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Oklahoma House panel fails to advance insurance measure Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 The measure, Senate Bill 1059, was intended to allow insurance companies to offer standard health benefit plans, but critics said it would have allowed them to sell policies without providing required coverage. Read More
Giving medical advice is sometimes a matter of perspective Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 Be careful about describing experiences you haven't had yourself, columnist writes Read More
Possible consequences of Senate Bill 1059 Published: Sat, May 19, 2012 If some legislators get their way, women may have to pay for mammograms that had previously been covered by insurance. We also could face having to pay for screenings like pap smears and pelvic exams, as well as for children's immunizations and maternity care that are currently required to be covered in Oklahoma... Read More
What's It Like ...? To get a mammogram Published: Sun, May 6, 2012 Research shows that screening mammography can help reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer among women ages 40 to 74, especially for those older than 50. Read More
Events Published: Tue, May 1, 2012 EVENTS Hand problems affect elderly Each of your hands contains about 29 bones, 29 joints, 123 ligaments, 34 muscles, 48 nerves and 30 arteries, according to www.eatonhand.com. That's a lot of parts that could break down. Age and disease can reduce hand strength, agility and stability. Dr. Margaret Porembski of... Read More
Post 50, annual exams and select screenings are crucial Published: Mon, Jan 23, 2012 If you are over 50, it is time to have an annual physical. At an earlier age, provided there are no known medical conditions, a screening every two to three years may be adequate. Not every 50-year-old receives an annual physical, and when they do, they often receive more testing than needed. It is... Read More
Sitting down too long is hazardous to your health Published: Mon, Dec 5, 2011 When visiting my mother in South Africa, my biggest pet peeve is how much she expects me to sit. Here are the almost-daily comments from my mom: "Come and sit and have breakfast with me;" or "Come and sit. Your sister is coming for tea;" or "I haven't seen you for a year and all you want to do is rush around!... Read More
Doctor Kylie: Minogue honored for cancer work Published: Wed, Oct 5, 2011 Kylie Minogue has received an honorary doctorate for her philanthropic work toward raising breast cancer awareness. Read More
Share your breast cancer story and help find a cure Updated: Thu, Sep 29, 2011 On Wednesday, October 12 - three days before the Race for the Cure - The Oklahoman will produce a special section covering breast cancer from multiple perspectives: the disease as a whole, the struggles both men and women experience during their fight with it, the search for a cure, and the ways the Susan G.... Read More
When breast cancer fights back Updated: Wed, Sep 14, 2011 We've all heard about the fight against breast cancer -- but did you know that breast cancer fights back? Breast cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women, is found in 1.3 million women throughout the world each year. Early detection and improved treatments have decreased death rates, but the... Read More
Mammograms, Avastin exemplify difficult issue Published: Tue, Aug 9, 2011 Sometimes physicians and their patients refuse to accept scientific evidence that a familiar therapy has no value. Breast cancer is a case-in-point. Recently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued new recommendations that women should have their first mammogram at age 50 — not 40. The task force also... Read More
U.S. cancer deaths decreasing Published: Tue, Jul 12, 2011 Cancer remains the second leading cause of death (after heart disease) with 1.6 million new cancer cases and 600,000 deaths expected in 2011. There is good news, however. The American Cancer Society recently reported that the rate of cancer deaths in the United States has declined from 1990 to 2010. During that... Read More
Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93 Updated: Fri, Jul 8, 2011 DETROIT (AP) — A family friend says former first lady Betty Ford has died at age 93. Marty Allen says Ford, whose battles with cancer and substance abuse inspired millions to seek treatment, died Friday. Allen did not say how Betty Ford died. He says he expects the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library to release... Read More
ART REVIEW
OU MFA Thesis Exhibition
 Updated: Mon, Apr 11, 2011 Viewers have a choice between confrontational paintings, silvery mirror photographs, two videos, and a minimal sculptural installation, in a 3-person show at MAINsite Contemporary Art, 122 E Main. The three artists, all candidates for their 2011 master of fine arts degrees at the University of Oklahoma, are... Read More
Lunafest reflects women's issues Updated: Thu, Mar 3, 2011 WOW! Work of Women is bringing Lunafest back to Oklahoma City at 7 p.m. Friday, at Lyric at the Plaza, 1727 NW 16th St. Luna Fest is a short film festival by women, for women and about women. Short films that make up this festival are filled with stories of reflection and whimsy, hope and humor, grace and... Read More
Some breast cancer patients can skip node surgery Published: Tue, Feb 8, 2011 Under current guidelines, the often-debilitating surgery is done if the cancer has spread outside the breast to any lymph nodes. In the study, rates of survival and of patients' remaining cancer-free were just as good whether the women with limited spread — in one or two nearby nodes — had lots more underarm... Read More
Lifelong Health: Avastin Drug Studies Alter FDA’s Approval Published: Sat, Jan 15, 2011 Despite a great deal of national attention, there is still much dissent and confusion about how to treat breast cancer. A new controversy involves treating advanced cancer with Avastin, a drug that prevents tumors from forming blood vessels. Impaired blood vessel formation either slows or stops tumor growth.... Read More
Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost from J&J Updated: Mon, Jan 3, 2011 Test is so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell among a billion healthy ones. Boston scientists who invented the test and health care giant Johnson & Johnson announced Monday that they are joining forces to bring it to market. Four big cancer centers also will start studies using the experimental test... Read More
The Benefits of Aspirin Outweigh Side Effects Updated: Tue, Nov 16, 2010 Felix Hoffmann, a chemist at Bayer & Co., discovered aspirin by chance in 1897. He combined acetic and salicylic acids to create acetylsalicylic acid in a chemically stable form. Scientists at Bayer realized they had identified a drug that reduced fever, relieved pain and had anti-inflammatory properties. Read More
Barbie donning pink diamond choker set for NY sale Updated: Tue, Oct 19, 2010 NEW YORK — Big girls will love this Barbie. The curvaceous, custom-designed doll is donning a necklace featuring a 1-carat pink diamond. She's being offered Oct. 20 at Christie's auction house in New York for an estimated $300,000 to $500,000. At that selling price, Christie's says she would be... Read More
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