Health and Wellness News

Gallup: U.S. Obesity Rate Slightly Higher From Last Year

6/22/2013
The U.S. adult obesity rate so far this year is at 27.1 percent, up from 26.2 percent in 2012 and higher than the 25.5 percent in 2008, a survey indicates.
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Employers Report Increased Use and Effectiveness of Health Incentives

3/28/2013
A pair of surveys indicate that employers are increasingly turning to incentives to drive health programs and get employees to take actions to improve their well being. '

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Studies Find Smokers Lose 10-Plus Years of Life

1/23/2013
Five decades after the U.S. surgeon general first warned of the hazards of smoking, researchers reported fresh evidence Wednesday of tobacco's devastating toll on the health of the U.S. population—and of the benefits of quitting.'

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Wellness Programs Can Reduce Worker Medical Costs by 18%: Study

1/9/2013
Workplace wellness programs can reduce medical costs by more than 18% for the average worker, according to a report published by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

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