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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...
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 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...
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 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....
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...
El Reno wrestling coach Shane Kerry has tumor removed Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment EL RENO — El Reno High School wrestling coach Shane Kerr experienced no complications during surgery Friday morning to remove a tennis ball-sized tumor behind his eye. Kerr was in surgery for...
Tamiflu-resistant virus reported in North Carolina Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment ATLANTA — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke...
Faith stronger than fear of flu for 2 Oklahomans Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment Two Oklahomans are among thousands of Muslims journeying to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for Hajj, despite global H1N1 concerns. Huda Salous and Samir Hulseberg, both of Oklahoma City, said fear of getting...
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in North Carolina Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke...
Flu strains, deaths start to overlap in Oklahoma Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment Swine flu activity in Oklahoma is beginning to lessen at the same time the state has had its first death from seasonal flu. An Oklahoma County woman is the first to die this year from seasonal flu,...
Fewer Pap tests could be needed, guidelines say Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that’s enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. The...
Health plans call for injection of cash from procedure tax Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — They call it the "Botax.” The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other...
Storm before the calm Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Calm. That’s not a word one hears much these days, but calm is what some are urging in the wake of a new federal report on breast cancer screening. Released Monday, the...
Study says CT scans rule out heart attacks faster Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Add a comment ORLANDO, Fla. — A CT scan — a kind of super X-ray — provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains, a new...
Pfizer’s vaccine gets FDA panel OK Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Add a comment BETHESDA, Md.— Federal health experts said Wednesday that an updated version of Pfizer’s best-selling anti-infection vaccine is safe for infants and toddlers, despite company studies...
Oklahoma City health agency plans 12 swine flu clinic days Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Add a comment The Oklahoma City-County Health Department will hold 12 clinics for swine flu vaccinations over the next four weeks. The free immunizations now are available to all Oklahomans, but some clinics are...
Cleveland County opens H1N1 clinics to everyone Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — Cleveland County Health Department’s H1N1, or swine flu, clinics now are open to anyone who wants to receive the vaccine. The health department has two clinics this week. They...
Edmond Briefs Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Add a comment H1N1 vaccine available for all State health officials announced that all Oklahomans who want to reduce their risk of H1N1 infection are now eligible to receive H1N1 influenza vaccine. Vaccinations...
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