. >> the american medical association has approved the use of hypnosis but studies show weight loss as a result of hypnosis are few in number. >> exercise remains the best way to work off the calories. >>> thanksgiving day was opening day at sugar bowl ski resort in tahoe. one skier called the skier perfect. only one run was available today. more than 250 strapped on the skis. most didn't last long and were off the mountain by noon. >> i think people get their exercise in and go home and feed themselves. >> there's more than 100 inches of snow on the ground last year but they said that was exceptional and most years just being able to be open by thanksgiving day is gravy. >>> i know it's chilly out there. let's check in with jeff ranieri. >> i'm the black friday meteorologist. i don't know about you, but i'm ready for a nap. it was cool, cloudy. you were nice and lazy today after leftovers after the turkeys. 60 in santa rosa. we topped out at 57 at san francisco. it's cold tonight in the south bay. temperatures in the mid-40s. 49 right now in san mateo. we will be getting in on some 30

the study is in the journal of the american medical association. >>> the oakland radio minister thatdicted the end of the world is addressing why it did not end on october 21st. evangelist herald camping calls the prediction an embarassing moment for family radio but continues to say that god was in charge of everything. the 90-year-old is now working on more predictions. you may remember last spring his organization spent millions in advertising that a huge earthquake would destroy earth on may 21st. when that didn't happen he said he miscalculated and october 21st was the real date. >>> we have enjoyed some really warm weather for the first day of november. >> we have indeed. we can predict with some accuracy that that is going to change. sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> it is going to change in a dramatic fashion. first let me show you the wind speed in napa where the fire is burning. it is out of the north, northeast to 15 and gusting to 23 miles an hour. the wind appears to be coming down, but the humidity as you can see is still low. the relative humidity is 9%. the

the study is in the journal of the american medical association. >>> the oakland radio minister thaticted the end of the world is addressing why it did not end on october 21st. evangelist herald camping calls the prediction an embarassing moment for family radio but continues to say that god was in charge of everything. the 90-year-old is now working on more predictions. you may remember last spring his organization spent millions in advertising that a huge earthquake would destroy earth on may 21st. when that didn't happen he said he miscalculated and october 21st was the real date. >>> we have enjoyed some really warm weather for the first day of november. >> we have indeed. we can predict with some accuracy that that is going to change. sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> it is going to change in a dramatic fashion. first let me show you the wind speed in napa where the fire is burning. it is out of the north, northeast to 15 and gusting to 23 miles an hour. the wind appears to be coming down, but the humidity as you can see is still low. the relative humidity is 9%. the w

the study appears in the latest edition of "the journal of the american medical association." >>> let'sith rob marciano. any flight delays expected this morning? >> yeah, i think denver's going to have issues, although the airport out there does a great job when they have snowstorms. this is a pretty good one, especially for this time of year. already seeing over a foot of snow in wyoming and blizzard warnings have been posted. here is a list of the delays that we expect to see today. denver, heavy snow and wind, over an hour. also windy in los angeles because of santa ana winds blowing. could be dust kicking up in phoenix. chicago, minneapolis and dallas, the other problem spots if you're traveling today. here's how winds shake down in socal. high fire danger kicking up gusts to 40 to 50 miles an hour as the classic santa ana setup is under way. it's all part of the backside of this storm system which is rolling into the central plains. 8 to 14 inches of snow expected in the denver metro area. just east of there across the flat country, windy conditions cause blizzard conditions. speak

this week the american medical association weighed in and declared this a national public health emergencyhundreds of drugs in short supply. three of the anti-seizure medications i regularly prescribe are in short decline. drugs to treat cancers, infections, cardio vas yvascula disease have taken the biggest hit. 550,000 cancer patients this year have been told those prescriptions are not available to them. one of them is this woman, her doctor can't get medication for her right now. renee and her oncologist are joining me. thank you for joining us. first, how are you doing? >> i just started a clinical trial. my cancer has recurred. it was in remission twice for two and a half years each time. and this time i was only able to get one chemo drug. i could not get the doxil. my cancer recurred while i was taking chemotherapy. >> is it because you -- is the thinking it recurred because you couldn't get this other medication? >> well, i took two chemo drugs each time before, and went into remission. this time i was only able to take one, so just to to draw a conclusion about that. >> you know,

a new study in the journal of the american medical association finds three to six alcoholic drinks a week showed an increase risk. the study shows that alcohol added to whatever risk a woman already had for breast cancer. >>> back to the ocean beach for some of the world's best surfers in the world. this is second day of the rip curl pro search surfing competition on the san francisco coast. one surfer high tailed it out of water yesterday when he said he saw a shark, the biggest fin he had ever seen coming right at him. competition though still runs through the week, weather and sharks permitting. a lot of folks out there at ocean beach. >>> an update that. red-tailed hawk that survived a shot from a nail gun returns to the wild today. it had nail through its head when it was rescued last month at golden gate park. someone purposely shot it with a nail gun, it's believed. there is a $10,000 reward in the case. the hawk is back in the wild today, doing very well. >>> hollywood starlet lindsay lohan returns to court today for a hearing that may lead to yet another jail sentence. a judg

this week the american medical association weighed in and declared this a national public health emergencyhundred of drugs in short supply. in fact, three anti-seizure medications i regularly prescribe to patients are on the list of drugs in steep decline. what's going on? a new report says drugs to treat cancer, infections, cardiovascular disease have taken the biggest hit. some 550,000 cancer patients this year alone have been told the cancer drugs they need simply aren't available for them. one of those patients is renee mozer. she has a very resistant form of ovarian cancer. a drug called daxol is most effective to treat her type of tumor. the doctor can't get the medication for her as thing stand now. renee and her oncologist, dr. wendell nowman, joining me. thank you, first of all, for joining us. how are you doing, rene? >> i just started a clinical trial. my occur has recurred. it was in remission twice for 2 1/2 years each time. this time i was only able to get one chemo drug, i could not get the doxal. my cancer recurred while taking team e chemotherapy. >> is it because -- the t

the "journal of the american medical association" has just released the results of a three-decade study on the health effects of alcohol on women. they show that as few as three drinks a week can lead to an increased risk of breast cancer. but earlier studies found that moderate alcohol consumption may help prevent heart disease. if you're confused, so were we. so we asked dr. jon lapook to look into it. >> reporter: today's study added confusion about the role of alcohol in women's health. it shows even a moderate amount may increase the risk of breast cancer. study author dr. wendy chen. >> what was new about our study is that we had enough statistical power to look at the effect of lower levels of alcohol consumption in breast cancer risk. >> reporter: more than 100,000 nurses were followed for nearly three decades. compared to non-drinkers, women consuming the equivalent to three to six glasses of wine a week had a 15% increased risk of invasive breast cancer. for every 10,000 women, that translates to an additional 52 cases of breast cancer over ten years. but a previous study of t

a study published by the american medical association shows three to six alcoholic drinks a week is enoughto increase a women's risk of breast cancer. that's less than one glass a night. researchers say it doesn't appear to matter if a woman has other risk factors that could be like family history. >>> well, if you just unlaced your shoes in the komen race for the cure in hunt valley, pull them back on. we're now raáeut racing for the cure along the -- racing for the cure along the eastern shore. susan g. komen has raised more than $35 million supporting the fight against breast cancer. the mission to raise funds is headed to ocean fund for the inaugural race. for more information go to their web site. >>> well, are you having trouble getting a good night sleep? you may be lonely. a new study finds people who feel isolated from others tend to experience more restlessness. the research may show in part why lonelyless is linked to health problems like high blood pressure and also depression. >>> well, it is everything on the internet, i-pad, these days people are going to the library less an

the results are in from the biggest study of its kind in history, by the american medical association. 100,000 women followed over 28 years, and the conclusion? less than a drink a day, even a glass of wine with dinner, could change the risk of breast cancer. in whom and why? so, we asked abc's andrea canning to break it all down for us tonight. >> reporter: the new study out today found compelling evidence that having even a single glass of wine each day raises your risk of breast cancer. >> in the past we've known women who consume a lot of alcohol increase the risk of breast cancer. we actually thought that a small amount of alcohol was relatively safe for breast cancer. >> reporter: the study of more then 100,000 women over a 28-year period shows just 3 to 6 glasses of alcohol a week can increase a woman's chances of breast cancer by 15%. less than a glass of wine per day. and if you bump that number up to two a day, the risk goes to 51%. does it make you think twice about having that extra drink? >> it might. but honestly, probably not. >> if wine is going to give a person breast

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research in the journal of the american medical association shows women who drink small amounts of alcohol, three to six drinks a week increase their risk of breast cancer by 15%. researchers found heavier drinkers, women who had at least two drinks per day, increased their risk by 51%. compared to women who never drink. >> it is most important what someone does over a long period of time, not what she does over the past week or past month. >> doctors aren't quite sure what the connection is between alcohol and breast cancer. but they think it has something to do with how alcohol affects estrogen levels in the body. >> alcohol may also change the sensitivity of tissues to estrogen. >> the study author says it is up to the individual to weigh the risks. a woman with a history of breast cancer may want to cut down on her drinking but a woman with heart problems may want to continue having a glass of wine with a cardiovascular benefits, richards says she will try to drink less. >> if i i was in my 20s, it wouldn't be as important. family history. my grandmother. >> breast cancer? >> mm-hmm. >

that's according to the a study in the journal of the american medical association. finds rapid overgrowth in some cases. researchers say children with autism had 67% more neurons in their brains. the study found brain overgrowth in autistic children begins before birth. >>> older americans are turning to drinking and smoking in order to deal with the hard economic times. researchers found older men who have financial problems are 30% more likely to take up heavy drinking. older women on the other hand seem to cut down on drinking when times got tough. >>> 4:57 now. an armed convoy carrying a very important package headed to washington, d.c. a bay area trucker leading the way. his name is duane brusso, the unowe in addition emcee of a month long nationwide traveling christmas party i guess you could say. the san jose truck driver is hauling a 63-foot sierra white fir from california to the u.s. capital building. a friend turned down the gig so the 65-year-old jumped at the chance to volunteer. >> it's a privilege, you know, to do this, to hall the people's tree washi

a study published in the american medical association shows that 3 to 6 alcoholic drinks a week isn't enough to increase a woman's risk of breast cancer. 1 glass a night. >> interview: in the past we have known women who consume a lot of alcohol increase their risk of breast cancer, we actually thought the small amount of alcohol was relatively safe for breast cancer. >> now researchers say it doesn't appear to matter if a woman has other risk factors like a family history. the alcohol consumption needs to be constant luau the woman's lifetime and the increased risk was consistent no matter what they drank, beer, wine or liquor. if you just unlaced your shoes from tacoma mills, we'll race for the cure on the eastern shore, the maryland affiliate of susan g. komen has raised more than $35 million to support the friday express cancer, and 2 1/2 million goes to programs on delmarva, komen money for grants currently supports clinical trials on the eastern shore. now the race to raise funds to find a cure is heading to ellicott city on april 22nd, registration opened today. for more inform

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research in the journal of the american medical association or jama shows women who drink small amountsalcohol, 3-6 drinks a week, increase their risk of breast cancer by 15%. they also found heavier drinkers, women who have at least two drinks per day increase their risk by more than 50% compared to women who don't drink at all. >> it's most important what someone does over a long period of time, not what she just does over the past week or past month. >> so why is this? doctors aren't quite sure what the connection is between alcohol and breast cancer, but they think something about alcohol fuels estrogen in the body. the study says it's up to an individual women to weigh her risk. a woman with a history may want to cut down with drinking but a woman with heart disease may want to increase a glass of wine. >>> i'm seeing there is a bunch of food back there behind us on our set. it is a reminder that this year's scouting for food drive is about to get going. >> 9news now has teamed up with the boy scouts to collect food for families in need, and the need is great. on this saturday scou

as reported in the journal of the american medical association, women who consume three to six drinks a week increase their risk of breast cancer by 15%. in addition, women who consumed at least two drinks a day had a 51% increase risk of breast cancer compared to women who never drink alcohol. >> it's most important what someone does over a long period of time not what she just does over the past week or past month. >> reporter: so what's the connection between alcohol and breast cancer? the exact mechanism is unknown. one probable explanation has to do with how alcohol affects circulating estrogen levels. >> alcohol may also change the sensitivity of tissues to estrogen. >> reporter: the findings are important because it's up to the individual woman to weigh the risks and the benefits. for some women, the increased risk of breast cancer may be enough of a reason to abstain. while others may want to continue having a glass of wine for cardiovascular benefits. tracy says she will try to drink less. >> if i were younger like in my 20s it wouldn't matter so much to me but being older an

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