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Nov 30 2010

New Evidence on Wellness Value

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Doubt continues to exist about whether wellness and prevention have net short or long-term cost savings. A new study indicates that a well-designed, comprehensive health program can save money, at…

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Nov 15 2010

LA Times

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Increasingly, employers want to see concrete results before they reward you with premium breaks on your health benefits or with cash and gift cards.

Nov 11 2010

New York Times

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Federal drug regulators on Wednesday unveiled 36 proposed warning labels for cigarette packages, including one showing a toe tag on a corpse

Nov 09 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Many cash-strapped U.S. states are slashing budgets for tobacco-prevention programs, raising alarms among public-health groups

Nov 05 2010

AHRQ

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AHRQ: Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Acute and Chronic Conditions, 2008

Oct 28 2010

New York Times

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In another demonstration of the increasing importance of health and wellness advertising to Madison Avenue, a leading agency is forming a unit that will specialize in marketing to health care professionals like doctors and managed care organizations

Oct 26 2010

New York Times

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People who are overweight are often counseled by their physicians to lose the extra pounds. But does such advice do any good? A new study suggests that it depends on the way it is offered.

Oct 18 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Providing first-dollar coverage for primary preventive screenings appears to increase utilization of screenings, according to an observational study

Oct 16 2010

2010 Potpourri XXXVIII

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More health care tidbits in this week's potpourri, including medication adherence; the benefits of workplace wellness programs; the costs to employers of obesity; hospital prices in Oregon; reimbursement methods for…

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Oct 14 2010

Pew Internet

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Pew Internet: 19% of Americans have tried video calls or video chat or teleconferencing online and on cell phones

Oct 14 2010

vator.tv/news

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A newly published study from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life project finds that video calls are up among American adults from a year ago

Oct 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Planned Parenthood launched a campaign today aimed at getting birth control designated as a preventative service under the new health care law

Oct 05 2010

Reuters

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Researchers from IBM and the University of Michigan found that a relatively inexpensive short-term intervention program can pay off particularly big for children’s health, and even for a company’s bottom line.

Oct 01 2010

HealthITUpdate

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The White House on Tuesday congratulated teams of Americans who won $60,000 in government-funded prizes by developing kids’ video games that encourage physical activity and healthy eating,

Sep 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Text Messages May Be Way to Improve Eczema Management

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