National business briefs Fri, Nov 6, 2009 | Add a comment NATION Music sites get blocked LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing Web sites from selling songs by The Beatles and other artists for 25 cents apiece....

Ads make some powerful drugs sound more like makeup Wed, Nov 4, 2009 | Add a comment For about $100 a month, you could have the long, thick, dark eyelashes that you’ve always wanted. But Latisse, a drug that can treat the new medical condition "inadequate...

Business Briefs: Stanley Works to buy Black & Decker for $4.5B Tue, Nov 3, 2009 | Add a comment Nation Stanley Works to buy Black & Decker for $4.5B NEW YORK — Stanley Works says it will buy Black & Decker Corp. for $4.5 billion, bringing together two major players in the...

Junk food often looks more nutritious than fresh fruits, veggies Mon, Nov 2, 2009 | Add a comment Sugary cereals with refined grains are labeled a "Smart Choice” or a way to "support your child’s immunity.” Corn oil and chips boast they are good for your heart. Ice...

Cholesterol drugs may aid flu healing Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment A new treatment for swine flu already may be on pharmacy shelves — cholesterol-lowering statin drugs such as Lipitor and Zocor. A large study found that people who were taking these drugs...

Panel says FDA fails to follow up on drugs’ effects Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has allowed drugs for cancer and other diseases to stay on the market even when follow-up studies showed they didn’t save lives, say...

Jobs that are not for shy, squeamish Sun, Oct 25, 2009 | Add a comment As the holidays draw nearer, many Oklahomans will be seeking ways to make extra money to pay for Christmas gifts, family gatherings and other festivities. With unemployment rates soaring, finding a...

FDA warns of swine flu scams flooding Internet Fri, Oct 23, 2009 | Add a comment Air "sterilizers.” A photon machine. Supplement pills to boost the immune system. Protective shampoos and face masks. Even fake Tamiflu. These and other products making bogus claims to...

Business Briefs: Arizona plans to sell prisons Mon, Oct 19, 2009 | Add a comment Arizona plans to sell prisons PHOENIX — Arizona officials say they plan to offer securities to individuals and institutional investors to ease the state’s budget crisis by borrowing...

Pet turtles pose risks, report finds Mon, Oct 19, 2009 | Add a comment CHICAGO — Two girls who swam with pet turtles in a backyard pool were among 107 people sickened in the largest salmonella outbreak blamed on turtles nationwide, researchers report. The...

Business Briefs Fri, Oct 16, 2009 | Add a comment nation Bank loan losses up CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp. said Friday it lost more than $2.2 billion in the third quarter as loan losses kept rising, providing more...

Business Briefs: Citigroup gets trading fine Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Add a comment Nation Citigroup gets trading fine WASHINGTON — Citigroup Inc. has agreed to pay a $600,000 fine and be censured to settle regulators’ charges that it failed to supervise...

Fit for you: Breast cancer awareness month Mon, Oct 12, 2009 | Add a comment Breast cancer awareness month October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Somewhere in the world, a woman dies from breast cancer every 68 seconds, the Susan G. Komen Foundation says. This year,...

BACK TO COOL Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Add a comment The style and cultural gurus agree … what’s old is new again. Given the uncharted waters we currently find ourselves in – financially, socially, technologically – people are looking to...

OMRF work improves, extends lives Thu, Apr 23, 2009 | Add a comment Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is in the business of discovery. "At OMRF, ‘discoveries that make a difference’ is much more than a tagline,” OMRF President Dr. Stephen...

Pregnant? Nauseous? Thu, Mar 5, 2009 | Add a comment The two seem to go hand in hand. But morning sickness isn't an indication of an unhealthy pregnancy. In fact, up to 85 percent of pregnant women experience nausea during pregnancy. Roshan Kaderali,...

Tobacco SWAT Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | Add a comment LAWTON —Tomara Fizzell already has plans to keep her infant niece smoke-free. As soon as her niece is old enough, Fizzell, a senior at MacArthur High School, intends to teach her the...

Medicines to curb addictions Thu, Oct 2, 2008 | Add a comment New medications that ease withdrawal symptoms and cravings are helping addicts stop drinking, smoking and abusing drugs. Campral is a fairly new drug that has shown promise in helping...

FDA finds salmonella strain in jalapeno pepper Thu, Jul 17, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government inspectors finally have a big clue in the nationwide salmonella outbreak: They found the same bacteria strain on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper...

US checks if tomatoes caused Salmonella outbreak Fri, Jun 27, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak - or if the problem is with another...