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Health and Wellness News Your Company Can Use
The New York Times recently reported that Congress is “considering proposals to provide tax credits or other subsidies to employers who offer wellness programs that meet federal criteria. In addition, lawmakers said they would make it easier for employers to use financial rewards or penalties to promote healthy behavior among employees.”
For the complete story, see: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502E4DB1E39F933A25756C0A96F9C8B63
Meanwhile, researchers at Harvard University have renewed calls for federal rules requiring mandatory testing of obese drivers after studying the link between obesity and sleep apnea. As reported by MSNBC.com, the Harvard study shows there’s a strong link between overweight drivers and sleep apnea and that screening could help prevent truck crashes that kill more than 5,200 people and injure more than 100,000 each year in the U.S. “It’s a major public health issue and it’s becoming more common with the obesity epidemic,” said one of the researchers.
For the complete story, see: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31066019/ns/health-health_care//
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