When we say "Let's talk turkey," it isn't about how to prepare the meat, but rather, how to use the holidays as a time to start talking to your provider and family members about your end-of-life wi
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S, with more than 30 million adults having the disease, according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.
There are many strong-willed people in the world, but who doesn't tend to overeat or at least indulge a little on the extra treats provided during the holiday season?
DUNCAN Area residents were treated to a free presentation about healthy holiday snacking at Duncan Public Library recently.
MARLOW A Marlow couple set out to make lifestyle changes at the end of May and had lost over 105 combined pounds late last week and were still losing in their journey toward slimming down and be
Halloween tradition calls for costume-covered ghouls and goblins to canvas neighborhoods, shaking down residents like a mini-monster horde of mobsters.
The candy gig is sweet business, especially around Halloween.
Tuesday is World Polio Day and Gary Pratt of Lawton knows about polio firsthand.
In 2014, the most recent year numbers are available through the Centers for Disease Control, 236,968 women and 2,141 men in the U.S. were diagnosed with breast cancer.
The Fourth Annual Community Baby Shower is set 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in Great Plains Technology Center, 4500 SW Lee, Building 300, inside the Worley Seminar Center.
Southwest public affairs officer for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Now's the time for Oklahomans with Medicare to check their health and drug coverage for 2018.
Some roads will be closed and alternate routes will be necessary for a short time for the 12th Annual Spirit of Survival that takes place Saturday and Sunday.
For the first time this year, four bicycling routes have been added to the Spirit of Survival.
The Comanche County Health Department will begin its seasonal influenza vaccination clinic schedule starting Oct. 2.
It's easy to say that persistent ringing in the ears a condition known in the medical field as tinnitus is relatively harmless and never fatal.
Many diabetics know the feeling of getting weak and shaky, and that is time to break out the candy. They quickly identify the problem as low blood sugar hypoglycemia.
The history of massage therapy goes back thousands of years before Christ and the history of reflexology goes back an estimated 4,000 years B.C.
Although foot pain may be caused by something gone wrong with the foot, Dr.
The Lawton/Fort Sill Veterans Center will host a presentation on Alzheimer's by Carla Scull at At 6 p.m. Wednesday at the center, 501 SE Flower Mound Road.
Kim Isaac's knows first-hand how Alzheimer's can affect a family.
The Comanche County Health Department is encouraging parents to protect their children's health by getting all the recommended vaccines especially children who are going to school or a day care ce
A diagnosis of high cholesterol doesn't necessary mean an end to fun, tasty meals and a lifetime sentence of medication.
Comanche County Health Department's free Healthy Baby Learning Series will feature safe sleep and tobacco cessation 2-3 p.m. on Thursday at 1010 S. Sheridan.
Most people need about the same amount of sleep but there is much higher incidence of sleep problems in the elderly.
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