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Thu Jan 01 2004

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Companies are making related resolutions in the new year, as of January 01, 2004. Faced with soaring health-care costs, businesses are reevaluating what used to be purely a personal matter for workers. The physical health of employees has now become a workplace issue. For instance, a study by the University of Michigan's Health Management Research Center found that medical costs rise as weight does. Related conditions such as diabetes and heart attacks can cause employee absenteeism, even death. That's why some companies are addressing employee health proactively. In addition to education, half of the companies surveyed offer health club memberships or discounts and a quarter have gym facilities onsite.

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