by Safiya Merchant | Jan 11, 2012 | Business, Education
WASHINGTON — Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety released Wednesday a 2012 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws, grading each state in the country on implementation of 15 core traffic safety laws. The organization, whose members include companies like Allstate...
by James Arkin | Jan 11, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON – Overwhelming stress and satisfaction with life seem to be emotional contradictions – unless you live in Washington. In a study released Wednesday by the American Psychological Association, higher percentages of D.C. residents reported feeling overwhelmed...
by Rachel Morello | Jan 11, 2012 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case contesting provisions in the Family and Medical Leave Act, which requires that employers allow their workers to take unpaid leaves for medical reasons. The decision in the case, Coleman v. Maryland...
by Kit Fox | Jan 9, 2012 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — High school students with diabetes have a significantly higher dropout rate and will earn about $160,000 less in their lifetime than those without the disease, according to a study released Monday by the Health Affairs Journal. “Diabetes has a marked...
