Wellness

Health insurer Humana Inc. says it will begin testing all Arizona job applicants for tobacco use, and those who light up won't get the gig.

When implementing workplace wellness programs, organizations have the right intentions; to offer a program that will help their employees live a healthier life and to limit medical costs to the organization. The problem is that too many organizations are sabotaging their own efforts without even knowing it. And it's no...

Employers are remodeling their benefits plans to give employees more power to manage their health care costs, retirement, financial security, and leave, according to a 2011 Employee Benefits Study from the Society for Human Resource Management.

Potato chips are piling on the pounds, study finds

A food pyramid just for the under-2 set? Contrary to popular belief, children don't usually outgrow their baby fat — and a new report urges steps to help prevent babies, toddlers and preschoolers from getting too pudgy too soon.

A Louisiana senator has agreed to accept the state's cigarette tax renewal that the House tacked onto his proposal to fund a popular college scholarship program, potentially ending one of the most contentious battles of the legislative session.

Federal health officials say the latest data on silicone breast implants show they are relatively safe, despite frequent complications that lead about one in five women to have the implants removed within ten years.

Some low-income Planned Parenthood of Indiana patients were left fending for themselves Tuesday to pay for birth control, breast exams, Pap tests and other medical services while a court battle continued over a new state law that eliminated the organization's Medicaid funding.