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  • MDG clarifies policies on anti-viral drugs

    The 72nd Medical Group would like to clarify its policies concerning the use and distribution of anti-virals to combat both seasonal and H1N1 influenza. As mentioned in a previous article, Tinker's Flu Clinic follows the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's clinical guidelines on the

  • Habit to addiction: Now is time to make changes

    Having trouble trying to change a habit? Now might be a good time to considering making that change before it becomes an addiction. By analyzing the process of addiction, maybe understanding the need to change will become more important. The first step should be to focus on desires and behavior. A

  • Great American Smokeout Nov. 19

    You're Tough Enough! Join the Great American Smokeout Nov. 19 and give up smoking and chewing tobacco or support others in their efforts to quit tobacco. Check out www.ucanquit2.org -- the tobacco-cessation education campaign sponsored by the Department of Defense -- for resources to help you quit

  • Those returning from deployment at greater risk of alcohol abuse

    Being home after deployment is a time to celebrate. Alcohol may be part of that celebration. There's nothing wrong with that, but when someone drinks too much it can lead to problems. Some of the long-term health problems alcohol use can lead to include heart disease, liver damage, ulcers and death.

  • Freeze holiday weight gain with AFMC

    The holiday season is fast approaching, which traditionally means a time for family, friends, and food. Holiday goodies like cookies, chocolates, and fruit cake can become the central focus wherever you go. How can you try to maintain your weight and heart-health during such a tempting time as the

  • Dental risks of smokeless tobacco

    One thing dentists commonly hear when they tell patients to refrain from smoking after having teeth removed is, "Well, smokeless tobacco is not as bad for your mouth, right?" Wrong. Smokeless tobacco can cause bad breath, discolor teeth, promote cavities, gum recession and even cancer. In fact,

  • Web site offers advice for those caught in unhealthy relationships

     Domestic violence can happen in any relationship regardless of ethnic group, income level, religion, education, age or sexual orientation. It's often called a silent crime because many people don't report it. They may feel alone and not sure where to turn for help. Make a difference in your life,

  • Lady Hawks fall to Dunkers

    Sometimes the season openers just don't finish like you hope. Saturday's Oct. 25 season opener for the Tinker Lady Hawks basketball team was one of those games. Forward Ashonda Williams put up 12 points for Tinker, including a pair of three pointers and two of four free throws. And Kathy Smith added

  • Tinker drops season opener in double overtime loss

    Tinker men's basketball coach Clarence Griffin knows exactly what his team is going to be working on this week. He was already scheming a practice regimen as time expired on his team's 90-85 double overtime loss Oct. 24 to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. And there's no getting around it for the

  • Roughnecks scratch Panthers

    It was spitting rain and 30-mile-an-hour winds all the way for Thursday night's flag football teamsters. Less than ideal playing conditions you might say. But that didn't stop the VQ-7 Roughnecks from stepping up with a dominant tour de force to shun the Panthers 20-8. "Beautiful," is how Roughneck