by Kelly C. Doherty | Nov 23, 2010 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. The proposed warning labels will cover 50 percent of the front and back of cigarette packages. (Kelly...
by Lauren Timm | Nov 22, 2010 | Science + Technology
Lauren Timm/MEDILLThe Center for Health, Environment & Justice tested 60 toys for toxic chemicals as part of its “Toxic Toys ‘R’ Us” study. WASHINGTON — As Black Friday approaches and holiday shopping reaches full swing, parents are...
by Lauren Timm | Nov 17, 2010 | Politics, Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg led a lobby day on Capitol Hill for a bill that would provide treatment for 9/11 first responders’ lingering illnesses from Ground Zero. If passed, the $7.4 billion 9/11 Health and...
by Zak Koeske | Nov 17, 2010 | Science + Technology
Why He Matters A wave of industrial food safety scares and a 2009 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, which found the safety of the nation’s food supply wasn’t improving, convinced President Barack Obama that a shakeup was needed at the Food and Drug...
by Lauren Timm | Nov 15, 2010 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Organizations advocating for restaurant workers’ rights are fighting for paid sick days for all tipped service industry employess, many of whom report having served or prepared food when ill. Lauren...
by Kelly C. Doherty | Nov 11, 2010 | National Security, Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. The groundbreaking site of the new American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial at C Street and 2nd Street Southwest in Washington D.C.(Kelly...
