Published May 9, 2008, 12:04 AM EST

by STAFF REPORT

605 W Walnut St, Lancaster - 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......

Published May 8, 2008, 12:01 AM EST

by CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE, Staff

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - 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......

Published May 6, 2008, 9:05 AM EST

by SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - 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......

Published May 6, 2008, 9:04 AM EST

by SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER / Associated Press

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - 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......

Published May 6, 2008, 9:03 AM EST

by SUSAN JURGELSKI / New Era Staff

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - CAMPUS CRUSADERS EXCEED EXPECTATIONSThe 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....

Published May 6, 2008, 9:02 AM EST

by LINDA BUCH / New Era Columnist

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - 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 ......

Published May 6, 2008, 9:01 AM EST

by DR. ANDREW WEIL / New Era Columnist

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - 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......

Published May 3, 2008, 1:33 AM EST

by SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff

Lancaster - 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&......

Published May 2, 2008, 2:42 AM EST

by SUSAN E. LINDT, Staff

40 E Orange St, Lancaster - 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......

Published May 1, 2008, 1:14 AM EST

by CARLA DI FONZO, Staff

21 N Mulberry St, Lancaster - 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......