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Japan radiation: Who could be at risk?
Damage to nuclear reactors in Japan has caused radiation leaks. How harmful could the radioactive material be to the surrounding areas? And, might the U.S. be threatened by the radioactive material?
David Brenner is the Director of the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University. He talks to Kiran Chetry and Christine Romans about any potential risks facing Americans.
Women take pregnancy hormone, eat 500 calories per day to lose weight
Some women are turning to syringes and a low-calorie diet in hopes of losing weight.
For $1,000/month some women are purchasing hGC, a pregnancy hormone derived from the urine of pregnant women, and injecting themselves with it daily. In addition to the hormone injections, these women are limiting their caloric intake to 500 calories per day in order to shed pounds. But some doctors say the weight-loss method is ineffective and even dangerous.
Dr. Louis Aronne is the Director of The Comprehensive Weight Control Program at NY Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and talks to American Morning's Kiran Chetry about the controversial weight-loss method.
Teammates of fallen player get visit from former NBA star
16 year-old Wes Leonard scored the game-winning shot for his Fennville High School basketball team last Thursday, clinching a spot in the championships. But shortly after scoring the winning basket, Leonard collapsed and died from a heart ailment.
Leonard's team went on to play their first game since the death of their teammate Monday night and was accompanied by Bo Kimble, former NBA player and founder of Forty-Four For for Life Foundation. Kimble, whose Loyola Marymount teammate Hank Gathers died of cardiac arrest in 1990, started the foundation to educate athletes and the public about heart risks. T.J. Holmes talks to Kimble about the recent death of Wes Leonard and heart risks.
Man survives after 96 minutes of CPR
Howard Snitzer collapsed on a Minnesota sidewalk while running errands and laid on the sidewalk without a pulse. But for 96 minutes a medical team and dozens of strangers performed CPR, determined to save Snitzer's life.
Kiran Chetry and Ali Velshi talk to Howard Snitzer, flight paramedic Bruce Goodman and Dr. Roger White about Snitzer's close call.
Preventing unethical health experiments in the U.S.
It was more than 75 years ago that one of the most heinous medical ethics violations took place in Tuskegee, Alabama. Doctors conducted a medical experiment on 400 unconsenting African Americans with syphilis, denying them treatment that could have helped them.
Various other unethical health experiments have taken place in U.S. history, but medical experts are meeting this week to make sure history doesn't repeat itself. Amy Gutmann is leading the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues and is the President of the University of Pennsylvania. She talks to Ali Velshi about the role of the Commission and what she hopes to achieve.
Is sharing breast milk a good idea?
Mothers are taking to the internet to share breast milk. Those who have a surplus are connecting with women who can't breast-feed on sites like "Eats on Feets" and "Only the Breast". But, the government is saying sharing breast milk in this fashion might not be such a great idea.
Dr. Lori Feldman-Winter is a Professor of Pediatrics at Cooper University Hospital in New Jersey and discusses the trend with American Morning's Kiran Chetry.
(Earlier, this post said breast milk was for purchase on the websites mentioned above. In actuality, Eats on Feets "facilitates woman-to-woman milk sharing", according to their Facebook page. Only the Breast is a "breast milk classified service" that provides a community for moms to buy and sell their breast milk, according to their website)
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