“Lose weight, exercise more.” How many of us have heard our physician deadpan that prescription during our annual wellness check-up? While that’s sound advice, new findings from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation suggest how exercise can benefit people with osteoarthritis even in the absence of weight loss. OMRF scientist Tim Griffin, Ph.D., said the findings lay the groundwork for understanding cellular changes related to osteoarthritis, which affects one in eight American adults.

Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is encouraging Oklahomans to get moving and live healthier lives. April is National Move More Month, and Shape Your Future offers resources to Oklahomans who want to improve their health by increasing physical activity.

Recently, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined fellow House Republicans voicing frustrations towards the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Agency’s actions of issuing restrictive registrations on Enlist One and Enlist Duo. The Agency has also recently proposed a new registration process for new pesticide active ingredients that could severely limit producers’ access to important pesticides.

Get Wisdom at Any Cost 1 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. 2 I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.

Paul’s Trial Before Felix 1 Five days later the high priest Ananias went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought their charges against Paul before the governor. 2 When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented his case before Felix: “We have enjoyed a long period of peace under you, and your foresight has brought about reforms in this nation.

A Message About the Philistines 1 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza: 2 This is what the Lord says: “See how the waters are rising in the north; they will become an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and everything in it, the towns and those who live in them.

McALESTER — Nellie Meashintubby believes that tribal sovereignty means the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma should have not only criminal jurisdiction over Native Americans within its reservation, but should govern in civil matters, too.