Research links fat, depression to disease 40 min ago | Add a comment CHICAGO — Older people who are depressed are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat — the kind that can lead to diabetes and heart disease — than people...

Mental ills common in young, study says 40 min ago | Add a comment CHICAGO — Almost one in five young adults in the United States has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more of them abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers...

Suicide shown live online brings concerns, reminders 6 hr ago | Add a comment About a week before Thanksgiving, Abraham Biggs Jr. of Broward County, Fla., turned on his computer’s webcam and swallowed a lethal dose of prescription pills. From his bedroom, Biggs, 19,...

SUICIDE: Warning signs 6 hr ago | Add a comment Warning signs People considering suicide usually show some common warning signs. If you witness any of these signs in a friend or family member, it is important to get that person qualified help:...

Swiss approve heroin program Yesterday | Add a comment BERN, Switzerland — A pioneering Swiss program to give addicts government-authorized heroin was overwhelmingly approved Sunday by voters who simultaneously rejected the decriminalization of...

Steroids not on Oklahoma City Police Department radar Sat, Nov 29, 2008 | Add a comment The Oklahoma City Police Department and its officers’ union, the Fraternal Order of Police, are in negotiations to implement random drug testing in 2009, but steroids are not on the list of...

Patients with Lou Gehrig's disease turn to Web for a cure Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Add a comment CLAREMONT, Calif. — Until last year, Alan Felzer was an energetic engineering professor who took the stairs to his classes two steps at a time. Now the 64-year-old grandfather sits strapped...

Oklahoma names prisons’ chief for women Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Add a comment An administrator who has worked with Oklahoma’s female offenders for eight years has been named Oklahoma’s first deputy director of female offender operations. Laura J. Pitman, 49, who...

Charitable services in Tulsa see spike in requests Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Add a comment TULSA -- Tulsa-area social service agencies that provide help with housing, food, utilities and clothing have seen requests jump as high as 250 percent in recent months, according to a Tulsa Area...

Social progress is Oklahoma City school’s goal Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Comments 8 Kevin McPherson bears a lot of social responsibility. He initiated a drug treatment program called CARE for Change in northeast Oklahoma City with the help of a fellow graduate student. He started...

Police fight ‘pharm’ parties in Oklahoma Sun, Nov 23, 2008 | Comments 3 NORMAN — Acting on a tip from a Pauls Valley parent, Garvin County deputies last month busted a "pharm” party, a gathering of young people exchanging and taking prescription drugs...

Oklahoma House panel says documents are private Fri, Nov 21, 2008 Psychological and medical records of juvenile offenders or children in state custody who are abused or killed should be confidential and not released to the public, a House committee recommended...

Family slams suicide viewers Sat, Nov 22, 2008 MIAMI, Fla. — A college student killed himself by taking a drug overdose in front of a webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and others messaged in...

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,...

Fla. teen commits suicide with live Web audience Fri, Nov 21, 2008 MIAMI (AP) - A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged...

Oklahoma City woman in stillborn case leaves prison Wed, Nov 19, 2008 An Oklahoma City woman who was convicted of second-degree murder for delivering a stillborn baby after using methamphetamine during her pregnancy has been released from prison. Theresa Lee...

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...

Sapulpa fire victim saves child, dies with her spouse Mon, Nov 17, 2008 SAPULPA — A Creek County woman dashed back inside a burning mobile home and rescued her 3-year-old granddaughter, but then perished with her husband Monday. Victim Rosetta...

Oklahoma inmate’s faith offers her hope 12 hr ago McLOUD — In some states, Sheila Devereux might not be in prison for the rest of her life. But in Oklahoma, three felony convictions and a jury trial are enough to keep the 45-year-old woman...

HEALTH: Advantages to breast feeding Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment Advantages to breast feeding Breastfed children are less prone to behavioral or mental health issues than those not breastfed, new research says. The study, presented at the American Public Health...