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GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit

By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press Writer
Reader comments (28)
Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy.


HEALTH NEWS
Add super foods to make diet healthy
By CARY ASPINWALL World Scene Writer
Reader comments (6)
Dave Lieberman and Anahad O'Connor were roommates with very different ways of eating.
Sunday, February 07, 2010

    Volunteers create smiles
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Reader comments (78)
The first group of people in line spent two nights in the cold just for an opportunity to get ...
Saturday, February 06, 2010

More than 1,800 treated at free dental clinic
By DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer
Reader comments (1)
Doors opened at 5 a.m. for the second day of Oklahoma's Mission of Mercy.
Saturday, February 06, 2010

    Health-care reform effort could fail, Obama says
By ERICA WERNER Associated Press
Reader comments (22)
President Barack Obama, who insisted he would succeed where other presidents had failed to ...
Saturday, February 06, 2010

Free dental clinic starts today at Convention Center
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Reader comments (0)
People began lining up Thursday evening outside Tulsa's Convention Center in hopes of getting ...
Friday, February 05, 2010

    National Wear Red Day is today
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Reader comments (14)
Today is National Wear Red Day to bring attention to the fact that heart disease is the number ...
Friday, February 05, 2010

Line already is forming for dental clinic
By JARREL WADE World Staff Writer
Reader comments (21)
Luis Gonzalez got in line for a free dental clinic nearly a full two days before its doors ...
Friday, February 05, 2010

    State high in pneumonia vaccinations
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Reader comments (2)
Oklahoma has the fourth-highest rate of older residents who have received the one-time only ...
Friday, February 05, 2010

Reader has trouble finding thyroid medication
By PETER GOTT, M.D. Newspaper Enterprise Association
Reader comments (3)
Dear Dr. Gott: I have been on Armour Thyroid for many years, but all of a sudden, I ...
Friday, February 05, 2010

    Hundreds line up for free dental clinic that opens Friday
By JARREL WADE World Staff Writer
Reader comments (0)
Hundreds of uninsured people lined up through the evening and night Thursday for free dental ...
Thursday, February 04, 2010

New vaccine rule change sought
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Reader comments (2)
Oklahoma seventh-graders will be required to get a pertussis booster vaccine beginning with ...
Thursday, February 04, 2010

    Health spending rise biggest in 50 years
By USA TODAY
Reader comments (6)
Spending on health care consumed an estimated 17 cents of every dollar spent last year in the ...
Thursday, February 04, 2010

Oklahoma state medical examiner placed on administrative leave
By OMER GILLHAM World Staff Writer
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The decision is pending the outcome of an investigation over concerns raised by the office's ...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

    Free dental care offered
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Reader comments (11)
When Tulsa-area residents see just how many people line up for the this week's Mission of Mercy ...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

State doctor admires will of Haiti people to survive disaster
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Reader comments (1)
Despite experience in treating earthquake victims in the aftermath of last year's massive earthquake ...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

    Ritze: Obama 'bribed a lot of people' in universal health care pursuit
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
Reader comments (130)
Two Tulsa area legislators were the featured speakers for a Tea Party event inside the Oklahoma ...
Monday, February 01, 2010

Blue ribbons focus on kids
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Reader comments (0)
Kai'den Terry, 48 days old.
Saturday, January 30, 2010

    Sweetener, flour substitute can help keep weight off
By PETER GOTT, M.D. Newspaper Enterprise Association
Reader comments (4)
Dear Dr. Gott: I received your 'No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook' for Christmas last year ...
Friday, January 29, 2010

Obama bucks up Dems on health care
By ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer
Reader comments (23)
Some congressional Democrats are seizing on President Barack Obama's fresh call for a sweeping ...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

    Higher patient copays may hurt elderly
By ALICIA CHANG Associated Press
Reader comments (9)
Higher Medicare copays, sometimes just a few dollars more, led to fewer doctors visits and ...
Thursday, January 28, 2010



AP HEADLINES
Kerrigan family disputes autopsy report on father
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
BOSTON (AP) -- The family of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan insisted Tuesday that they do 'not blame anyone' for her father''s death and criticized a medical examiner''s finding that Daniel Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son....

Lawmaker's death a reminder of surgery risks
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gallbladder surgery is usually a very safe operation, but a powerful congressman''s death is a reminder of the known risks....

Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook
Monday, February 08, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company''s slump....

Healthy baby campaign uses texts to reach mothers
Thursday, February 04, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Expectant mothers are getting a new tool to help keep themselves and their babies healthy: pregnancy tips sent directly to their cell phones....

Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water
Sunday, February 07, 2010
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests....

Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers
Monday, February 08, 2010
A woman''s chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found....

China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder
Monday, February 08, 2010
BEIJING (AP) -- The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China''s promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they''ve found yet another case where large amounts of tainted milk powder from the country''s 2008 scandal that should have been destroyed were instead repackaged....

Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears
Monday, February 08, 2010
High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality - including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal - raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday....

Is the US swine flu epidemic over?
Friday, February 05, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -- If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn''t over, it certainly looks as if it''s on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October....

Firm to pay $200K after importing lead-laden toys
Thursday, February 04, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts company has agreed to pay a $200,000 penalty to settle allegations it violated U.S. law when it imported Thomas and Friends, Curious George and Winnie the Pooh toys with high levels of lead....






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