manifested itself where they are paralyzed on one side. put on your thinking cap and you think what is different about what is happening in california than what is happening at our house. usually mystery illnesses are the same viruses that are usually circulating either in a mutated form or some sort of more aggressive form but they are usually the usual suspects. here in the northeast we tend to see entero viruses more in the summer months and these are the causes of summer colds. this is why we see more viral meningitis at the end of summers because it is related to entero viruses. are you forecasting we may see this form of the virus making its way here in the warmer weather? it is possible. we should look for those symptoms. if they manifest themselves we urge parents to look, be vigilant about any paralysis or any clumsiness. it could start with something as simple as
shreveport. great to see you. great to be here. jamie: we worry about the kids being sick and not being able to start school but we worry about us, too. what do we need to do to keep both of us healthy? you know, the summer colds colds are caused all year long. you re right. the summer colds are lasting longer. so people are confusing them with allergies. so the most important thing you can do is wash your hands. don t let your kids touch their face or eat anything before they wash their hands because unfortunately, the common cold we still don t have a cure for it. there s no vaccine. you don t need antiobiotics for it so just got are we using anti-bacterial too much? it didn t really help that much with the flu if you could wash your hands but if you can t wash your hands, it s a good
recovery. the congresswoman will spend the weekend with family before returning to texas for o outpatient rehab. you can see her smiling for the first time since the shooting. the aarp says it does not favor cuts in social security benefits. it was reported on friday that the group had changed its opposition to some cuts. but aarp officials say it has always been open to discussing furchl benefit changes. they say they may have to be part of the solution to a revenue shortfall in 25 years. we do need to make changes to fill that shortfall. and we need to discuss the options to help make sure that social security is solvent for the future. unless congress takes action, the sls trust funds that support the program are projected to run out by 2036. getting sick during the summer can really derail your vacation plans, surgical since summer colds are said to be stronger and longer lasting.
sore throats, runny noses, those hacking coughs, hard enough to live with in the dead of winter. but when the world is sunny and 80 degrees outside, it is just plain miserable. and according to doctors, the summer virus tends to be nastier and as well, it lasts longer. here to help us understand the summer cold, dr. ian smith, member of the president s council on nutrition, sports and author of eat the effortless weight loss solution. dr. smith, it s haeshl to get these summer colds and they seem to be more severe for some reason. during the summer, people tend to be in areas where they re quite confined. traveling is a big issue. people tend to be around these viruses. almost let you know viruses can cause a cold. but the other issue is this, sometimes it s really not the cold. sometimes it could be hay fever, allergies to pollen. and so you have a combination of a real cold on top of someone
the summer virus is nastier and it lasts longer. joining us to help us understand the summer cold, dr. ian smith. dr. smith, thanks for being here with us this morning. dood to be with you. why do these summer colds seem so be a little more powerful? people don t expect to get colds in the summer. symptoms seem a little more exaggerated. the summer cold tends the be complicated by a virus that can cause worsening smpl toms that last a little while longer. there s the issue it may not be a cold. it could be hay fever or allergies toe allergies to pollens. the other part is during the summer we travel a lot. we re in airplanes a lot. we re in air-conditioning a lot. the air-conditioning can extract the moisture from the mucus that covers a certain lining in our