http://goldbamboo.com/ Wellness News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a223042.html CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is lobbying the Maryland Legislature to pass a bill that would allow insurers and companies to offer workers incentives, including cash, to participate in preventive health care programs, the Washington Times reports. Under current state law, businesses that are self insured cannot offer employees incentives worth more than $10 each to join a wellness program. [click link for full article] Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a223199.html MediLexicon International Limited today launched health videos on Medical News Today in a new section called Your Health. The new service has daily updated videos covering a wide variety of health and wellness topics. The Your Health section is a collaboration between Medical News Today and content partner Healthology. [click link for full article] Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a222420.html Two publications recently ran articles on employer programs to help boost workers' health. Summaries of the articles are listed below.BusinessWeek: BusinessWeek recently examined employer-sponsored wellness programs and profiled a plan implemented by Scotts Miracle-Gro CEO Jim Hagedorn. [click link for full article] Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a219458.html Diabetes is the fifth deadliest disease in the United States and a growing epidemic worldwide. Now, researchers are finding evidence that chiropractic adjustments might be able to make a valuable contribution to an overall program of wellness care to help diabetes sufferers.A study published in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research (JVSR; http://www.jvsr. [click link for full article] Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a219040.html A Finnish research group with participants from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the University of Tampere and Nokia Research Center has developed a new personal health diary for the mobile phone. The Wellness Diary application has been developed to facilitate everyday management of personal well-being. [click link for full article] Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00 EST