2008-08-20 07:02:00
ELAINE MAGEE / New Era Columnist
Q. I was vacationing in San Francisco and very much enjoyed an "It's-It" Ice Cream Sandwich. I can't find them in the Midwest, where I live. I'm hoping you can concoct a light homemade rendition that we can enjoy for months to come.
A. This is my favori......
2008-08-20 01:02:00
PATRICK BURNS, Staff
UGI Inc. workers are going door to door in certain neighborhoods in the county looking for homes with gas regulators that contain mercury.Gas companies installed the mercury regulators from the 1940s to the mid-1960s as a safety device that monitored gas flow in some homes, UGI spokeswoman......
2008-08-19 07:03:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
A BAR FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Obesity rates in America are on the rise, and millions of people are searching for a magic pill. But will a bar do the trick? Dr. Michael Snyder claims it can. Snyder, who has tallied more than 1,500 bariatric weight-loss surgeries, develope......
2008-08-19 07:02:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. Could you explain what muscle knots are and what you can do to alleviate them? I have one in my neck, due to repetitive movement, and stretching only helps if I do a lot of it. —K. Strand, San Francisco
A. Muscles are designed for work. In fact, they are healthiest whe......
2008-08-19 07:01:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. I just heard that flaxseed and ginseng benefit cancer patients. True? If so, how should they be used?
A. Two studies presented at the 2007 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, an association of cancer specialists, suggest that both flaxseed and ginseng can h......
2008-08-19 01:30:00
JEFF HAWKES, Staff
Phil Starr grew up playing punch ball on Belmont Avenue in Brooklyn.It was a base-running, ball-fielding game played barehanded with a pink rubber ball natives called a "spaldeen."Starr and his pals played in the street, where cars were few, it being the 1940s. The biggest......
2008-08-17 00:21:00
CHIP SMEDLEY, Staff
Teachers seeking a position with the best health care benefits have much in common with real estate agents. For both, the three most important considerations are location, location, location. Teach in the Warwick or Ephrata Area school districts and your annual individual contribution towa......
2008-08-15 00:44:00
SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff
For the first time in five years, a mosquito carrying the West Nile virus was found in Lancaster city July 23.Still, it's been a slow start for the virus, with positive mosquito samples found so far this year only in East Drumore and East Hempfield townships and Mount Joy Borough....
2008-08-14 01:38:00
JEFF HAWKES, Staff
Dieters, take note: Scientists have created mice that can eat like a pig and not get fat.Not since "Fantasy Island" was canceled has there been news this good.The mice can sit on their tails eating Gouda all day and still look like Keira Knightley. If the scientists can fi......
2008-08-14 00:51:00
P.J. REILLY, Staff
The Arc of Lancaster County is joining a national protest of the movie "Tropic Thunder," which opened in area theaters Wednesday.Ellen Schellenberger, executive director of the local Arc chapter, on Wednesday called the film "offensive.""There's a charac......
2008-08-12 07:05:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
Martha Chase-Reisinger doesn't drink beer. But every spring, she hoists a cold brew in honor of the gift her brother, an avid beer drinker, gave her. On March 21, 2000, Rob Chase, of Lansdale, offered her a second chance at life. He gave her his kidney. In July, 33-year-ol......
2008-08-12 07:04:00
CAROLYN POIROT / McClatchy-Tribune
When researchers at the Cooper Institute, in Dallas, found that Nordic walking burns 20 percent more calories than regular power walking, they expected the new sport to take off among fitness enthusiasts eager to take up lightweight trekking poles and turn low-stress walking into a great weight-loss...
2008-08-12 07:03:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
PREVENT SUN POISONING
Keep sun on your side. Avoid sun poisoning. A layman's term for the symptoms that can accompany severe sunburn — such as nausea, vomiting, fever, chills and headache — sun poisoning can be prevented, according to health columnist ......
2008-08-12 07:02:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. I need to have a hernia repaired and do not know how or when to safely get back into exercise afterward. — Jennifer, Colo.
A. The Greek word "hernia" means "sprouting forth," which inspires bucolic visions of hyacinths, rather than painful abdominal afflictions. B......
2008-08-12 07:01:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. I am always cold. No matter what the temperature — summer or winter — my body inside is always on ice. What could be causing this?
A. People can feel cold all the time for several different reasons. Low thyroid function (hypothyroidism) could be responsible. If y......
2008-08-09 01:33:00
SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff
The pain and never-healing foot lesions caused by peripheral arterial disease are bad enough.But the most severe cases may leave patients with no option other than amputation.Those are the patients Penn State Hershey Medical Center is seeking for a worldwide study that could result ......
2008-08-09 01:03:00
JOHN WALK, Staff
After Julia Sensenig was hired in 2003 by Harrisburg Area Community College in Lancaster, she was immediately given a large task: create a nursing care center for the campus.As the community nurse instructor in the Department of Nursing at HACC's Lancaster campus, Sensenig helped open ......
2008-08-07 00:28:00
P.J. REILLY, Staff
Jestine Reider is more than a sister to John Kreider."She's my angel," said Kreider, 40, an arborist from West Donegal Township.On July 29, Reider, of Conewago Township, Dauphin County, allowed surgeons at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center to remove 60 percen......
2008-08-06 09:13:00
ELAINE MAGEE / New Era Columnist
Q. We are trying to eat more whole grains and are looking for a flavorful recipe for brown rice. Can you share any with us?
A. I had some really interesting rice the other day, called "Cilantro Rice," and it was literally almost green with the fresh cilantro and ot......
2008-08-06 01:12:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT, Staff
Former Coroner G. Gary Kirchner has filed a workers' compensation claim for more than $500,000 against Lancaster County, alleging he developed a debilitating bacterial infection while working last year in the county morgue.Kirchner, who served as the county's coroner from 2004 to 2......
2008-08-05 18:41:00
JOHN WALK, Staff
With the attention of nearly 20 students, Janelle Glick used the opportunity to inform them how organic foods can be incorporated into their diets."You want foods that are high in fiber that will keep you feeling full for longer," Glick, a wellness dietitian with Lancaster Genera......
2008-08-05 11:19:00
CHAD UMBLE, Staff
With just over a month until Pennsylvania's smoking ban goes into effect, some bars and restaurants here have already cleared their air. At Lancaster Dispensing Company, which went smoke-free April 1, Richard Moore has noticed. "It smells better in here. Yes, indeed. It is really ......
2008-08-05 09:25:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT / New Era Staff
Lancaster General is in the market for new strategies to fight the obesity epidemic. So the health system is teaming up with a highly visible purveyor of fresh fruits and vegetables: Lancaster Central Market. The duo's new initiative, set to kick off next month, will encourage healthy ......
2008-08-05 09:23:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
DNA TESTS OFF THE SHELF
DNA discovery has gone mainstream. Identigene, which specializes in DNA identification testing, now sells DNA Paternity Test Collection Kits over the counter, in 10,000 retail outlets in 45 states. Since November 2007, when sales began in a Wes......
2008-08-05 09:22:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. I am 30 pounds overweight, lead a stressful life with work and kids, and plan on taking conjugated linoleic acid, alpha lipoic acid and chromium as part of my daily supplement to help me lose weight. By taking these supplements, I am hoping to balance my sugar levels and speed up my metab......
2008-08-05 09:21:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. What do you think of this new drug, Chantix, to stop smoking?
A. Chantix (varenicline) is a new prescription drug designed to help smokers quit by stimulating the release of small amounts of dopamine, the brain chemical that mediates pleasure. A lack of dopamine is responsib......
2008-08-02 01:08:00
MADELYN PENNINO, Staff
A West Hempfield Township man who fled from police Wednesday afternoon now faces several charges, including aggravated assault, police said.Charles Kohler, 23, who lives in the 4400 block of Fairview Road, Columbia, allegedly became violent toward police and then fled Wednesday when they t......
2008-07-31 02:09:00
KIM O’BRIEN, Staff
Many people take riding a bike for granted. But for Nancy Hill, cycling is more than just a recreational activity. It gives her a sense of freedom.Hill, 57, lost her vision 12 years ago — a change that quickly altered the lifestyle of a woman once active in softball, volleyball, cycl......
2008-07-31 02:06:00
MICHAEL YODER, Staff
A West Hempfield Township man allegedly fired a gun and fled from police Wednesday afternoon when they tried to serve him a mental-health warrant.The 23-year-old man, whom police did not identify, was taken to Lancaster Regional Medical Center Wednesday evening for a psychiatric evaluation......
2008-07-31 01:08:00
P.J. REILLY, Staff
Lancaster County's public transportation program for seniors and the disabled hit a series of potholes over the past month, for many reasons.But the head of Red Rose Transit Authority said Wednesday there are no excuses.Dave Kilmer, executive director of RRTA, which administers ......
2008-07-31 01:04:00
DAVE PIDGEON, Staff
State Sen. Mike Brubaker is expected to return to a full schedule in two weeks after successfully undergoing surgery Wednesday to remove his prostate.The 50-year-old Warwick Township Republican learned earlier this year he had prostate cancer, but the illness had been diagnosed early....
2008-07-30 07:03:00
JIM ROMANOFF / Associated Press
Let the buyer beware when it comes to purchasing lunchbox snacks at the grocer. Many are loaded with sugar, fat, salt or all of the above. Bagged salty snacks, such as chips and crackers, often are nothing but empty calories. Even some labeled as "whole-grain" have barely a gram of......
2008-07-30 01:57:00
P.J. REILLY, Staff
Lancaster County Commissioner Scott Martin said he figures county taxpayers will shell out about $1 million this year for a medical bill that should be covered by the federal government.That's how much Martin expects it will cost in 2008 to provide health care to unconvicted inmates at......
2008-07-29 07:04:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
Sometimes 3-year-old Davin Miller hides when the home health-care nurse arrives, toting bottles of a synthetic blood-clotting product. He knows it means he's going to get poked in the arm again. But what he's just beginning to understand is that a simple stick could save his live....
2008-07-29 07:03:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
JOY OF EXERCISE
Christopher Bergland is a Manhattan-based endurance athlete who holds multiple triathlon championship titles and a Guinness World Record for treadmill running — 153.76 miles in 24 hours. He is also the son of a neurosurgeon and has been featured on TV......
2008-07-29 07:02:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. I am 60 years old and in pretty good condition. My legs are strong, and I lift hand weights. I am noticing sagging on the inside of my legs, in the thigh area. What exercise/weight training can I do to firm up this area? — Barbara Bouche, Colorado
A. Soft inner thighs ......
2008-07-29 07:01:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. In my mid-30s, I found out that my triglycerides were extremely high. I began to exercise and take fish oil, and my numbers went down to normal. What causes such high numbers, when I never had high triglycerides previously? Should I be doing anything else to control them?
A.......
2008-07-29 01:42:00
JEFF HAWKES, Staff
One Sunday 10 years ago, I visited 14-year-old Amy Kenavan and watched with discomfort as she balled her fist and punched herself in the face.Although I knew Amy was likely to hit herself, I was still taken aback.I had traveled with Amy's parents, Frank and Kathy Kenavan of Warw......
2008-07-23 07:03:00
ELAINE MAGEE / New Era Columnist
Q. I am making frosted carrot cupcakes for a baby shower and really need your help. It's a Recipe Doctor emergency! The person I am throwing the shower for is a Martha Stewart fan, but she also is quite picky about recipes that have too much sugar, white flour and fat.
A......
2008-07-22 08:57:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT / New Era Staff
Judy Saylor's body takes a beating during her twice-weekly chemotherapy treatments. So does her self-esteem. Since Saylor, 64, was diagnosed with lung cancer in March, she's lost all of her hair, along with most of her eyebrows and eyelashes. Brown spots have appeared on he......
2008-07-22 08:51:00
VIANNA DAVILA / McClatchy-Tribune
Like any sex-education seminar, this one covered the familiar topics: how to use a condom, how to protect against sexually transmitted disease. But some of the questions — How will Viagra affect my heart medication? Where does an 82-year-old man meet women? — signaled that the needs of t...
2008-07-22 08:48:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
FAST TRACK TO BOMBSHELL BODY
How can tomatilloes, avocadoes, cinnamon and garlic build a better body? They are four of the seven Latin power foods which Dr. Manny Alvarez, author of "The Hot Latin Diet: The Fast Track Plan to a Bombshell Body," (Celebra, 2008, $2......
2008-07-22 08:46:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. I am an active and fit 58-year-old woman who is about to undergo extensive back surgery for scoliosis. Once cleared by my doctor and physical therapist, I want to get back to my regular routine of lifting weights, walking and aerobic exercise. What is the best way to do this? — n.w.......
2008-07-22 08:45:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. I am hearing more about an antioxidant called "xanthohumol," derived from hops used in beer-making. What can you tell me about it?
A. Xanthohumol (pronounced zan-tho-HUE-mol) is a flavonoid, a type of antioxidant that may have anti-viral, anti-allergic, anti-clotting, anti-i......
2008-07-22 00:21:00
JEFF HAWKES, Staff
If a boss noticed an employee returning from lunch every afternoon smelling of alcohol, that worker would quickly be singled out for intervention.A worker showing signs of a drinking problem is a worker who may cost a company in productivity, absenteeism, accidents and health insurance....
2008-07-21 11:27:00
CINDY STAUFFER, Staff
It's the point in many women's physicals when they avoid eye contact, mumble, maybe tell a little fib and feel a little guilty. It's when the doctor asks, "Do you do monthly breast self-exams?" A health report released last week says that women don't have to feel ......
2008-07-18 00:30:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT, Staff
The criminal trial of Dr. G. Gary Kirchner, the former county coroner, has been delayed once again after a local judge this week granted his request for a postponement.Kirchner, 74, currently resides at Manor Health Care Services on Abbeyville Road. He is still battling the effects of an i......
2008-07-17 11:26:00
RYAN ROBINSON, Staff
Federal safety officials have ordered a Leola mobile home builder to pay a fine related to an incident in which part of a crane fell on and killed a 23-year-old Leola man in May. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued Eagle River Homes, 21 S. Groffda......
2008-07-16 07:02:00
JIM ROMANOFF / Associated Press
When summer weather is at its finest, it's natural to want to avoid the kitchen. But easy summer eating doesn't have to rely on takeout (which usually comes at a high financial and nutritional price). For example, this recipe for curried shrimp and summer vegetable couscous combines ......
2008-07-16 01:43:00
SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff
Lancaster is one of the few counties in the state to show evidence already of West Nile Virus this season.The virus showed up in an East Hempfield Township mosquito sampling tested June 10.Tonight in West Lampeter Township, the state Department of Environmental Protection will condu......
2008-07-15 08:31:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
Sherry Sensenig's world went black. Blindsided by her daughter's revelation, rage roared through her like a freight train. And then there was Sensenig's sense of betrayal, the lingering guilt. "You think, I should have known ... I should have seen the signs," ......
2008-07-15 08:30:00
JULIE DEARDORFF / McClatchy-Tribune
For years, in-line skaters whose legs flare sideways have been criticized for taking up too much room on Chicago's crowded lakefront path. But a new scapegoat is rocking and rolling on to the scene: Trikkes. Trikkes (pronounced "trikes") are pedal-less, three-wheeled vehicles t......
2008-07-15 08:28:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
LIFE DOESN'T END WITH FIBROMYALGIA
For 12 years, Melvin G. Fromm Jr., of Gap, trained in karate for 2!\q1-w hours daily. He had planned to go to Hollywood to do karate stunt work. But in 1987, he had a car accident, and afterward, he continued to experience severe......
2008-07-15 08:27:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. I am concerned about the type of exercises I can do for arthritic changes that are going on in my cervical vertebrae. Some of the vertebrae are fused, and I have lipping between the spines and the bodies of the remainder, with a lack of most disk spaces. Any suggestions would be appreciat......
2008-07-15 08:25:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. I recently started a job that requires working nights. My co-worker practically inhales canned energy drinks to get through the shift. Are there any healthy alternatives or recipes for natural energy drinks?
A. Working nights can be difficult — and unhealthy. People wh......
2008-07-14 18:42:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE, Staff
Mary Steffy has taught thousands of people with anger issues that uncontrolled anger is often rooted in childhood trauma.The Rev. Grover DeVault helps state police process trauma they experience as they respond to violent situations. As a retired Army chaplain, he also has helped thousands......
2008-07-13 00:06:00
MARLEY SEAMAN, Associated Press
Drug company sales representatives will have to stop doling out coffee mugs and pens that push their products when they visit doctor's offices. But they can still sneak in the occasional free lunch. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America announced last week that it has revised its......
2008-07-13 00:04:00
CRIS FOEHLINGER, Staff
Lois Olney achieved yet another fitness goal last month by winning the first Fitness Universe Pageant Classic Division in Miami, Fla. The former bodybuilder changed gears in 1998 to compete in the Tri-Fitness arena because she wanted to use her muscles in a more functional way. Last year, she a......
2008-07-12 01:24:00
SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff
Rin Tin Tin. Lassie. Benji. And now Jack Pieters.The Willow Street terrier extraordinaire was named the national winner of the People's Choice Valor Dog of the Year on Friday in the inaugural competition run by the Humane Society of the United States.Not bad for a dog s......
2008-07-12 01:00:00
ROBYN MEADOWS, Staff
When Jim Bouder decided public schools couldn't provide his son, who has autism, with the best services, he helped create a specialized school.When Bouder decided that health insurance companies were wrong to deny claims to pay for treatment for autism, he helped change the law.......
2008-07-09 07:01:00
ELAINE MAGEE / New Era Columnist
Q. We eat a lot of salads in our house, and we can only find white-flour croutons. Can you help?
A. Croutons are easier to make at home than people think. They keep well, too, in a resealable plastic bag, so you can make a nice batch of croutons to last a couple of weeks. Wh......
2008-07-08 10:59:00
STEPHEN ZOOK, Staff
U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts praised the work of SouthEast Lancaster Health Services Center during a tour of the nonprofit facility this morning. "It's very encouraging to see this kind of community health care in Lancaster," said Pitts, a Republican who represents Lancaster County. T......
2008-07-08 07:05:00
MAURA LERNER / McClatchy-Tribune
Sherry Claude recalls the first time she saw a doctor for depression. She had been in a "down mood" for three weeks when she worked up the courage to make an appointment. Her doctor, a general practitioner, brushed aside her concerns. "He told me I really just had the blues,......
2008-07-08 07:04:00
BARBARA QUINN / McClatchy-Tribune
I watched my horse eat while I cleaned out his corral the other day. Even though he had a pile of hay right in front of him, he was poking his head between the fence poles, trying to eat his neighbor's hay. Poor Cal. Since he got sick and had surgery a few weeks ago, he's having a difficult tim......
2008-07-08 07:03:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
ELIXIR OF LIFE
No matter what your age, exercise can be a fountain of youth. Physical therapist Timothy L. Kauffman, of Kauffman-Gamber Physical Therapy, 804 New Holland Ave., Lancaster, recently spoke at the Royal Irish Academy for the Irish Gerontological Society, in Dub......
2008-07-08 07:02:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. I am 54, have always been physically active and have taken up cycling again, after a few decades' absence. I used to have strong quadriceps and plenty of power for up hills, but not now. Can I regain this? How? — Chris Holman, Minneapolis
A. The great thing about the h......
2008-07-08 07:01:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. I recently heard about a study showing that drinking cocoa can prevent heart attacks, cancer, diabetes and other diseases. I know that chocolate has some health benefits. What about this cocoa business?
A. You undoubtedly heard about the work of Harvard professor Dr. Norman ......
2008-07-08 00:13:00
MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press
The abrupt shutdown of a state health-care research agency has raised questions about its future and the custody of the millions of medical records it has assembled.Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council was shut down last week amid a political squabble over expanding health ins......
2008-07-06 00:21:00
GIL SMART, Associate Editor
Correction Appended
A Wall Street Journal story in late Jun......
2008-07-05 00:01:00
DAVE PIDGEON, Staff
Gregory Mokrzycky is the customer feared by many tavern owners in Pennsylvania.At first glance, there doesn't seem to be any reason to fear him.Last week, sitting in the Lucky Dog Cafe along Columbia Avenue, Mokrzycky held a Marlboro cigarette and a lighter between his fingers a......
2008-07-03 11:00:00
TOM MURSE, Staff
The Berger family of Willow Street has three young boys with autism. So you can imagine how much they've paid for therapy over the years. Insurance companies? They've refused to help. "I would hate to even guess what we've paid," says mom Jen Berger. "For ou......
2008-07-03 01:03:00
DAVE PIDGEON, Staff
It's been through many rewrites during the past week, but a bill mandating private insurance coverage of autism treatments for children is headed to the governor for his signature.The state Senate and House approved the legislation in the last two days, with the Senate voting 49-1 Wedn......
2008-07-01 09:02:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT / New Era Staff
Nearly two years ago, Susan Nolt planned her own funeral, right down to the final graveside goodbye. It still hasn't happened. In fall 2006, Nolt was diagnosed with carcinoid cancer, a rare, puzzling illness that guarantees only an uncertain future. One doctor gave her less than a......
2008-07-01 09:01:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT / New Era Staff
Pennsylvania Carcinoid Cancer Advocacy Network coordinator Teresa Lanza has learned the value of advocating for herself — even when it seems like a full-time job. Nearly 20 years ago, Lanza, an Ephrata native, battled wheezing spells as a college student. Lanza, now a 41-year-old Har......
2008-07-01 08:56:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
HIT THE LINKS SAFELY
Swinging the club on the open green, hitting the perfect shot and playing in the warm sun are just a few things golfers love about hitting the links. However, an injury to the bones, muscles or joints can cast a big shadow over the day. According ......
2008-07-01 08:54:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. I play tennis doubles five times a week. I am 62 and strong but take medicine for high blood pressure and cholesterol. I get cramps on my lower legs and thighs. — Barry D., Lancaster
A. The physiological description of a cramp, according to the "Merck Manual"......
2008-07-01 08:53:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. I would love to prepare healthy meals for my family, but I just don't have the time. We're living on takeout. Any suggestions?
A. You're not alone. Most people say the biggest barrier to preparing healthful meals these days is lack of time. One solution I recommend is a......
2008-06-30 20:41:00
CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE, Staff
Judy Brivchik of Lancaster doesn't have a day of silence. As a tinnitus sufferer, the chirping sound of crickets in her ears is constant; she can't escape it.She has tried conventional and drug-therapy methods to deal with the disease which, according to the American Tinnitus Found......
2008-06-30 00:08:00
JENNIFER TODD, Staff
Despite recent boosts in Pennsylvania's minimum wage, many working families across the state still struggle to make ends meet, according to a recently released report.In Lancaster County, it costs $50,700 for a family of four — two adults, one preschool-age child and one school-a......
2008-06-30 00:06:00
DAVE PIDGEON, Staff
Private insurance companies will continue denying coverage of autism treatments under a bill passed 49-1 by the state Senate on Sunday, opponents said prior to the vote.The opponents originally stood as proponents of a mandate forcing private coverage, but the final version of the bill was......
2008-06-28 01:01:00
SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff
It used to take up to two weeks to get results of an HIV test.Thanks to new rapid tests, results can come in just 20 minutes.Just in time for Friday's National HIV Testing Day, Lancaster General's Comprehensive Care Center for HIV has begun offering free rapid testing to the......
2008-06-27 00:14:00
DAVE PIDGEON, Staff
A bill to mandate private insurance coverage of autism treatments passed a crucial test Thursday, but state senators attached two amendments unrelated to battling the neurological disorder.House Bill 1150 now includes regulatory authority by the state over the proposed merger of High......
2008-06-26 12:56:00
JANET KELLEY, Staff
A Lancaster health club has agreed to pay more than $32,000 in fines and restitution after the state Attorney General's Office received nearly 100 complaints from people who purchased memberships before the club's ownership changed. Planet Fitness-Lancaster, 1319 Millersville Pike, formerly kno......
2008-06-24 07:05:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT / New Era Staff
The No. 1 rule for staying cool at the pool: Don't get burned. It's easy for kids — and their parents — to splash away a warm summer day without worrying too much about sunscreen. That can be a fatal mistake that won't surface until years later. But kids can......
2008-06-24 07:04:00
SAM McMANIS / McClatchy-Tribune
Never an athlete — simply from lack of interest, not lack of innate ability — Travis Tanner at first did not realize the magnitude of the challenge that lay ahead. Still, a challenge was exactly what Tanner, 29, sought. He had just come out of a darkness so intense that he could har......
2008-06-24 07:03:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
KEEP YOUR KIDS OFF THE COUCH
School's out. But don't let your kids become couch potatoes. Put a hold on TV, video games and junk food. Tell them to hit the sidewalks ... and walk. To keep being on the move fun and challenging, why not get a kid-fr......
2008-06-24 07:02:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. I work out on a regular basis — nearly every day. Would you please tell me why I am stiff and sore after some of my workouts, especially after the once-a-week workout with my trainer? — Queenie, Denver, Colo.
A. When you deviate from your normal workout — e......
2008-06-24 07:01:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. I understand that scents can improve your memory while you sleep. How does this work?
A. If you've ever gotten a whiff of an aroma that was familiar during childhood — say, of cookies baking — you probably flashed on a scene from the past: the kitchen in the hous......
2008-06-24 00:47:00
DAVE PIDGEON, Staff
The words spill out of Tim Haun's mouth so quickly about his favorite movie, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," that they're hard to distinguish — a sign of the zealousness the 14-year-old harbors for a memorable scene.Tousled brown hair, lanky arms waving emphatica......
2008-06-22 00:12:00
DENNIS LARISON, Business Editor
Businesses provide more than just products and services for their customers, and jobs for their workers. To a great extent, the way they conduct themselves sets the standard for the community. Thursday, three local exemplars of that principle were honored at the Lancaster Country Club with......
2008-06-22 00:04:00
STEPHEN KOPFINGER, Staff
Talan Evans is pretty much the typical 2-year-old boy — running, yelling, learning to form words and swinging toys around inside his family's Leola home, much to his mother's amused consternation. One would never think of him as a young boy who's endured multiple operations &m......
2008-06-21 01:29:00
MADELYN PENNINO, Staff
When Frank Adamson and Tonya Taylor were pronounced man and wife on Friday at Arch Street Center, the audience erupted into applause.The newlyweds strolled down the aisle smiling widely and greeting members of the center, who have become like family to them.So much in fact, they cou......
2008-06-20 01:28:00
SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff
All of a sudden, Lancaster County seems to be on every medical surveyor's radar.Just a few months ago, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a little-known federal health survey, included the county for the first time in the survey's 50-year history.Now Lanca......
2008-06-19 01:12:00
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
A Lancaster County resident is among four people living in Pennsylvania who have been sickened by salmonella linked to tainted tomatoes.They are the first Pennsylvania residents to fall victim to a nationwide outbreak of salmonella that has sickened 383 people, including 106 cases reported......
2008-06-18 01:34:00
CARLA DI FONZO, Staff
When Maytown resident April Mooney appeared on a May episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" about living with obsessive compulsive disorder, she was a "little nervous," she said.Mooney and five other OCD sufferers appeared at a "boot camp" supervised by trained t......
2008-06-17 19:03:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE, Staff
Going grocery shopping when you're trying to eat healthy can be a little bit like panning for gold …… or like Odysseus sailing by the three sirens trying to lure him to his death with their beautiful music.… or machete-chopping your way through a thick jungl......
2008-06-17 07:05:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT / New Era Staff
Nothing can spoil a summer afternoon faster than a close encounter with a patch of poison or a swarm of surly yellow jackets. As the days get warmer — and longer — kids run into all kinds of minor mishaps at the park or pool. In a perfect world, your child will weather summer w......
2008-06-17 07:04:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
SPIRIT OF HOSPICE
Volunteers Jack and Cathy Lewars, of Mount Joy, made sure a child with mental retardation was able to visit his mother, a Hospice patient, weekly — even when she was near death in the middle of the night. They also drove him to her memorial and fune......
2008-06-17 07:03:00
JANE GLENN HAAS / McClatchy-Tribune
Dr. Robert Butler, 81, says he felt a need to "sum up" all he has learned in 50 years of studying longevity. "This was a hard book to write," he says of his massive tome, "The Longevity Revolution" (Public Affairs, 2008). 'There is a paradox. On one hand, longe......
2008-06-17 07:02:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. I work out daily, using a varied routine of aerobic and weight training. I would like to lose five more pounds. I already know I eat too few calories but am afraid to eat more. Should I gradually add more calories or calculate my BMI and add all the calories immediately? I try not to eat ......
2008-06-17 07:01:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. I am a woman, age 23, with excess hair on my face and body. It is very embarrassing. Are there any supplements that might help me eliminate the extra hair?
A. The first thing you should do is see a physician to determine the cause of your excess hair (The medical name for th......
2008-06-15 00:04:00
MICHAEL BARBARO, New York Times
Over the past several months, a confidential report has circulated within the headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores, proposing sweeping changes to its employee health care plans. It looks like a typical corporate planning document, but it is not. The nine-page report, written by an Emory University p......
2008-06-15 00:02:00
KENDRA MARR, Washington Post
Health care has become the beating heart of America's economy. In the past 15 years, the health-care economy has pumped out 4.5 million new jobs, including related fields such as drug development and health insurance. A dozen of the 30 fastest-growing occupations are related to health care....
2008-06-14 01:19:00
MICHAEL YODER, Staff
If the current salmonella outbreak in tomatoes has a silver lining, it could be that consumers are starting to ask more questions about where their food comes from.And farmers in Lancaster County selling their own fruits and vegetables have noticed an increase this season in people looking......
2008-06-14 00:52:00
MARC LEVY, Associated Press
The idea was still in its infancy in 1993 when Sen. Stewart Greenleaf first introduced a bill in the Pennsylvania Senate to ban smoking in most public spaces and workplaces statewide.On Friday, Gov. Ed Rendell signed a Greenleaf bill into law, adding Pennsylvania to a list of more than 30 ......
2008-06-10 08:09:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
If you're looking for a 40th birthday gift for Dr. Leanne Beidler, she's partial to red. No sweat or tears necessary when it comes to picking the right present. She just wants your blood. No, she's no vampire. At Beidler's party, Forty for Forty, the Crooked Oa......
2008-06-10 08:05:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY FOR NURSING
Dance, dance, dance ... The second Dancing for Dreams, a benefit for Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences, will be held 5:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday, June 21, in the ballroom at the Lancaster Host Resort, 2300 Lincol......
2008-06-10 08:02:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. Please tell me how to get rid of the cottage-cheese legs I see whenever I look in the mirror. Men don't seem to suffer from this disfigurement. — Cynthia, Denver, Colo.
A. The word "cellulite" was used in French medical literature in the early 1800s to describe what wa......
2008-06-10 07:58:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. What can I do to reduce my risk of breast cancer? I'm 35 and haven't had any children yet.
A. Unfortunately, there's not much you can do about the biggest risks: being a woman and getting older. Having close relatives who have had breast cancer also increases the risk, but n......
2008-06-08 00:21:00
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ, Staff
Lancaster County's largest health care provider has never been healthier financially. For the fiscal year that ended June 30, Lancaster General Hospital posted another record surplus, $136,771,421, according to its 990 tax form. That sum topped last year's mark and previous record ......
2008-06-04 07:02:00
JIM ROMANOFF / Associated Press
Not all flour tortillas are created equal. Surprisingly, these thin, light rounds of bread can contain plenty of unwanted fat and calories. Depending on ingredients and size, a flour tortilla can have as little as 100 calories and about 1 gram fat, or as many as 400 calories and 12 grams fat......
2008-06-04 00:17:00
P.J. REILLY, Staff
The Lancaster County commissioners today are expected to authorize the county Housing and Redevelopment Authority to award $490,000 in federal grants for fiscal year 2008.The money would be divided among 12 local community-service organizations for programs ranging from dental care to coun......
2008-06-03 17:17:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE, Staff
Eve Wile always has to be ready for her 15-month-old daughter's leg to bleed.The blood can shoot two feet away or puddle around her in a car seat. Other times, the leg just bleeds a little.The bleeding doesn't necessarily happen because Wile's daughter, Layla Walton, fel......
2008-06-03 10:44:00
KAY JUDGE & MAXINE BARISH-WREDEN / McClatchy-Tribune
Did you know that one in four Americans has high blood pressure? How can you optimize your chances of having great blood pressure numbers? Are there any natural remedies that have been shown to help blood pressure? Here's some good, basic information about blood pressure: • High blood......
2008-06-03 10:42:00
BARBARA QUINN / McClatchy-Tribune
Among other things, I learned to drink coffee when I was in college. Blame it on my friend at the time — a cute little cowboy named Carl. Carl liked coffee. I didn't. So he'd fix it up with cream and lots of sugar, and then I REALLY didn't like it. Finally the night came when I had t......
2008-06-03 10:38:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
CELEBRATE LIFE
Lori Rineer has an upbeat sense of humor about breast cancer. During chemo, she painted her bald head and invited a card-playing group of friends to her regular treatments. After she underwent a double mastectomy, she considered getting her chest tattoo......
2008-06-03 10:30:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. Does drinking colas deplete calcium? I am concerned that children are drinking sodas at school and at meals, instead of milk. Is this also a cause for diabetes in children? What about adults? I have a friend who drinks three to four colas a day, even at breakfast. — C. MacKenzie, Se......
2008-06-03 10:29:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. Is it better to steam or boil vegetables?
A. It depends on the vegetable. I steam many of the vegetables I cook in my own kitchen, such as snow and snap peas, greens and artichokes. Steaming uses little energy, creates a minimum of mess and does the least damage to the nutri......
2008-06-02 00:08:00
SUSAN LINDT, staff
The first patients walked into the new Suzanne H. Arnold Center for Breast Health this morning.Notice the word missing from the name of the center at the Lancaster General Health Campus?"C-A-N-C-E-R.""I didn't want the word 'cancer' in the name. I d......
2008-06-01 00:04:00
LAURA KNOWLES, Correspondent
Orpha Bauer, 88, recalls that, as a visiting nurse, she often became part of the patients' families. There were many cases, for example, when one older person required home-nursing care, and then that person's spouse did, as well. Bauer was a caregiver and an educator, helping patients ......
2008-05-31 01:08:00
JOHN WALK, Staff
The 300 block of North Queen Street between Walnut and Lemon streets will be closed to traffic Sunday for the sixth annual "Back to the Past" block party. The rain or shine event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., is geared toward families, said Patricia Randolph, chairperson of the ......
2008-05-29 01:18:00
SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff
It's refreshingly free of ads, plugs and celebrity endorsements, and yet Library System of Lancaster County's new Internet health portal doesn't miss a beat.If you're a 12-year-old girl worried that a friend might be cutting herself, there's help.If you're in......
2008-05-28 01:15:00
P.J. REILLY, Staff
On one cold, January night this year, United Way of Lancaster County officials counted 633 homeless people staying at area shelters.Another 74 were literally living on the streets, said Tom Clingan, the United Way's director of homelessness and affordable housing."I don'......
2008-05-28 01:03:00
DAVE PIDGEON, Staff
Snuffed out just a couple weeks ago, the debate over a proposed statewide smoking ban in public areas is about to light up again.The six-member legislative conference committee charged with drawing up a bill that the state House and Senate would approve is scheduled to meet twice next week......
2008-05-28 00:40:00
MICHAEL YODER, Staff
Members of West Earl Fire Company answered the call of duty for an early-morning rescue Tuesday.Five ducklings were found stuck in a storm drain in the rear of Crossroads Family Health Center, 4131 Oregon Pike, about 8 a.m.It took about 15 minutes for firemen to remove a grate, plac......
2008-05-27 11:56:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
Cody Byerly was Pappy's shadow. Almost from the time 6-year-old Cody was born, he and his grandfather, Andrew Byerly Jr., shared a bond that seemed unbreakable. But in June 2007, on the night before 77-year-old Pappy died — only seven days after being diagnosed with cancer &md......
2008-05-27 11:53:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
TEE OFF FOR DEPEW
Jere Depew, of Lancaster, lived and died for the Crimson Tide. When cancer cut Depew's life short at age 42, his family members and friends spread some of his ashes on the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. — home turf for the Un......
2008-05-27 11:50:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. I am 5 feet 7½ inches tall and weigh 162. My personal trainer measured three sites (once) with calipers and came up with a body-fat percentage of 20.2. I do not believe my body fat is that low. How do I know if I am getting an accurate reading? — CLAIRE MEEHL, GEORGIA
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2008-05-27 11:47:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. I'm interested in doing yoga to relax, but I don't know which type is best. What do you advise?
A. Yoga is great for relaxation. Many of the postures, or "asanas," are intended to quiet the body and nervous system, in order to facilitate concentration and meditation. Also, y......
2008-05-26 00:02:00
LARRY ALEXANDER, Staff
A gorgeous day, loud classic rock 'n' roll, and cars dating as far back as the 1920s highlighted the annual Vagabonds Super Cruise, held Sunday at the Lancaster General Health Campus in East Hempfield Township.More than 400 cars, many with their hoods up to show engines that bespok......
2008-05-24 00:44:00
KIM O’BRIEN, Staff
When Garden Spot High School graduate Andrew "Bull" Nolt's ankle began to bother him during his senior basketball season, he played through the pain.But when that pain lingered into springtime baseball season, an exam and a bone biopsy revealed alarming news. Nolt had Ewing&#......
2008-05-23 10:39:00
ELIZABETH GIORGI / Associated Press
On a warm day in late April, Barbara Rosoff stands in the middle of a huge indoor ring, watching as a student circles her on the back of Bobby McGee, a 17-hand thoroughbred. "I think that horses are very romantic creatures," she says. With both eyes tracking her student, she muse......
2008-05-23 02:08:00
JENNIFER TODD, Staff
A Central Market stand closed last month after officials said the owners failed to rectify health-code violations that spanned several years.City officials said they worked with Reuben and Mary Esh to address problems at Esh's Barbecue stand but that they saw limited results and revoke......
2008-05-23 01:19:00
DAVE PIDGEON, Staff
In what might be a first in the nation, Pennsylvania received approval to use federal Medicaid money to pay for support programs for autistic adults and their caregivers.•••The road from diagnosis to college has been long for the Snyder......
2008-05-21 19:01:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE, Staff
When Warwick goalie Kirstin Willders prepares to fend off a penalty shot, she tries not to let the opposing player psych her out.She doesn't think about how fast or strong her opponent is. Nor does she dwell on what will happen if she misses the ball in the tie game.All of Willd......
2008-05-21 01:38:00
SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff and JAMES BUESCHER, Correspondent
Lancaster General's plans to build a medical facility in West Earl Township are again progressing — and now include collaboration with Ephrata Community Hospital and inpatient care.Not only is Ephrata Community Hospital onboard after opposing the project five years ago, but Lanca......
2008-05-20 07:05:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
Sydney Bush is in a hurry to go fast. The Lancaster 4-year-old does a spirited bunny hop and yanks at her father Pete's hand. In kid time, nothing moves fast enough, and after getting off the Turtle Whirl ride at Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park, she's revved up for the ro......
2008-05-20 07:04:00
KEVIN FREKING / Associated Press
What do former patients think about the care they received at your local hospitals? The government wants to make it easier for you to find out. Federal health officials in recent years have made strides to improve transparency in health care. But measuring how well hospitals do their job can be......
2008-05-20 07:03:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
SUCCESS FOR LINDSAY'S HOPE
Lindsay Weierbach is fighting for a cure. Earlier this month, the 17-year-old Lancastrian held the first fundraiser for her foundation, Lindsay's Hope, which is committed to raising funds for Jefferson Memorial Hospital's scleroderma ......
2008-05-20 07:02:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. I would very much like to take a surfing class when on vacation in Hawaii next March. The requirements are that participants must be in good physical shape and good swimmers. I'm not in bad health, but I still smoke and know I could be in better shape. Any ideas? — Sue Schmidt, San ......
2008-05-20 07:01:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. I've recently moved into a house with a big, beautifully planted backyard, but I know nothing about garden plants. Are there any potentially harmful outdoor plants that I should identify and try to remove, in order to protect my kids and my dog?
A. Although some plants are p......
2008-05-20 02:23:00
JEFF HAWKES, Staff
The phone rang at Tom Cunningham's home Friday.It was a corporate recruiter looking to fill a position — senior metallurgical engineer — ideal for someone like Cunningham with years of experience making better steel.Cunningham, 37, barely gave the opportunity a thought. ......
2008-05-20 01:16:00
CARLA DI FONZO, Staff
Maytown resident April Mooney is a civilian, but she found herself attending boot camp last month — courtesy of Oprah Winfrey.Mooney said she wasn't at the camp to whip her body into shape, but to strengthen her mind."It was a camp for people with obsessive-compulsive......
2008-05-19 20:17:00
DAVE PIDGEON, Staff
It was Sen. John McCain's turn on Saturday Night Live last weekend."What should we be looking for in our next president?" McCain asked during one segment. "Certainly, someone who is very, very, very old."McCain, a sprightly 71, told the audience he has the ne......
2008-05-16 01:25:00
DAVE PIDGEON, Staff
There's only so much state money to go around, so while advocates for alternative energy development and health care reform are falling over each other for their share, local libraries also are clamoring for more dollars.Officials with the Library System of Lancaster County met Thursda......
2008-05-16 00:55:00
ROXANNE TODD, Correspondent
After years of searching in vain for someone whose act of kindness helped her realize her dream of becoming a nurse, Doris Manning Otto found a way to say thank you.And in doing so, a Penn Manor High School senior ready to begin her road to becoming a nurse doesn't have to worry about ......
2008-05-15 01:04:00
MICHAEL YODER, Staff
They crawl through the sheets late at night to suck the blood of unwitting victims. A common saying pays them prominent homage.Lancaster County residents may be sleeping tight, but the bedbugs are biting. The critters have reappeared locally to nibble on deep sleepers from all walks of lif......
2008-05-15 00:01:00
JEFF HAWKES, Staff
Maybe I underestimated Scott Martin.He ran for commissioner last spring saying a county health department would be a "tremendous mistake."I thought, "Tremendous mistake?"Betting against Eli Manning and the Giants was a tremendous mistake. Invading Iraq, th......
2008-05-14 00:01:00
PATRICK BURNS, Staff
The newest Giant Food Store opened its doors to customers last Wednesday after a serious makeover of the former Redner's Market at 2074 Fruitville Pike.During a walk-through of the store Tuesday, an enthusiastic Tom Cacciola, store manager, appeared itching to begin everyday business....
2008-05-13 11:25:00
JACK BRUBAKER, Staff
Rolando Santiago supports a public health department in Lancaster County "for its role in coordinating and integrating services that otherwise are uncoordinated and fragmented." Lack of coordination, he explained, "often leads to increased costs and inefficiencies, but most impor......
2008-05-13 07:03:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
CELEBRATE WOMEN, HEART HEALTH
Toast your mom — and all women — all month long, while calling attention to the leading cause of death among women: heart disease. Thanks to toasttomom.com, you can make a virtual toast online. National Women's Health Week con......
2008-05-13 07:02:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. I am limited in my activities, due to chronic plantar fasciitis, but need to do weight-bearing activities. Is the elliptical machine considered weight-bearing? How about walking with Nordic walking poles? Lisa Clement, Oakland, Calif.
A. You are on the right track regarding ......
2008-05-13 07:01:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. I've taken up weight training, and the results have been good. However, I think I've peaked, and I have been thinking of using creatine to help build more muscle mass. I'm a 42-year-old male with type 2 diabetes. I'm on glucophage, Lipitor, Altace and Wellbutrin, and I want to be sure thi......
2008-05-13 00:31:00
P.J. REILLY, Staff
Lancaster County is as "prepared as we can be, given the resources we have" to deal with a health pandemic, Randy Gockley, the county's emergency management director, said.But that doesn't mean the county could handle a crisis, he said."We could be overwhelmed......
2008-05-12 11:30:00
JACK BRUBAKER, Staff
The 5-year-old boy fell violently ill following a vacation trip to New England. His worried parents consulted medical experts. Tests confirmed that their son had contracted E. coli. Doctors told the parents to contact health departments in New England and Pennsylvania. Within four days, a ......
2008-05-12 00:03:00
JENNIFER TODD, Staff
Jennifer Foster loves to get her hands dirty."It feels good. It feels right," she said. "There's something very soothing about running your fingers through the soil ... . In a sense, it's a lot like art."But Foster is not an artist.She's a rest......
2008-05-11 00:19:00
CHIP SMEDLEY, Staff
Cesar Rodriguez doesn't even live on Christian Street. But there he was Wednesday morning, raking up trash in Seventh Alley, which runs off Christian between the 500 blocks of Green and Woodward streets. Rodriguez, who lives on the first block of Howard Avenue, owns a storage garage ha......
2008-05-11 00:04:00
JEANNETTE SCOTT, Staff
She pounded on the heavy gray door of her dark cell, shouting, then crying for rescue from the isolation and physical pain. She didn't sleep. Over weeks, then months, her panic turned to anger, then desperation. Finally, she sank to the floor, and put her head to her knees in defeat. A......
2008-05-09 00:04:00
STAFF REPORT
Students ascended a climbing wall at Reynolds Middle School Thursday during "Climb High, Eat Right," an event to familiarize pupils and their parents with the newly installed climbing apparatus and promote healthy nutritional habits.The 12-foot-wide, 22-foot-tall structure locate......
2008-05-08 00:01:00
CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE, Staff
Alternative healing and medicine have grown in mainstream popularity over the past decade. Detoxification of the body is one of the methods used in alternative medicine and is said to clear the body of its toxins.Local salons, holistic businesses and even natural food stores are offering i......
2008-05-07 10:40:00
RYAN ROBINSON, Staff
A lift crane fell and killed a 23-year-old Leola man working at a mobile home building business Tuesday afternoon. East Lampeter Township police say David Rettew, 11 Stoltzfus Lane, Leola, was operating a four- to six-ton lift crane for his employer, Eagle River Homes, 21 S. Groffdale Road, Leo......
2008-05-06 09:05:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
Shame eats at her like a cancer. Who can she tell? What should she do? As the clock ticks, the woman hiding her pregnancy becomes more desperate. But as she waits at the bus stop, an unexpected option arrives on wheels. Plastered on the side of a Red Rose Transit Authorit......
2008-05-06 09:04:00
SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER / Associated Press
Late-night television infomercials seem to have a cheap fix for anything: lose weight, banish cellulite or improve conditions like diabetes, arthritis and insomnia. Or all of the above. Ads for Kinoki Foot Pads made exactly that bold claim, saying the pads use secrets of ancient Japanese m......
2008-05-06 09:03:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
CAMPUS CRUSADERS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
The initial goal was $50,000. But the Elizabethtown College chapter of Colleges Against Cancer exceeded that by $20,000. The $70,386 raised was more than double last year's ECCAC $30,000 donation to the American Cancer Society....
2008-05-06 09:02:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. What do you recommend for a very physically active 57-year-old woman who follows a low-carb diet and can't lose the last 15 pounds? I have tried everything I know and have read about, and it is very frustrating. I do weight-lifting (one day a week), Pilates (two days a week) and aerobics ......
2008-05-06 09:01:00
DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist
Q. What is the best treatment for cold sores and fever blisters?
A. Cold sores and fever blisters are one and the same. They're caused by the herpes simplex virus, the same virus that also causes genital herpes. HSV type 1 typically is responsible for cold sores, while HSV type......
2008-05-06 02:11:00
SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff
Tibet may seem a million miles away, but this weekend, it'll be in the local spotlight.Before Mary Ellen Francescani became an intensive care unit nurse at Lancaster Regional Medical Center, when she was fresh out of college, she toured Tibet with her best friend. It was 1993, and she ......
2008-05-04 00:10:00
HELEN COLWELL ADAMS, Staff
Ingrid Smith never expected it to happen to her. "We always worked," she said of herself and her husband. "We always paid our bills. We have two little girls." But in December, her husband lost his job — and with it, the family's health insurance. And in January, Ingrid was diag......
2008-05-03 01:33:00
SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff
If you have health insurance, this week's Cover the Uninsured campaign probably doesn't mean much. But a shaky economy and rising unemployment means anyone might join the legions of the uninsured, who totaled 47 million in 2007, by the U.S. Census Bureau's count. Dale Anderson&......
2008-05-02 11:02:00
CINDY STAUFFER, Staff
A Florida hospital administrator has stepped in as the interim leader of two local hospitals. Rebecca Brewer, 57, of Haines City, Fla., is heading Lancaster Regional Medical Center and Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, sister hospitals owned by Health Management Associates, a Florida ......
2008-05-02 02:42:00
SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff
Depression — deep, dark clinical depression — was not a familiar foe when it came to the Gregg family nine years ago.But all fair fights start with allies, strategy.Now Wanda Gregg and her family are staging an old-time bluegrass and country gospel music benefit to pay b......
2008-05-02 01:55:00
JEFF HAWKES, Staff
No money. No home. No job.No problem.There's now a drop-in center for those living on the margins. It's called CHOC, and at 9:30 a.m. weekdays it puts out the welcome mat. There are free pastries, coffee, newspapers and plenty of tables and chairs, where people can read, soc......
2008-05-01 01:14:00
CARLA DI FONZO, Staff
With the help of photography, a local mental-health organization is hoping to show the public what recovery looks like, as seen through the eyes of its clients.Lancaster County Community Support Program is presenting "Face It … The Journey of Recovery" at Mulberry Art Stud......
2008-04-30 14:18:00
ELAINE MAGEE / New Era Columnist
Q. I'm looking for a nice salad to serve that doesn't require a lot of effort and can be a main- or side-dish salad. I've tried some of your past salad recipes, and my wife and I have loved them. Just wondering if you have another salad up your sleeve?
A. I love using spinac......
2008-04-30 01:51:00
TRAVIS HANNEGAN, Sports Writer
All L-L League tennis players battled the wind and the weather, not to mention the guy on the other side of the net this spring, but only one had an extra element to face.Jordan Vulopas, a Cocalico freshman, suffered a severe injury to his elbow last spring, then three months later, had th......
2008-04-29 10:58:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
Mikeisha Gant would rather be lifting her voice in song, not struggling to lift her head from her pillow, oxygen tubes jutting from her nostrils. But the blood disease she has battled since birth doesn't give her a choice. Mikeisha, 23, has sickle cell anemia, a roller-coaster illne......
2008-04-29 10:55:00
AZAM AHMED and JO NAPOLITANO / McClatchy-Tribune
Eric Field was on his skateboard last August, holding onto the back of a friend's car, when the wheels on his board gave out and he flipped over. Without a helmet, Field, 15, suffered a subdural hematoma, four skull fractures and a bruised brain. He was unconscious for two weeks but suffere......
2008-04-29 10:49:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff
WOMEN'S LUNG HEALTH
Breathe easier. If you are a woman dealing with or concerned about lung health issues, know someone who battles nicotine addiction — or are simply interested in learning more about the importance of clean air — this seminar is for you....
2008-04-29 10:46:00
LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist
Q. Is disc golf a good way to get some exercise
