Prevention and Wellness news and information

The United Health Foundation, a non-profit linked to UnitedHealth Group, offered its first report card Wednesday on the health status of the nation's senior citizens. The study ranked states based on 34 indicators grouped into “determinants” like smoking and obesity and...
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Since the early 1980s, federal dietary guidelines have urged Americans to eat more nutrient-rich foods and cut back on fatty foods and highly processed “empty calorie” snacks such as cookies and chips. But those pleas have fallen on deaf ears. It's time to start thinking differently...
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According to a report by researchers at the RAND Corp, programs that try to get employees to become healthier and reduce medical costs have only a modest effect. Those findings run contrary to claims by the mostly small firms that sell workplace wellness to companies ranging from corporate titans...
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About four years ago, Nick Macchione had an idea to expand the ACO concept in a way that would involve a much broader range of stakeholders working together to improve the health of an entire region.
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A growing body of mortality research on immigrants has shown that the longer they live in this country, the worse their rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
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Actress Angelina Jolie has focused public attention on breast cancer by announcing that because she carries a cancer-causing mutation, she has had a double mastectomy.
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Maintaining moderation in sodium consumption is key, according to a new Institute of Medicine report that supported past research and reiterated that high salt intake could cause heart disease, but which also warned that reducing salt intake below recommended dietary guidelines could be harmful.
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If you're uninsured, getting on Medicaid clearly improves your mental health, but it doesn't seem to make much difference in physical conditions such as high blood pressure.
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Wellness is a well-trod path for many major companies looking for ways to cut down on employee healthcare costs and increase productivity. Most programs focus on getting people to change unhealthy habits like smoking, poor diet or lack of exercise. Sometimes...
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Food service companies and hospitals say the move toward healthier food options on hospital menus and cafeterias is shaping purchasing practices, food contracts and business strategies.
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