Health  

The plain truth about sexually transmitted diseases here:

• The rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea are relatively high in Lancaster County, as compared to the rest of the state.

• The rates are highest among women, African-Americans and young people.

• As many as a quarter of p...

The Lancaster County Dental Society has presented its annual H.K. Cooper Dental Achievement Award to Dr. Michael P. Eckhart.

Eckhart, a senior partner with Conestoga Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, has been in practice since 1988.

He has made seven trips to underdeveloped communities, providin...

Dear Jeanne,

This is a light, refreshing cake that I like to make when it's warm outside. Can you help me lessen the fat and calories? Thank you. — Melissa, Sarasota, Fla.

ORANGE PINEAPPLE CAKE
CAKE:
1 box yellow cake mix
4 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1 small can (10 ounces) mandarin oranges, with ...

Change was the unofficial theme for the 366 students who graduated from the Lancaster General College of Nursing and Health Sciences Friday evening.

"Change is certain," college President Mary Grace Simcox assured the students, who gathered in the John Barley Multipurpose Center of Thaddeus Steve...

Dr. Gary Greve will present a Healthy Living Series discussion for headache sufferers on Wednesday, May 23, 7 p.m. at the New Holland Recreation Center, 123 N. Shirk Road.

The class is free to members and guests.

For more information, call 717-354-4747.
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Lancaster General Health said Wednesday that it has sold its outpatient renal dialysis center to a Colorado firm for an undisclosed price.

The buyer of the Suburban Outpatient Pavilion facility is DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500 company and national provider of kidney care.

All of the center's 48 c...

A retired state prison superintendent has been hired as interim warden of Lancaster County Prison.

The county Prison Board on Thursday named Paul K. Smeal of Mount Union to head the prison while the county searches for a replacement for Vince Guarini, who retired as warden last month after 31 yea...

Apparently, the warnings finally worked.

Lancaster County schools have had to turn away relatively few students as a result of stricter immunization requirements that took effect this week.

As recently as two weeks ago, more than 2,000 county public school students lacked documentation that th...

In the 1940s, almost half of all adults smoked in this country. By 2010, that percentage had been more than cut in half, thanks to public health campaigns, the reduction of smoking advertising and the banning of smoking in restaurants and many public buildings.

Today, almost two-thirds of adults ...

This light but hearty one-dish vegetarian meal is surprisingly delicious, and tastes far more complicated than it is. It can be put together in minutes and prepared in advance, which makes it ideal for entertaining. In fact, I always make this dish the day before I plan to serve it because it gives ...