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Mental health plan decried in Norman

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NORMAN — Hundreds of people suffering from mental illness and addiction will go untreated if the state-run Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center is closed, mental health professionals say.
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AIDS, malaria eclipse deadliest child illnesses

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HANOI, Vietnam — Diarrhea doesn’t make many headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the public’s attention.

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Oklahoma breast cancer experts question panel’s advice 11 hr ago | Add a comment April Menge was between a double mastectomy and chemotherapy when she heard new recommendations that women shouldn’t have mammograms before age 50. "When I heard that on the news,”...

Plan to merge Norman mental health programs will cost more in long run, some advocates say 11 hr ago | Add a comment NORMAN — Hundreds of people suffering from mental illness and addiction will go untreated if the state-run Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center is closed, mental health professionals say....

Health Professionals Program helps troubled Oklahoma health care workers 11 hr ago | Add a comment Just like everyone else, doctors need help when an addiction takes control of their lives, says Dr. Merlin Kilbury, who is associate director of a statewide program that provides that assistance....

Web site provides Oklahoma physician’s history 11 hr ago | Add a comment Since 2000, the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision has disciplined more than 300 doctors. Most of the time, the state places the practitioners on probation. Sometimes it revokes...

Oklahoma physician faces final prospect to stay sober 11 hr ago | Add a comment It is his last chance to remain a physician, and Dr. Lynn Baggett is grabbing it. "I’m a physician, but I’m also a human being. I’m as susceptible to the human condition as...

Oklahoma medical board has taken action against 328 practitioners since 2000 11 hr ago | Add a comment Five years ago, Dr. Billy Conn Beets prescribed 11 prescriptions for a 2-month-old baby he diagnosed with acute bronchitis. He prescribed eye drops and allergy medications, antifungals, antibiotics...

Oklahoma medical board is in top 10 11 hr ago | Add a comment Oklahoma’s medical board ranks among the top 10 in the country for its effectiveness in disciplining doctors, according to an annual report published by Public Citizen, a national nonprofit...

Oklahoma experts look at antidepressants 18 hr ago | Add a comment As soon as news hit that the alleged Fort Hood, Texas, shooter was a military psychiatrist, a disturbing thought struck Oklahoma psychologist Gail Poyner. "I wondered if.... "I think it...

4 pilgrims die of H1N1 before reaching Mecca 21 hr ago | Add a comment RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu, or H1N1, during this year’s annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the...

Oklahoma woman still wants to help as she waits for new heart Yesterday | Add a comment Six months ago, Rebecca Denali retired from her job as a bank account representative. Friends and co-workers hosted the event, and customers signed a giant card with well wishes. It was a day of...

Gym class obligation upsets Pennsylvania students Yesterday | Add a comment PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania university’s requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows...

Questions remain about risk to public Yesterday | Add a comment The debate over whether antidepressants play a role in suicides and homicides has taken twists and turns over the years. Drug company GlaxoSmithKline sent a letter in May 2006 to health care...

AIDS, malaria eclipse deadliest child illnesses Yesterday | Add a comment HANOI, Vietnam — Diarrhea doesn’t make many headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the public’s attention. Yet even though cheap tools could prevent...

Ex-patient says Norman center saved his life Yesterday | Add a comment NORMAN — A Norman man says he had seven drunken driving charges and tried suicide three times before finding help at Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center. "I’d either be dead...

Jail price, vaccines, teeth make metro news Yesterday | Add a comment Here’s a recap of the week in metro news. • Crime. A man with big, fake front teeth robs a bank Monday in Warr Acres. He apparently doesn’t own a ski mask. • Sports. Doctors...

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Doctors Hold Health Reform Forum in Oklahoma City Discussions with Doctors will Explore Reform and Answer Patients’ Questions *Doctors for America’s* Oklahoma physicians are hosting a forum to discuss the health reform... view details