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This story that came out. a new jersey 4-year-old has been home from school since thursday. not because he's sick but because his parents refuse to give him the shot and the school is like, until you get one, do not come back in these halls. so the kid is not sick, but the school is keeping him at home because he has not gotten the shot yet. >> i wonder why parents don't want to give their children the flu shot. there are all these urban legends out there that say you'll get sick from the flu shot. but that's just really not true. i mean, i made sure my children had it. >> it's crazy. but appa...

Themselves and exports are -- experts are confused when and if she should get them, how do we know? who should we look to for guidance? >> the american cancer society for guidance. the proper health screening facility or authority in washington that sets policy but there's a lot of confusion out there how often, i don't know if this is driven i the insurance industry, about how often one should be tested for things. for example, my patients, after the age of say 40 should have a pap test every year. and that's one area that dropped something like 70% over the past 10 years. women simply do not...

Between 21 and 29. and does not recommend cervical cancer screening for women under 21 even those who are sexually active. but the college does stress that women should be vaccinated against the hpv virus that causes cervical cancer. and just because women don't need a pap test every year, that does not mean that they should put off seeing their gynecologist for other health reasons. i'm dr. timothy johnson. >> isn't that something? apparently cervical cancer -- worldwide cervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer in women. of course, much less common in the united states because ...

Welcome back, everyone. we have some important news. health news here for women. some experts are out with new guidelines meant to protect women from cervical cancer. >> there will be an estimated 12,000 new cases of cervical cancer in the u.s. this year. a third will be fatal. as for those new guidelines, here's abc's dr. tim johnson. >> reporter: cervical cancer has declined more than 50% in the u.s. over the past 30 years because of increased screening. and the american college of ob-gyn has made a big change in its cervical cancer screening guidelines. it now says that women between the ag...

Prevented which is great we are talking about this. >> eric: talk to your doctor about any possible infections. >> jamie: mother's day, ask your mom to get a pap test. a new report on a frightening trend, the health of americans, i have a feeling it will not come as a surprise, according to the study by the cdc more than a third of adults in our country are obese. but, the number is going to grow, it is expected to go up to 42%, by 2030. dr. samadi, i cancelled my lunch. what do we do -- we talk about it again and again and people are not changing their eating habits. >> look, i think this is ...