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Small businesses embrace wellness to help retain staffers

By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG | February 19, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Every month, the 30 staffers at Chris Boehlke's public relations firm each get $100 to pay for anything that contributes to their wellness. And not just for typical expenditures like gym memberships or yoga classes.“You can get nails...

Weight loss drug Belviq pulled from market over cancer risk

By LINDA A. JOHNSON | February 13, 2020

The maker of a weight loss drug pulled it from the market Thursday at the request of federal regulators, who said it posed a slight increased risk of cancer.Japan’s Eisai Inc. said it was voluntarily withdrawing the drug, Belviq. However, the company...

California may pause student fitness tests due to bullying

By CUNEYT DIL | February 4, 2020

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to pause physical education tests for students for three years due to concerns over bullying and the test discriminating against disabled and non-binary students. The move also comes after...