At-Home Genetic Tests Stalled By FDA Report Published: Thu, Oct 7, 2010 A few months ago, Pathway Genomics, a private biotechnology company, announced the availability of genetic testing for more than 70 diseases that would soon be available at many Walgreens drugstores. From a single drop of blood, you can learn your risk for coronary artery disease, hypertension, atrial... Read More

Healthy lifestyle slows onrush of Alzheimer's Updated: Thu, Feb 4, 2010 Alzheimer's is a degenerative disease of the brain associated with an insidious breakdown of the brain cells, which are critical for normal memory and intellectual function. The process of degeneration is so slow that symptoms develop 20 years after initial abnormalities develop in the brain. By the time Alzheimer's... Read More

DNA test fails to link suspect to 1977 slayings Updated: Fri, Jun 22, 2007 TULSA - A DNA test has failed to link the late Gene Leroy Hart to the 1977 killings of three girls at a Girl Scout camp. Hart was tried and acquitted of the murders in 1979 and died later that year. There are no other suspects in the deaths of Michelle Guse, 9, of Broken Arrow, and Lori Lee Farmer, 8 and Doris... Read More

Skeletal remains identified Published: Wed, Aug 9, 2006 Skeletal remains found near a rural farm pond near Bray last month have been linked to a missing Lindsay woman, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday. DNA tests showed the remains belonged to Rose Bagley, 46, who has been missing since May 23, said OSBI Inspector Richard Goss.... Read More

Woman wants definitive answer to whether remains are her son's Updated: Mon, Jul 3, 2006 ADA, Okla. - It could be that the remains buried nearly 11 years ago were that of her missing teenage son, but Gail Furr Whitson wants to know for sure. Whitson is hoping the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation will be able to order DNA testing on stored samples to determine whether the body placed in a grave... Read More

European bees killed Great Dane Updated: Wed, Jun 14, 2006 SAND SPRINGS -- The state Agriculture Department confirms today that testing by the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms the bees that killed a 140-pound dog here last month were common European honey bees. The Great Dane died May 22, about 30 minutes after being stung nearly 400 times. State agriculture... Read More

Test may determine who can skip chemotherapy Updated: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 WASHINGTON - Claudia Lowry had a scary decision: Could she safely skip chemotherapy after surgeons removed her breast cancer? Tens of thousands of women undergo chemo for breast cancer every year when they don't really need it, but doctors don't have an easy way to tell who can gamble on skipping the harsh drugs.... Read More

Eufaula a hot spot Updated: Sun, Apr 23, 2006 Lake Eufaula is listed in Field & Stream as one of the 35 hottest bass lakes in the country. The May edition of the magazine includes Lake Eufaula on the list of hottest lakes in 2006 because of the smallmouth bass fishing. "You may know Eufaula as a largemouth lake, but smallmouths were stocked here for the first... Read More

Man free after charges dismissed in '82 kidnapping, sexual assault Updated: Thu, May 29, 2003 Charges were dismissed Wednesday against a man who spent nearly 18 years in prison on a conviction of kidnapping and raping a legal secretary before he was granted a new trial in 1999. David Johns Bryson, 49, had been waiting since 1999 for his new trial while DNA testing was conducted on the remaining evidence... Read More

DNA testing offered in some rape, murder cases Updated: Wed, Jun 19, 2002 Prisoners convicted of rape and murder in Oklahoma County have started responding to the district attorney's offer for DNA testing to see if they were wrongfully convicted. District Attorney Wes Lane wrote to 102 prison inmates convicted of murder and nine convicted of rape, offering to compare their DNA with... Read More

Pavatt wins access to evidence Updated: Wed, May 15, 2002 Attorneys arguing over the future of two tiny blood smears found in a vehicle belonging to murder defendant James Pavatt were back before a judge Tuesday for the third time in a month. Assistant District Attorney Fern Smith notified attorneys for Pavatt and co-defendant Brenda Andrew that the evidence was so small... Read More

Andrew's lawyers fight blood sample Updated: Wed, May 1, 2002 The question of whether female blood found in murder suspect James Pavatt's pickup belongs to co-defendant Brenda Andrew remained a mystery Tuesday. Her attorneys refused to give prosecutors a sample of her blood for DNA comparison. Other questions surrounding four pieces of evidence that investigators believe is... Read More

Andrew's attorneys oppose blood sample Updated: Tue, Apr 30, 2002 The question of whether female blood found in murder suspect James Pavatt's pickup belongs to co-defendant Brenda Andrew remained a mystery Tuesday. Her attorneys refused to give prosecutors a sample of her blood for DNA comparison. Other questions surrounding four pieces of evidence that investigators believe... Read More

Murder defendants talk with each other in court Updated: Wed, Apr 17, 2002 Murder defendants Brenda Andrew and James Pavatt were together again Tuesday. Pavatt smiled a little and laughed occasionally. He even winked at Andrew once. They freely talked with each other in an Oklahoma County courtroom at breaks during a hearing. The hearing concerned testing what police say is human blood... Read More

Murder defendants talk with each other in courtroom Updated: Tue, Apr 16, 2002 Murder defendants Brenda Andrew and James Pavatt were together again Tuesday. Pavatt smiled a little and laughed occasionally. He even winked at Andrew once. They freely talked with each other in an Oklahoma County courtroom at breaks during a hearing. The hearing concerned testing what police say is human blood... Read More

Sentence upheld despite chemist Updated: Wed, Aug 8, 2001 DENVER - An appeals court said Tuesday that the testimony of an embattled Oklahoma City police chemist about a 1985 murder is in doubt, but the judges left intact the second death sentence for the crime. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Randall Cannon's request for DNA testing of bloodstained... Read More