Halloween and H1N1 V What You Can Do to Stay Safe Oct 26, 2009
Experts at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center say children should continue their fun fall festivities, but take a few precautions to stay well. The most important thing to do is to wash your hands or use hand sanitizer before you eat candy, said Gary Raskob, dean of the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Halloween sex offender policies questioned Oct 23, 2009
"How Safe Are Trick-or-Treaters?: An Analysis of Child Sex Crime Rates on Halloween" in Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment was written by Mark Chaffin, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Jill Levenson, Lynn University; Elizabeth Letourneau, Medical University of South Carolina Family Services Research Center; and Paul Stern, Snohomish County Prosecutors Office. It is available free of charge for a limited time at. (EurekAlert!)
Genetic Effects Of Radiation: Study Will Help Understand Radiation Exposure In Cancer Survivors And Their Children Oct 9, 2009
8, 2009) Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center are helping to lead a massive international study on the possible genetic effects of radiation and cancer drug exposures on future generations ... In addition to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, seven top cancer research centers worldwide are participating in the study. (Science Daily)
Anti-aging Gene Linked To High Blood Pressure Aug 21, 2009
20, 2009) Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have shown the first link between a newly discovered anti-aging gene and high blood pressure. The results, which appear this month in the journal Hypertension, offer new clues on how we age and how we might live longer. (Science Daily)
Apixaban or Enoxaparin for Thromboprophylaxis after Knee Replacement Aug 6, 2009
From the Department of Orthopedics, Spine Clinic, Clinical Trial Unit, H;rsholm Hospital, University of Copenhagen, H;rsholm, Denmark (M.R.L.); the College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City (G.E.R.); SA Pathology at Flinders Medical Centre, and Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia (A.G.); the Department of Medicine and Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (G.P.); and Research and Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Active Video Games a Good Alternative for Kids Jul 18, 2009
Scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found that playing active video games can be as effective for children as moderate exercise. The findings appear this week in the journal Pediatrics from the American Academy of Pediatrics. (Newsmax)
Active Video Games A Good Alternative To Moderate Exercise For Kids, Study Suggests Jul 18, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 17, 2009) Scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found that playing active video games can be as effective for children as moderate exercise. The findings appear this week in the journal Pediatrics from the American Academy of Pediatrics. (Science Daily)
Study: Wii Sports, DDR games better for kids than TV Jul 14, 2009
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center measured the energy expenditure, heart rate and exertion level of 14 boys and nine girls, ages 10 to 13, doing several different activities: watching TV, doing Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) at the second level, playing Wii Sports boxing and bowling, and walking on a treadmill at 1. 2 mph, 1. (USA Today -- Tech)
Researchers at Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center Stop Diabetes Damage with Vitamin C Jul 11, 2009
To learn more about medical research, education, expertise and care at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, visit ... University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Diane Clay 405-271-2323 Trackback URL: http://prweb. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Natural Compound Stops Retinopathy, Study Suggests Jul 4, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 3, 2009) Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. The research appears online this month in the journal Diabetes, a publication of the American Diabetes Association. (Science Daily)
Plea deal for child rapist prompts outrage Jun 17, 2009
Such problems involving testimony from children in criminal cases aren't unusual, said Barbara Bonner, director of the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. "Obviously, the criminal justice system wasn't set up to pit a 4- or 5-year-old child against an adult," Bonner said. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Allergies trigger agony across the U.S. Apr 28, 2009
Oklahoma also saw trees blooming earlier than usual this year, says Dr. Warren Filley, an allergist and professor of medicine at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. Its been on average a worse season than we often see, he says. (MSNBC -- Health)
Frankincense Oil Kills Bladder Cancer Cells Mar 19, 2009
HK Lin and his team, from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, set out to evaluate frankincense oil for its anti-tumour activity in bladder cancer cells. The authors investigated the effects of the oil in two different types of cells in culture: human bladder cancer cells and normal bladder cells. (Newsmax)
