Town shrugs at being unhealthiest 2 hr ago | Add a comment HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America’s fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue....

Stress warps brains, behavior 2 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Scientists have discovered how stress — in the form of emotional, mental or physical tension — physically reshapes the brain and causes long-lasting harm to humans...

Patients travel far to have surgery 2 hr ago | Add a comment SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Before getting two artificial disks to ease the pain in his back, Wayne King asked prospective surgeons where they trained and how many disk replacements they had done....

Angioplasty may be overused in millions, evidence reveals 2 hr ago | Add a comment KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Every day, thousands of people enter hospitals for a procedure that can cost $12,000, take a week of recuperation and require a year or more of drug therapy. And, in many...

Girl’s memory inspires drive 2 hr ago | Add a comment The family of a young girl who died of liver cancer will host a blood drive in her honor from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday. The blood drive at Northwest Baptist Church, 3030 NW 23, honors the memory of Anna...

Tulsa hospital’s fate debated 3 hr ago | Add a comment A mix of public and private funds might be what it takes to keep the Oklahoma State Medical Center in Tulsa afloat, officials said. But finding that right mix seems to be a challenge for state...

Deer Creek gets FEMA grant 11 hr ago | Add a comment The Deer Creek Fire Protection District has been awarded a $40,942 grant from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant will be used to upgrade personal...

Benefits of volunteering 11 hr ago | Add a comment Benefits of volunteering Volunteering to do good this holiday season also may be good for you, says a Purdue University sociologist. "There is certainly a social benefit for volunteers,...

Deer Creek fire district gets FEMA grant 16 hr ago | Add a comment The Deer Creek Fire Protection District has been awarded a $40,942 grant from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant will be used to upgrade personal...

Thunder's Swift out for tonight's game 8 hr ago | Comments 2 Oklahoma City Thunder center Robert Swift, suffering from back spasms, will not suit out for Friday night's game against the New Orleans Hornets. The injury occurred sometime Friday. Swift,...

Oklahoma infant’s fight for life offers wealth of hope 17 hr ago | Comments 4 If you ask 4-year-old Dylan why his baby sister Madalin is in the hospital, he’ll tell you, "She has a broken heart.” If you ask Madalin’s grandmother, Vicky Norris, why she...

Name released of man rescued from trench in Lawton; in serious condition Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 1 LAWTON — Emergency crews have freed a 29-year-old man who became trapped when a trench collapsed about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Lawton, Comanche County spokesman Chris Killmer said. The man was...

Study debunks ginkgo as anti-dementia drug Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 5 CHICAGO — The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn’t help prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in the largest test of the extract in older...

Crews close to freeing Lawton man from collapsed trench Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 1 LAWTON — Emergency crews are working this afternoon to free a 29-year-old man trapped when a trench collapsed in Lawton, Comanche County spokesman Chris Killmer said. Shortly before noon, a...

Driver sought in Oklahoma City hit-and-run accident Tue, Nov 18, 2008 Authorities are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident in northwest Oklahoma City early Sunday. Police think the driver was in a black 2003 to 2005 Dodge extended...

Texas officials say layover mystery a homicide Tue, Nov 18, 2008 DALLAS -- A mysterious disappearance of an Alzheimer's patient during a layover at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport seven years ago became a homicide case Monday after an examination of...

Oklahoma City bus wreck fault not determined Tue, Nov 18, 2008 Two students were taken to a local hospital to be evaluated at their mother’s insistence after a school bus and a car collided on the city’s northeast side Monday afternoon. The...

Study says tooth decay up among children ages 2-5 Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 1 SEATTLE — Nearly three out of 10 American children ages 2 to 5 have visible tooth decay, according to figures released last year by the National Center for Health Statistics, based on surveys...

Mercy nurses de-clutter, provide better care Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment Ever wonder what a carmaker and a nurse have in common? Ask a Mercy nurse. By using the kind of "out-of-the-box thinking” Toyota has applied, Mercy nurses have found a way to retool...

OKC school bus, car collide Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment Initial reports indicate no students were injured in an Oklahoma City Schools bus accident this afternoon near NE 10 and Bryant, officials said. Kathleen Kennedy, Oklahoma City Schools...