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4 pilgrims die of H1N1 before reaching Mecca 13 hr ago | Add a comment RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu, or H1N1, during this year’s annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the...
Health Professionals Program helps troubled Oklahoma health care workers 3 hr ago | Add a comment Just like everyone else, doctors need help when an addiction takes control of their lives, says Dr. Merlin Kilbury, who is associate director of a statewide program that provides that assistance....
AIDS, malaria eclipse deadliest child illnesses 19 hr ago | Add a comment HANOI, Vietnam — Diarrhea doesn’t make many headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the public’s attention. Yet even though cheap tools could prevent...
Oklahoma physician faces final prospect to stay sober 3 hr ago | Add a comment It is his last chance to remain a physician, and Dr. Lynn Baggett is grabbing it. "I’m a physician, but I’m also a human being. I’m as susceptible to the human condition as...
Oklahoma sets goal to get workers’ heart rates up Yesterday | Add a comment Efforts to get Oklahomans more physically fit and interested in participating in an American Heart Association walking event next spring started last Wednesday at the Central Oklahoma Start!...
Oklahoma medical board has taken action against 328 practitioners since 2000 3 hr ago | Add a comment Five years ago, Dr. Billy Conn Beets prescribed 11 prescriptions for a 2-month-old baby he diagnosed with acute bronchitis. He prescribed eye drops and allergy medications, antifungals, antibiotics...
Ex-patient says Norman center saved his life 19 hr ago | Add a comment NORMAN — A Norman man says he had seven drunken driving charges and tried suicide three times before finding help at Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center. "I’d either be dead...
Plan to merge Norman mental health programs will cost more in long run, some advocates say 3 hr ago | Add a comment NORMAN — Hundreds of people suffering from mental illness and addiction will go untreated if the state-run Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center is closed, mental health professionals say....
Oklahoma woman still wants to help as she waits for new heart 17 hr ago | Add a comment Six months ago, Rebecca Denali retired from her job as a bank account representative. Friends and co-workers hosted the event, and customers signed a giant card with well wishes. It was a day of...
Oklahoma breast cancer experts question panel’s advice 3 hr ago | Add a comment April Menge was between a double mastectomy and chemotherapy when she heard new recommendations that women shouldn’t have mammograms before age 50. "When I heard that on the news,”...
Oklahoma experts look at antidepressants 9 hr ago | Add a comment As soon as news hit that the alleged Fort Hood, Texas, shooter was a military psychiatrist, a disturbing thought struck Oklahoma psychologist Gail Poyner. "I wondered if.... "I think it...
Questions remain about risk to public 18 hr ago | Add a comment The debate over whether antidepressants play a role in suicides and homicides has taken twists and turns over the years. Drug company GlaxoSmithKline sent a letter in May 2006 to health care...
Gym class obligation upsets Pennsylvania students 18 hr ago | Add a comment PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania university’s requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows...
Oklahoma City CyberKnife operator is focused on healing Yesterday | Add a comment Julie Baker had planned to be a radiographer, but she ended up becoming a radiation therapist because she wanted to know what happens to her patients rather than just identifying their problems....
Oklahoma’s health insurance costs rise faster than nation 3 hr ago | Add a comment Health insurance costs and deductibles are increasing at a faster rate in Oklahoma than the rest of the country, and the state’s unhealthy lifestyles might be to blame. According to the...
NFL players hide and fear concussions Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment Washington Redskins kick returner Rock Cartwright remembers his brain "shaking like a bell” when he was walloped in a game against the New York Giants a few years ago. "You know how...
Health care bill clears first Senate hurdle 15 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have hit the magic number of 60 to move ahead on historic health care legislation. Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln said on the Senate floor that she will vote with...
Pauls Valley teen falls off tailgate, dies Yesterday A Pauls Valley teenager was killed after falling from the tailgate of a vehicle Friday night. Zane Barnes, 15, was transported to Pauls Valley General Hospital where he died of a head injury, the...
Jail price, vaccines, teeth make metro news Yesterday | Add a comment Here’s a recap of the week in metro news. • Crime. A man with big, fake front teeth robs a bank Monday in Warr Acres. He apparently doesn’t own a ski mask. • Sports. Doctors...
Thunder notebook: Winning a shootout Yesterday | Add a comment Winning a shootout Coach Scott Brooks said more than once in his post-game press conference he doesn’t want the Thunder to get in the habit of winning fast-paced shootouts. "It’s...
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