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(CNN) -- When Albert Budacz was young, he prided himself on having good eyesight; he never wore glasses. But as he eased into his late 40s, he couldn't see as well. "I noticed a change in my vision," he explained. "Primarily in church when I would open a Bible, or something like that, I had to position myself under a light to see it."

Ophthalmologist Dr. Sharon Solomon examined Albert Budacz  and found age-related macular degeneration.

Concerned that he was beginning to lose his sight, Budacz went to his ophthalmologist, Dr. Sharon Solomon with the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins. He was found to have the beginnings macular degeneration, an eye condition that occurs when the central portion of the retina -- called the macula -- begins to deteriorate.

Until recently, people with age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of severe vision loss in Americans older than 60, had few treatment options. But now, thanks to new research and advancing technology, there are more vision-saving choices.

Early signs of macular degeneration-related vision loss include shadowy areas or fuzzy distortion in a person's central vision.

"A patient told me recently that he noticed when he was driving that the streetlights were slanted; the poles themselves were slanted," Solomon said. "That's a classic sign of the beginning of this disease."

Although obesity, smoking, high blood pressure and certain drugs can cause it, age is the primary risk factor.

"As people approach their 50s and later, they may have little yellow deposits that develop underneath the retina, and that's called drusen," Solomon explained. "Those deposits are the hallmark of what we call early age-related macular degeneration."

There are two forms of age-related macular degeneration, or AMD: the dry form, known as non-neovascular, and the wet form, called neovascular.

The dry form, which Budacz has, is more common. According to the National Eye Institute, about 85 to 90 percent of patients with advanced macular degeneration have the dry form.

Dry macular degeneration is caused when drusen begin to accumulate in and around the macula. Drusen, those yellowish deposits, are debris from deteriorating tissue.

With dry AMD, there is usually a gradual loss of central vision. Over a period of years, dry AMD can progress to a gradual deterioration of retinal cells, which can result in severe vision loss or lead to the wet version of AMD.

As of now, there is no FDA-approved treatment for dry macular degeneration, although a few drugs and devices are in clinical trials.  Health Minute: Watch more on new therapies for macular degeneration Â»

However, studies have shown that supplements and a healthy diet can slow the progression of dry macular degeneration. A recent National Eye Institute study found that certain nutrients such as beta carotene (vitamin A) and vitamins C and E may reduce the risk of progression of early-stage AMD by 25 percent.

Solomon says these antioxidants have a positive effect. "They're known as 'preservision,' " she said, noting that they are commonly given to certain patient groups to slow their progression to advanced macular degeneration.

Other research has shown that B6, B12 and folic acid may help prevent age-related macular degeneration. In a study of more than 5,000 women, researchers noted those who took a combination of B6 and B12 vitamins along with a folic acid supplement had a 34 percent lower risk of developing AMD then those taking a placebo.

Although the studies showed strong results, the American Academy of Ophthalmology cautions patients to talk to their eye doctors about which supplements are best for their condition before they start popping vitamins.

In the wet version of macular degeneration, abnormal blood vessels grow beneath the retina and leak blood and fluid. This leakage causes permanent damage to light-sensitive retinal cells, which die off and create blind spots in central vision.

Doctors say it's the body's misguided way of attempting to supply the retina with more nutrients and oxygen. Instead, the attempt creates scarring, leading to severe central vision loss.

Up until recently, there's been very little doctors could do for the wet form of macular degeneration. But over the past decade, there have been a few treatments developed to slow its progression. Cold lasers are now used to freeze the abnormal blood vessels responsible for destroying the macula; they have a 60 percent success rate.

And within the past three years, researchers pinpointed a protein in the eye, called vascular endothelial growth factor, that stimulates the development of blood vessels.

Injectable drugs that inhibit VEGF are now FDA-approved and available; without VEGF, there is little to encourage the growth of blood vessels in the retina.

"They actually have a 90 percent chance of stabilizing vision and a 30 to 40 percent chance of improving vision," Solomon said. "This is the first therapy that we've had that can actually [reverse] vision loss."

Most ophthalmologists prefer an ounce of prevention to a pound of cure. They promote yearly eye exams as the easiest way to keep macular degeneration in check -- and warn against waiting for a crisis to schedule a checkup.

"We typically pick up a patient when, all of a sudden, they've had an acute, abrupt loss of vision or change in the quality of their vision," Solomon said. "And sometimes it's too late."

Albert Budacz was lucky. He caught his macular degeneration in time. He's stopped smoking and takes antioxidants to slow the progression of the disease. And although he may not have the eyesight he had as a young man, he can still see pretty well with or without glasses. And to him, that's all that matters.

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Former world number one, Pete Sampras, has described recently crowned French Open champion Roger Federer as the best player in history.

Roger Federer after equalling Pete Sampras's record of winning 14 men's singles titles.

The 37-year-old American, nicknamed 'Pistol Pete' for his bullet-like serves, won a record 14 grand slam men's singles titles over a 15-year career, though never captured the trophy at Roland Garros.

In beating Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 to take the French title on Sunday, Federer equaled Sampras's record and became only the sixth man in history to win each of the four majors. Debate: Is Federer the greatest player ever?

The feat marks the 27-year-old Swiss out as the finest player to ever grace the game according to Sampras: "What he's done over the past five years has never, ever been done -- and probably will never, ever happen again.

"Regardless if he won there or not, he goes down as the greatest ever. This just confirms it," Sampras told the Guardian newspaper.

"I'm obviously happy for Roger. If there's anyone that deserves it, it's Roger. He's come so close (previously)," Sampras said of the new champion and world number two, who lost the last three consecutive French Open finals to Spain's Rafael Nadal.

Federer  spoke exclusively to CNN after his win and said he was relieved to have bounced back after relinquishing the world number one slot and the Australian and Wimbledon titles to Nadal in 2008.

"It's been a fantastic day - to get the elusive French title in the end was unbelievable. I always believed I was good enough  to get it - but holding the trophy, after all I've been through was just unbelievable.  I'm so proud right now you can't believe it.

"For me there was never a question whether I was going to retire.  I worked extremely hard in the off season.  Losing semifinals and finals all of a sudden wasn't good enough for people anymore. But this victory is timely because I've proved many people wrong."

The historic nature of the victory was also not lost on Federer: "The records mean a lot to me especially after the last few years when I realized that I was (up there) with the greatest players of all time. Of course I like to break records - because I look up to people like Sampras, Agassi, Connors and McEnrore, it's so great to be up there with those players."

However, in an ominous warning to his rivals, the champion already said he had eyes on his next conquest: "I still feel like I have much more left in me - I'm only 27 years-old and I'd like to play for many more years to come and I hope I reach many more titles."

Federer's vanquished opponent in the final, Soderling also praised his conquerer: "For me he is the best ever and I should know as I've player him many times," the world-ranked number 12 told CNN.

Next up for Federer is the third grand slam of 2009, Wimbledon, where he will aim to go one better than Bjorn Borg by winning the tournament six times when the event starts on June 22.

Federer's historic weekend win was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge who also tagged the Swiss simply the best that tennis has seen.

"Today I wrote to Roger Federer to congratulate him on this unique success because I consider him to be the best player of all time," Rogge told a media briefing in Brussels on Monday.

The IOC supremo revealed that in the letter he had expressed the hope that Federer would take part in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Federer added an Olympic gold to his collection of tennis accolades by winning the men's doubles with compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka in Beijing last year.

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text: Swiss

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text: best

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text: best

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text: letter

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text: hope

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text: Olympic

text: Games

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text: London

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text: men

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text: doubles

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question: What number have they won?

answer: 14 grand slam men's singles titles

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(CNN) -- As European consumers shift their drinking habits away from bars and into their homes, industry giants such as Heineken are looking at ways to adapt.

Beer sales in bars and restaurants - traditionally the primary outlets for the Dutch brewer's products - have fallen sharply across the continent in recent years. As a result, Heineken recorded a 4.6% drop in sales in 2010, down to Ã¢âÂ¬7.89 billion ($11.3 billion).

Didier Debrosse, president of Heineken's Western Europe division, is now looking for way to reflect consumer's changing needs as the company looks to arrest the drop.

He has helped to implement a strategy he hopes will align the brewing giant with the demands of modern European consumers.

A key component of the transition so far has seen Heineken move away from its traditional focus on bars and restaurants as primary points of sale.

A series of partnerships and promotions with supermarkets such as France's Carrefour have been established - providing direct access to the home consumer market.

Initial results of the link up are promising. Heineken recorded sales 3% higher at Carrefour stores than at any other outlet in the last year. The key is products which are easier to consume at home, such as a can to drink on the terrace, or a bottle to have with a meal. The aim, Debrosse said, is "to cover all the consumer moments."

Debrosse is careful, however to maintain a long term definition of success. "It is a journey," he says. "It takes time to build a brand."

CNN's Eoghan Macguire contributed to this report

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(CNN)  -- Thomas Sawyer, a cancer survivor, has worn a urostomy bag for the past three years. Yet, he says, little could have prepared him for his recent airport pat down, when an officer broke the bag's seal and urine spilled out "onto my shirt and down my pants."

"I'm a good American. I know why we're doing this, and I understand it," Sawyer told CNN. "But this was extremely embarrassing, and it didn't have to happen. With educated TSA workers, it wouldn't have happened."

With the height of Thanksgiving holiday travel the next two days, the Transportation Security Administration is trying to strike a delicate balance between ensuring the safety of the traveling public and not invading people's privacy rights.

But the screening raises an array of questions from health-care professionals:

â¢ Are TSA officers trained to deal with patients like Sawyer who may have medical conditions?

â¢ What about the elderly and others with hip replacements and similar ailments?

â¢ Will cancer patients have to take off wigs?

â¢ How is the TSA dealing with pat downs of children?

â¢ What about people with mental illness?

The TSA says it has taken all of these concerns into account -- that children are not to be separated from their parents if pat downs are deemed necessary and that travelers with medical conditions should be treated with "the dignity, respect and courtesy they deserve."

Watch: Cancer survivor accepts TSA apology

"Our program covers all categories of disabilities -- mobility, hearing, visual and hidden," the TSA says on its website. "As part of that program, we established a coalition of over 70 disability-related groups and organizations to help us understand the concerns of persons with disabilities and medical conditions."

Jonathan Bricker, a psychologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Washington state, says he advises anyone traveling right now to come mentally prepared for the unexpected.

"Go in with an expectation that this is going to happen, and go in with the expectation that you're going to be the one singled out to go through a pat down," Bricker says.

By doing that, people "can take more control of the situation." He says people with medical conditions should also carry notes from their doctors.

If a tense situation does arise while being screened, passengers should think about the big picture, he says. "There is a larger purpose to this trip that has nothing to do with the TSA and nothing to do with the government. And the purpose is: You're visiting people you love."

The TSA has said the ramped-up use of pat downs and full-body scanning is necessary to prevent weapons and explosives from getting aboard planes.

The White House on Monday said the process is evolving and that the government is taking into account the public's concerns. "The evolution of the security will be done with the input of those who go through the security," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said.

Recent polls have shown most Americans support the measures, and a periphery glance at airports nationwide shows that the vast majority of travelers are dealing well with the extra scrutiny, even if it makes them uneasy at times.

Dr. Gina Villani, the head of oncology at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, says the extra scrutiny raises concerns for cancer patients, who could have metallic dishes for chemo placed under their skin, external catheters or other necessary medical devices on their bodies.

"You can imagine during a pat down, you're feeling this piece of metal under somebody's skin. If you don't know what it is, then it's going to create a lot of problems for people," she said.

Doctors must be more aware of when their patients are traveling and write notes explaining their conditions, she says. Most of the time, though, "patients only think about it after they've had a terrible experience."

A doctor's note also carries a demoralizing stigma. "You want to go on vacation and forget you have cancer," Villani says. "It's just one more reminder of how different you are from the rest of the population."

Another area of concern is the pat down of children. Craig Fabrikant, a psychologist at Hackensack University Medical Center, has simple advice for the TSA: Have officers trained to deal with children on shift at all times, and always have the parent or guardian undergo a pat down first, in front of the child.

"Why not let the child see the parent go through it, that it's no big deal, that it's fine," Fabrikant says.

He says it's simple and practical advice, but he's doubtful any of it will be used. After all, he says, it's big government.

"Not only does it not use common sense, it doesn't move that quickly."

To the agency's credit, TSA administrator John Pistole called Sawyer to apologize Monday after he learned of the incident. The two had a cordial conversation, and Sawyer even shared some advice.

"He asked me what I thought," Sawyer said. "So I talked to him -- that I really don't believe that they've been trained as well as [they could] to handle medical conditions."

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text: concerns

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(CNN) -- After a dramatic end to a year-long qualifying campaign, the 16 teams competing in the 2012 African Cup of Nations have learned their group stage opponents after the draw for January's tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea was made.

The two-yearly tournament will be without some of African football's most successful teams, with seven-time winners Egypt and 1980 and 1994 champions Nigeria both failing to qualify for the showpiece competition.

Cup of woe: Why have African football giants fallen short?

In their place will be a trio of tournament debutantes, with Equatorial Guinea, Niger and Botswana all making their first appearance in the competition.

The first match will see Henri Michel's Equatorial Guinea host Libya in Bata on January 21, with the final set to take place at the Stade d'Angonde in Libreville on February 12.

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SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Nearly 3 million gallons of sewage spilled into San Francisco Bay when a pump failed at a waste treatment facility, the Marin County Sheriff's Department told CNN on Friday.

Attempts are being made to contain Thursday night's 2.7 million-gallon sewage spill.

The 2.7 million-gallon spill occurred Thursday night.

A pump failed at the South Marin Sanitation District's waste treatment facility in the town of Mill Valley, said Lt. Doug Pittman.

The waste was released into Richardson Bay, an inlet of the large bay on the east shore of Marin County, he said.  See the spill from the air Â»

The sewage and storm water was partially treated, according to Greg Renick of the California Office of Emergency Services.

In addition to the pump failure, he said, an alarm that would have alerted workers at the facility to the spill also failed.

The accidental release occurred between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday, according to a statement from Marin County's emergency operations center.  But the Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin didn't report it to the state until 11:16 p.m., Renick said. The state Office of Emergency Services notified local offices in the bay area within an hour of receiving the report, he said.

The Marin County Department of Environmental Health was conducting tests Friday to determine how far the contamination had spread, Pittman said. Boaters were being warned to avoid the Richardson Bay area, and residents were told to avoid contact with the water.

The California Department of Fish and Game has had a boat and personnel on the water since early Friday, and has found no sign of sick or distressed wildlife resulting from the spill, agency spokesman Steve Martarano said.

Marin County is just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. E-mail to a friend

CNN's Chuck Afflerbach contributed to this report

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(CNN) -- Scotland's Susan Boyle gives new meaning to the term "overnight sensation." The "Britain's Got Talent" contestant was expected to be something of a joke when she first sauntered on stage, but she absolutely wowed the audience, the judges -- and then the world via the Internet -- with her stunning rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream."

Along with Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan, Amanda Holden is a judge on "Britain's Got Talent."

But like others who stumble upon sudden fame, she found the pressure and scrutiny to be overwhelming.

"Talent" judge Amanda Holden and Dr. Drew Pinsky of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew" joined CNN's Larry King Tuesday night to discuss Boyle's hospitalization for stress and the toll the spotlight and media criticism might have taken on her mental health. They also discussed whether Boyle will develop the emotional stamina for a high-pressure singing career.

The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity:

Larry King: What do we know right now?

Amanda Holden: Basically, we've spoken to Susan's brother. He, in fact, spoke on [CBS' "The Early Show"] this morning to say that his sister was very keen to come home as soon as she possibly could and that she was resting up in a clinic in London and that she was very much looking forward to coming out and seeing what was available to her when she felt better.

King: Is the show, Amanda, paying for the hospital bills and are they taking care of her?

Holden: I have no idea if they're paying the hospital bills. I would imagine that they are. We're a very loyal show. We love Susan very much. In fact, all the contestants that appear on our show are extraordinarily well looked after.

King: Your fellow judge, Piers Morgan, has said that there was talk of taking her off the show because of all the pressures on her. Were you involved? Were there any discussions like that?

Holden: I wasn't involved in any discussions like that. And I think Piers has a slightly closer relationship with her.  ... The only thing I'm worried about with Susan Boyle is that she seems to have a crush on Piers Morgan. ...

I think that Piers kind of reassured her during the final that she was doing well and that she mustn't pay any kind of attention to the press and all the other stuff that was going

King: Despite all the tumult, there's no disputing that Susan sang her heart out during the finale of the competition. I know the dance troupe [Diversity] was terrific. But, frankly, why didn't she win?

Holden: Honestly, I can't criticize the decision because it was the British public that voted in the end. I have no real idea, to be honest. I wonder whether it could be that Diversity was utterly fantastic on the show that night. They decimated the show. They really, really were amazing. And I just wonder whether maybe younger people voted and were quicker on the texts than the kind of people that were voting for Susan.

But as I keep saying, if Susan is a loser, then surely she is the biggest and best loser that we have in the world. And coming second is no bad thing.  Watch Amanda Holden discuss Susan Boyle Â»

King: She came in, though, [as] a small-town amateur singer, [with] learning disabilities due to suffering oxygen deprivation at birth. Some say the program exploited her and her vulnerabilities. Do you agree?

Holden: I couldn't disagree more. You know, she's a grown woman who applied to come on a talent show. She enjoyed every second of every moment that I met her or saw her behind the scenes. She was very excited. She was very proud to be taking part in the show.

I think the downturn in press in our country [Britain], I think, maybe stressed her out a little bit. And I think she was just quite upset about all the exaggerated stories and the kind of falsehoods that were being written about her. I think that everybody gets upset about bad press when you're in this business. And she's somebody that's gone from anonymity to [an] absolute worldwide phenomenon.

King: Yes.

Holden: So how is she expected to handle that? Nobody can handle that with the best will in the world. I've been in the business 15 years, and I'm still not media savvy.

[Dr. Drew Pinsky joins the show]

King: What do you make of this Susan Boyle thing?

Pinsky: The problem here is that here's a woman that's suddenly under the scrutiny of the spotlight who maybe has some  developmental issues, who is under tremendous stress and [now] is in a psychiatric hospital. The question is, did the show harm her?

King: Did it?

Pinsky: It's hard to say. This is the first time these kind of experiences have really been undertaken by people. People that come out of nowhere all of a sudden are international superstars.

King: Should we be, Amanda, concerned about that?

Holden: First of all, I just want to say that Susan's brother said on British television this morning that, yes, Susan has experienced learning difficulties. But in actual fact, when she was at school, she did as well as any of her other siblings. But throughout her childhood, always before an exam or anything else, she always got quite anxious.

[Before the show], she was feeling nervous. But she went out there and she nailed it. You know, she did the best performance that we've seen. And let's not forget, this is actually only the second or third time we've heard her sing. ...

She is in a place where celebrities go when they are burnt out. Now, I am obviously not a doctor. I have no factual information to give to you. I can only say to you her brother ... has said she wants to come home within a matter of days, rather than weeks.

Pinsky: That's excellent.

King: Would you guess, Dr. Drew, that she still has a career in front of her? Wouldn't you bet she does?

Pinsky: Oh, I bet she does, absolutely. And she will learn to become accustomed to this kind of stress, I am sure. But let's make sure she has the care she needs.

And let's be sure that ... everybody that goes on shows like this has access to things that help them deal with the stress of these kinds of environments.

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text: was

text: talk

text: of

text: taking

text: her

text: off

text: the

text: show

text: because

text: of

text: all

text: the

text: pressures

text: on

text: her

text: Were

text: you

text: involved

text: Were

text: there

text: any

text: discussions

text: like

text: that

text: Holden

text: I

text: was

text: n't

text: involved

text: in

text: any

text: discussions

text: like

text: that

text: And

text: I

text: think

text: Piers

text: has

text: a

text: slightly

text: closer

text: relationship

text: with

text: her

text: The

text: only

text: thing

text: I

text: 'm

text: worried

text: about

text: with

text: Susan

text: Boyle

text: is

text: that

text: she

text: seems

text: to

text: have

text: a

text: crush

text: on

text: Piers

text: Morgan

text: I

text: think

text: that

text: Piers

text: kind

text: of

text: reassured

text: her

text: during

text: the

text: final

text: that

text: she

text: was

text: doing

text: well

text: and

text: that

text: she

text: must

text: n't

text: pay

text: any

text: kind

text: of

text: attention

text: to

text: the

text: press

text: and

text: all

text: the

text: other

text: stuff

text: that

text: was

text: going

text: King

text: Despite

text: all

text: the

text: tumult

text: there

text: 's

text: no

text: disputing

text: that

text: Susan

text: sang

text: her

text: heart

text: out

text: during

text: the

text: finale

text: of

text: the

text: competition

text: I

text: know

text: the

text: dance

text: troupe

text: Diversity

text: was

text: terrific

text: But

text: frankly

text: why

text: did

text: n't

text: she

text: win

text: Holden

text: Honestly

text: I

text: ca

text: n't

text: criticize

text: the

text: decision

text: because

text: it

text: was

text: the

text: British

text: public

text: that

text: voted

text: in

text: the

text: end

text: I

text: have

text: no

text: real

text: idea

text: to

text: be

text: honest

text: I

text: wonder

text: whether

text: it

text: could

text: be

text: that

text: Diversity

text: was

text: utterly

text: fantastic

text: on

text: the

text: show

text: that

text: night

text: They

text: decimated

text: the

text: show

text: They

text: really

text: really

text: were

text: amazing

text: And

text: I

text: just

text: wonder

text: whether

text: maybe

text: younger

text: people

text: voted

text: and

text: were

text: quicker

text: on

text: the

text: texts

text: than

text: the

text: kind

text: of

text: people

text: that

text: were

text: voting

text: for

text: Susan

text: But

text: as

text: I

text: keep

text: saying

text: if

text: Susan

text: is

text: a

text: loser

text: then

text: surely

text: she

text: is

text: the

text: biggest

text: and

text: best

text: loser

text: that

text: we

text: have

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: And

text: coming

text: second

text: is

text: no

text: bad

text: thing

text: Watch

text: Amanda

text: Holden

text: discuss

text: Susan

text: Boyle

text: Â

text: King

text: She

text: came

text: in

text: though

text: as

text: a

text: small

text: town

text: amateur

text: singer

text: with

text: learning

text: disabilities

text: due

text: to

text: suffering

text: oxygen

text: deprivation

text: at

text: birth

text: Some

text: say

text: the

text: program

text: exploited

text: her

text: and

text: her

text: vulnerabilities

text: Do

text: you

text: agree

text: Holden

text: I

text: could

text: n't

text: disagree

text: more

text: You

text: know

text: she

text: 's

text: a

text: grown

text: woman

text: who

text: applied

text: to

text: come

text: on

text: a

text: talent

text: show

text: She

text: enjoyed

text: every

text: second

text: of

text: every

text: moment

text: that

text: I

text: met

text: her

text: or

text: saw

text: her

text: behind

text: the

text: scenes

text: She

text: was

text: very

text: excited

text: She

text: was

text: very

text: proud

text: to

text: be

text: taking

text: part

text: in

text: the

text: show

text: I

text: think

text: the

text: downturn

text: in

text: press

text: in

text: our

text: country

text: Britain

text: I

text: think

text: maybe

text: stressed

text: her

text: out

text: a

text: little

text: bit

text: And

text: I

text: think

text: she

text: was

text: just

text: quite

text: upset

text: about

text: all

text: the

text: exaggerated

text: stories

text: and

text: the

text: kind

text: of

text: falsehoods

text: that

text: were

text: being

text: written

text: about

text: her

text: I

text: think

text: that

text: everybody

text: gets

text: upset

text: about

text: bad

text: press

text: when

text: you

text: 're

text: in

text: this

text: business

text: And

text: she

text: 's

text: somebody

text: that

text: 's

text: gone

text: from

text: anonymity

text: to

text: an

text: absolute

text: worldwide

text: phenomenon

text: King

text: Yes

text: Holden

text: So

text: how

text: is

text: she

text: expected

text: to

text: handle

text: that

text: Nobody

text: can

text: handle

text: that

text: with

text: the

text: best

text: will

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: I

text: 've

text: been

text: in

text: the

text: business

text: years

text: and

text: I

text: 'm

text: still

text: not

text: media

text: savvy

text: Dr.

text: Drew

text: Pinsky

text: joins

text: the

text: show

text: King

text: What

text: do

text: you

text: make

text: of

text: this

text: Susan

text: Boyle

text: thing

text: Pinsky

text: The

text: problem

text: here

text: is

text: that

text: here

text: 's

text: a

text: woman

text: that

text: 's

text: suddenly

text: under

text: the

text: scrutiny

text: of

text: the

text: spotlight

text: who

text: maybe

text: has

text: some

text: developmental

text: issues

text: who

text: is

text: under

text: tremendous

text: stress

text: and

text: now

text: is

text: in

text: a

text: psychiatric

text: hospital

text: The

text: question

text: is

text: did

text: the

text: show

text: harm

text: her

text: King

text: Did

text: it

text: Pinsky

text: It

text: 's

text: hard

text: to

text: say

text: This

text: is

text: the

text: first

text: time

text: these

text: kind

text: of

text: experiences

text: have

text: really

text: been

text: undertaken

text: by

text: people

text: People

text: that

text: come

text: out

text: of

text: nowhere

text: all

text: of

text: a

text: sudden

text: are

text: international

text: superstars

text: King

text: Should

text: we

text: be

text: Amanda

text: concerned

text: about

text: that

text: Holden

text: First

text: of

text: all

text: I

text: just

text: want

text: to

text: say

text: that

text: Susan

text: 's

text: brother

text: said

text: on

text: British

text: television

text: this

text: morning

text: that

text: yes

text: Susan

text: has

text: experienced

text: learning

text: difficulties

text: But

text: in

text: actual

text: fact

text: when

text: she

text: was

text: at

text: school

text: she

text: did

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: any

text: of

text: her

text: other

text: siblings

text: But

text: throughout

text: her

text: childhood

text: always

text: before

text: an

text: exam

text: or

text: anything

text: else

text: she

text: always

text: got

text: quite

text: anxious

text: Before

text: the

text: show

text: she

text: was

text: feeling

text: nervous

text: But

text: she

text: went

text: out

text: there

text: and

text: she

text: nailed

text: it

text: You

text: know

text: she

text: did

text: the

text: best

text: performance

text: that

text: we

text: 've

text: seen

text: And

text: let

text: 's

text: not

text: forget

text: this

text: is

text: actually

text: only

text: the

text: second

text: or

text: third

text: time

text: we

text: 've

text: heard

text: her

text: sing

text: She

text: is

text: in

text: a

text: place

text: where

text: celebrities

text: go

text: when

text: they

text: are

text: burnt

text: out

text: Now

text: I

text: am

text: obviously

text: not

text: a

text: doctor

text: I

text: have

text: no

text: factual

text: information

text: to

text: give

text: to

text: you

text: I

text: can

text: only

text: say

text: to

text: you

text: her

text: brother

text: has

text: said

text: she

text: wants

text: to

text: come

text: home

text: within

text: a

text: matter

text: of

text: days

text: rather

text: than

text: weeks

text: Pinsky

text: That

text: 's

text: excellent

text: King

text: Would

text: you

text: guess

text: Dr.

text: Drew

text: that

text: she

text: still

text: has

text: a

text: career

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: her

text: Would

text: n't

text: you

text: bet

text: she

text: does

text: Pinsky

text: Oh

text: I

text: bet

text: she

text: does

text: absolutely

text: And

text: she

text: will

text: learn

text: to

text: become

text: accustomed

text: to

text: this

text: kind

text: of

text: stress

text: I

text: am

text: sure

text: But

text: let

text: 's

text: make

text: sure

text: she

text: has

text: the

text: care

text: she

text: needs

text: And

text: let

text: 's

text: be

text: sure

text: that

text: everybody

text: that

text: goes

text: on

text: shows

text: like

text: this

text: has

text: access

text: to

text: things

text: that

text: help

text: them

text: deal

text: with

text: the

text: stress

text: of

text: these

text: kinds

text: of

text: environments

question: Who applied for the talent show?

answer: Susan Boyle

text: Susan Boyle

question: What does Dr. Drew Pinsky say?

answer: developmental issues, who is under tremendous stress and [now] is in a psychiatric hospital. The question is, did the show harm her?

text: developmental issues, who is under tremendous stress and [now] is in a psychiatric hospital. The question is, did the show harm her?