Health trends and the impact on workforces
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splish splash i was taking a bath a rare lung disorder called the shower disease is becoming more prevalent throughout the country. it s often misdiagnosed as pneumonia. one california woman had such a bad case that part of her lung had to be removed if you can believe it. kabc s denise dador reports from los angeles. reporter: before she got a lung infection, mary lou says she used to take long showers. but after awhile, she wondered if there was a connection between the showers and problems she was having with coughing and fatigue. i truly believe that i got it from a shower head. reporter: for weeks she didn t know what it was. after coughing to the point of exhaustion, she went to a specialist. he said you may have this really weird thing. reporter: the weird thing, a nontuberculous mycobacteria, or
veteran performer jerry lewis is recovering after falling ill. supposed to star in a sold out show last night. witnesses say he was unable to move and looked very sick just before he was supposed to go on. lewis suffered several health problems over the years including heart attacks and an inflammatory lung disorder. and the drug administration released new rules for sunscreen. you have to pass effectstiveness tests and carry new labels. it can be difficult for consumers to choose the right sunscreen. dr. jessica joins me, a doctor with the skin cancer foundation. we ll play facts or fiction. ready? i m ready. question one, can you rely on sunscreen alone for protection from the sun? that is fiction.
the fda now considering whether that little blue pill can help children with a rare lung disorder. here to explain that, dr. lee vanacor of the university of maryland, and an emergency room doctor as well. doctor, you say that actually, this is being used already? can you explain that? it s not that it s being used. they re testing it on kids. but it s not far fetched, because really, viagra is a drug that die laves the smooth muscle, the blood vessels, that have smooth muscle around them, and that s why it worked, and it was actually developed for high blood pressure and heart pain, angina, and when they did this study years ago they found it wasn t helping the angna the a angina because everybody had better erections, then pfizer tested it and found it helped erectile dysfunction through this dioxide. so now we know it helps
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