- Hot Topics at TEDMED
20 Nov 2009Genomics, personalized medicine and the implications of ageing were all hot topics at this year's TEDMED conference in San Diego. Healthy Horizons investigates the latest from the medical and health-care technology conference.
- Healthy Horizons: Paperless Pediatrician 19 Nov 2009
A look at doctors going paperless, with CNBC's Brian Shactman.
- Seeking Innovation in Health Care 13 Nov 2009
Healthy Horizons went to the 5th annual TEDMED Conference in San Diego. The conference focuses on technology, entertainment, design and medicine and aims to promote innovation in the health-care sector.
- Healthy Horizons: Pepsi's Initiative 12 Nov 2009
A look at Pepsi's corporate health initiatives, with CNBC's Brian Shactman.
- Ditch Fast Food for Slow Food 06 Nov 2009
The Slow Food Movement is based on the idea that people should eat healthy, pure food that is locally grown, seasonal and free from pesticides. Healthy Horizons investigates the alternative to the fast-food culture.
- Healthy Horizons: On-Site Clinics 05 Nov 2009
Saving health care dollars by offering employees on-site clinics, with CNBC's Brian Shactman.
- San Francisco Has Health Care for All 30 Oct 2009
As the United States struggles to come up with a system of universal health care coverage, one city is already running a scheme that guarantees access to medical services for the un-insured. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Healthy Horizons: Unilever Solution 29 Oct 2009
Unilever helps employees stay healthy and on the job by providing nutrition programs and health coaches, with CNBC's Brian Shactman.
- New Procedure for a Broken Heart 23 Oct 2009
Coronary heart disease is the world's biggest killer. Every year millions of people suffer from heart attacks which either prove fatal or cause significant long-term damage. Healthy Horizons investigates the revolutionary procedure designed to repair the damage caused by a heart attack.
- Healthy Horizons: Stop the Bleeding 22 Oct 2009
Half of US soldiers who die in combat bleed to death, but a CT-based company has designed a gauze solution, with CNBC's Brian Shactman.
- Seeking a Malaria Vaccine 16 Oct 2009
Since May 2009, Bagamoyo in Tanzania has been part of the world's largest and most advanced clinical trial for a malaria vaccine ever. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Healthy Horizons: Keeping Drs. In the Loop 15 Oct 2009
A look at one Intel device that allows people to enter their health care vitals and keep doctors in the loop, with CNBC's Jim Goldman.
- How Probiotics Can Help You 09 Oct 2009
Every human being carries numerous quantities of bacteria in or around their digestive system. Probiotics are designed to supplement the healthy bacteria in the gut. Healthy Horizons investigates how probiotics can aid digestion and boost immunity.
- Healthy Horizons: Chronic Back Pain 08 Oct 2009
Fighting chronic lower back pain through an experimental laser treatment, with CNBC's Brian Shactman.
- Preventing Maternal Deaths 02 Oct 2009
Tanzania, along with 9 other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, attributes for almost half of global maternal deaths as mothers-to-be are not as informed and medical care is not as accessible. Healthy Horizons investigates various ways prevent the death of women during childbirth.
- Healthy Horizons 01 Oct 2009
For every dollar spent on wellness, companies can save $3. CNBC's Jim Goldman looks at IBM's plan to keep families healthy and employees happy.
- (RED) Taps Socially Conscious Consumers 25 Sep 2009
(RED), which is described as a brand designed to engage the private sector in the fight against AIDS, is tapping into the rising trend of consumers with a social conscious. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Healthy Horizons: Help for ADD 24 Sep 2009
Kids can find help with a little fun to fight attention deficit disorder, reports CNBC's Jim Goldman.
- Diabetes Problem Could Double 18 Sep 2009
Diabetes currently affects more than 180 million people around the globe and that number could more than double by 2030, according to the World Health Organisation. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Healthy Horizons: Home Health Care 11 Sep 2009
Marketing health care and Intel's technologies for seniors, with CNBC's Jim Goldman.
- Tackling Work-Related Stress 11 Sep 2009
Stressed and burnt-out employees cost employers' time and money. According to the World Health Organisation, work-related stress affects at least 40 million European workers a year. Healthy Horizons investigates a new scheme to invigorate and motivate employees that is currently in place in London.
- Tackling UAE's Obesity Problem 04 Sep 2009
As the UAE has enjoyed strong economic growth, its people have developed a liking for fast food and are often less active. The region now has the fourth-highest rate of obesity in the world. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Healthy Horizons: Puma & PowerBars 03 Sep 2009
CNBC's Darren Rovell reports that Wall Street bankers who run are picking up sponsorships from companies like Puma and PowerBar.
- Healthy Horizons 27 Aug 2009
Toyota is driving health care reform, reports CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Healthy Horizons: Quick Fit 20 Aug 2009
Large companies around the country have turned to Richard Bradley's "Quick Fit" program to help whip employees into shape, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Healthy Horizons: Preventive Health Care 13 Aug 2009
Golden Living helps employees give up smoking, but also offers assistance with weight management and preventative care, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Healthy Horizons: Herbalife & Table Tennis 06 Aug 2009
Table tennis is the number one sport at Herbalife, and the company's participants take it very seriously, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Health Care Opportunities in the Middle East 31 Jul 2009
Across the Middle East growing populations and recent legislation have given rise to an emerging private health care industry. Healthy Horizons investigates the increased opportunities in the region's health care sector.
- 23andMe Looks to Genetic Testing 24 Jul 2009
23andMe provides genetic testing for over 100 traits and diseases as well as DNA ancestry, via a web portal. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- 23andMe Looks to Genetic Testing 24 Jul 2009
23andMe provides genetic testing for over 100 traits and diseases as well as DNA ancestry, via a web portal. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Healthy Horizons: On-Site Chiropractic 23 Jul 2009
On-site chiropractic treatment at travel consultant Sabre Holdings has employees feeling fit and ready to work, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Healthy Horizons: Softball 17 Jul 2009
Intramural softball is one part of Verizon's overall wellness offerings, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Battling the Threat of Skin Cancer 17 Jul 2009
Depleting ozone levels are leading to increased skin cancer rates. Healthy Horizons investigates how medical device companies are creating non-evasive instruments designed to analyze skin lesions and tell if they cancerous or not.
- Healthy Horizons: Sports & Wellness 16 Jul 2009
Sports is one of Verizon's wellness push, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Making Health Care Affordable & Accessible 10 Jul 2009
It is no secret that the US is in dire need of health-care reforms, with President Obama pledging a further $313 billion to the sector. Health Horizons investigates how US companies and clinics can make health care affordable and accessible to the public.
- Healthy Horizons: Flying High 09 Jul 2009
Eric Claus, CEO of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, volunteers as a pilot for a nonprofit, flying patients for medical treatment, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Hospital Build Middle East 07 Jul 2009
Healthy Horizons goes behind the scenes at the inaugural Hospital Build Middle East exhibition in Dubai to investigate the region's growing health-care market, hospital design and infrastructure.
- Prospering in Genome Sector 03 Jul 2009
As new infectious diseases flourish, Healthy Horizons investigates how companies can prosper in the genomic industry by developing and manufacturing tests to discover more about the specific diseases.
- Healthy Horizons: Extreme Sports 02 Jul 2009
One executive says extreme sports can be a lot like running a business, reports CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Dubai's Healthcare City Provides Opportunity 26 Jun 2009
In defiance of the construction slowdown, the creation of Dubai Healthcare City continues. Healthy Horizons investigates the opportunities this establishment will bring to the region.
- Healthy Horizons: Running on the Fast Track 25 Jun 2009
CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis discusses how employees have face time with their boss by running marathons.
- Medicine Under the Microscope 19 Jun 2009
Mauna Kea Technologies develops and manufactures the world's smallest microscopes that show images in real time for medical examinations. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Healthy Horizons: Varicose Vein Treatment 18 Jun 2009
A new laser treatment for varicose veins is providing relief to sufferers in New York City, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Health Care on Brink of IT Revolution 12 Jun 2009
The health-care sector is on the verge of an IT revolution as President Obama pledges $20 billion towards putting medical records online. Healthy Horizons investigates how the health-care sector can benefit from IT solutions.
- Healthy Horizons 11 Jun 2009
CNBC's Rebbecca Jarvis takes a look at one restaurant owner who is thriving despite health challenges.
- Healthy Horizons: Self Defense & Real Estate 05 Jun 2009
Some real estate agents are taking self-defense, and finding that it gives them more confidence on the job, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Tackling Cities' Environmental Problems 05 Jun 2009
City skylines are getting taller and the concrete jungle is expanding faster creating environmental problems such as a rise in city temperatures, urban flooding and falling wildlife populations. Healthy Horizons investigates how green roofs can curb these problems.
- Chips to Make You Healthy? 29 May 2009
Semiconductor chips are at the heart of Combimatrix's business and the American bio-tech company is hoping the technology will help with the detection of cancers and diseases. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Healthy Horizons: Fighting Childhood Obesity 28 May 2009
CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis takes a look at one company that's serving up healthy food to children.
- World Health Care Congress Europe 28 May 2009
Brussels plays host to the fifth annual World Health Care Congress Europe, where thought-leaders and senior executives met with the shared goal of finding new health-care solutions. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- The Business of Battling Obesity 22 May 2009
Obesity is a global epidemic and one of the leading causes of ill health, according to the World Health Organisation. Healthy Horizons investigates as the battle to tackle the bulge becomes big business.
- Healthy Horizons: Punching Your Boss 21 May 2009
Combining boxing with business, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Healthy Horizons: A New Smile 18 May 2009
Oral design has changed smiles across the nation, reports CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Heath Care for the Impoverished 15 May 2009
Father of microfinance and Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus created Grameen Bank over 25 years ago to alleviate poverty. He then started up a health-care insurance program for the impoverished in 1993. Healthy Horizons investigates the workings of the Grameen Health Initiative.
- Healthy Horizons: Executive Smiles 14 May 2009
The business of oral design, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Healthy Horizons: Executive Smiles 14 May 2009
The business of oral design, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- An Irregular Heart 08 May 2009
One million people globally suffer from an irregular heartbeat, a condition called cardiac arrhythmia. Healthy Horizons investigates the condition & the medical technology employed to combat it.
- Healthy Horizons 07 May 2009
CEO Challenges works with C-Suite athletes to coordinate triathlons and other athletic events, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Novartis Benefits from Diversification 01 May 2009
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis posted a first quarter net profit of $2 billion in 2009, thanks in part to its strategy of diversification. Healthy Horizons investigates the company’s success.
- Healthy Horizons 30 Apr 2009
Business people adjust to life's changes through endocrinology and age management, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- World Health Care Congress 2009 24 Apr 2009
Washington played host to the sixth annual World Health Care Congress where top executives and academics examined the key issues in health care. Healthy Horizons went along to investigate.
- Fighting Hospital Infections 17 Apr 2009
In the US alone, 90,000 deaths occur annually as a result of infections acquired in hospitals. Healthy Horizons examines the implications and the companies trying to tackle the problem.
- Healthy Horizons: Work & Health 16 Apr 2009
What one employer is doing to integrate health with work, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Healthy Horizons: Athletes & Injuries 14 Apr 2009
A look at a website for athletes with information on health, fitness and injury recovery, reports CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Healthy Horizons: Corporate Health 09 Apr 2009
Getting in shape with a health coach, the latest trend in corporate heath and fitness, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Healthy Horizons: Corporate Health 09 Apr 2009
Getting in shape with a health coach, the latest trend in corporate heath and fitness, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Tobacco Becoming No.1 Killer 09 Apr 2009
Tobacco now causes 1 in 10 deaths worldwide and is fast becoming the number one global killer, with low and middle-income countries impacted the most. Healthy Horizons investigates the problem.
- Healthy Horizons 07 Apr 2009
Prescribing a little peace of mind one patient at a time, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Healthy Horizons: C Suite Conditioning 03 Apr 2009
Occupants of the C-suite stay in shape by going to the Pritikin Longevity Center, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Maggots Making a Comeback 03 Apr 2009
In centuries gone by, live maggots were used to clean wounds. The traditional method is now making a resurgence as antibiotics fall out of favor. Healthy Horizons investigates the benefits.
- Healthy Horizons: CEO Wellness 02 Apr 2009
CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis takes a look at how America's executives are staying healthy.
- Healthy Horizons: AstraZeneca 30 Mar 2009
Company execs are prescribing their own medicine for health, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Benefiting from a Bionic Hand 27 Mar 2009
Touch Bionics' research and development has led to the creation of the world's first commercially available bionic hand. Healthy Horizons investigates the potential health benefits of the technology.
- Healthy Horizons: Cash Money Motivation 26 Mar 2009
Some companies have taken to paying employees to stay healthy and in shape, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Implications of Contaminated Water 20 Mar 2009
Approximately one billion people around the world don't have access to safe drinking water. Healthy Horizons investigates implications of contaminated water.
- Healthy Horizons: WR Systems 19 Mar 2009
WR Systems, the company behind various military systems, does a great job taking care of employees' psychological health, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- MedImmune's Rise to Success 13 Mar 2009
From a chicken shed to new technologically advanced UK headquarters in Cambridge, biological drugs company MedImmune is making fast and steady progress, Healthy Horizons reports.
- Healthy Horizons: CEO Fitness 12 Mar 2009
Exercise habits of pharmaceutical company leaders, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Fast-Food Boom Causes Concern 06 Mar 2009
The economic crisis has seen consumers cutting back on dining out, but cheap fast-food chains are benefiting from the strencthed budgets. Healthy Horizons investigates the implictaions of the trend.
- Healthy Horizons: Staying Fit 05 Mar 2009
Staying in shape is the best health insurance policy for employees, says Steve Smith, TEC Laboratories president. CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis reports.
- Boom Time for Bottled Water 27 Feb 2009
Bottled water is proving to be the key product driver for global beverage companies, but is their any health benefits for consumers? Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Healthy Horizons: Brain Exercise 26 Feb 2009
An online fitness program helps exercise the brain. CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis has the details.
- Pharmaceutical Problems Ahead? 20 Feb 2009
The pharmaceutical industry has outperformed many of its peers during the ongoing economic crisis, but is facing some major hurdles in the coming years. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Statin Study 19 Feb 2009
As Washington gears up to tackle healthcare reform, a new study shows a lot more people should be taking cholesterol-lowering statins, with CNBC's Mike Huckman.
- Embryonic Screening Breakthrough 13 Feb 2009
Earlier this year, a baby girl was born free of a gene linked to breast and ovarian cancer, marking a breakthrough for British medicine. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Botox for Men 12 Feb 2009
More men are, worried about their jobs, are turning to Botox, reports CNBC's Jane Wells.
- The Business of Cosmetic Dentistry 06 Feb 2009
The global cosmetic dental market is a multi-billion dollar industry, but the ongoing recession could be taking a bite out of profits. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Healthy Horizons 05 Feb 2009
As layoffs mount across the country, more people are seeking counseling, reports CNBC's Mike Huckman.
- Homeopathic Medicine Booming 30 Jan 2009
Over 30 million people in Europe use homeopathic medicine and the alternative medicine market is growing fast, according to Mintel. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Running Chick-fil-A 29 Jan 2009
Chick-Fil-A encourages its employees to stay fit through fitness classes and marathon sponsorships, with CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis.
- Inside the UK's Biggest Charity 23 Jan 2009
Welcome Trust is Britain's biggest charity and an organization that spends over $827.95 million on medical research each year. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- New Form of Health Insurance 22 Jan 2009
The rich, powerful and famous get their hearts mended at the Cleveland Clinic and now the hospital can come to them, reports CNBC's Mike Huckman
- New Year's Resolutions 19 Jan 2009
As the New Year brings New Year's resolutions, such as getting out of debt and losing weight, Healthy Horizons looks at the strategy of making such drastic changes.
- Healthy Horizons: Part 5 05 Dec 2008
Alex de Jong speaks to Shaun Mattison, CEO of PruHealth, about the importance of health in the work place.
- Healthy Horizons: Part 4 04 Dec 2008
For workers across the city and beyond, it seems the days of sleeping easy have gone thanks to a credit crunch that has driven stress levels up and sleeping time down. Healthy Horizons investigates.
- Healthy Horizons: Part 3 03 Dec 2008
Alex de Jong investigates technologies that are available to consumers which can monitor and maintain our health.
- Healthy Horizons: Part 2 02 Dec 2008
Two thirds of UK workers are 'unhappy' with their working environment, according to reports. Alex de Jong investigates the importance of the workspace for running a successful business.
- Healthy Horizons: Part 1 01 Dec 2008
Alex de Jong investigates the challenge facing European health care as the economy slows and people live longer.
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