How Companies Can Foster Healthy Employees
Many employers offer wellness programs to contain their health-care costs—and perhaps also improve morale and productivity. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - February 8, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: WSJ Staff Tags: Consumer health Health costs Nutrition Prevention Source Type: blogs
Vote: Do You Want to Know What’s in Your Genes?
For healthy people, is there a compelling reason to know if your genes make you susceptible to a specific disease or condition? Or are there some things you’re better off not knowing? (Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - February 4, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: WSJ Staff Tags: Genetics Prevention Source Type: blogs
Do You Want to Know What’s in Your Genes?
For healthy people, is there a compelling reason to know if your genes make you susceptible to a specific disease or condition? Or are there some things you’re better off not knowing? As the cost of sequencing a person’s genome plunges, these are no longer hypothetical questions. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - February 4, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: WSJ Staff Tags: Genetics Prevention Source Type: blogs
How Often for Mammograms?
Changing recommendations for when women should get mammograms have created conflict and confusion. Not only do recommendations from different sources vary, but some have moved in opposite directions. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - February 4, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: WSJ Staff Tags: Prevention Source Type: blogs
News from the Health Blog
We're updating the Health Blog infrequently. Please consider bookmarking the Journal's Health and Wellness page, for daily updates on health news and analysis. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - November 14, 2012 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: WSJ Staff Tags: Drugs Source Type: blogs
