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Oklahoma officials say transporting firewood harmful Published: Thu, May 24, 2012 Oklahoma forestry officials are asking people who plan to camp for the Memorial Day weekend to only burn firewood acquired near the campsite. Read More
Lake Thunderbird's water quality will be meeting topic in Norman Published: Thu, May 24, 2012 A progress report on Oklahoma's efforts to establish water quality standards for Lake Thunderbird will be presented at a meeting Thursday in Norman. Read More
You can help your child keep real 'cooties' at bay Published: Tue, Aug 23, 2011 The infectious disease known to children as "cooties" may not really exist, but the idea of advancing germs jumping from classmate to classmate isn't very far off. Despite all efforts to the contrary, schools tend to be a receptacle for all kinds of bad bacteria and germs. Most harmful bacteria are absorbed... Read More
Puppy love without doggie breath Published: Wed, Jul 27, 2011 Your dog loves to give you kisses, and while you appreciate the puppy love, you could do without the stinky breath. So, you switch your dog to dry food. You feed him dental biscuits. You even go through the messy process of brushing his teeth. And yet, you still have hold your breath every time he licks your face.... Read More
GRDA official: Some toxins in Grand Lake are 18 times World Health Organization's maximum level Updated: Fri, Jul 1, 2011 LANGLEY -- The Grand River Dam Authority early Friday issued a warning against swimming in Grand Lake until further notice and said later in the day that a toxic algae outbreak is the biggest on a lake in state history. One official said today that some toxin levels in the lake are 18 times greater than the World... Read More
Hello probiotics and goodbye sickness Published: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 It's popping up in yogurt, ice cream, cereal, juice and even candy bars. Dozens of products claim to contain "probiotics," but what are they -- and why should you care? The use of probiotics in foods and dietary supplements is based on the fact that a healthy level of "good" bacteria in the body can be... Read More
New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states Published: Mon, Sep 13, 2010 BOSTON (AP) — An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: A new gene that can turn many types of bacteria into superbugs resistant to nearly all antibiotics has sickened people in three states and is popping up all over the world, health officials reported Monday. The U.S. cases and two others in Canada all... Read More
Cranberry Juice May Help Ward Off Urinary Tract Infections Published: Sat, Sep 4, 2010 If you're plagued by urinary tract infections, you're in good company. Infections of the kidney and bladder send over 8 million Americans scurrying to their doctors' offices every year. Read More
New line of flip-flops dishwasher-safe Updated: Wed, May 12, 2010 Dishwasher safe flip-flops help keep you footloose and fancy free. Read More
Irritable bowel linked to bacterial infections Updated: Thu, Apr 8, 2010 There is good news for the millions of Americans suffering with irritable bowel syndrome. In a review published in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, researchers unearthed the possible link between irritable bowel and bacterial infections or alterations in the normal bacterial flora. This may explain... Read More
Probiotics improve digestion and overall health Published: Sat, Mar 20, 2010 Intentionally consuming bacteria may not seem like a good idea, but as long as the bacteria are those of the beneficial variety, known as probiotics, ingesting them may improve your health. Probiotics are living microorganisms that normally thrive in and on the human body. Numbering in the trillions, the total... Read More
Overuse of antibiotics a boon for 'Supergerms' Published: Thu, Mar 18, 2010 "Superbugs" are not just for science fiction anymore. In American communities, large and small, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are ravaging hospitals and killing thousands of patients every year. These "supergerms" are gradually replacing the typical antibiotic-sensitive bacteria in the hospital, making it more... Read More
Tolerating Cold Symptoms May Hasten Recovery Published: Mon, Jan 4, 2010 No matter how healthy you strive to be in the New Year, you're still likely to succumb to the common cold every now and then. Like it or not, most of us can expect to catch two to four colds annually. Although more than 200 different cold-causing viruses have been identified to date, the symptoms they cause are... Read More
Norman man decides time's wasting
Son plans to refurbish dad's Naturizer solid-waste processing plant Updated: Mon, Sep 21, 2009 NORMAN — Rumors were that this place was a slaughterhouse because of the livestock once kept on its upper floor. "This is where Dad and I did all our research,” Marshall Pierson says. The aging but colorful sheet metal-skinned Pierson Naturizer plant, which looks like it could have been made of huge Legos, still... Read More
Technology benefits Oklahoma Updated: Thu, Apr 23, 2009 At a glance, it resembles water cooler chit-chat. But the small stainless steel reactor that the men gather around in a lab in the Presbyterian Health Foundation Research Park just northeast of Bricktown is no coffee urn, and their conversation is no idle gossip. To more effectively treat human diseases,... Read More
Bacteria known as 'SUPERBUGS' aren't susceptible to antibiotics Updated: Tue, Dec 16, 2008 Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists said they are one step closer to finding a defense against dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria, sometimes called "superbugs." OMRF researchers Philip Silverman and Margaret Clarke said they captured the first visual evidence of how some bacteria spread in... Read More
Staph Germ Undermines Body's Defenses Updated: Sun, Nov 11, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The aggressive antibiotic-resistant staph infection responsible for thousands of recent illnesses undermines the body's defenses by causing germ-fighting cells to explode, researchers reported Sunday. Experts say the findings may help lead to better treatments. An estimated 90,000... Read More
Beach reopens; algae bloom gone Published: Thu, Aug 10, 2006 TULSA, Okla. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reopened a swim beach that closed earlier in the summer because of an algae bloom. The Cowington Point Recreation Area on Robert S. Kerr Lake reopened over the weekend, the corps announced. The beach closed on July 24 due to a blue-green algae bloom. At the time,... Read More
Water system OK'd for use Updated: Sat, Jun 10, 2006 FORT COBB -- Water service was restored in Fort Cobb on Friday after the city's system was flushed and checked, said Larry McDuffy, Caddo County emergency management director. Residents still must boil water for drinking or brushing their teeth, but bathing in the water presents no health risk, McDuffy said.... Read More
Water lab celebrates 40 years Updated: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 Kerr played key role in location in Ada ADA - Forty years ago, U.S. Sen. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma proposed building a research laboratory to study and protect groundwater resources. EPA's Kerr Center 40th Anniversary Commemoration The trick came in figuring out where to locate it. As Jerry Jones, chief... Read More
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