Wellness

Weight Watchers International Inc.s disappointing profit forecast provided further evidence that new mobile applications and bracelets that track calories are hurting traditional diet companies.

According to an Office Team survey, employees and their managers are fully aware that about 70 percent of sick employees bring their illness to the office rather than staying home and getting well.

In general, millennials are much more excited about the "quantified self" movement than are older generations.

Return on investment in wellness, according to a growing consensus, just isn't as important as how these programs can help boost productivity, reduce absenteeism and help morale.

Knowing what to screen for, what to measure, measuring accurately, trusting the measuring process itself, addressing privacy concerns and more can approach overwhelming pretty quickly.

The IBI warns employees with diabetes report more lost work time due to absence and impaired performance than workers with normal blood glucose.