"For the first time, we understand the impact of overall well-being on productivity over time, not just the impact of an individual's physical health," said Lindsay Sears, Ph.

Ben R. Leedle, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWAY), today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Healthways Inc. (NASDAQ: HWAY) - which provides specialized solutions to help people improve physical, emotional and social well-being - was trading at $11.04, down -14.4 percent during After-Hours on 3,210 share volume.

New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/19/2013 -- Growing Stock Report expands its NASDAQ Gainers Weekly Watch List adding Healthways Inc. (NASDAQ:HWAY), NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP), and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNY).

Healthways, Inc.(NASDAQ:HWAY) shares surged by $1.88 or 17.06% to $12.90 in the afternoon session after it posted a loss per share of 12 cents for first quarter 2013 in comparison to the loss of 15 cents per share estimated by Zacks Equity Research.

Shares of Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWAY) jumped on Friday following the specialty health care firm's declared a smaller loss for the Q1 and higher revenue than analysts had expected.

Healthways Inc.'s (HWAY, $12.89, +$1.87, +16.97%) first-quarter loss widened amid weaker margins as revenue remained flat.

Shares of managed-care provider Healthways Inc. surged 18% in early trading Friday as investors were emboldened by the company's first-quarter earnings report.

Does this job make me look fat? If you are a bus driver, the answer is probably yes. The news is also bad for manufacturing and production workers, as well as installation or repair workers, according to a survey for the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.

Arcturis architecture firm added Gabe Presley as an urban planner and landscape architect. Healthways Inc. added Robert �Bob� Porter as regional president, senior partnership executive, for the St. Louis area market.