Oklahoma Democratic icon Elizabeth Whetsel dead at 92 7 hr ago | Add a comment McALESTER (AP) - Elizabeth Whetsel, an Oklahoma Democratic icon who rode in President Harry S. Truman's famous whistle-stop tour, has died. She was 92. The McAlester woman died Friday at a...

Benefits of volunteering Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Add a comment Benefits of volunteering Volunteering to do good this holiday season also may be good for you, says a Purdue University sociologist. "There is certainly a social benefit for volunteers,...

Oklahoma infant’s fight for life offers wealth of hope Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Comments 4 If you ask 4-year-old Dylan why his baby sister Madalin is in the hospital, he’ll tell you, "She has a broken heart.” If you ask Madalin’s grandmother, Vicky Norris, why she...

Walgreens has health tour in OKC Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment Walgreens offers free screenings The Walgreens Take Care Health Tour is in the Oklahoma City area, providing six free health screenings valued at $115. The screenings, available on a 38-foot motor...

Obese kids risk heart, artery problems Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment NEW ORLEANS — Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raised their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound...

Earbuds could impair heart devices Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment NEW ORLEANS — Have a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator? Don’t keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck — even when they’re disconnected....

IN BRIEF: Lawton reporter dies Fri, Nov 14, 2008 Lawton reporter dies LAWTON — William Lee Call, police reporter for the Lawton Constitution, died Tuesday of a heart attack. He was 56. Call’s career spanned more than two decades. He...

Veterans must lead fight against chronic diseases Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 2 Four in 10 Americans suffer from a chronic disease. For veterans, the problem is even worse. While 8 percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, 20 percent of those receiving medical care through...

Primary-care clinic in Grove to close Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 1 GROVE — A Grove primary-care clinic affiliated with a Joplin, Mo., medical center is set to close as part of a plan to cut $30 million in expenses . St. John's Regional Medical Center is also...

Gender may aid heart transplants Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment NEW ORLEANS — Turns out men and women really are different at heart: New research finds that heart transplant patients have better odds of survival and a lower risk of rejection if they get...

Teenager chooses death over transplant Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 3 LONDON — A 13-year-old British girl who has undergone nearly a dozen surgeries in her young life has refused a heart transplant operation — a decision that may ultimately lead to her...

Elderly benefit more from heart surgeries Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment NEW ORLEANS — Eighty-year-olds with clogged arteries or leaky heart valves used to be sent home with a pat on the arm from their doctors and pills to try to ease their symptoms. Now more are...

HEALTH BRIEFS: Bayer gets warning Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment Bayer gets warningAspirin medicines from Bayer designed to promote healthy hearts and stronger bones are being marketed illegally with unproven health claims, federal regulators said. The Food and...

Focus shifting to adult congenital heart disease Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment LEXINGTON, Ky. — When Barbara Mayfield was born, her fingers were black. She didn’t breathe for 20 minutes, doctors later told her mother. The pediatrician thought Barbara had so little...

Walgreens has health tour in OKC Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment Walgreens offers free screenings The Walgreens Take Care Health Tour will be in the Oklahoma City area this week. The tour offers free screenings for cholesterol levels, blood pressure, bone...

Biggest surprises Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment > CHRIS CARR, CHECOTAH Carr missed the entire 2007 season after emergency surgery to remove a blood clot in his stomach. This year, he has rushed for 27 touchdowns in leading Checotah to an...

Losing pounds lowers risks Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Add a comment Putting on extra pounds or developing a spare tire around the waist is common as we age. Our metabolism generally begins to show signs of slowing around age 30 and declines more rapidly as we age....

Physician celebrates hospital’s expansion Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Add a comment The opening of a $30 million expansion of Oklahoma Heart Hospital next month is something that Dr. John R. Harvey holds close to his, well, heart. The Oklahoma cardiologist years ago was one of two...

Free health screenings at Edmond pharmacy Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment The Walgreens Take Care Health Tour will be in Edmond on Monday. The tour offers six free health screenings for cholesterol levels, blood pressure, bone density, glucose levels, waist circumference...

Norman hospital foundation approves grants Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — The Norman Regional Health Foundation has granted $31,000 for health and safety equipment, programs and projects within the Norman Regional Health System area. Grants will pay for an...