NEWS
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MIT Media Lab unveils wellness initiative
BY Helen Andrews | 16 Sep 2014
The MIT Media Lab, an interdisciplinary research facility, has launched a
wellness initiative designed to spark innovation in the area of health and
wellbeing, while promoting healthier workplace and lifestyle behaviours.
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What does an unhealthy BMI look like?
BY Helen Andrews | 15 Sep 2014
Health messages and pictures of what a healthy and unhealthy BMI look like
should be combined, according to researchers who believe that as the rest of
the global population’s obesity levels rise, we may all lose sight of what a
healthy body actually looks like.
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First L'Occitane spa in the Bahamas to be unveiled
BY Helen Andrews | 15 Sep 2014
The Club Med Columbus Isle resort is preparing to reveal the first and only
L’Occitane spa in the Bahamas this November as part of an US$8m (€6m,
£4.9m) investment in the resort.
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Victorian Woodhall Spa baths to reopen after 30 years
BY Helen Andrews | 15 Sep 2014
A plan to reopen the historic Woodhall Spa baths, which gave the Lincolnshire
village its name, has been announced by developers after 15 years of attempts
to renovate the derelict building – currently considered an eyesore by
residents.
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Armenian non-profit group trains blind citizens in massage therapy
BY Helen Andrews | 15 Sep 2014
The Armenian non-profit group Seeing Hands is helping to train and employ
blind nationals in massage therapy in the hope that the nation can emulate
China and South Korea, where tens of thousands of blind citizens have become
massage therapists.
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US$3.5bn Baha Mar resort launch delayed until next spring
BY Helen Andrews | 15 Sep 2014
Originally scheduled to open in December of this year, the US$3.5 billion
(€2.7bn, £2.2bn) Baha Mar resort complex in the Bahamas has delayed its
debut until late spring 2015 due to a series of hitches.
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Delos and Mayo Clinic pair up for wellbeing product testing lab
BY Helen Andrews | 12 Sep 2014
Delos, the company that created the Well Building Standard™, has agreed to
design, build and operate a newly-formed Well Living Lab with renowned US
health provider Mayo Clinic Center. This will be a multidisciplinary lab focused
on the interaction between health, wellness and the built environment.
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US wellness schemes hurt by Affordable Care Act
BY Helen Andrews | 11 Sep 2014
Large companies in the US are worried that federal requirements in the
Affordable Care Act will limit the effectiveness of their employee wellness
programmes.
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Global Spa and Wellness Summit: Day one report
BY Liz Terry | 10 Sep 2014
The Global Spa and Wellness Summit (GSWS) kicked off in Marrakech, Morocco,
today (10 September), with more than 400 delegates gathering from 45
countries to share knowledge and best practice.
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Mentors for spa management training scheme revealed at GSWS
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Sep 2014
The list of mentors for the recently announced spa manager mentorship
programme – as part of the Global Spa Management Education Initiative – have
been revealed at the Global Spa and Wellness Summit (GSWS) currently taking
place in Marrakech, Morocco.
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NZ$18.5m hot spring development planned by Wyndham Hotel Group
BY Helen Andrews | 10 Sep 2014
International hotel chain Wyndham Hotel Group has announced plans to
increase its portfolio of properties in New Zealand to include two apartment
hotels in Christchurch and Queenstown, as well as a resort and spa in hot
spring town Rotorua.
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St. Regis Chengdu debuts with an Iridium Spa
BY Helen Andrews | 10 Sep 2014
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, has
launched The St. Regis Chengdu in the capital of the Chinese province of
Sichuan in UNESCO’s first City of Gastronomy in Asia – also home to more than
252 Fortune 500 companies.
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Hydrafacial
Founded in 1997, Hydrafacial has grown to become one of the world’s leading skin health brands. [more...] |
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We Work Well Inc
In 2019 Monica Helmstetter and Lucy Hugo founded the American hosted buyer event company We Work Wel [more...] |
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