tonight dr. kim mulvihill explains it. what makes more than half of pregnant women want to eat dirt. >>> tonight we begin with some breaking news. joe vazquez is at union square in san francisco with the latest. >> reporter: robbers sprayed a victim with pepper spray. happened back over there. market and powell. it happened around 9:00 p.m. although it wasn't reported until 9:30 p.m. two men approached the victim and when he refused to cooperate they sprayed him in the face with pepper spray. of course we have been reporting about a rash of robberies across san francisco where victims were pepper sprayed at least five scattered around the city. and those cases last week the police said the robbers appeared to be targeting people with smartphones. in this case though investigators are not saying whether these are connected. remember, ken, they made some arrests earlier this week and so it is not clear whether maybe this is a larger ring or perhaps a copy cat. >> so they just show up, spray you in the face and grab whatever

[laughter] >> this is dr. kim hammond. he will answer some questions this is? >> belgian malinois. i think they are useful. if you have a teenager, and you just to not know, bring them in while they are in school. >> this is a beautiful breed. it has a great temperament. >> this is just the best. we are total strangers. >> are they all like this? >> you have to pay attention. they are not all like this. you have to find the right one and train it costs -- properly. there is a lot of work going into this behavior. >> my 12-year old dog has a urinary infection and has had medication. she stinks'. we differ of death, and 20 minutes later, she stinks' -- we give her a bath, and for 20 minutes later, she stink's again. what can i do? >> it is interesting. we are thinking about the urinary problem, and maybe it is actually leaking that urine smell. >> coming out of the skin? >> yes, and no parent i would definitely see your veterinarian. there are proper shampoos. if your dog has bad skin, it is not fleas, or allergies. that is this time of year. i like dr. berger. he is a good guy. you

dr. kimn is here -- dr. kim is here to answer your pet questions. >> we have a little weather disturbance across our area. a storm may cause problems next week. >> general motors continues to >> in this afternoon's "consumer alert," general motors goes public today, trading foon the new york stock exchange for the first time in 18 months. kate amara has more on what this means for u.s. taxpayers and consumers. >> american taxpayers will recover billions of dollars in what is gearing up to be one of the biggest ipo's history. if you are an american taxpayer, you own a stake in general motors. today, general motors starts paying you back. gm common nearly wiped out when the economy crashed, then yelled out by the obama administration to the tune of $50 billion, is finally ready to get out from under government control when it begins selling stock to the public today. at $33 a share, the ipo is expected to raise more than $20 billion, about $13 billion going to the u.s. treasury, which has held a 61% stake in a

dr. kim mulvihill reports. >> reporter: chest cancer is usually caught at a late stage. we have always needed a way to pick up tumors when they are smaller and more curable. "ct" scans may be the way to go. in a well designed study, researchers compared chest x- rays to "ct" scans as they screened heavy smokers and former smokers. they found "ct" scans picked up smaller tumors and reduced lung cancer deaths by 20%. but "ct" scans use a higher dose of radiation, more expensive than x-rays, and can result in false alarms. that can lead to unnecessary biopsies. try to stop smoking to prevent lung cancer or don't smoke at all. >>> in a second study that involved mice, an asthma drug commonly used in japan shows promising in fighting an aggressive form of breast cancer. the drug has been used for decades in japan and south korea to treat asthma and allergies and it reduces tumor growth in lab and stopped cancers from spreading to the lungs of mice. the next step to see whether this drug works in humans. researchers hope to begin clinical trials in a few years. >> love to hear

dr. kim mulvihill joins us to explain. kim. >> reporter: well, allen, we're talking about a woman's menstrual cycle and whether you call it your period, that time of the month or aunt flo, one company is calling it a great source for stem cells and that has a potential to one day cure disease. stem cells, the future of medicine, with the potential to cure just about everything. but it's a little more complicated than donating a vial of blood. the best kind of stem cells come from embryos or after a baby is born. stem cells are collected from blood in the umbilical cord. one company says the future of stem cells is in menstrual blood. they are doing research and selling the ability to collect and store what they call your monthly miracle. >> there didn't seem to be any downside any risks associated with doing it and there was a lot of upside potential. >> reporter: dawn mcfadden decided to try it buying in the company's claim that menstrual blood is a rich source of stem cells that could someday be used for her or her famil

dr. kim, thank you very much. >>> and stay with us. we'll be right back. stay tuned to c-b-s 5 ,,,,,,,,,, stay tuned to c-b-s 5 for all >>> today's tip of the day will be with green peppers. right now, green peppers are still coming in locally. and they're still being imported from mexico and florida, so you know what happens? the prices come down. which is not bad this time of the year especially when you like sausage and peppers like i do. let's talk about selection. and when you buy them, the greener, the better. so important. free from any cracking or any yellowing whatsoever. and check the crown. you want to make sure right here, the crown, the stem here has to be attached and the crown has no molding whatsoever. because this is where it starts. it starts to mold here and starts to crack here. so check the top. if you hold nem in -- hold hem in the palm of your hand, it is a grade a pepper not bad. store them in the refrigerate. if you store them on the counter, it will shrivel up on you. and did you also know that green peppers have the 110% of the v

dr. kim mulvihill reports on the health watch. >> i'm going to get ready for my infusion. >> reporter: it is a ritual she goes through every day. fighting advanced stage lime disease, a disease that affects the immune system. it makes her so exhausted she had to quit her job as a public interest lawyer. >> i cried for days. i couldn't accept that i wasn't able to work. >> reporter: lime disease comes from the bite of a tick found in wooded areas where there are lots of deer like here in marin. some people can suffer for a longer time. >> my insurance has been a nightmare. >> reporter: because even though she has insurance mona can't get covered for her drugs. they are expensive. >> an important one which is $1300 a month. >> reporter: the i.v. drugs are even pricier. >> one of these bags cost somewhere around $200. one bag, twice a day. >> reporter: she says each time she submits a claim blue shield comes back with some reason why they can't cover it. >> i have to go back and find out wha

so >>> dr. kim told us about this last night. the alcoholic energy drinks nicknamed blackout in a can. so powerful students have ended up in the emergency room. now as kendis gibson shows us, the fda is saying enough is enough. >>> reporter: a college student has tried a few alcoholic energy drinks. >> the most i have done is 1 1/2. and i felt like i was having the time of my life that day. >> reporter: but the combination of alcohol with caffeine can be dangerous. wednesday, the fda issued a warning letter to four companies that make alcoholic energy drinks saying mix the two is a public health concern. >> they will need to change the manufacturing of these products in order to be in compliance with the law. >> reporter: the fruit flavored drinks have nicknames like liquid cocaine and blackout in a can and are especially popular on college campuses where dozens of students have been sent to emergency rooms. one can of the most popular brand contains the alcohol of four to five beers, add the caffeine of four cans of soda and the

dr. george moeller. a first year math professor at santa clara university. moeller is a leading researcher of so-called predictive policing. based on the belief that crooks are just that. predictable. >> we are creatures of happy and that's what the crime data shows is that much of crime can be boiled down to routine activities. >> reporter: moeller discovered the same algorithm seismologists used. he plugged into data into his computer model and compared his crime predictions to the crimes that actually happened. and the results were promising. >> and it matched up? >> and it does quite a bit better than what people are currently using. >> reporter: now when a new burglary is reported, his model delivers a daily forecast of when and where an aftercrime is more likely to happen. the areas in red. down to specific street corners or neighborhoods. >> hopefully we can save police departments money and also improve their effectiveness at preventing crime which is our ultimate goal. >> reporte

dr. george moeller, a 29-year-old first year math professor at santa clara university. he is a leading researcher of so-called predictive policing based on the belief that crooks are just that, predictable. >> we are creatures of habit and that's what the crime data shows is that much of crime can be boiled down to routine activities. >> reporter: moeller discovered the same algorithm seismolo gists used. he plugged in several years worth of old burglary data from los angeles into his computer model and compared his crime predictions to the crimes that actually happened and the results were promising. >> and it matched up? >> and it does quite a bit better than what people are currently using. >> reporter: now when a new burglary is reported his model delivers a daily forecast of when and where a crime is likely to happen, the areas in red down to specific neighborhoods or street corners. >> hopefully we can save police departments money and also improve their effectiveness at preventing

dr. kim mulvihill joins us with some simple ways to stop the pain, without gett >>> back pain from sitting in office chairs for hours on send a problem for many people. dr. kim has simple ways to stop the pain and you don't even have to get out of the chairs. >> reporter: first off, you have to get out of the chair but if you are really stuck behind a desk sitting in front of a computer all day, here are some simple ways to help cut down on the pain. >>> reporter: jill welsh often spends 12 hours a day in front of a computer. so does eve, a professor who is writing a book. she does more sitting in a car shuttling kids. >> every woman i know with kids has the same problem. >> reporter: it comes from sitting too much, can happen to anyone. this physical therapist says it's usually related to poor posture slumping forward putting pressure on spinal disks and nerves. he says there are some simple things you can do at your distok ease back pain. keep your computer screen at high level. >> make

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs5 health watch. >> those shoes are high. ouch. >> we will find out how high temperatures are going next couple days. roberta? >>> good evening. temperatures today cooled across the bay area by 5, 10 degrees. tonight additional cooling taking place. mostly clear skies. patchy fog in the valley of the north bay. winds relatively nonexistent. tomorrow morning for the commute rise and shine to sunup at 6:51 and we will have clear skies, 50s to 60 degrees. this is interesting. we have been under the influence of a really strong ridge of high pressure. it is now showing some movement. in an easterly direction. it will allow this, this area of low pressure to carve a path towards the west coast. this begins thursday rain likely by the evening commute on friday. temperatures across the bay area. for your wednesday. one more mild day. sure it will be cooler but still mild. above average. 60s at the coast. 74 degrees in san jose. average high is 66 degrees. east bay number coming down a good 5 degrees as well. 60s closer you get to th

dr. kim mulvihill explains it has the potential to cure diseases like alzheimer's and breast cancer. >> reporter: stem cells. the future of medicine with potential to cure just about everything but it is a little more complicated than donating a vial of blood. the best kind of stem cells come from embryos or after a baby is born. stem cells are collected from blood in the umbilical cord. one company says the future of stem cells is in menstrual blood. collecting and storing your monthly miracle. >> no down side or risks associated with doing it. >> reporter: dawn mcfaden decided to try it buying into the company's claim that it is a rich source of stem cells that could some day be used for her or her family to treat heart disease to sports injury. the at home kit for collecting menstrual blood. the research shows the cells can regenerate brain cells in mice. >> these are very preliminary reports we are looking at. >> reporter: an internationally reknowned stem cell researchers says there

dr. kim mulvihill on one woman's fight to get better and her fight to pay the bills. >> i'm gonna get ready for my infusion. >> reporter: it's a ritual mona matwani goes through every day. infusions of antibiotics to fight lime's disease. it attacks the nervous system. >> i was at my job laying under the desk during office hours because i couldn't stand up straight. >> reporter: it makes her so exhausted she had to quit her job as a public service lawyer. >> i cried for days. i couldn't accept that i wasn't able to work. >> reporter: it comes from the bite of a particular where there are lots of dear, like here in marin county, and in most cases are treated with a month of antibiotics some patients suffer much longer. it can be devastating both physically and financially. >> my insurance has been a nightmare. >> reporter: because even though she has insurance mona can't get covered for most of her drugs. she takes a lot of them. 70 pills a day and they are expensive. >> especially one ver

dr. kim mulvihill joining us for that. kim. >> reporter: ucs scientists have made this connection by talking about millions of mammograms. they were part of routine breast cancer screenings, taken over the course of a decade involving nearly 700,000 women. they found a clear pattern. women who stopped taking horizon moans were less likely to have invasive cancer. they were also less like he to have cars noma. in the 1980s and 1990s they were used by post menopausal women. in 2002 it fell out of favor when a huge study said it had more risks than benefits. they believe these new findings offer conclusive evidence, stop taking hormones, reduce your risk for cancer. hormones could be feeding tiny cancers, in a sense speeding up the diagnosis. as loa does as possible for as short a time as possible. allen. >> all right. dr. kim, thank you for the latest. >>> president obama called today for a pay freeze for federal employees. this proposed 2-year pay freeze would affect more than 2 million of

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dr. kim mulvihill on how to tell if your pet has diabetes and then how you should treat it. >>> reporter: christi castellano loves the her ashes. one day she noticed some subtle changes in the 14-year-old cash. >> i noticed that ashes started to drink a lot of water from every place. his bowl, the sink, the tub, the puddles outside. >> reporter: castellano took her cat to the vet and learned the unexpected. >> he did some blood tests and found ought that he was diabetic. diabetes is one of the more common conditions for cats. >> reporter: veterinarian allison flynn luery says diabetes can also affect dogs. common symptoms include excessive thirst, increase in urination, hair loss, weight loss and severe hunger. like humans, there are different types of diabetes. >> type 1 diabetes is where it's just a problem they don't have enough insulin in their systems or the cells are not very responsive to it so you need more insulin. type 2 is more related to exercise and diet. >> reporter: type 1

dr. kim mulvihill on the other screening she received and the risks you need to know about. >> my mom died as a result of them not looking, not screening like they proclaimed to do. >> reporter: in 2005 doris scobey went to richmond kaiser be for a test, a sigmoid ossco pea which uses a flexible one. >> her doctor told her she was good to go for 10 more years. >> reporter: but there is a problem with sigmoid oschemo. it doesn't reach the upper colon and that's where her cancer was hiding. she died three years later. >> the frustrating part of this is just knowing that this was so preventible. >> reporter: preventible because a more complex procedure, cole on oschemo, examines the entire length of the colon and might have found the cancer. so why do they use sigmoid oschemo. >> it is faster, cheaper, uses less personnel. >> he sued kaiser. >> kaiser profits from that. certainly not the patient. >> colonoscopy as opposed to sigmoid oschemo is a very con from areas y'all subject. >> reporter

dr. kim mulvihill explains, >>> there is a heated debate going on in the medical world over lyme disease. dr. kim mulvihill explains physicians with strong feelings are lining up on both sides. >>> reporter: it's a fundraiser for spark, a group of young bay area professionals dedicated to helping women worldwide. among the black tie crowd, spark cofounder mona. the bandage on her arm is the only telltale sign of her illness. it covers a catheter through which she takes daily iv antibiotics for late-stage lyme disease. >> i was exhausted. sleeping 16 hours, couldn't stay awake, couldn't remember things. >> she is in third stage. she has lyme in her central central nervous system and the brain. there is a war on what it is. >> reporter: she believes the criteria used to diagnose lyme disease are too narrow so many patients are misdiagnosed. >> there is a problem with a lot of people having a disease that is being diagnosed as everything from fibromyalgia to depression to panic attack. >> re

dr. kim mulvihill repo some people, are quietly engaging in a strange behavior. it's an urge to did he vow chunks of earth ddevour. >> reporter: three star chef jennifer whips up an intriguing dish, a plate of dirt. but the earth here is identify -- edible. >> while the dirt is dollarsling diners around the world, at this very moment, hundreds of thousands of other people from all walks of life are craving and eating the real thing. the phenomenal is called pica, it's an intense craving to eat nonfood items. >> i had a woman once confessing that she ate toilet paper. she couldn't control it. >> there are women here in the united states who are eating two up to three boxes of this a day. >> reporter: she has studied this around the world. her research he involved into a landmark study. >> you see pregnant woman more than anyone are loving this stuff. >> reporter: they found a staggering 68% engaged in pica. >> we're addicted to these things. it's like rum. it's like openium. >> >> women are seeking out clean dirt. >> where do you find clean dirt? you can buy it ov

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs 5 healthwatch. >>> a new ad makes fun of those body scanners. but the tsa isn't latching. >>> plus, it may not be the catwalk but you can still make a major fashion faux pas at the airport. what not to wear if you want to speed through security. scanners won't be seen in several bi ts across the,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, people for the ethical treatment of animals wanted to put up ads >>> several ads won't be seen in airport across the country. people for the ethical treatment of animals wanted to put up ads in new york, vegas and charlotte that read, be proud of your body scan. go vegan. unfortunately, the ads feature a woman in lacy underwear. airport officials declined, saying they don't allow advertising with political messages. >>> well, the stricter screening method certainly changed the dos and don'ts of airport fashion. avoid clothe with metal study or jewelry, even metal underwire in bras. skirts are bad if you want to avoid enhanced screenings. >> they don't set off the metal detector, they are not going to have to go through the patdown. >> m

dr. harsh, was waiting inside the office with the family attorney. three hours after the meeting began, diaz and allred came out and announced the settlement. >> we have agreed to a settlement of our claim. meg whitman and dr. harsh have agreed to pay $5,500 in settlement. we have agreed to that amount because that is almost the entire amount that we were seeking less interest, less penalties. >> reporter: nikki diaz read a statement saying she is trying to make sure other housekeepers know they have rights. >> we do all of this because we need to support our family and to give our children a better future. we do our best for our employers and in return, all we ask is to be treated with respect and to be paid for all the work we do. >> reporter: the communications director for meg whitman's campaign says the $5,500 settlement does not include any admission of wrongdoing and the whitmans are glad to have this chapter behind them. >> this is a -- this is the last dying gasp in a political a

but as dr. kim mulvihill shows us, there is a new way to get at shot at comfort at a price. >> reporter: it can be painful. i know a lot of women who shoes they walk in and other shoes for show. without a doubt, when you get older or have certain medical conditions, it can be painful to walk, especially in heels. well, now there is a new way to ease the pain. >>> reporter: under the floating glass bubbles from the leopard print boutons jimmy chus, the 4, 5, 6" heels at saks fifth avenue are absolutely fabulous. with shoes like these, manolos, who doesn't feel sexy, pretty, confident? but as we get a little older, all that extra oomph turns that a whole lot of ouch. women make less estrogen and that, doctors say, causes the cushiony fat in the ball of our feet to thin out. without all that natural padding -- >> sometimes you experience numbness and burning pain after maybe 30 minutes of wearing high heels. >> reporter: for those who have lost the fat in their feet due it age or certain medical co

. >>> dr. kim with a new power diet that breaks all the rules. are you snacking or eating lunch? >> reporter: yes. it's pretzels. think about this as a happy meal. the theory that carbs like these help youred about produce serotonin. that's a brain chemical that makes you feel happy. it turns out serotonin may also curb your appetite. >> reporter: imagine eating all this food in a day and losing weight. it's on the serotonin power diet. >> people think this is too much. >> reporter: this doctor explains serotonin is a naturally occurring brain chemical. her co-author dr. judy wertman discovered it makes you feel good, may shut off your appetite and stop the cravings. >> so the weight loss program is based on harnessing the power of serotonin in the brain so you can lose weight. >> reporter: by eating carbohydrates. >> carbohydrates sets off a series of chemical reactions in your body that allows your brain to make more serotonin. >> reporter: the doctors explain which carbs to eat and when on the diet. for example, more protein in the morning like a breakfast of yogurt and berrie

dr. kim, cbs 5 health watch. >>> a group of of moustached men have changed the name of this month from november to mo vember. it's a month-long challenge for men to grow a moustache for awareness of cancers affecting men. it becomes their ribbon of support for raising awareness and funds to fight prostate cancer. >> all right. where's yours? >> i had one for a few years, right wayne? >> let's go and take a look at the area tonight after we had high temperatures, 58 degrees, 66 degrees in gill roy and up to about 5:00 this evening, we had 31 hundredths of an inch of rain that was recorded in sant rosa. a smattering of hit and miss scattered light rain showers, but that's about it. it's all drying up. the bottom line, temperatures tonight with a blanket of clouds, not as cold as last night. into the 40s, and into the 50s. tomorrow morning as you head on out, a few clouds for the morning commute. official sunup at 643, and it looks like we will have a dry day. this is the disintegrating syst

dr. kim mulvihill has new information. >> reporter: for many new moms, lack of sleep is a big reason why they choose not to breast- feed. but now there is evidence that may take sleep out of the equation. julia o'brien isn't sleeping much these days. she is nursing her one month old son around the block. >> i usually go to bed around 10:00 and he usually needs to be fed at 11:30 or 12:00 and then he eats again around 2 or 3:00. and then around 5 or 6:00. [ laughter ] >> reporter: because of that demanding schedule, many new moms choose formula instead. with bottle-feeding, dad can help out overnight plus some people believe formula fed babies sleep better but a new study from the american academy of pediatrics says mom won't get more sleep using formula. researchers had 80 new moms wear sleep monitors. they found all new mothers got the statement amount of sleep and why -- got the same amount of sleep and were equally exhausted. >> we can tell mothers if you want to give up on breast- fee

dr. kim mulvihill, cbs5 health watch. >> roberta could have been in that story with the shoes she wears. >> can put the star on my tree if you're going to be up there anyway. roberta? >> good evening, everybody. from the weather center. monitoring today's daytime highs which came down a good 5 to 10 degrees compared to yesterday. today's high outside 70 down from 80 degrees which is a record tying event yesterday. looks like tonight with the mostly clear skies we will see a little hint of fog developing in the north bay valleys at 44 degrees in santa rosa. otherwise 50s common across the bay. morning commute tomorrow sunup at 6:51. we have this area of low pressure. pretty big riff for this time of year. what is going to happen is we have been under the influence of high pressure which has brought us two days of record heat. this is gradually sliding to the east allowing the area to carve a path at the west coast. not affecting us tomorrow. no. one more day of mild temperatures. albeit co

dr. kim has details. >> reporter: allen, for many new moms, lack of sleep is a big reason why they choose not to breast-feed. but now there is evidence that may take sleep out of the equation. >> reporter: julia o'brien isn't sleeping much these days. she is nursing her one month old son liam around the clock. >> i usually try to go to bed around 10 and then he usually needs to be fed around 11:30 or 12:00 and then he eats again around 2 or 3 and then around 5 or 6. [ laughter ] >> reporter: because of that demanding schedule, many new moms choose formula instead. with bottle-feeding, dad can help out over my plus some people think formula fed babies sleep better but a new study says mom won't get more sleep using formula. researchers had 80 new moms wear sleep monitors. they found all new mothers got the same amount of sleep and were equally exhausted. >> we can tell mothers if you want to give up on breast- feeding because you will be less tired, that's less tired. >> reporter: babies h

dr. kim mulvihill with simple ways to ease the pain and sometimes you don't even have to get out of that chair. but you should. >> reporter: you should get out of that chair. that's rule number one. but if you really have to spend your day sitting behind a desk and in front of a computer, here's some simple ways to cut down on the pain. >>> reporter: jill welsh often spends 12 hours a day in front of a computer. so does eve trout powell a professor who is writing a book and she does even more sitting in a car shuttling her teenaged kids. >> every woman i know my age with kids has the same back pain in the same place. >> reporter: an achy lower back that comes from sitting too much. experts say it can happen to anyone. >> it's a huge problem. >> reporter: physical therapist chris lieb says it's usually related to poor posture, slumping forward. that puts pressure on spinal disks and nerves. he says there are some simple things you can do at your distok ease back pain. keep your computer sc

dr. kim mulvilhill joins us to explain what is going on this time. >> reporter: this is a bad strain of salmonella. the voluntary recall involves more than a quarter of a million eggs. distributed to eight states, including california. cal main headquartered in mississippi is the nation's largest egg seller and distributor. the company announced today's recall, after a routine test came back positive for salmonella. cal main says it bought the eggs from an ohio farm. the strain of salmonella is the same as the culprit implicated in the massive recall of eggs earlier this year. for a complete list of recalled egg goes to cbs 5 and click on news and click on health. ucf medical center is one of 15 sites across the nation that will soon test a special enzyme on autistic children who are more likely to have gastrointestinal problem and some are deficient in this enzyme and researchers want to see if they give the kids replacement enzymes if it helps to better digest protein and improve brain

dr. kim mulvihill joining us with that. kim? >> breast cancer is monday among women. when we think pink or wear pink ribbons that doesn't mean we forget about the men. often men get breast cancer and their prognosis is often worse because they are not looking for it. >> mike is a solid guy. >> you get emotional. i met when we were kids. >> their life together, raising their daughter carly seemed like a dream until she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 46. >> we knew she had a less than 5-year success rate. her struggle ended just before her 50th birthday. mike could never have imagined what was in store for him next. >> i felt a lump in my chest, simple as that, and i checked the order side of my chest. no lump. >> reporter: in the crew elest twist of fate less than a year after losing kelly he was diagnosed with breast cancer that spread to his bones never in a million years would i ever have imagined that my dad would have breast cancer. >> reporter: is he going to get fit today. >> reporter: now it's her turn to support her dad, just like mike did for kelly, and

dr. kim is here a procedure for men and women who hate that stuff under their neck. kim? >> reporter: allen, it's often referred to as the turkey waddle. extra skin or fat under your chin can make men and women self-conscious and add years to your look. well, plastic surgeons offer a host of treatment options everything from a neck lift or muscle tightening to a chin implant. well, how about a little lipo? >> in pictures, you know, when you go back like that, i would always say, please, make sure i do this. >>> reporter: 35-year-old tara marquez thinks her jaw line lacks definition and she blames her genes from the dad's sighted of the family. >> he has the same thing. i said i got this from you. >> it's more genetic than anything else. it's seen in heavier women. most women we see are thin women like today who just see this bulge in the effect and find it unattractive and it makes them look older. >> reporter: this plastic surgeon says getting rid of that fat under the chin is quick and easy. >> when dr. reed saw me said no, we can fix this i said oh, okay. i was happy a

dr. kim mulvihill joining us and we are not talking about carb loading for a more on this? >> reporter: no. think about pretzels as a happy meal. the theory that carbs help your body produc serotonin a brain chemical that makes you feel happy t turns out serotonin may also help curb your appetite. imagine eating all this food in a single day and still losing weight. that's what you get to eat on the serotonin power diet. >> people look at this and they think, this is too much pasta. >> reporter: this doctor explains, serotonin is a naturally occurring brain chemical. serotonin makes you feel good and can shut off your appetite and stop the craving. >> so the weight loss program is based on harnessing the power of serotonin in the brain so you can eat less and lose weight. >> reporter: so how can you increase serotonin in the brain? by eating carbohydrates. >> carbohydrates sets off a series of chemical reactions in your body that allows your brain to make more serotonin. >> reporter: in the serotonin power diet the doctors explain which carbs to eat and when. for example, m

dr. kim mulvihill joins us with why. >> reporter: the holidays yum from pumpkin pie to turkey stuffing and delved eggs. but if you are protect there are a few foods you really should skip. bring out the bird and all the fixings. but if you are pregnant there are dangers around the holiday table. this registered dietician says pregnant women should avoid foods that contain pathogens that harm a developing baby. >> this little unborn baby is so small and you're so big you may not have any symptoms and yet that may pass into the unborn baby. >> reporter: the drinks and foods that can lead to pregnancy problems include spiced cider, the many brands contain alcohol. >> check the cider. does that have alcohol in it? and any kind of eggnog could well have alcohol. plus raw eggs which you want to avoid, as well. >> reporter: that's because raw eggs may be contaminated with salmonella. hazardous for both pregnant women and their developing babies. another potentially dangerous problem may lurk on

dr. kim mulvihill has more. >> reporter: three years ago these products were voluntarily removed because of potential harm and no proven benefit. the following year the withdrawal was extended to medications intended for 4-year- olds. not to worry. there are still safe ways to her up child deal with a cold. >>> reporter: this 11-month-old has a fever and cold. >> congestion and runny nose. >> reporter: popular over-the- counter medicines for infants were withdrawn from the market in 2007 when they were found to cause serious harm or death. since then the number of children going to the hospital with bad reactions from the drugs are cut in half. what are parents to do? keep your child hydrated with flutes like water, pedia-lyte, diluted juice, even milk. >> science has never proven there is a direct link with dairy and increased mucous secretions in the respiratory tract. >> reporter: to ease congestion, put an incline under the mattress but not pillows because of the risk of suffocation.

dr. kim mulvihill has with what's likely to happen. >> reporter: you may know about four loko the top selling alcoholic energy drink packed full of sugar, caffeine and alcohol. as early as tomorrow, the fda is expected to announce whether these drinks are legal or even safe. but the action comes too late for one family. >>> reporter: valerie rodriguez was fun and outgoing. anyone can tell by the shoes she wore. shoes she won't be wearing again. on sunday night, the 14-year- old snuck out of the house and into a car with friends. the car crashed. valerie died. >> i wish i could have stopped it. i wish i could have woken up around that time to stop her. i don't know why god chose her. >> reporter: police say four loko was involved, a potent caffeine and alcohol mix some call a blackout in a can. it's easy to see why. one can of four loko is nearly 24 ounces with a 12% alcohol content equivalent to nearly five cans of beer. this person was in the car that night and survived. >> feel devastat

dr. kim mulvihill has the breakthrough. >> reporter: this is a much more sophisticated than what we have seen previously with bionic eyes. this implant is just over 1/10th inch square. it's tiny but it could have a big impact on how doctors one day treat blindness. >>> reporter: he hasn't been able to see for more than 15 years until now. in 1992, he was diagnosed with retinites pigmentoso, or rp. it destroyed his retina. today he sees black and white images thanks to this tiny microchip. surgeons implanted it behind his eye. it now does the work of the retina processing light and sending signals to the brain. >> it's round, apple... >> reporter: scientists say this bionic eye procedure is more advanced than others because it relies on the eye itself to transmit images. >> i like this particular microchip because it fits under the retina and uses' patient's own retinal circuitry to create an image. >> reporter: the news is good for jonathan. he has rp and the condition is slowly destroyin

dr. kim mulvihill joins us with details. >> reporter: allen, this weapon is a pill that's already used to treat hiv. turns out this drug may prevent healthy gay men from getting infected in the first place. >>> reporter: the castro district is the heart of the bay area's gay community and epicenter of the aids epidemic. in san francisco, one in four men is infected with hiv. what better place, then, to announce a new weapon in the fight against this terror. it's a pill called truvada. >> it has a huge impact on the epidemic. >> reporter: it's made by gilead sciences in foster city. it's a single tablet that combines two antiretroviral medications. the drug is currently used to treat those already infected with hiv. >> we now are finding that the same drugs can help prevent the acquisition of hiv in a very high risk group. >> reporter: in a new study, researchers with ucsf and the gladstone institute found gay men who got a daily dose of truvada cut their risk of hiv infection by 44%. what

. >> dr. kim sat down with one woman to talk about her fight to get better and her fight to pay the bills. >> i am going to get ready for my infusion. >> a ritual mona goes through every day. iv infusions ofant biotics to fight advance stage lime disease it effects the nervous system. >> i was basically at my job laying under my desk during office hours because i couldn't stand up straight. >> it makes her so exhausted she had to quit her job as a public interest lawyer. >> i cried for days i couldn't accept i wasn't able to work. >> lime disease comes from the bite of a tick found in wooded areas where there are lots of deer like here in morin county. while most cases are just treated with a month of anti biotics come suffer longer >> it can be devastating physically and io than shaly. >> my insurance has been a nightmare. >> mona can't get covered for most of her drugs she takes a lot of them, 70 pills a day and they are expensive. >> especially one very important one which is $1,300 a month

dr. kim mulvihill reports on how the feds are getting involved. records a college student has tried a few energy drinks. >> i did 1 1/2 and i was having the time of mu life. >> reporter: but the combination of alcohol and caffeine can be dangerous. now the fda has issued warning letters to companies saying mixing the two sun safe. >> they will need to change the manufacturing of these products north to be in compliance with the law. >> reporter: the fruit flavored drinks have nicknames like liquid cocaine and blackout in a can. they are especially popular on college campuses where dozens of students have been sent to emergency rooms. >> it means you continue to drink more alcohol beyond the point where would you naturally have passed out from drinking. >> reporter: the company which makes one of the most popular drinks four four loko is now removing the stimulant from its drinks. they are already banned in four states. students in washington state are stocking up before the ban takes effect thursday. >> we sold maybe 30 cases just this morning. >>

>> dr. kim is on vacation, pal. >> reporter: there we go. if it goes on the floor, don't blame me. oh, perfect! >> whoo! [ applause and cheers ] >> they're starving. you need to feed those people, mike. >> mike, mike, mike, mike! [ laughter ] >> allen, come over if you are hungry. >> if there are leftovers. >> mike sugerman, best to you and your family. >>> this week we have covered do turkeys make you sleepy and how do you carve a turkey? tonight something different. are turkeys really as stupid as some people think? ken bastida with tonight's stupid -- i mean good question. >> reporter: all right. tonight we're talking turkeys. come here, turkeys! [ gobble gobble ] >> reporter: all right. we have all heard the stories about how stupid turkeys are, how if they stand out in a rain, they can actually drown from looking up. is that true or false? >> the truth is that they get saturated with water and into their feathers and that will -- they will get pneumonia and die so they don't recover from that. >> reporter: so there is another saying that they are not smart enough to come in ou

dr. moskowitz is also recommending a $1 tax on new cell phones to help study the health effects. the world health organization says to date, there is no conclusive evidence that cell phones are unsafe. however, it also says more research is needed. >>> bart admits its clipper card program has a lot of kinks. even one bart exec says that some things about it are dumb, his word. one problem, passengers can cheat the system. cash customers can buy a card for $2, then take a trip that costs $8 and throw the card away. another problem? a lack of signs directing passengers to the nearest spot to add value to the cards. >> asking people to leave the station to recharge their card is dumb. before we are going to have to live with it until march. i'd love to know if it's possible to move that june bart says it will probably not be able to retrofit all the ticket vending machines any earlier than march. in the meantime it will mobilize tag teams to help passengers with problems with the card. >>> t

dr. kim joining us with some local reaction to that. >> reporter: this is great news. okay. lung cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer because symptoms often don't appear until the cancer is advanced. now new findings show "ct" scans can catch these cancers earlier when they are even curable. >>> reporter: 67-year-old stephanie believes this device saved her life. the former smoke her a "ct" scan in 2008 that spotted the earliest signs of lung cancer. >> god gave me a second chance in life. and that's how i look at it. >> reporter: traditionally, doctors use x-rays to screen high risk patients but a new study finds "ct" scans are superior at saving lives. >> so it's a very big deal. >> reporter: the doctor chief of thoracic surgery said the study was stopped early. researchers split 53,000 current or former smokers into two groups of. one group was screened with "ct" scans the other with x- rays. they found the group with annual "ct" scans had 20% fewer deaths. studies show "ct" scans can detect cancer much earlier than x-rays. >> if you can find a disease when it's

coming up at 10:00 and 11:00, dr. kim mulvihill is going to talk with a woman who is battling her insurance company for medicine her doctors say she needs. >> is there a bigger comeback story than michael vick? i might have one for you. and what famous building met the wrecking ball? unfortunately, it's not candlestick. we're up next. aubrey huff reluctantly signed a one-year, $3 million dollar >>> makes sense, two days from thanksgiving, we are talking baseball. >> fun my my wife went to feed the homeless today at saint anthony's. she said you never will guess who is here. aubrey huff was feeding the homeless, as well. i said i'm going to go down and get a contract update to see what he is up to. he signed a contract! with the giants. i thought it was neat. >> timing is everything. >> last winter aubrey huff reluctantly signed a one-year $3 million contract with the giants. northbound else wanted him. this time around the phone was ringing but the giants got the call-back. early this morning world series champion re-