Wellness

Wellpoint, one of the countrys largest plan providers with around 34 million subscribers, announced its tapping IBMs Watson technology to improve patient care.

New study shows Ritalin and similar medicines that millions of children and teens take to curb hyperactivity and boost attention do not raise their risk of serious heart problems.

President Barack Obama's doctor says the president is in "excellent health" and is "tobacco free."

Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said Sunday that an Internet ad featuring his campaign manager smoking conveyed a message about letting "people be people" and was not intended to suggest that smoking is cool.

It's something that most people will deny, but one-third of the U.S. population is obese. The next step is usually metabolic syndrome (METs), which can lead to cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

More employers are giving workers the option to tame health insurance costs for next year if they provide a blood sample and reveal details about their health habits.

Theres little doubt among most of us that obesity remains one of the greatest preventable threats to employee health and well being. Which also makes it one of the single greatest health care cost drivers.

Getting employees to be actively engaged in wellness has been a challenge to many organizations because the motivation to jump into the pool has been lacking on the part of workers in some instances. The age old question is How do you get people involved?