Wellness

Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.

Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal regulators and raised questions about how accessible emergency contraception should be.

As any experienced and honest parent will admit, were all just making this stuff up as we go along. Parenting is as close to real-life on-the-job training as it gets. This is never more evident than when it comes to health and dental issues. How else do...

Medicare Advantage premiums have fallen by 7 percent, on average, while enrollment in the program has risen by about 10 percent since this time last year, according to Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

The big buzz in employer health care has been about wellness. All over the nation, companies have been rolling out programs to help their employees get healthier, and some have been more proactive than others.

Smokers won't be hired at new casinos in Columbus and Toledo, a ban that's been adopted in other industries as employers try to hold down health care costs.

Incentives can be broken down as simply as the carrot or the stick and often a well-balanced combination of both.

Aetna is thinking outside the workplace by going directly to consumers with wellness in mind.