Wellness

I remember when my greatest worry about lunch was hanging onto the money for it until then. Ah, those were the days.

Depressed people take more time off work than people who do not suffer from depression. A lot more.

This might be good news for benefits managers, who often wonder how many employees complete and get any benefit from the online surveys and training programs.

The number of companies reporting that they offer such plans jumped 11 percent between 2011 and 2013.

New research boosts the "use it or lose it" theory about brainpower and staying mentally sharp. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, a study of nearly half a million people in France found.

The cost of smoking cessation programs is the only wellness plan incentive employers can now count when (and if) the act takes full effect as now scheduled in 2015.