Buzz Kill: Marijuana Genome Sequenced For Health, Not Highs
Stoners and scientists alike may be stoked to learn that a startup biotech company has completed the DNA sequence of …
High Schools Try to Keep Athletes Cool
Everyone has to deal with the heat, including high school athletes.
Goodbye, Mystery Meat? School Lunches Get More Healthful
Kids may claim that Tater Tots are the only edible food in the school cafeteria, but in reality, school lunches …
Skin Cancer Drug Gets Quick Approval
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug to treat advanced melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. …
Is Malaria Control Failing? Resurgence In Africa Suggests It May Be
New cases of malaria plummeted by 13-fold in the village of Dielmo, in the central highlands of Senegal, after residents …
Benefits For Severely Disabled Children Scrutinized
To those who believe the federal Supplemental Security Income program for severely disabled children is a lifesaver and not a …
For Love Or Insurance? Rabbi Seeks Young Wife To Lower Health Costs
When Rabbi Craig Ezring’s annual health insurance costs soared 38 percent this year to a whopping $18,636, he did more …
What’s In A Drug Name? Sometimes, Enough To Cause Mix-Ups
If a pharmacist heard the name Clindesse or Clindets while filling a prescription over the phone, they might understandably confuse …
As More Women Smoke, Their Risk of Bladder Cancer Grows
Smoking rates have dropped over the last several years, but they now seem to be stuck at about 20 percent …
Salvation Army Doing Part During Heat
After a very short cool down, Oklahoma City is heading back into the triple digit and could be breaking a record for the number of days at or above 100 degrees by Saturday.
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