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Gene Therapy Delivery System
What if you could build a microscopic smart missle that would carry medication right into the cells responsible for vision loss in millions of Americans?
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center believe they have done just that.
As Theresa Green reports, it's a finding that could result in new, more effective treatments for several debilitating diseases of the eye.
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2010 Edmond Memorial Swine Week Raises Money-for Jimmy Everest Center
It began 24 years ago when Edmond Memorial High School's principal promised to kiss a pig if the students raised $5,000 to help cover the medical expenses of an ill classmate.
Many a swine has been smooched for a good cause in the years since...And in 2010 - with a Willie Wonka theme - students punched a "Golden Ticket" of Hollywood proportions for young cancer patients at the Jimmy Everest Center.
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Bringing Dental Health to Underserved
Healthy teeth are an important part of overall health. Unfortunately, dental health is hard to come by in many rural areas of Oklahoma. Part of the problem is there just aren't many dentists in these rural areas, but another big part of the problem is awareness.
Now, the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry and the American Dental Association are launching a pilot program right here in Oklahoma aimed at solving the dental health care crisis in these areas.
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Growth Hormone and Memory Research
For a lot of older adults, memory issues are more serious than a lost set of keys or a misplaced TV remote. But what if there were a way to battle memory loss from inside our own bodies. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center are working toward that goal. Their research is focused on a hormone already produced by our bodies.
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Resolve to Protect Yourself Against Cancer
Did you know that half of Oklahomas will develop cancer at some point in their lifetime and one in four will die from the disease? The statistics are sobering, but you can fight back. Experts at the OU Cancer Institute say we should al resolve to protect ourselves from cancer.
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Blood Clot Treatment is More Convenient
It's an ailment with potentially deadly complications. In fact, those complications lead to more deaths each year in this country than breast cancer and HIV combined. It's called Deep Vein Thrombosis and it affects more than a half million people a year in this country. Now, new research by a team of international scientists, including a leading researcher from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, shows a new drug can make treatment more convenient, but just as effective.
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Pound-Wise Thanksgiving Plan
How much turkey, dressing and pumpkin pie will you pack away on Thanksgiving this year? A lot of people will tell you they gain five or ten pounds on Thanksgiving or Christmas alone, but dietary experts at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center say what we eat on those holidays isn't as big a problem as everything else we eat the entire holiday season. Here are some tips to help win the holiday battle of the bulge.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pound-Wise Thanksgiving PlanHow much turkey, dressing and pumpkin pie will you pack away on Thanksgiving this year? A lot of people will tell you they gain five or ten pounds on Thanksgiving or Christmas alone, but dietary experts at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center say what we eat on those holidays isn't as big a problem as everything else we eat the entire holiday season. Here are some tips to help win the holiday battle of the bulge.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Halloween - No Treat for TeethDid you know that more than 9 in 10 Americans purchase candy for Halloween? Did you also know that each American devours about 25 pounds of candy each year and much of it is eaten in the days surrounding Halloween? The sheer volume of candy consumed by little ones at Halloween is enough to send shivers up the spine of any dentist. Now pediatric dentists at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry offer some safe and sane tips for sweet treats this Halloween.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Non-Invasive Newborn Jaundice TestAs parents, we want to protect our children from painful experiences. But as parents we also want to protect them from disease and that sometimes brings a painful test or treatment - like shots or blood tests. Now, though, experts at the OU MEDICAL CENTER have found a way to test for dangerous levels in the blood - without drawing a drop of blood.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Non-Invasive Newborn Jaundice Test
As parents, we want to protect our children from painful experiences. But as parents we also want to protect them from disease and that sometimes brings a painful test or treatment - like shots or blood tests. Now, though, experts at the OU MEDICAL CENTER have found a way to test for dangerous levels in the blood - without drawing a drop of blood.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Middle School: A Lesson in Transitions
School brings many challenges at many ages and stages. But the transition from elementary school to middle school can be one of the most difficult for both the children and parents. Now child development experts at the University of Oklahoma Child Study Center offer some tips to make the transition a little easier on both.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Middle School: A Lesson in TransitionsSchool brings many challenges at many ages and stages. But the transition from elementary school to middle school can be one of the most difficult for both the children and parents. Now child development experts at the University of Oklahoma Child Study Center offer some tips to make the transition a little easier on both.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Diabetes Research - Targeting At-Risk Children
What would you do if you knew your child faced a risk three to four times greater than other children of getting diabetes? Right now, parents who face that frightening reality are teaming up with researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in hopes of finding a way to protect their children and others too. It's research that may bring answers that could move these children toward a lifetime of better health.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Diabetes Research - Targeting At-Risk ChildrenWhat would you do if you knew your child faced a risk three to four times greater than other children of getting diabetes? Right now, parents who face that frightening reality are teaming up with researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in hopes of finding a way to protect their children and others too. It's research that may bring answers that could move these children toward a lifetime of better health.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Bladder Reflux Treatment Research
Most people tend to think of bladder infections as something that occur in adults, particularly adult women. But children, even some just months old, are not immune. In fact, one in every 100 children has something known as bladder reflux, a condition that can lead to bladder and even kidney infections. Now, researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center are among an elite few selected by the National Institutes of Health to help determine how to best treat these children.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bladder Reflux Treatment ResearchMost people tend to think of bladder infections as something that occur in adults, particularly adult women. But children, even some just months old, are not immune. In fact, one in every 100 children has something known as bladder reflux, a condition that can lead to bladder and even kidney infections. Now, researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center are among an elite few selected by the National Institutes of Health to help determine how to best treat these children.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Seniors in Step with Improved Health
Most of us vow we will get more exercise. And for most of us that commitment quickly dissipates. But adults over 50 have more reason than ever to find a way to keep moving. Here are some tips from top senior health experts at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center to help seniors get in step with improved health.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Seniors in Step with Improved HealthMost of us vow we will get more exercise. And for most of us that commitment quickly dissipates. But adults over 50 have more reason than ever to find a way to keep moving. Here are some tips from top senior health experts at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center to help seniors get in step with improved health.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Weight Loss Study
Every year, people flock to the gym to lose weight. Some may turn to low-carbohydrate diets. Others will choose a more traditional weight loss plan. The question is: which one is really best?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Weight Loss StudyEvery year, people flock to the gym to lose weight. Some may turn to low-carbohydrate diets. Others will choose a more traditional weight loss plan. The question is: which one is really best?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Baby Fat-The Mommy Connection
Baby fat isn't just about baby anymore. New research at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center reveals there's a mommy connection too. Utilizing a special high tech machine - one of only a few in the world - their work shows that even small newborns can have a high percentage of body fat - and that baby fat is tied to just how fat or skinnny mom is.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Baby Fat-The Mommy ConnectionBaby fat isn't just about baby anymore. New research at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center reveals there's a mommy connection too. Utilizing a special high tech machine - one of only a few in the world - their work shows that even small newborns can have a high percentage of body fat - and that baby fat is tied to just how fat or skinnny mom is.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Dance Dance Revolution - Now in Schools
What do you do when a third of the children are overweight or obese and most would rather play a video game than a game of tag? One physician and researcher believes the answer may lie in making the enemy your friend. Her research utilizes a video game designed to get kids moving and one Oklahoma City school has become her latest ally.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dance Dance Revolution - Now in SchoolsWhat do you do when a third of the children are overweight or obese and most would rather play a video game than a game of tag? One physician and researcher believes the answer may lie in making the enemy your friend. Her research utilizes a video game designed to get kids moving and one Oklahoma City school has become her latest ally.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Landmark Pediatric Diabetes StudyMore than 15.5 million people in this country have diabetes. It is the seventh-leading cause of death. Now, the adult form of this disease is turning up in our children at an alarming rate...something that was virtually unheard of 10 to 15 years ago. The dilemma is most of the existing treatments for adults have never been tested or approved for use in children. But pediatric diabetes specialists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and other top pediatric specialists na ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Landmark Pediatric Diabetes Study
More than 15.5 million people in this country have diabetes. It is the seventh-leading cause of death. Now, the adult form of this disease is turning up in our children at an alarming rate...something that was virtually unheard of 10 to 15 years ago. The dilemma is most of the existing treatments for adults have never been tested or approved for use in children. But pediatric diabetes specialists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and other top pediatric specialists na ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Post-Christmas IllnessIf you have a child or grandchild who is spending the holiday break sick in bed, you are not alone. The holidays bring people together - and people sometimes share illnesses right along with their gifts. But OU Physicians Family Medicine specialists say being sick isn't all bad for children. We offer a look at how those pesky winter-time illness impact immunity.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Post-Christmas Illness
If you have a child or grandchild who is spending the holiday break sick in bed, you are not alone. The holidays bring people together - and people sometimes share illnesses right along with their gifts. But OU Physicians Family Medicine specialists say being sick isn't all bad for children. We offer a look at how those pesky winter-time illness impact immunity.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Not to Get This Christmas - SickThe Christmas wish lists are long for many this time of year. But there is one thing most of us definitely don't want to get for the holidays...sick! It's one of the unfortunate side effects of the busy holiday season for some.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do Children Need Cell Phones?Cell phones aren't just for adults anymore. Most teenagers won't leave home without one - but several companies are now marketing cell phones for even youger users. And chances are Santa will be delivering a lot of cell phones this Christmas to middle-school aged kids and even younger. But when should a child have a cell phone? We get some advice from the child development experts with the OU Physicians Child Study Center.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do Children Need Cell Phones?Cell phones aren't just for adults anymore. Most teenagers won't leave home without one - but several companies are now marketing cell phones for even youger users. And chances are Santa will be delivering a lot of cell phones this Christmas to middle-school aged kids and even younger. But when should a child have a cell phone? We get some advice from the child development experts with the OU Physicians Child Study Center.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Leg Pain May Improve with Exercise
Imagine having terrible pain in your legs when you walk. You certainly wouldn't want to move much - let alone exercise. But it turns out - exercise may be just what the doctor ordered for millions who have peripheral atterial disease. Now, a new study at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center will help determine which forms of exercise are best and which programs help motivate people with this disease to get moving again.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Leg Pain May Improve with ExerciseImagine having terrible pain in your legs when you walk. You certainly wouldn't want to move much - let alone exercise. But it turns out - exercise may be just what the doctor ordered for millions who have peripheral atterial disease. Now, a new study at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center will help determine which forms of exercise are best and which programs help motivate people with this disease to get moving again.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Surgery Helps Infant Breathe Freely
Imagine if your newborn baby or grandbaby just couldn't seem to gain weight and no one seemed to be able to tell you why. That was the plight that faced a new mom in Yale, Oklahoma. But she finally found answers and the help her daughter needed when she was referred to a specialist at the Children's Hospital at OU MEDICAL CENTER. She also learned her child's problem is on that faces more newborns than most realize.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Surgery Helps Infant Breathe FreelyImagine if your newborn baby or grandbaby just couldn't seem to gain weight and no one seemed to be able to tell you why. That was the plight that faced a new mom in Yale, Oklahoma. But she finally found answers and the help her daughter needed when she was referred to a specialist at the Children's Hospital at OU MEDICAL CENTER. She also learned her child's problem is on that faces more newborns than most realize.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
HIV Vaccine Research
We are able to vaccinate against influenza, polio and many other diseases. For two decades scientists have worked to uncover a vaccine for the virus that causes AIDS, but without success. Now, a discovery by researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center could lead to the first viable vaccine for HIV.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | HIV Vaccine ResearchWe are able to vaccinate against influenza, polio and many other diseases. For two decades scientists have worked to uncover a vaccine for the virus that causes AIDS, but without success. Now, a discovery by researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center could lead to the first viable vaccine for HIV.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
1. Back-to-School 2. Starting Kindergarten (Audio)
1. Put health at the top of the back-to-school list. 2. Is your child ready for kindergarten?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
1. Trach Free at Last 2. Summer Care for Kids with Asthma (Audio)
1. After three years, a child is finally able to breathe on his own. 2. Communication with your child's caregiver is key.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Halloween - No Treat for Teeth
Did you know that more than 9 in 10 Americans purchase candy for Halloween? Did you also know that each American devours about 25 pounds of candy each year and much of it is eaten in the days surrounding Halloween? The sheer volume of candy consumed by little ones at Halloween is enough to send shivers up the spine of any dentist. Now pediatric dentists at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry offer some safe and sane tips for sweet treats this Halloween.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Halloween - No Treat for Teeth
Did you know that more than 9 in 10 Americans purchase candy for Halloween? Did you also know that each American devours about 25 pounds of candy each year and much of it is eaten in the days surrounding Halloween? The sheer volume of candy consumed by little ones at Halloween is enough to send shivers up the spine of any dentist. Now pediatric dentists at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry offer some safe and sane tips for sweet treats this Halloween.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Dental Decay Research
Did you know that billions of nature's smallest critters call your mouth home? It sounds gross, but many of those tiny organisms actually work to keep you healthy. It's when they get out of balance that problems set in - problems like cavities. Now researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center hope to find a genetic answer to maintaining a healthy smile.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Dental Decay Research
Did you know that billions of nature's smallest critters call your mouth home? It sounds gross, but many of those tiny organisms actually work to keep you healthy. It's when they get out of balance that problems set in - problems like cavities. Now researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center hope to find a genetic answer to maintaining a healthy smile.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dental Decay ResearchDid you know that billions of nature's smallest critters call your mouth home? It sounds gross, but many of those tiny organisms actually work to keep you healthy. It's when they get out of balance that problems set in - problems like cavities. Now researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center hope to find a genetic answer to maintaining a healthy smile.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Ear Reconstruction Surgery
A Russian boy adopted by an American family is finally getting some much needed medical help. The boy was born with just a lump of tissue where he should have ears - no ear canal and no ear drum - but he has a normal hearing nerve. Thanks to a team of specialists at the OU Medical Center, he'll have ears and what doctors hope will be near-normal hearing.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Ear Reconstruction Surgery
A Russian boy adopted by an American family is finally getting some much needed medical help. The boy was born with just a lump of tissue where he should have ears - no ear canal and no ear drum - but he has a normal hearing nerve. Thanks to a team of specialists at the OU Medical Center, he'll have ears and what doctors hope will be near-normal hearing.
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ear Reconstruction SurgeryA Russian boy adopted by an American family is finally getting some much needed medical help. The boy was born with just a lump of tissue where he should have ears - no ear canal and no ear drum - but he has a normal hearing nerve. Thanks to a team of specialists at the OU Medical Center, he'll have ears and what doctors hope will be near-normal hearing.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Alcohol Risk and Gender Research
A woman's ability to ward off disease might just be too much of a good thing in some instances. Research at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center reveals a robust immune system in females contributes to liver damage caused by alcohol.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |