Wellness

• Obama proposes 94-cent cigarette tax hike

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  April 11, 2013

• Unhealthy lifestyles continue to plague economy, employers

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  April 10, 2013

  According to a report by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, 26.2 percent of American adults lead sedentary lifestyles, and nearly the same percentage of Americans are obese.

• 

  Stop playing defense with wellness

  By Denis Storey  |  April 9, 2013

  We talk a lot about our aging workforce. We also tend to discuss obesity quite a bit. But what we rarely touch on is the deadly — and costly — combination of the two.

• New York judge makes morning-after pill available to all

  By The Associated Press  |  April 5, 2013

  A New York federal judge has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration must make emergency contraceptives available to women of all ages within 30 days.

• Wellness spending has doubled since 2009

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 5, 2013

• Walgreen clinics expand care into chronic illness

  By Tom Murphy  |  April 4, 2013

  Walgreen Co. has stretched the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure.

• 

  Obama proposes $100 million for brain mapping project

  By Nedra Pickler  |  April 2, 2013

  President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress to spend $100 million next year on a new project to map the human brain in hopes of eventually finding cures for disorders like Alzheimer's, epilepsy and traumatic injuries.

• Employers turn to tech for wellness

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 27, 2013

  More employers are relying on new technologies to promote health engagement and attain targeted employee behavior changes.

• Feds plan to revise cigarette labels

  By Michael Felberbaum  |  March 19, 2013

  The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit.

• 

  Judge strikes down New York sugary drink ban

  By Jennifer Peltz  |  March 11, 2013

  A judge struck down New York City's ban on big sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, ruling that the first-in-the-nation measure arbitrarily applies to only some sweet beverages and some places that sell them.