saving people money on more than just car insurance. >> from the world health organization. >> kelly:ank you, kelly. >> kelly: you're welcome. >> jamie: i was telling you about the warning we have with the world health organization and scientists have per miss-- i'll check that out for you, to take the deadly bird flu virus and more contagious and airborne from one animal to the other and the studies they're asked to do. possibly from one human to another and we're all for study, but the worry is what happens if this research falls into the wrong hands? should scientists be allowed to create deadly viruses like this in the labs for medical research? dr. david somati. here to talk about it and the esteemed member of our medical a-team. doctor, good to see you. i know that small pox and other viruses used for impacts and other medical breakthroughs, but bird flu, a big concern, what do you think about it? >> i think it's a huge concern because the bird flu is something that we don't deal with on a regular basis and we've talked about it, all different type of flus and h1n1. this is a di

. >> you can see here that the ranking international institutions, places like the world health organization, the united nations, nato, are all favorable to the british republic. the eu ranks near last. >> there is no mistaking the eu skepticism. the eu has become an even tougher sell. nobody even once a free shopping bag. >> we can see how nationals of the european countries are really struggling. >> even that the british government is stoking anti-eu sentiments. david cameron and blames the crisis on the crisis that has gripped many nations. >> people seem to misunderstand the reasons behind the debt crisis. they do not realize the eurozone as a whole is a very healthy economy. growth is higher over there and inflation is lower. they focus that a few of the member states have had problems with debt. >> for mark and other eu critics, these arguments do not hold water. they want to leave the european union. they are campaigning for britain to have a new vote on union membership. >> there are a lot of people associated with the campaign that say that this could do quite well as outside of the

the world health organization has a standard. the center for disease control has a standard. again, as you tabletop this, it is important to think through, what will you tell the population? what is the basis for that? an empirical understanding of the issues and being honest about what you know and do not know is critically important. we have identified some of the key questions option that we wanted answered in the course of our mission. these were critical to our ability to make decisions and recommendations for policymakers. so, what you see here, item number one, we needed an understanding of how the engineers on site were dealing with the crisis. many different strategies and approaches in terms of trying to contain a radiological problem. we have the complexity of the radiological problem while, underneath, we have humanitarian assistance disaster. we had our marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen, with brooms, cleaning up and keeping track of their individual exposure while at the same time offering humanitarian assistance. we have obligations to our own people, as we

. >>> today is world aids day, and the world health organization has asked for more fun that to combat the spread of hiv aids. the number of new infections is rising, but most are found in sub-saharan africa. over 20 million of the world's 34 million hiv-positive people live there. the who says african patients are getting more access to drug therapies and that the rate of new infections is falling. >>> we will have more of the fight against aids with reports from the ukraine and thailand coming up in just a few minutes. >>> she has been called a literary what this of the 21st century. she has died in berlin. she was 82. she was one of the leading writers in east germany. her life under communism and form her work. some claimed that she was too close to the regime, but her writing earned her plaudits on both sides of the iron curtain bee. >> her life and writing career were dominated by political upheaval. she lived in nazi germany and communist east germany, but it was greek mythology that inspired two of foremost inspired works, recounting aged myths to explore contemporary themes. >

according to the world health organization, the average life expectancy for japanese men is 80 years. for women, it's 86. today we'll meet someone who's well above average. not only she's nearly 90, she recently claimed two world athletic records. dragging a six kilogram tire twice around a 30 meter track isn't the way most people spend their golden years. >> but mitsu morita is far from ordinary. she holds world records in the 100 and 200 meter sprints from masters athletics. mitsu was born in 1923, a time of great change in the world. the soviet union for example was just getting started. mitsu, however, didn't start her athletic career as a youngster. she waited until she was 70. since then she's attended any number of competitions. so many that she can't keep track of all the medals she's won. at the age of 85, she set a world record in the 100 meter sprint with a time of 19.83 seconds. three times a week she works out along the river bank near her house. she belongs to a field and athletic club. most of the people around her there are students from the neighborhood. none of them

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according to the world health organization, the average life expectancy for japanese men is 8 0 years. for women, it's 86. today we'll meet someone who is well above average. not only is she nearly 90, she recently claimed two world athletic records. dragging a six-kilogram tire twice around a 30-meter track isn't the way most people spend their golden years. >> reporter: but mistu morita is far from ordinary. she holds word records notice 100 and 200-meter sprints from masters athletics. mitsu was born in 1923, a time of great change in the world. the soviet union for example, was just getting started. mitsu, however, didn't start her athletic career as a youngster. she waited until she was 70. since then, she's attended any number of competitions. so many that she can't keep track of all of medals she's won. at the age of 8 5, she set a world record in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 19.83 seconds. >> three times a week, she works out along a river bank near her house. she belongs to a field and athletic club. most of the people around her are students from the neighborhood. non

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in may the world health organization said cell phones might cause brain cancer.ually spot the impact of radiation from phones. and some studies found a cancer link. doesn't mean cell phones are dangerous, but to be on the safe side i say, use an ear piece. july brought questions of cancer in 9/11, just ahead of the 10th anniversary of the attacks. there's not strong evidence connecting dust from the fallen twin towers and cancer. first responders with cancer would not receive special compensati compensation. just a month later a big study of new york firefighters found the exact opposite. >> we found a 19% increase in all cancers in our exposed fire fighters as opposed to our nonexposed firefighters. >> the decision could be reversed on compensation. and the psa test to detect prostate cancer. a test undergone by millions of men each year. the psa test just isn't worth it. and then november, exciting news of a stem cell breakthrough. two studies using infusions of a patient's own stem cells, one found the cells could regrow dead heart tissue, once thought to be i

. >>> the world health organization predicts in less than 20 years depression will be the second most widespread illness in the world behind only hiv/aids. even now in any given year one in ten americans suffers from a mood disorder. it makes you wonder exactly what's happening here and who can help us understand this better than dr. andrew weil, the focus of spontaneous happiness. what prompted you to write this book at this time. >> itime. >> the most frequent question coming into my website was about depression and then i looked into the statistics. one in ten americans is on a prescribed anti-depressant drug. the number of children taking psychiatric medications is enormous. why are we experiencing the depression today? some of it is manufactured by the medical pharmaceutical complex which has been successful at convincing ordinary states of sadness and imbalances of brain chemistry that need to be treated. maybe 20%, 25%, more. it still leaves us with a lot of depression to explain. what's different today? one clue that i found in writing this book that depression is virtually un

in may, the world health organization said cell phones might -- might cause brain cancer. brain scans can spot the impact of radiation from phones. some studies found a cancer link. doesn't mean cell phones are dangerous, but to be on the safe side i always say use an ear piece. july brought questions about cancer and 9/11 just ahead of the tenth anniversary of the attacks. federal authorities say there's not strong evidence connecting dust from the tafallen towers a cancer, but a month later a big study of new york firefighters found the opposite. >> we found a 19% increase in all cancers in our exposed firefighters, as compared to the nonexposed firefighters. >> reporter: the decision on compensation could still be reversed. in october, the spotlight landed on the psa test, to detect prostate cancer, a test undergone by more than 20 million men each year, a federal advisory panel said the psa test just isn't worth it. then november, exciting news of a stem cell break through. two studies using infusions of a patient's own stem cells, one found the cells could regrow dead

male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. [ all talking at once ] >>> the world health organizationdicts in less than 20 years depression will be the second most widespread illness in the world behind only hiv/aids. even now in any given year one in ten americans suffers from a mood disorder. it makes you wonder exactly what's happening here and who better to understand this than dr. andrew weil. the book is dr. andrew weil, "spontaneous happiness." >> i found the most frequent coming in to my website was about depression. then i looked into some of these statistics. more than 1 in 10 americans is now on a prescribed antidepressant drug. the number of children taking psychiatric medication is enormous. why are we experiencing that epidemic of depression today? what's different? some of this i think is manufactured by the medical pharmaceutical complex which has been very successful at convincing people that ordinary states of sadness or imbalances in brain chemistry need to be treated. let's take that out. i don't know what it is? maybe 20%, 25%. maybe more. it still leaves us with

world age day was established by the world health organization back in 1988. here in san francisco, one of the observances will be a candlelight vigil at the harvey milk plaza they castro district tonight. >>> it seven grammy nominations including one for best album of the year. british soul singer a dell is a close second with six nominations. two for best record and song. bruno mars lady gaga and rean in are among the nominees as well and those winners will be announced on february 12. >>> [ applause and cheers ] >> nothing says merry christmas like neil diamond. >> just thinking that. >> stands more than 70 feet tall and has a pretty famous address, as well. tens of thousands of people packing in rockefeller center to watch the lighting. christmas tree. neil diamond and the radio city rockettes performed at the annual ceremony. the rockefeller christmas tree with 30,000 lights will be on display until january 7. if you have never been there, you should check it out. it's beautiful right there at "30 rock." they got the ice skating ring. >> brings out the ho

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