Wellness

All the national drugstore chains now offer a free customer loyalty program loaded with incentives to use their cards. Walgreen Co., the nation's largest drugstore chain, became the latest when it unveiled its Balance Rewards program in September.

Walgreen Co. revenue from established stores came in lower than Wall Street expected once again last month, as the introduction of generic drugs continued to squeeze revenue for the nation's largest drugstore chain.

While people are more likely to undergo cancer screenings during awareness months, such as Movember and Octobers Breast Cancer Month, returning to work can also help with the healing process, says Michael Klachefsky, national practice leader of The Standard, a provider of financial products and services.

In an ambitious road map for slashing the global spread of AIDS, the Obama administration says treating people sooner and more rapid expansion of other proven tools could help even the hardest-hit countries begin turning the tide of the epidemic over the next three to five years.

A federal judge Monday rejected Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.'s request to block part of the federal health care overhaul that requires the arts and craft supply company to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after and week-after birth control pills.

There's a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks.