many of those cases have gone undiagnosed. but a new law is aimed at changing that situation. welcome to "beyond the headlines." i'm cheryl jennings. joining us right now is somebody who has dyslexia, the lieutenant governor of california, gavin newsom. >> thanks for having me. it's fun. >> thank you for being so open about this. >> yeah, no, it's interesting. the response has been interesting. i've always been pretty honest about the fact i have dyslexia, but no one really paid much attention to it until i became mayor. and actually, one of the first things i did as mayor, the first public events, was visiting kids with dyslexia in the school, and everyone was shocked to know that i had this learning disability, which if i look back, was probably the best thing that's ever happened to me. >> except a lot of kids would hear that and go, "for me, it's the worst thing. >> it was, and it was terrible growing up. >> well, take me back. >> i think, for me, i think it was two things. one, it was very difficult for me, in terms of my own academic experience. school was a terrible and

condition so those undiagnosed conditions can become a problem. we did a breakout of our female service members and we found that you're more likely to have these issues with the female service members. so if -- i will direct your attention to the odds ratio, the second odds ratio there. women were more than twice as likely to have an existing diagnosis. they were also more than 1.7 times more likely to be display displaying symptoms of an undiagnosed condition. we also looked at the variable of service era because this was not just active duty members, this was a veteran population, and interestingly, you will notice that the people most likely to have a diagnosis are your gulf war era and you're much more likely to be displaying undiagnosed symptoms if you're from my generation, that post-9/11 oif, oef era. so the question for any public health professional at this point is ok, there's an issue but why, why is there an issue. i know colonel herring will go into detail on this. but for female service members specifically, there are issues with so

those undiagnosed conditions can be a problem. women were more than twice as likey to have an existing diagnose. they were also more than 1.7 times more likely to be displaying symptoms of an undiagnosed condition. we looked at the variable of service era because this wasn't just active duty members. this was a veteran population and interestingly you are most likely to display undiagnosed systems if you are post-9/11 era. the question is there is an issue by what? why is there an issue? colonel harring is going to go into details but for female service members there are issues with social support and cohesion that make it more likely they will have poor mental health outcomes. for all service members, men and women, specifically you have practical, we talk about practical and statistical significance. practical matters to the co and at the unit level and statistical matters on a chart. we have such significance when we break out the variable by people who report not having a lot of social support in their lives. if you have a low

the risk factors according to scientists, sports injuries, hormonal changes from birth control, undiagnosed heart defects and an increase in diabetes and obesity. while the vast majority of strokes every year, 90% affect those over 50 experts say the symptoms of a stroke may be less recognized by younger people. a sudden loss of control in your nervous system, symptoms that spell fast. facial drooping, arm weakness and speech difficulty, all signs it's time to call 911. now more than a year after her stroke, chelsea has made remarkable progress while she may never know what caused it, she hopes it will serve as a wakeup call for others. erica hill, nbc news, new york. >>> we're back in a moment with high drama at an amusement park. >>> high anxiety late today at bush gardens in florida. a roller coaster got stuck in the lift position. 65 passengers on board had to be evacuated to the ground. the park says no one was injured. certainly not the kind of thrill those riders were likely hoping for. >>> parents, listen up. if you have a child that loves playing football, pop warner, the nation's

the joy and excitement for two expectant parents turned to fear when doctors undiagnosed their unborny with a rare defect. the incredible effort by chop who helped save their baby boy they now call a miracle. >> that does it for us here at 6:00. >> we'll see you tonight at 10. inn died edition is up next. >>> blind bill cosby. colliding into the metal detector as he heads into court. >> cosby's attorneys screamed at the top of their lungs at the judge. >> then, kelly osbourne's revenge. >> she let the world know the private phone number of the hair dresser accused of having an affair with her father. >> kelly, by the way, has more than 4 million followers. >> and, biggest loser shocker. the former contestant who said she was told to gain weight. >> the biggest mistake of my life. >> why she says she was told to drink baking soda. >> then, extraordinary precautions women are taking on the road. >> what is the first thing you do when you get in your

the risk factors according to scientists, sports injuries, hormonal changes from birth control, undiagnosed heart defects and an increase in diabetes and obesity. while the vast majority of strokes every year, 90% affect those over 50 experts say the symptoms of a stroke may be less recognized by younger people. a sudden loss of control in your nervous system, symptoms that spell fast. facial drooping, arm weakness and speech difficulty, all signs it's time to call 911. now more than a year after her stroke, chelsea has made remarkable progress while she may never know what caused it, she hopes it will serve as a wakeup call for others. erica >>> we're back in a moment with high drama at an amusement park. moment with high (vo) if you have type 2 diabetes, you may know what it's like to deal with high... and low blood sugar. januvia (sitagliptin) is a once-daily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhancing your body's own ability to lower blood sugar. p

made him very ill and vulnerable that contributed to his death justice if he had cancer that was undiagnosed or a heart condition or a genetic disorder this is the way i process it something happen to my son who became very ill and because of that illness in his mind he died in before that he killed and i try to live for that and learn from. one of the major things is i have almost though a judgment in judge other people and to have a belief system that horrible things happen to many of less. and our work is to continue to love them it to care for ourselves. >> you continue to do advocacy in the area of brain health. wide you use that term is that important to you? >> one of the experts had interviewed use the term embrace health i thought it was very wise and for most people before the general public people don't understand what that means or the range of thoughts as those that go over because of that in some of us think of the intangible difference is a physiological what is happening when someone begins to have persistent thoughts of suicide that is a symptom of something malfunctioning i

now, the reason that is important is because lead is a serious issue, and if undiagnosed, and not dealtith it can lead to some , long-term problems. but, and this is really important, so i want everybody to pay attention -- if you know that your child may have been exposed, and you go to a health clinic, a doctor, a provider, and are working with them, then your child will be fine. and the reason i can say that with some confidence is not just based on science, but based on the fact that keep in mind it was not until the 1980's where we started banning lead in paint, lead in toys, lead in gasoline. so if you are my age -- or older, or maybe even a little bit younger, you got some lead in your system when you were growing up. you did. i'm sure somewhere when i was two years old, i was taking a chip of paint, tasting it, and i got some lead. or sometimes, toys were painted with lead, and you are chewing on them. -- were chewing on them. i say that not to make light of the situation. we know now what we did not know then, which is it can cause problems if children get exposed to lead at el

people aren't getting enough sleep during hair normal workweek, there is also we believe a lot of undiagnosederiencing that they're unaware of. >> also in our report, what role the earlier and earlier rush hour in maryland and virginia is having on our local drivers. all of that tonight on news 4 at 11:00. for now in blacksburg, scott macfarlane, news 4. >> important information there. again it it's tonight at 11:00. >>> prince harry and michelle obama helped kick off the opening of the second in-vehiiee envehicle tuesday games if orlando. nearly 500 athletes from 14 countries will be competing in the games that start today and run through thursday. >>> breaking news on metro. take a look. blue line single tracking between stadium-armory anded a dw addison because of a disabled train. blue line one issue there. orange line single tracking between stadium-armory and chevy. we are slow thisni metro. silver line trains onlyiehle-re eastern market. and red line delays because of a switch problem outside friendship heights. near lake forest mall, a crash near the fast station southbound lanes gett

there's also we believe a lot of undiagnosed sleep disorders that people are experiencing and that they'rere of. >> also in our report tonight, what role the earlier and earlier rush hour in maryland and virginia is having on our local drive all that tonight on news4 at 11:00. in blacksburg, scott mcfarlane, news4. >> that report is coming up tonight on news4 at 11:00. >>> competition begins today for more than 500 athletes from 14 different countries. we'll have more on the events drawing the attention of england's prince harry and first lady michelle obama. >>> and our sunny skies sure didn't last long, did they. storm team 4 is tracking more rain. how mh more when we come baucck >>> right now mercury is moving across the surface of the sun. take a look at that. it's directly between the sun and earth right now so it looks like what you see, a black dot up there. this only happens about 13 times every 100 years. you can't see this with the naked eye. in fact, if you tried you could develop eye damage. however, nasa is showing mercury's move on its website right now. that's how we got tha

the same people, four out of five heroin users, have a co-occurring mental health disorder, often undiagnosed and untreated. but i wanted to speak to you particularly, ms. -- i'm sorry. first of all, my condole lenss for your loss, but thank you for your courage. >> thank you. >> and a big part of this is about stigma. it's about mental health generally and the stigma around mental health. so, one piece i want to convey to you is that we want to help. help you to be a leader on addressing stigma and particularly for veterans. in new hampshire i'm very proud of a new program that we have that's called ask the question. and we're using this across the state. this is way beyond the veteran community. this is our entire health care community, mental health community, every person that comes in contact with anyone who comes before them to ask the question, did you ever serve. my father was a world war ii pilot, spent -- was shot down. he was a p.o.w. for six months. no one ever asked him this question. he never talked about it until he was well into his 70s, and it was only when my boys growing up

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