News For: Oklahoma Tubal Ligation ReversalOklahoma Insure program touted as model for health care coverage WASHINGTON ��� For Norman veterinarian Donald Russell, the Insure Oklahoma program hasn't been the disappointment some public officials have made it out to be. In fact, Russell said at a news conference Monday, giving his employees health insurance probably saved the life of a single mother who had been struggling with illness for a decade. "Overall, I really can't see anything bad about this ... Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Acquires Oklahoma City Medical Portfolio Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Oklahoma City Medical Portfolio, comprising two medical office buildings in Oklahoma City. Aerobics still energizing Oklahoma native Cooper While water-skiing at age 29, Dr. Kenneth Cooper thought he was having a heart attack. At the hospital, his doctor told him he was simply out of shape, having gained 40 pounds and become inactive due to the stress of medical school. Cooper lost the weight and started to exercise. His health scare triggered not only his first book, the 1968 best-seller "Aerobics,��� but also a fitness revolution. ... Official rescindsbenefits?request WEST HAVEN ��� In a reversal, City Councilman Stuart Arotsky, D-4, is asking the city to ignore his previous request to restore medical benefits to the Republican registrar of voters. Fulton's Michael Mitchell dies at 67 Michael D. Mitchell, 67, the artistic director of the Fulton Theatre since 1999, died at his home Sunday night following a battle with cancer. In his tenure at the landmark theater, Mitchell, a native of Oklahoma,�� commissioned a number of new plays and helped turn the Fulton into a fin... Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies Working with States To Expand Healthcare Coverage for America's Small Businesses Innovative solutions from Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies and state governments -- including premium subsidy programs in Arizona and Oklahoma -- are helping to expand coverage for workers at small businesses and are central to addressing one of the key challenges facing the healthcare system, as highlighted at a Capitol Hill briefing conducted this morning by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield ... Health Highlights: Sept. 22, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News Breakthrough in spinal injury treatment ��� Swift sees farthest gamma-ray burst ��� Flatworms aid scientists studying cancer ��� Global warming has ecosystem double whammy ... Health/Science news from UPI. Michael D. Mitchell, Fulton Theatre Artistic Director, Has Died Michael D. Mitchell, artistic director of the Fulton Theatre, the resident Equity company operating at the historic Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, PA, died Sept. 22 at his Lancaster home after a battle with cancer, his friends and colleagues said. He was 68. Survey ranks Arkansas No. 1 in amount of teachers' pay going to insurance LITTLE ROCK -- A recent survey of 36 states ranked Arkansas No. 1 in the percentage of teachers' pay taken up by out-of-pocket health insurance costs, the head of the state's largest teachers union told legislators Monday. |

