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House Dems confident in overcoming abortion rift Updated at 10:48 AM
House Dems confident in overcoming abortion rift

By ALAN FRAM & RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press
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President Barack Obama set his sights on Capitol Hill, ready to rally House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push.

HEALTH NEWS
Vaccine given to halt fatal disease
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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Students and their parents waited anxiously Friday to get the meningococcal vaccination in ...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

    Students, staff to get free meningococcal vaccine
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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In the wake of an outbreak of meningococcal disease at Oologah-Talala Public Schools, state ...
Friday, March 19, 2010

Saturday's Oologah-Talala school vaccine clinic canceled
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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Today's clinic is set to continue through 7 p.m. A long line of children and their parents ...
Friday, March 19, 2010

    End in sight, health care battle tilts Obama's way
By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent
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One by one, Democratic fence-sitters began choosing sides Friday, and the long, turbulent struggle ...
Friday, March 19, 2010

Coburn vows to block any last-minute deals
By CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com
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Sen. Tom Coburn warned Thursday that he would take action to stop any last-minute deals made ...
Friday, March 19, 2010

    Dems sweeten the health-care pot
By DAVID ESPO Associated Press
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Historic health-care change in the balance, Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance ...
Friday, March 19, 2010

'Pioneer Woman' options movie rights for story
By NATALIE MIKLES World Scene Writer
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Ree Drummond, best known as the Pioneer Woman, confirmed via Twitter that her story has been ...
Friday, March 19, 2010

    Raynaud's sufferers are susceptible to cold temperatures
By PETER GOTT, M.D. Newspaper Enterprise Association
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Dear Dr. Gott:
Friday, March 19, 2010

Disease policies followed properly
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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Oologah-Talala school personnel made all the right moves and did nothing to cover up an outbreak ...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

    House Dems on track for vote on $940 billion health bill
By ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer
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House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul ...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

6-year-old continues battle with meningococcal disease
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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'He's still ticking,' said his grandfather, Rockie Mitchell of Talala. 'We take one step forward ...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

    Obama health plan gains support
By DAVID ESPO Associated Press
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President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won support from a longtime liberal ...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Overhaul plan gets 'no' from Idaho
By AP Wire Services
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Idaho took the lead in a fight against health care overhaul Wednesday when its governor became ...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

    Residents look for answers
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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After learning that an Oologah-Talala teen also contracted meningococcal disease, many parents ...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Premiums would rise under Obama plan
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press Writer
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Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by ...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

    Treatment continues for 6-year-old with meningococcal disease
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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The Oologah-Talala kindergarten student is one of seven from the school district to contract ...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Audit of ME's Office reveals overspending, not fraud
By OMER GILLHAM World Staff Writer
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A financial review by the state auditor reveals that the state Medical Examiner's Office is ...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

    2 more deaths in Oklahoma show H1N1-flu risk remains
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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It looked like the H1N1 virus was gone.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

End stage
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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As the yearlong health care reform debate appears to be winding down, it is time to find out ...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

    Oologah-Talala parents concerned about spread of meningococcal disease
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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'She is just a very adorable, special and very lovely girl,' said Koua Moua of his daughter ...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010



AP HEADLINES
Prescription-drug heists on the rise
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The $75 million heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Connecticut this week was just the most audacious example of a growing phenomenon: Thieves are stealing large quantities of prescription drugs for resale on the black market....

Calif. board to study requiring condoms in porn
Thursday, March 18, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California''s worker safety board voted Thursday to further study a proposal that would require porn actors to wear condoms during sex scenes....

Attempt stalls to ban smoking at Calif state parks
Thursday, March 18, 2010
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- An attempt by the California Legislature to impose what is believed to be the nation''s most far-reaching smoking ban in state parks stalled Thursday over objections it would inappropriately punish smokers....

WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is worsening
Thursday, March 18, 2010
LONDON (AP) -- The World Health Organization says it doesn''t have enough information to know if it is winning the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis....

AP Enterprise: NASA, cruise line got flu shots
Thursday, March 18, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -- Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho....

Kraft to cut salt in its North American foods
Thursday, March 18, 2010
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years to appeal to health-conscious consumers....

US clinic sparks debate with UK human egg raffle
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
LONDON (AP) -- An American infertility clinic seeking business in Britain prompted fierce criticism by offering free eggs from a U.S. woman to one participant in a promotional seminar in London on Wednesday....

Study: Lesser-known bug a bigger hospital threat
Saturday, March 20, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -- As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise, a new study suggests....

Testing overseas may explain big drop in TB cases
Friday, March 19, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -- An unexpected big drop in new U.S. tuberculosis cases is probably because of stepped up screening and treatment of immigrants before they leave their native countries, health officials say....

Doctors, AARP support new health overhaul bill
Friday, March 19, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) -- The nation''s largest association of doctors and the AARP senior citizens'' lobby are endorsing President Barack Obama''s revised health overhaul legislation....






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