Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press
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Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman ...
Saturday, May 19, 2012
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CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis C
By MIKE STOBBE Associated Press
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For the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis ...
Saturday, May 19, 2012
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Davis doctor loses license at hearing Thursday
By JACLYN COSGROVE NewsOK.com
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After spending 11 years on probation, a Davis doctor lost his medical license Thursday after ...
Friday, May 18, 2012
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New heart-valve procedure now available at Tulsa hospital
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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A newly approved procedure that allows a heart valve to be replaced in patients who cannot ...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Sickle cell fish fry fundraiser set for Saturday, May 19
By MOLLY BULLOCK World Staff Writer
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Jeremiah Watts Sr. and Velvet Brown-Watts learned that their son had sickle cell disease when ...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Scientists seek ways to stall Alzheimer's earlier
By LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press
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Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Tulsa Arthritis walk set for Saturday
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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Arthritis continues to be the No. 1 cause of disability, affecting one out of five people and ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Medical expert urges med schools to help change health policy in their communities
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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Medical schools should consider their roles in promoting the social mission of medicine to ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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FDA panel backs first rapid, take home HIV test
By MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press
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American consumers may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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OU researchers study green pigment in bacon
By NewsOK.com
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The green color sometimes seen in bacon was a topic of recent research at the University of ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Morton health center to renovate with federal grant
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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The Morton Comprehensive Health Services Midtown Family Health Center, which primarily serves ...
Monday, May 14, 2012
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Study: Most adults with autism unable to get, keep jobs
By LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press
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One in three young adults with autism has no paid job experience, college or technical school ...
Monday, May 14, 2012
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Alzheimer's summit begins Monday
By JANICE LLOYD USA TODAY
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A push to find new treatments and preventions for Alzheimer's disease begins Monday at the ...
Monday, May 14, 2012
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Source of students' illness unknown
By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
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The dozens of Bell Elementary School students who became sick while visiting the Tulsa Jail ...
Saturday, May 12, 2012
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Fallin speaks on risks of heart disease
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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Heart disease can affect anyone, and Oklahomans should take responsibility for their health ...
Saturday, May 12, 2012
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AIDS fight enters new phase with prevention pill
By LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press
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Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle ...
Saturday, May 12, 2012
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Exceeding expectations: Verdigris grad-to-be thrives with community support
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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This year's Verdigris High School prom queen has trouble articulating her emotions, but she ...
Friday, May 11, 2012
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Hospitals tracking C. difficile infections
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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Although the risk of hospital-acquired infection has decreased in recent years, one germ in ...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
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Proposed Oklahoma health insurance bill ignores mandated services
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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A bill that would allow Oklahoma to enter a compact with other states could result in insurance ...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
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Increase in hospital care specialists has some worried
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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The number of doctors who specialize in hospital care is increasing in Tulsa and around the ...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
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