Wellness

New Hampshire is joining a growing national trend in allowing pharmacists to give more vaccinations than annual flu shots but doctors oppose the changes in what appears to be a turf war over a profitable aspect of medical care.

If women in their 40s have annual mammograms, there is a better chance of detecting and treating the cancer before it has time to spread than if they wait two years between mammograms. Dr. Jennifer Griffin

Theres been a lot of attention in the media recently related to legislative action to address the rules and regulations that guide flexible spending plans.

As health care costs continue to rise and health care reform is causing more companies to examine their options, wellness programs are becoming more popular among employers.

A new Illinois law requires insurance companies to offer coverage for services meant to get smokers to kick the habit.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, workers ages 55 years and older make up 23.9 percent of the U.S. work force, and that number is likely to grow as more aging workers are delaying retirement, which is a challenge for employers.

The studies seem to grow more than the waistlines of the subjects themselves.

According to a recent ORC International survey on the United Kingdom work force, 42 percent of regular smokers believe they are either healthy or very healthy, with only 17 percent seeing themselves as unhealthy or very unhealthy.