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Carpenter Square Theatre continues season with “Distracted” Updated: Thu, May 24, 2012 “Distracted,” a play by Lisa Loomer, explores the challenges parents face when dealing with a child who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Read More
CST’s ‘Distracted’ a difficult commentary on society Updated: Wed, May 23, 2012 A play in which the parents often seemed as “Distracted” as their 9-year-old son with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was staged Friday at Carpenter Square Theatre, 800 W Main. The script by Lisa Loomer was less a true comedy than it was a “problem play,” dealing with such things as... Read More
alternative therapies can help, but also harm Published: Mon, Jan 30, 2012 In every aspect of our lives, natural is touted as being better, and health care alternative therapies are all the rage. A recent report published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society stated that 80 percent of people over the age of 65 are consuming at least one alternative remedy and 40 percent are... Read More
Alternative therapies get high marks for some ills Published: Tue, Aug 30, 2011 Done anything alternative lately? If so, you have a lot of company. When Consumer Reports surveyed 45,601 subscribers online, it found that three out of four were using some form of alternative therapy for their general health. CR readers rated prescription drugs as helping the most for the majority of 12 health... Read More
Beauty brands go outside the lab for ingredients Updated: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 NEW YORK - They don't quite stumble upon them, but high-tech, skin-care researchers and developers sometimes find new ingredients in unexpected places: under a rock, behind a tree, in the garden. The tips to look outside the laboratory box can come from traditional medicine, alternative medicine, folklore and... Read More
Polypharmacy Becomes More Menacing With Age Updated: Fri, Feb 18, 2011 Recently, I saw a patient who was taking 23 different prescription medications, five over-the-counter drugs and 10 alternative therapies and nutritional supplements. Each day, she was taking 38 different pills. Despite all the medications to promote her health, she complained of a litany of health problems,... Read More
Ayurvedic healing in India: Not just about massage Updated: Tue, Oct 19, 2010 KOTTAYAM, India — Eyes closed and ears plugged with cotton, a guest at a health resort lies on a fiber table padded with pillows. Warm, herb-infused buttermilk flows steadily on her forehead from a small hole in a bowl suspended low from the ceiling. It's one of the treatments used in Ayurveda, or... Read More
Refreshing summer fruits offer important health benefits Updated: Mon, Jun 28, 2010 Summer offers a perfect opportunity to enjoy a bounty of delicious, fresh fruits. Like other plant foods, fruits are packed with vitamins, minerals, enzymes and antioxidant compounds known as phytochemicals. These health-promoting agents help protect plants from environmental hazards, including insects, fungi and... Read More
Curing Your Pet, the Natural Way Updated: Mon, Apr 19, 2010 Sticking needles onto the back of a Labrador will cure him of inflammatory bowel disease. Flower remedies will alleviate a Chihuahua’s fear of thunderstorms. Paddling about in a pool of water will heal a dachshund’s spinal disc disease. Feeding your Siamese cat raw meat will cure her of scabies. This isn’t... Read More
Alternative Therapies Best with Grain of Salt Published: Thu, Jan 28, 2010 Published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, a recent report showed that 80 percent of patients over the age of 65 take at least one alternative remedy and 54 percent take three or more. Why do we lean so readily toward these treatment options, while being so suspicious about traditional... Read More
Bathed in beauty Updated: Tue, Jun 16, 2009 Oklahomans love the outdoors. Thanks to the recent popularity of outdoor rooms, now yet another room in the house has become a place where people are blurring the line between indoor and outdoor. Enter the outdoor bath. With a sustained interest in “staycations,” luxuries usually reserved for hotels and... Read More
WEIRD STUFF: Sydney brothels bill health insurers for massages Updated: Wed, Nov 26, 2008 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Dozens of Sydney brothels are passing off sex acts as therapeutic massages and illegally billing health insurers for the services, a newspaper and an official said Monday. Health funds uncovered the fraud after investigating a Chinese-language newspaper advertisement offering to... Read More
Salon and spa strives for heavenly touch Updated: Thu, Jun 8, 2006 EDMOND - Some people might compare a Himalayan salt rock massage or a peppermint-lotion foot rub to a religious experience, and for Kathleen Mason Morton, she hopes that's true. "God," Morton answers seriously when asked why she opened a medical salon spa in Edmond. Morton takes care of critically ill patients as... Read More
Center offers alternative approach Updated: Wed, Jun 7, 2006 EDMOND - Kamla Knight started out in medical school in France, but soon discovered she didn't like the practice of prescribing 10 pills to cure the side effects of the one pill used for an ailment. When a friend suggested chiropractic school instead, she embraced the natural healing approach. "My approach is a... Read More
Police: Up to 90 women victimized by Stillwater 'Peeping Tom' Updated: Mon, Mar 27, 2006 You walk in the doors to unwind and get a massage..you don't expect someone to secretly video tape you. Read More
Chiropractor can play part in fitness plan Updated: Tue, Mar 22, 2005 I will be the first to admit that until a few years ago, I was a skeptic when it came to chiropractic medicine. I called chiropractors "back crackers" or "spine Nazis." I was simply not convinced. Many people believe there is not enough science to justify its practice. I think we need to remember that in medical... Read More
Muse - Harrington Updated: Sun, Jun 20, 2004 Engaged to marry Aug. 14 in First Methodist Church are Dr. Amanda Kay Muse and Dr. Abel Awbrey Harrington, both of Oklahoma City. Dr. and Mrs. Jim Muse, Oklahoma City, are parents of the bride. She attended Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma, and is a graduate of Parker College of... Read More
Insurance commissioner faces inquiry Updated: Thu, Jul 4, 2002 The state Ethics Commission is investigating whether Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher improperly politicized his office by inviting chiropractors to affix "friend of Carroll Fisher" stickers to insurance forms to obtain faster claims processing service. Shocked members of the state Board of Chiropractic... Read More
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