Vaccine given to halt fatal disease By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer Reader comments (5) 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 Reader comments (4) 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 Reader comments (5) 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 Reader comments (408) 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 Reader comments (120) 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 Reader comments (16) 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 Reader comments (8) 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 Reader comments (0) Dear Dr. Gott: Friday, March 19, 2010
Disease policies followed properly By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer Reader comments (35) 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 Reader comments (130) 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 Reader comments (29) '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 Reader comments (12) 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 Reader comments (10) 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 Reader comments (30) 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 Reader comments (112) 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 Reader comments (35) 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 Reader comments (2) 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 Reader comments (2) It looked like the H1N1 virus was gone. Wednesday, March 17, 2010
End stage By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer Reader comments (97) 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 Reader comments (30) 'She is just a very adorable, special and very lovely girl,' said Koua Moua of his daughter ... Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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....