Wellness

It wasn't too long ago that America had a love affair with soda. Now, an old flame has the country's heart.

Workplace health promotion programs have the potential to reduce average worker health costs.

Rite Aid is expanding a new drugstore clinic that allows customers to have virtual visits with doctors who can diagnose conditions and prescribe medications based on a 10-minute consultation.

Over the next five years, 80 percent of physicians believe virtual assistants will drastically change patient interaction, electronic health records and other health care apps, which would allow physicians to spend more time with patients, according to a recent survey by Nuance Communications Inc.

Wal-Mart is putting special labels on some store-brand products to help shoppers quickly spot healthier items. Millions of schoolchildren are helping themselves to vegetables from salad bars in their lunchrooms, while kids' meals at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants automatically come with a side of fruit or vegetables and...

Popping calcium and vitamin D pills in hopes of strong bones? Healthy older women shouldn't bother with relatively low-dose dietary supplements, say new recommendations from a government advisory group.