Health and Medicine

Paddack named top legislator (Ada Evening News)

26 Jul 2008

Ada — The Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP) has named Sen. Susan Paddack as this year’s Legislator of the Year. Paddack was chosen by the OAFP Board of Directors for her support for good medicine, her efforts at the Capitol and her continued commitment to the betterment of the health of the people of Oklahoma.

Delaying motherhood linked with more c-sections (Reuters.co.uk)

26 Jul 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The increase in the rates of cesarean sections reported by many countries appears to be associated, in part, to more and more women deciding to have children later in life, according to a report in the current issue of PLoS Medicine.

Bullies face even more health risks than victims (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

25 Jul 2008

Both bullies and their victims are at risk for problems that threaten their health, safety and education -- but the bullies themselves may be more affected, a new study suggests.