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Wellness/Disease Management
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Lowering salt intake to improve health may backfire
May 16, 2013Lowering sodium intake, a drumbeat of doctors’ efforts to improve patient health, may have the opposite effect if taken to the extreme, scientists said.
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Human immune-boosting cancer drugs seen extending lives
May 13, 2013Merck & Co., Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Roche Holding AG have opened a new front against cancer with the next generation of experimental drugs that use the human immune system to seek and destroy tumor cells.
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Genetic test helps identify aggressive prostate cancer
May 9, 2013A test from Genomic Health Inc. helps predict whether prostate cancer is aggressive or slow- growing and is available now.
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Hospital charges vary across U.S. for same procedures
May 8, 2013U.S. hospitals charge prices that, at times, can be thousands of dollars different for the same medical procedures, even within towns or states, according to federal data released today.
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Hidden cancer risks for women found in genome analysis
May 6, 2013An analysis of the most common uterine cancer suggests the disease should be reclassified into four categories that may help lead to more targeted treatments.
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Financial disincentives are the trend of the year in wellness
May 1, 2013In the hunt for return on investment, employers are taking a closer look at financial disincentives in wellness.
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Daily soft drinks raise diabetes risk by 22%, study shows
April 29, 2013A mere 12 ounces serving size of sugar-sweetened soft drink a day may increase the chance of developing Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease, according to a study published recently by Diabetologia.
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Chili peppers seen helping 36 million migraine sufferers
April 23, 2013Chili peppers and migraines have traits in common, a fact scientists are exploiting to develop drugs capable of preventing the debilitating headache’s painful symptoms before they attack.
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Hospitals profit from surgery complications in quality conundrum
April 18, 2013Reducing surgical complications could cost hospitals money, according to a study that researchers say may help explain why the medical providers haven’t fully embraced quality improvement efforts.
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HealthyWage puts a little betting in competitive weight loss
April 11, 2013That “skin in the game,” HealthyWage officials say, is significantly more of a motivator than the traditional incentives that employers offer with weight-loss programs.
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Dementia care more expensive than heart disease, study says
April 4, 2013The cost of caring for dementia patients has reached $109 billion annually, exceeding that for heart disease and cancer, and will double by the time the youngest Baby Boomers reach their 70s, according to a study.
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Quantifying ROI in wellness programs
April 1, 2013Beth Taylor on how to quantify a return on investment for advisers and companies with wellness programs
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Unique, yet simple, wellness strategies on the rise
March 27, 201340% of employers anticipate that their company’s wellness budget will increase in the near future, a recent OptumHealth shows — and many are finding quick, easy ways to incorporate healthy living into the work day.
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Incentives can drive wellness results
VIDEO | March 22, 2013Patti Walsh, a vice president of sales at UnitedHealth Group, discusses incentives and disincentives for wellness programs with one of their organization's recent initiatives as an example - back and ortho pain.
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Robot surgery risk needs disclosure as injuries rise
March 21, 2013A rising number of injuries linked to robotic surgery has been reported to Massachusetts health officials, spurring the state to call for better oversight on training and more disclosure to patients on potential risks.
