OU Medical Center-Health Matters

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 ...

1. After three years, a child is finally able to breathe on his own. 2. Communication with your child's caregiver is key.

1. Put health at the top of the back-to-school list. 2. Is your child ready for kindergarten?

The 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 ...

Cell phones aren't just for adults anymore. Most teenagers won't leave home without one - but several companies are now marketing cell ...

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 - ...

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 ...

We are able to vaccinate against influenza, polio and many other diseases. For two decades scientists have worked to uncover a vaccine for ...

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 ...

Did you know that billions of nature's smallest critters call your mouth home? It sounds gross, but many of those tiny organisms actually ...

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 ...

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 ...