FIT FOR YOU: Get a flu shot 2 hr ago | Add a comment Get a flu shot Why should you get a flu shot now? Why not? It can save you a lot of grief later. Now is the time to get your flu shot, because it takes about two weeks from the time of vaccination...

World AIDS Day events planned in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Langston 8 hr ago | Add a comment Several events are planned in Oklahoma today to recognize World AIDS Day. In Oklahoma City, the annual World AIDS Day Memorial Service will be at 7 p.m. at the Mayflower Congregational Church,...

Consider impact on youth 23 hr ago | Add a comment With improved drugs, proper care and treatment, people with HIV are living longer and stronger lives while caring for themselves and others. But even with this encouraging news, a dangerous trend...

Adopt a Pet Fri, Nov 28, 2008 | Add a comment Eddie is a neutered male, black Labrador retriever mix. He is current on his vaccinations and is about 8 or 9 months old. He has been at the shelter since Sept. 29. Tabitha is a spayed female,...

Let’s give thanks for public health pioneers Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Add a comment Have you ever heard of John Snow? In 1849, he figured out that contaminated water was spreading Britain’s deadly cholera epidemic, and contained it by convincing the city to stop using water...

UConn's Buck to meet with doctors; out against OU women Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Add a comment STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut freshman center Heather Buck will meet with team doctors Friday as she continues to recover from mononucleosis, but will remain on the sidelines for Sunday's game...

Oklahoma health issues to be discussed Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Add a comment The 11th annual Turning Point winter conference will focus on prevention efforts. Sponsored by the Oklahoma Turning Point Council and the Oklahoma Fit Kids Coalition, it will be Dec. 10 and 11 at...

Final free flu vaccinations set for December Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Add a comment The final free influenza vaccinations offered this season by the Oklahoma City-County Health Department are scheduled for the first two weeks of December. Childhood immunizations also will be...

Strategy could eliminate HIV in a decade Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Add a comment LONDON — The virus that causes AIDS could theoretically be eliminated in a decade if all people living in countries with high rates were regularly tested and treated, a new mathematical...

Letters to the Editor: Friday, Nov. 22, 2008 Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Comments 28 What was it about?Since the election I’ve heard many African-Americans say, "We made it!” If this election wasn’t about race, what are they talking about? If John McCain had...

Allegations of Whispering Pines Nursing Center in Norman Tue, Nov 18, 2008 factbox_subhead_lead Inspectors with the state Health Department targeted allegations that an aide at Whispering Pines Nursing Center forced a patient into a shower with his clothing on, and...

Norman Calendar Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Today • Fashion, Project Dance Marathon Fashion Show, 7 p.m., Molly Shi Boren Ballroom, Oklahoma Memorial Union, 900 Asp Ave. Nov. 20-23 • On stage, "Pride and Prejudice,”...

City district vaccinates against flu Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Almost all of the 2,300 doses of flu vaccines the Oklahoma City School District purchased to give to employees this year are gone. Debbie Johnson, administrator of health services, said she has...

HEALTH NOTES: Oklahoma state Capitol hosts flu shot clinic Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment Capitol hosts flu shot clinic The Oklahoma State Medical Association, Oklahoma Pharmacists Association and the Oklahoma State Department of Health will offer the public free flu shots from 10 a.m....

Free flu shot clinics Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment HEALTH Free flu shot clinics• 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at Rominger Community Center, 3450 SW 29. • 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Crossings Community Clinic, 2228 W Hefner Road....

Wart vaccine sees success in men Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment ATLANTA — For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease in men, according to a study released Thursday by...

Was man cured of AIDS? Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment BERLIN — An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia, his...

Norman Calendar Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment Today • Film, "Soy Cuba,” 7 p.m., Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm Ave., 325-4938. • Concert, Chicago, 8 p.m., Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9, 322-6464. Nov....

High court should reject vaccine suits Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 10 The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case likely to have profound effects on how vaccines are marketed, distributed and developed. The court’s verdict could affirm the existing...

Oklahoma County plans free flu shots Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment County plans free flu shots More clinics are set this week for Oklahoma County residents to receive free flu shots. About 2,700 people were vaccinated at clinics last week. The immunizations are...