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Exercise Can Help Prevent and Treat Cancer

Did you know that exercise can help prevent some types of cancer? Exercise can even improve the health of people undergoing cancer treatment and cancer survivors. (more…)

Study Finds Leading Causes of Brain Injury Among Infants, Children, and Adolescents

Beds, stairs, bicycles and playing football are causing more injuries to children’s brains than anything else. (more…)

Video: Now You Know

A short documentary about the impacts of lead poisoning on children and their families in Lancaster County.

Health Effects of E-Cigarettes

Despite claims promoting e-cigarettes as a safe alternative to cigarettes, a new study shows that inhaling e-cigarette vapor has an immediate, negative impact on the vascular system from the very first puff, damaging the arteries and veins that carry blood throughout your body. (more…)

Breakthrough Chlamydia Vaccine

Chlamydia is the most frequently reported sexually transmitted disease in the United States, but a promising new vaccine could change that. (more…)