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Cancer survivor humiliated from TSA pat-down
A retired special education teacher on his way to a wedding in Orlando, Fla., said he was left humiliated, crying and covered with his own urine after an enhanced pat-down by TSA officers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport earlier this month.
Today on American Morning, Thomas D. "Tom" Sawyer, 61, of Lansing, Mich., describes the humiliating experience. Sawyer, a bladder cancer survivor, tells us about his condition and how TSA handled it.
Caffeinated booze drink maker will comply with FDA
Those caffeinated alcoholic beverages, popular among college students and now notorious for their whopping alcohol and caffeine content, are not safe, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA intervened Wednesday, telling the makers of the alcoholic beverages that the drinks are a "public health concern" and can't stay on the market in their current form.
One of the CEOs reacts today on American Morning.
Michael Michail, CEO of United Brands, the maker of Joose and Max, tells AM’s Kiran Chetry the brand’s plan for making the drinks safe enough to sell and why his brand “would like to comply” with the FDA. "As a responsible marketer, with an alcoholic beverage, we have to be very careful and obey the law of the land," he tells AM.
(CORRECTION: Post inaccurately said the USDA was involved in regulating the beverages. It has been corrected to reflect the accurate administration, the FDA.)
‘Stress Less’ author shares how women can do more, age less
How fast is your stressful life aging you?
All that stress may actually make your body old down to the cells, according to Thea Singer, author of the new book Stress Less: The New Science that Shows Women How to Rejuvenate the Body and the Mind.
Singer’s science-based book reveals how lifestyle behaviors, things we eat and things we do, can actually improve parts of our cells that express aging. The result could slow down, even reverse the aging process.
She explains the science, and what women (and men) can do to beat chronic stress and slow down their biological clock with AM’s Kiran Chetry today on American Morning.
Oscar winner Jeff Bridges pledges to feed all U.S. kids
A pledge to end childhood hunger comes from Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges this morning.
The actor, who won the Oscar for Best Actor this year for his performance in Crazy Heart, launches the “No Kid Hungry" campaign today to end childhood hunger in America by 2015. Seventeen million children—nearly one in four—struggle with hunger in the United States.
American Morning’s Kiran Chetry talks to Bridges and Bill Shore, founder and director of Share Our Strength, the D.C.-based anti-hunger, anti-poverty non-profit partnering with the “No Kid Hungry” project.
Watch to find out how Bridges plans to achieve his goal by filling gaps in existing programs.
And, visit http://nokidhungry.org for more information.
Ready to live longer? Author to give three California cities wellness overhaul
Dan Buettner knows the keys to help you live longer. The Blue Zones author identified the longest-living people in the world, and last year brought their wellness lessons to one Minnesota city.
The result?
Life expectancy shot up three years.
After successfully overhauling Albert Lea, Minn., by introducing citywide health and wellness initiatives in restaurants, offices and schools, Buettner is headed to the West Coast.
Today, he announces on American Morning the next three cities he will make over:
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Redondo Beach, Calif.
Want to know what worked in Minnesota? Watch what he tells AM’s Kiran Chetry. For more, check out his latest book Thrive, where he investigates the happiest places on Earth.
CT scans slash heavy smoker lung cancer risk
The first clear evidence that screening tests may help fight the nation's top cancer killer.
New research out from the National Cancer Institute this week finds that screening heavy smokers with a special type of CT scan can reduce lung cancer deaths.
This morning, Dr. Douglas Lowy of the National Cancer Institute joins John Roberts on American Morning to detail the study's findings and their significance.
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