>> prozac, paxil, zoloft, the whole raft of them, and there are rother antidepressants. >> you sound like you know your drugs. >> well, i'm a psych -- psychopharmacology is one of my big interests? >> yes. >> it can change somebody for the better. you think someone will be suicidality and with the use of these medications they want to live again. it's very gratifying. it used to be that psychotherapy was all talk. talk, talk, talk, talk. then it moved into chemicals. >> yes. >> such as you have listed. >> yes. >> it was mostly chemicals. i can remember interviewing a woman by the name of leah who started leer's magazine and she said when she took lithium it really made the difference and all of that tal 1-866-331-talk 1-866-331-talk talk didn't do that much for her but that is not the view today. the view today is, you tell me if i'm wrong, you talk and you take the pill; that right? >> most of the studies show the best effect is a combination of psychotherapy or talk and the medication. i happen to think medication plays the biggest role. on the other hand, we are symbolic creatures

the study looks the prenatal exposure to prozac, as a lot, and other -- zoloft and other sri's, prompting concern that prenatal exposure may increase risks for autism. a doctor a georgetown university says the risks have to be weighed against the alternatives. >> balancing this risk against the risk of leaving depression and treated. >> the study does not paint a clear picture of why these drugs might trigger autism, but it is another reason for moms to be on alert as to what they are exposed to during pregnancy. >> include stress on the mom. it includes a toxic environment. it also includes medications. >> having been on a generic brand of the anti-depressant for three years she says her health will continue to come first. >> i have heard things like if the father is over 50 and all kinds of crazy things that they think lead to autism. it does not surprise me that they would eventually link this to it. >> the study is just preliminary but doctors say it is intriguing and deserves the attention of a follow-up. for now he recommends that women look for alternatives to the anti-depressant,

not just chloroform, women who killed their kids, giving them alcohol so they can go out, benzene, zoloft, here in these cases, here in new york, went partied, threw up in a bucket and drowned her child in a bucket. she called the police. in every one of those cases, even though they were the cause of the harm, they called up. that's what seven women on the jury is going to do. they're going to say even if you were at fault, you're going to call the police. you're going to do something. you're going to make some attempt to save your child. >> you got to go for that sort of practical thing, like what was she doing in all that time she was missing. we're going to take a quick break. we're in a 20 minute recess here and then the prosecution will, with linda drane burdick wrap up its case. then the charge and finally the jurors who have to be anxious at this point after 35 days in court are going to be anxious to get this case and deliberate. we'll be back with more on this 4th of july on msnbc. [ p.a. announcer ] announcing america's favorite cereal is now honey nut cheerios! yup, america's

a new small study -- if their mom is taking antidepressants like zoloft while they are pregnant. results released in the archives shows especially risky early on. larger studies are needed to confirm these findings and mental health experts say this should not keep women from taking the drugs. >> a doctor in florida create add prescription gel and he believes it can stop the spread of mrsa. that's the fast spreading staff infection. this could save thousands of lives. >> this would be my greatest contribution to people in the whole world. now there's no better feeling than that. >> now the way this works is it would be placed directly on wounds, clinical trials scheduled to get started in a few weeks, lesli. >> the duke and duchess of cambridge are in canada's northwest territories. they were greeted by town officials in yellowknife and met with people in the crowd. the newlyweds also took part in customary activities, sports, and a speaking engagement at a session of you'll parliament. the royal couple will wrap up their tour on friday and head to california for a visit. >>> har