Published November 19, 2009, 12:01 AM EST

by JEFF HAWKES

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Brenda Becker isn't a doctor, and she doesn't play one on TV, either.She's the superintendent of Hempfield schools. With a budget of $96 million, she focuses on educating 7,200 students in seven elementary schools, two middle schools and one massive high school.Experienc......

Published November 18, 2009, 10:03 AM EST

by CINDY STAUFFER

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Not so fast.Local doctors are rejecting new recommendations that would push back the starting age and frequency of mammograms for women."We know that mammography has single-handedly reduced the number of deaths from breast cancer," said Dr. Sharee Livingston-Anderson, an o......

Published November 18, 2009, 6:01 AM EST

by LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer

MARIETTA, Pa. - Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.Many could be on the market in five years or less.Co......

Published November 18, 2009, 12:01 AM EST

by TOM MURSE

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - National abortion-rights groups are targeting Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts in next year's election, saying the health-care amendment he co-authored threatens a woman's "fundamental right" to have an abortion.But the congressman, who has long been an anti-abortion crusad......

Published November 18, 2009, 12:01 AM EST

by JEANNE JONES

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - Dear Jeanne,Could you cut the fat in this? Can I use dried cherries instead of the cranberries? — Gloria Paradis, Sarasota, Fla.WALNUT AND BLUE CHEESE TART WITH CRANBERRIES CRUST:1 cup flour2/3 cup ground walnuts...

Published November 17, 2009, 3:50 PM EST

by STAFF

Lancaster - The state Health Department will give vaccines to area residents at risk from the H1N1 virus this weekend, Sen. Mike Brubaker announced today. Those interested must schedule appointments in advance.Here's what you need to know:Where:  Lancaster Public Safety Center, 101 Cha......

Published November 14, 2009, 9:26 AM EST

by CINDY STAUFFER

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - They don't like to drive down busy streets. Crowds make them jumpy. They sometimes drink to fall asleep. Grief makes them rage.In a week when President Barack Obama mulled his strategy for Afghanistan and the nation paused to remember veterans from numerous conflicts, another kind of w......

Published November 13, 2009, 12:10 PM EST

by GIL SMART and CASEY KREIDER

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Published November 13, 2009, 9:31 AM EST

by JEFF HAWKES

LANCASTER, Pa. - For 11 years, businessman Robert E. Field has quietly made sure intravenous drug users in Lancaster had free access to sterile needles.Field in 1998 started a needle-exchange program that today is handing out more than 7,000 needles per month to reduce the spread of HIV and other blood-bor......

Published November 12, 2009, 8:44 AM EST

by BRIAN WALLACE

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - When a student at Strasburg Elementary School sneezes, he or she can thank the state Department of Health for the tissues and hand sanitizer in the classroom.So can students at other public and private schools in Lancaster County, which in recent days have been receiving swine flu "ca......