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110 of the 2,000 passengers on board came down with the virus. the other cruz ship is legends of the seas it is expected to arrive in san diego later today with 115 people sick on board. one of the most common medicines may do more it could also dull your emotions. the people who took aseed med-- acetaminophen had stronger emotions. it is an all purpose emotion reliever. have you ever felt your blood boil with a fight with your partner. >> you think that i nag you? >> thats all you do. your be...

Welcome back. new medical studies is raising serious questions about the leading ingredient in tylenol. pregnant women have been told its safe to use acetaminophen. unlike ibuprofen and aspirin, it wont hurt the babies that theyre carrying. but in this new study, it finds children whose moms took acetaminophen while they were pregnant were more likely to develop adhd. the study didnt find the painkiller caused adhd, but it did find a link. a little confusing, we wanted to find out more about wha...

All are unable to move some or all of their limbs. >> we think its probably a very small number of overall patients infected by this virus that will have neurologic complications. >> reporter: all of the children had been vaccinated against polio, and tests confirm they did not have it. the disease was wiped out in the u.s. more than three decades ago but it may be a similar type of virus. and doctors are being asked to report any suspected cases. health officials say polio-like viruses do not u...

>> as a mother what would you say? >> i would be pretty sad about it. >> maybe a second wedding. the time is now 19 minutes after the hour. a warning about the most popular pain-killer that pregnant women tend to take its a common disorder in children that as acetaminophen is being tied to. important story. we want to tell you about it. >> go to the strip club on food stamps. what does this look like to most people? >> the food stamp surfer who is gaining the system. it will make kwhyour blood...

We dont know exactly what else they were doing, things that might have been different. maybe using other medications as well. that is one of the dangers. i would say that if woman dont need to take any of these medications, acetaminophen, during pregnant sir, better to avoid it. if they have a lost pain they might want to talk to the doctor and do something. better than sitting and suffering. eric: what could you do? motrin, advil? >> those are options for pain in general but not necessarily saf...

34 degrees in washington right now. lets go to capitol hill and show people this picture. wow. another polar vortex moved into the northeast. its not going to stick around very long. by this weekend, everything will be back to northrnormal. as ive been saying, spring is around the corner. be careful out there. a study is raising questions about the acetaminophen, active ingredient in tylenol. pregnant women have been told that its safe to take. studies suggests taking it longer in pregnancies ...

News now." >> good morning, everybody. on this tuesday, im john muller. >> im marci gonzalez in for diana perez. we begin with a popular painkiller taken by millions of pregnant women and troubling link to their unborn babies. >> researchers saying acetaminophen used to treat an expectant mother may lead to adhd in her child a few years down the line. abcs brandi hitt has details. good morning, brandi. >> good morning, john and marci. its the most commonly used pain medication for pregnant women...

Increased. >> reporter: ucla researchers studied more than 64,000 mothers and their children in a danish/british national cohort from 1996 to 2002. more than half reported using acetaminophen while pregnant. and the results appeared to show a higher risk of children having adhd behaviors at age 7. >> it affects the thyroid function in the fetus and we know that the thyroid function is the levels of hormones are important in the development of the brain. >> reporter: abcs dr. richard besser said ...

Ibuprofen is not a good idea, as aspirin is not a good idea. the final part, fever is something you want to control during pregnancy, it can be problematic for the unborn baby, so youve got to treat it with something. thats why theres a lot of attention on this. let me just point out quickly, what they found specifically was, women who are taking tylenol, acetaminophen for at least one day a week over 20 weeks of the pregnancy, theyre at the highest risk of having a child diagnosed with adhd, th...

The rome convention which is the international convention which recognizes the criminal court, gives it jurisdiction. so far the international court says it doesnt have jurisdiction here. it is possible that ukraine could sign up. it is possible the international criminal court could investigate. that would take time. either way, i think if yanukovych is caught, there will be pressure in ukraine to have him put on trial in his own country. >> phil black, live from kiev, thanks so much. new con...