now dha is also giving her babies extra protection for the first six months of their lives. >> it also seems to be important for immune system function also. >> reporter: the study in pediatrics looked at 800 babies whose moms took dha supplements and found they were less likely to get colds, fevers, cough and difficulty breathing. babies who got off sick fought off symptoms faster. doctors recommend that pregnant women should take 400 milligrams a day usually in vitamins. they are also advised to eat fish that's low in mercury and high in fatty acids. >> also get dha supplementation in foods like cheese, yogurt and eggs these days. >> reporter: she is still taking her vitamins and is breast-feeding. >> just knowing that taking prenatal vitamins and dha has me feeling more confident. >> reporter: she hopes more dha now will keep her kids healthy as they grow. now, the fda says pregnant women can safely eat up to 12 ounces of low mercury seafood a week including shrimp, salmon and catfish. you want to stay away from swordfish, shark, king mackerel and tile fish because these are high in

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. >>> reporter: pregnant women who take dha supplements may be protecting their newborns from colds. a study from emery university found babies whose mothers took supplements while pregnant had fewer colds and shorter illnesses in the first six months of their lives. dha helps prevent heart disease. >>> researchers may be closer to finding out why african- americans get asthma more. a study reports that scientists have discovered a genetic mutation in african-american that could raise risk for the disease. the findings offer a promising first step in identifying the genetic causes of asthma. >>> and the secret to eating less may be chewing more. a new study in the american journal of clinical nutrition found people who chew food 40 instead of 15 times ate nearly 12% fewer calories. more chewing was also associated with lower levels of a hormone that stimulates appetite and higher levels of a hormone believed to curb one's appetite. >>> those are some of the day's top medical stories. i'm terrell brown, cbs news, new york. >>> 49ers runningback frank gore is set to end his brief holdo

. >> reporter: pregnant women who take dha supplements may be protecting their newborns from colds. a study from emery university found babies whose mothers took supplements of the omega-3 fatty acid while pregnant had fewer colds and less illnesses in the first few months of life. researchers may find out why blacks are more suseptible to asthma. a study reports that scientists have discovered a mutation in african-americans that could raise risk for the disease. researchers say the findings offer a promising first step in identifying the genetic causes of asthma. >>> the secret to eating less may be chewing more. a new study found people who chew food 40 instead of 15 times ate 12% fewer calories. a higher level is stem stimulated that curb appetite. terrell brown, cbs 5. >>> it's hard enough to run a marathon, but imagine doing it with food poisoning. >> imagine doing it at all. >> i know. an upset stomach did nothing to slow the winner of this weekend's san francisco marathon. 37-year-old michael wardigan of virginia finished 7 minutes ahead of the second place finisher. the nig

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with dha and essential nutrients alsoound in mother milk. purina puppy chow. >> welcome back. 9 minutes before the hour. we'll give you quick headlines first. kraft foods cutting the price on maxwell house coffee by 6% due to a drop in the price of coffee beans. yea! roasted and ground coffee beans are down $0.20 a pound. folgers cut its prices last week and as if it wasn't bad enough, that a fire burnt down his caribbean estate yesterday, richard branson revealed when he ran out of his villa to check out the fire, he was buck naked. and ran straight into a cactus bush. insult to injury. right. if you hit the mall lately to do a little shopping, you may have experienced a bit of sticker shock because retailers are raising clothing prices 10% on average to offset rising costs of materials and labor so the bottom line is you're paying more but you're getting less. and man, these manufacturers are doing some really tricky things. joining me now to show us what to watch out for in stores and how to combat it is the consumer savings expert andrea

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you have one person who is deranged or driven by a hateful ideology, dha we are spending a of time monitoring and gathering information. i think we generally have to stay vigilant. there may be extra vigilance during 9/11. keep in mind the progress we made over the last couple of years in degrading the capabilities. they are a much weaker organization with much less capability they had more than two or years ago. >> what i hear you saying is we don't have to worry about a spectacular 9/11 event, more like a lone wolf. they can kill a lot of people and not a nuclear event. >> as president of the united states, i worry about all of it. the most likeliy issia nairio we have have to guard against right now is a terrorist attack. we have to stay on top of it. we are never leading our guard down. that's part of our job. >> we are out of time. if you are reelected, the last time you got sasha and malia a puppy. what are you going to get them next time? >> when i am reelected, i will give them a continuation of secret service so when boys want to start dating them, they will be surrounded by men with

i want to talk about yogurt because it's got the calcium but dha. dha is in our gray brain matter. it helps the brain communication. cells for brain communication. >> good. >> the truth there for vitamin c. love dried fruit. cute little snacks. dried fruit for fiber. >> water with that? >> yes. >> robin, thank you so much. you got through it all. oh, one more song from maroon 5. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> narrator: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >>> coming up, the amazing results of today's ambush makeovers. >> plus, a performance by the 11-year-old youtube sensation, cody simpson. >> and cook for 10. >> only two people eat. >>> but now, here's maroon 5 with "wake-up call." ♪ ♪ i didn't hear what you were saying i live on raw emotion baby ♪ ♪ i answer questions never maybe and i'm not kind if you betray me ♪ ♪ so who the hell are you to say we never would have made it babe ♪ ♪ if you needed love well then ask for love could have given love now i'm taking love ♪ ♪ and it's not my fault cause you both deserve what is comi

. >> also, you can pick up the dha allergy supplements. but in that case you want to check with the brand company and her physician to make sure they are entirely safe. but the algae supplements has the omega 3 that fish have. >> and a viewer e-mail. s it possible to get too manyc: anti-oxidants? what are the effects on your body if you do get too much? >> you can never overdose from food sources. loaded that produce iscc1: with anti-oxidants when it's deep in color. produce right on your plate. on the other hand, you can get too much from high-dose supplements. al, from scientific studies we know that the high-dose supplements really don't deliver much healthier. the bottom line is od on food and skip the high-dose supplements. >> joy bauer, thanks. i'm going to try to take the chia seeds. they might help me. >>> steals and deals, everything from jewelry and sunglasses, jo jill martin has a vacation for the whole family in sunny orlando only for youewtoday"vi a ow viewers, right after these messages. [ female announcer ] now, give dry, da

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with dha and essential nutrients also found in mother's milk. purina puppy chow. >>> 47 minutes past hours. good morning. a lot going on. here's what you need to know to start your day. >>> wisconsin republicans holding on to control of the state senate. democrats fell short in recall elections winning only two contested seats. wisconsin lawmakers have battled over union rights for months. some democrats even fled the state to avoid a vote. >>> british prime minister david cameron says the fight back is under way and his government is prepared to do whatever it takes to end the rioting that's broken out in cities across england. >>> will the market rally continue? markets bounce back after big gains on wall street. dow futures lower ahead of the opening bell. >>> despite being named in a cheating scandal, educators from more than a dozen atlanta public schools will reportedly pay some $500,000 in bonuses tied to student test scores. that bonus program, now said to be under review. that's what you need to know to start your day. coming up, rob ma

with dha and essential nutrients alsoound in mother milk. purina puppy chow. >> gretchen: we all know that the president is on vacation working on these two jobs programs. he's going to give a speech about it in three weeks. but some of the things he's talked about in the past and specifically blaming congress for not doing anything about those things, would they make any difference in helping our economy anyway? let's go to economist and director of economic policy studies, kevin, 'cause he has the answers. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> gretchen: we've heard a lot of these same speeches when the president was on this jobs tour where he's talking about longer unemployment benefit, for example. in your mind, does that help the economy? >> no. longer unemployment benefits encourage people to stay unemployed longer. right now you can basically stay away from the work force for 99 weeks and get subsidized by the government to do so. the problem with that is that the longer you're out of the work force, the harder it is to get a job ag

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