i am very confident that we re going to have a terrific democratic nominee. whose phone is that, guys? come on now. somebody. you recognize your ring. don t be embarrassed. just turn it off. huh? there you go. today a relaxed and confident president obama held a press conference in which he was able to tout major achievements in this, the seventh year of his presidency, despite the naysayers and doom and gloomers. keep in mind the seventh year of two-term presidents often involves a great deal of coasting toward the finish line. by the end of 1999, the second year of a budget surplus in his presidency, bill clinton was able to herald some spending bills like the 100,000 police officers funded nationwide. but there were no major policy flishts. unless you count the clinton administration s unveiling of a new fda regulation clarifying over-the-counter drug labels.
leaving his work. he took over in may and says his last day on the government payroll was december 31. he led an internal investigation of the i.r.s. after targeting scandals and put new safeguards in place to restore public trust. if you re one of the millions of americans using pain relievers listen up. a brand-new report says over-the-counter drug aleve may be the safest pain reliever for anyone with heart issues. a key ingredient puts patients at less risk for heart attacks and strokes than other medications including advil and motrin. those are your headlines. thank you. brian kilmeade standing by out on super bowl boulevard also known as 46th and broadway in midtown manhattan. at least for five more days super bowl boulevard. every kid dreams about going to the super bowl. i know i did. for one special kid, his dream came true.
pickles or raw eggs. it s called bytox. he says it does for the hangover what dramamine patches do for motion sickness. he says this patch is like being attached to an i.v., continuously infusing vitamins into the blood stream. alcohol in itself is diuretic. and what happens is that the kidney goes into overdrive and you basically are washing out everything that s water soluble. hangover remedies have been around for as long as booze. coffee, honey, greasy food, hair of the dog. and now there s blow fish. not the poisonous puffer fish. a new over-the-counter drug that promises to upright your hangover. not with fins but with fizz. what makes blowfish more effective than just aspirin and a cup of coffee. the thing that s special it s an effervescent. for one thing it forces the sufferer to hydrate.
i have tried it. what effect did it have on you compared to say drinking alcohol or whatever. the irony in some ways, because i was working on this documentary. i didn t particularly care for it actually. it made me kind of anxious and it wasn t a pleasant feeling, i think. i talked to a lot of people who have had similar sort of experiences, but from a medicinal standpoint the idea it can provide something that isn t already provided, the doctor is saying you will see ads making it sound like an over-the-counter drug that everybody can buy. right now it is listed in the most dangerous substance in america. ridiculous i think. the addiction is possibly real. about 90% put it in context. cocaine is 20%, that is considered less dangerous than marijuana. alcohol has a higher rate of addiction. smoking 30% and that leads to far more deaths than marijuana. i just don t quite understand
problems he may have nearly been its most latest and most famous victim. it seems obvious but the pharmaceutical research and manufacturers of america says this is obviously a way off label use of a drug, a not over-the-counter drug, a drug that has to be prescribed by a doctor, and they say doing that is not only dangerous, possibly fatal. they try to prevent that, from people using it for those purposes obviously. this particular drink is worse for kids under 16, though, and if you re prone to seizures like lil wayne is apparently, it can be deadly as well. brooke? and to quote you, it slows your roll. thank you very much. coming up indiana jones, hans solo. harrison ford has had memorable roles. today he is on capitol hill.