Test can benefit cancer patients By SUSAN SIMPSON NewsOK.com Reader comments (1) Wilma Wamble wasn't sure her body could handle the terrible side effects that might come with ... Sunday, July 05, 2009		Program gives free training to CNAs By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer Reader comments (3) The Oklahoma State Department of Health wants to improve nursing home care by providing free ... Saturday, July 04, 2009
Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability By MARCUS WOHLSEN Associated Press Reader comments (17) It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction ... Saturday, July 04, 2009		Fish oil can be an inexpensive fix for many conditions By SUZY COHEN Dear Pharmacist Reader comments (0) Dear Pharmacist, I take medications for blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis, five ... Saturday, July 04, 2009
Abortion doctor murder suspect advocates via mail By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press Writer Reader comments (7) A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has ... Friday, July 03, 2009		Under Senate health care plan, either way you pay By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press Writer Reader comments (25) First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that ... Friday, July 03, 2009
Swine flu makes a comeback By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press Reader comments (0) Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, ... Friday, July 03, 2009		Statement on shingles vaccine corrected By PETER GOTT, M.D. Newspaper Enterprise Association Reader comments (1) Dear Dr. Gott: I read in your recent column that the vaccine for shingles is not intended ... Friday, July 03, 2009
Scaling down: State's adults obese; children a silver lining By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer Reader comments (123) Oklahoma's adult obesity rate is ranked sixth-highest in the country, but children in the Sooner ... Thursday, July 02, 2009		Diabetic food everyone can love By CARY ASPINWALL World Scene Writer Reader comments (2) Tom Valenti's new cookbook is sure to be popular with diabetics and nondiabetics alike. Thursday, July 02, 2009
Key Senate Democrats trim cost of health care bill By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent Reader comments (16) Determined to advance President Barack Obama's health care agenda, key Senate Democrats are ... Thursday, July 02, 2009		Fitness guinea pig By CARY ASPINWALL World Scene Writer Reader comments (0) Hitting the 4-mile mark in running. Thursday, July 02, 2009
Obama's health plan gets personal By PHILIP ELLIOTT AND CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press Reader comments (15) President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and ... Thursday, July 02, 2009		OU fighting vision loss tied to diabetes By VALLERY BROWN NewsOK.com Reader comments (0) Research by local doctors could help spur more effective treatments for diabetes-related vision ... Thursday, July 02, 2009
Oldie but goodie medication works for bouts of gout By PETER GOTT, M.D. Newspaper Enterprise Association Reader comments (0) Dear Dr. Gott:I am a 72-year-old male who suffered from gout for years. My doctor prescribed ... Thursday, July 02, 2009		Palin: I'd come out ahead in run against Obama By MARY PEMBERTON Associated Press Writer Reader comments (128) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she'd come out ahead if she went one-on-one with fellow jogger ... Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office loses accreditation By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau Reader comments (41) The agency has been the subject of a probe by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and ... Wednesday, July 01, 2009		Obama hugs cancer patient, pitches care overhaul By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press Writer Reader comments (55) President Barack Obama is promising that reconstituting the system of health care in this country ... Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Oklahoma is sixth-fattest state By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer Reader comments (123) According to the 'F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America' report produced ... Wednesday, July 01, 2009		Obama wants to give leverage to small businesses By Associated Press Reader comments (4) President Barack Obama says his health care plan would benefit small businesses and people ... Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Jackson's hospital is known for 'raising the dead'
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life. A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive people that most doctors would have long written off, including a woman whose heart had stopped for 2 1/2 hours....

Federal probe finds problems with chelation study
Thursday, July 02, 2009
A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death....

Study: New flu inefficient in attacking people
Thursday, July 02, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is - so far - more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. The new virus, H1N1, has a protein on its surface that is not very efficient at binding with receptors in people''s respiratory tracts, researchers at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology report in Friday''s edition of the journal Science....

World health officials tackle swine flu challenges
Thursday, July 02, 2009
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico....

Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus....

Jackson kids face hurdles to coping with his death
Saturday, July 04, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson''s children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent....

Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability
Saturday, July 04, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients'' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease....

Mexico wins praise for swine flu response
Friday, July 03, 2009
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health....

Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis
Thursday, July 02, 2009
DENVER (AP) -- A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday....

Advocates are back with real health care stories
Thursday, July 02, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000....