Wellness

According to research conducted by the Mayo Clinic, a smoke-free workplace can reduce the numbers of heart attacks.

Drug shortages in the U.S. are limited primarily to generic injectables and a few key disease areas, according to an IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics study released Monday.

Employers and employees alike have begun to realize that cutting the cost of health insurance will only come from lower utilization of those benefits. In other words, get healthy or pay a hefty price. For many the choice was health translated into wellness.

Health care costs have been on the rise for years. Greedy insurance companies, more expensive medical technology, government involvement or lack thereof the reasons cited by the talking heads seem almost endless.

Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage increase once again in 2011

The world is simply getting biggerin a bad and costly way.