Prevention and Wellness news and information

Food-service contractor Morrison has made a commitment to promote healthier food at hundreds of the hospitals where the company serves food to patients, visitors and employees.
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A large Missouri employer saw a sharp drop in workers' hospital visits after insisting employees in its most popular, generous health plan enroll in wellness initiatives.
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Healthcare workers who suffer psychological or physical harm in the workplace are much more likely to experience the frustration and burnout that can lead to medical errors.
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Hospital stays for mental illness or substance abuse rose as hospital visits for other medical care fell the first year insurers were required to treat behavioral health like any other condition.
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The YMCA of the USA will provide its diabetes-prevention program to 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries in 17 communities as part of a demonstration project aimed at lowering the incidence of Type 2 diabetes, reducing medical costs and testing the effectiveness of the Y's program.
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People who undergo weight-loss surgery don't reduce their costs as they take off pounds, as hospital stays for complications from the procedure exceed savings from obesity-related illnesses.
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Sticking to a diet is a challenge for many people, but starting next year, Americans may have an even bigger, financial incentive to keep their weight in check. The new health care law includes a provision that would allow employers with more than 50 employees to require overweight workers who do...
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Drug overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year, federal data show, and most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines.
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Lower-calorie foods are more profitable for restaurants than higher calorie foods, a study finds. The authors say the results give health officials ammo to push national chains to cut calories.
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Women also have caught up with men in their risk of dying from smoking-related illnesses. Lung cancer risk leveled off in the 1980s for men but is still rising for women.
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