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White House attacks contraception bills

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:15:41 -0600

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday legislation in the Senate that would give employers broad leeway to restrict coverage for contraception is "dangerous and wrong.

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Oklahoma law change will put 130 sex offenders out of ministry-run trailer park

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:15:00 -0600

BY JULIANA KEEPING jkeeping@opubco.com

The Rev. David Nichols founded Hand Up Ministries in 1996 to help convicted felons transition to life after prison.

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Edmond man's life saved by nurse he held as a baby

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:02:06 -0600

BY DIANA BALDWIN dbaldwin@opubco.com

A reunion between a man and the daughter of a family friend he held when she was a baby 31 years ago took place recently at an Edmond hospital.

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Suicide prevention presentation set for Monday in Edmond

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:13:08 -0600

BY DIANA BALDWIN dbaldwin@opubco.com

A suicide prevention presentation is planned for 7 p.m. Monday in the wake of three teen suicides over a two-week period in Edmond.

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100th baby born at OU Medical Center Edmond

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:57:11 -0600

FROM STAFF REPORTS

OU Medical Center Edmond opened its birthing center Sept 19. On Friday, the 100th baby was born.

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Oklahoma City teachers work to transition autistic students to regular classrooms

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:04:13 -0600

BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL ccoppernoll@opubco.com

The number of students with autism in the Oklahoma City School District has tripled in the past decade.

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Oklahoma commissioner seeks more for mental health

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:51:10 -0600

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's mental health commissioner is urging legislative budget writers to increase funding to treat the thousands of people who suffer from mental illness or substance abuse in the state.

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University of Oklahoma officials scrap plans for designated smoking areas

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:27:15 -0600

BY SILAS ALLEN sallen@opubco.com

Following an executive order banning smoking on all state-owned and state-leased property, University of Oklahoma officials are scrapping a plan to leave two designated smoking areas on the Norman campus.

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Anti-abortion groups to rally at Oklahoma Capitol

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:00:12 -0600

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hundreds of anti-abortion activists are expected to descend on the Capitol to urge state lawmakers to support further restrictions to abortion in Oklahoma.

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Pa. vending machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:57 -0600

Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal regulators and raised questions about how accessible emergency contraception should be.

The student health center at Shippensburg, a secluded public institution of 8,300 students tucked between mountain ridges in the Cumberland Valley, provides the Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive in the vending machine along with condoms, decongestants and pregnancy tests.

"I think it's great that the school is giving us this option," junior Chelsea Wehking said Tuesday.

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Questions asked about Oklahoma governor's tobacco ban

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:43:07 -0600

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin's order to ban tobacco on all state-owned and leased property is raising questions about how it will be enforced and how far it will extend.

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Oklahoma City water official expects EPA to make changes to fluoride regulations

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:58:12 -0600

BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.com

An Oklahoma City official says the EPA may soon change regulations to reduce the amount of fluoride allowed in drinking water.

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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signs tobacco ban for state property

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:02:09 -0600

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin has signed an executive order banning tobacco use on all state property.

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Integris announces deal with 5 Oklahoma hospitals

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:59:06 -0600

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Integris Health has announced plans for a joint venture with a Florida-based health management system to run five rural Oklahoma hospitals.

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Real-time reporting law could cut down on prescription abuse, fraud, Oklahoma officials say

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:07:50 -0600

BY TIFFANY GIBSON tgibson@opubco.com

As of Jan. 1, Oklahoma pharmacists and dispensers are required to report filled prescriptions within five minutes of handing the medication to customers.

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Oklahoma state senator proposes electronic prescriptions

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:06:32 -0600

Electronic prescriptions

Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, has authored Senate Bill 1179, which would allow doctors who prescribe a medication to send it electronically to a pharmacy.

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Why the increase in prescription drug abuse in Oklahoma?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:06:32 -0600

Why the increase in prescription drug abuse?

Chris Jones, health scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said sale of prescription drugs and nonmedical use is driving the number of overdose deaths.

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Boehner: Feds should back off birth control order

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:16:00 -0600

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the defensive, the White House scrambled Thursday to explain its requirement that church-affiliated employers cover birth control after House Speaker John Boehner called it unconstitutional and demanded immediate reconsideration.

Under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, most employers and insurance plans will have to cover birth control free of charge as a preventive service for women.

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Study of freakish mystery illness finds no cause

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:00:41 -0600

ATLANTA (AP) — Imagine having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and mysterious fibers sprouting from your skin.

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Sex poses surprisingly low risk to heart patients

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:31:11 -0600

CHICAGO (AP) — Good news: Sex is safe for most heart patients. If you're healthy enough to walk up two flights of stairs without chest pain or gasping for breath, you can have a love life.

That advice from a leading doctors' group on Thursday addresses one of the most pressing, least discussed issues facing survivors of heart attacks and other heart patients.

In its first science-based recommendations on the subject, the American Heart Association says having sex only slightly raises the chance for a heart attack.

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