Police fight ‘pharm’ parties in Oklahoma 13 min ago | Add a comment NORMAN — Acting on a tip from a Pauls Valley parent, Garvin County deputies last month busted a "pharm” party, a gathering of young people exchanging and taking prescription drugs...

Medicare Fri, Oct 3, 2008 | Add a comment Oklahoma retirees — depending upon age, income and eligibility — can be assisted by a pair of long-standing government health-care programs: Medicare and Medicaid.

Prescription drug use Thu, Oct 2, 2008 | Add a comment Oklahoma has a problem with prescription drug use. Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs officials estimate 87,000 Oklahomans are using prescription drugs for non-medical reasons...

State unveils drug database Thu, Jun 29, 2006 Oklahoma’s new weapon against prescription drug abuse will be deployed in the war on drugs Saturday. It’s a statewide database program that will be online to help track people who try...

90% of seniors covered by Medicare drug program Fri, Jun 16, 2006 More than 2 million signed up in last 2 weeks before deadline. For all the angst created over the confusing choices and limitations of the new Medicare prescription drug program launched in...

Drugs, pot found after car stopped Wed, May 24, 2006 EDMOND - A variety of prescription drugs and marijuana were discovered in a vehicle after the driver fled from Edmond police. Police were called to Taco Bell, 26 E 33rd St., about a possible...

Aid available for Medicare enrollees Thu, May 18, 2006 NORMAN -- The enrollment deadline for Medicare's new prescription drug program is Monday. Pam McIntosh, executive director of Aging Services Inc., said her office hasn't received many last-minute...

Meetings discuss Medicare Thu, May 18, 2006 Two groups are offering public meetings about the new Medicare prescription drug coverage. Daily Living Centers will sponsor the following meetings: Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Daily Living...

Camp Gruber clinic helps injured man stay on his feet Thu, May 18, 2006 When water rose above his house, Robert Wolfe swam to a school. He stayed there for three days, and spent two of them helping others off the school's roof into rescue boats. After one boat...

Group protests drug importation Thu, May 18, 2006 The Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association is protesting the possible importation of drugs from India into Canada, citing safety issues. Bogus drugs from India eventually could end up in Oklahoma,...

Tuning in: Carson TV spot Thu, May 18, 2006 Editor's note: This is the third in a series analyzing television campaign advertisements in the U.S. Senate race between Rep. Brad Carson, D-Claremore, and former Rep. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee....

Istook pairs vote to give GOP Medicare margin Mon, Jul 10, 2006 WASHINGTON As House Republican leaders worked to get enough votes to pass the Medicare prescription drug bill, they could not persuade Rep. Ernest Istook to support the measure. But the Oklahoma...

Istook pairs vote to give GOP Medicare margin Mon, Jul 10, 2006 WASHINGTON As House Republican leaders worked to get enough votes to pass the Medicare prescription drug bill, they could not persuade Rep. Ernest Istook to support the measure. But the Oklahoma...

Text of Gov. Brad Henry's State of the State address Thu, May 18, 2006 Members of the Senate and House, Honorable Justices of the Supreme Court, Lt. Gov. Fallin, distinguished elected officials, honored guests, and my fellow Oklahomans and...

Program to aid seniors without health insurance Thu, May 18, 2006 A major drug company is coming to the aid of seniors without healthinsurance. That story tops our look at health news today. Eli Lilly and Company's " Lilly-Answers" program is open to seniors...