed into a hologram and results in a 3-d model made out of a plastic like material called gypsum. i'll show you my end result in a moment. >> helpful for the patient and the doctor. >> reporter: dr. oren says a model for the pre-op consultation can also be projected onto the patient's body during surgery using different colors to help doctors be more precise. >> you can see that topographical map of what we hope to achieve. >> reporter: not just for cosmetic surgery. >> also reconstructive surgery like that of nine-year-old jonathan who lost an i to

. $% animal welfare experts say spay and neuter surgeries are life ving procedures for cats and dogs. today, cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore learned how one locaorganization is busy making the surgeries accessible to others. >> reporter: on a busy day, the iowa humane alliance could perform surgeries on up to 06 dogs, cats an rabbits that bre owned, strays or from shelters. high quality spay/neuter simply aren't enough homes for litters and litters of pets. sheryl arensdorf, dvm03:52:52 even being a veterinarian, i didn't realize what a need there was for affordable spay >> even being a veterinarian didn't realize what i need this was for affordable spay and neuter and what a problem there was with pet overpopulation. >> reporter: since opening in january of 20 13-rbg the iowa that you halloween alliance has performed 19,676 surgeries. in on heir of world spay day, the organization is giving an additional discount to the animals from eighththelters. >> we accomplish a lot every day and it is something to go home and be proud about. >> reporter: the team says having these surgeries

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his reps tell "e.t" he was prior emergency oral surgeries. right now barry is okay, recovering after another surgery today and reps say for the next 48 hours, manil is being instructed not to talk, sing or rap. >> we h some incredible surprises. >> before news broke at his annual pregrammyevent, clyde remembers when manillo was nominated for "mandi." sunday's gala will be studded and during the big show on monday, expect a carrie underwood sam hunt duet. >> yes, i'm not sure wheth say that or not. >> that was easy and we love the idea collaborating with 2015's best new artist winner. couny stars were giving back at grammy and the schools lilie. he's good with kids, 6'3", 31 and single. >> what are you bringing as your date on sunday? >> my parents will be me, and my manager he'llll be myy date to the grshow. >> we love it when people bring their parents to the carpet. bradley cooper is bringing hiss mom. he's currently dating supermodel fl listen to. >> i will be sleeping. >> you're not going go with your significant other? >> i don't know, i