by Jeniece Pettitt | Jun 1, 2010 | Politics, Science + Technology
iStock WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama wants the food, beverage and entertainment industries to police themselves and stop advertising unhealthy products to kids, part of the first lady’s efforts to reduce childhood obesity. But critics say, while those industries...
by Danny Sirdofsky | May 26, 2010 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — NASA’s plan to scrap the Constellation program took another round of criticism and questioning in a House committee hearing Wednesday, this time from a skeptical set of congressmen, as well as former astronauts Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan, who...
by Melissa Tussing | May 26, 2010 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Aliya (left) and Whitney pack their lunches before school. Melissa Tussing/MNS WASHINGTON – Aliya and Whitney are two of 3 million children in America who have food allergies. Eleven states including Maryland provide...
by Danny Sirdofsky | May 23, 2010 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – The NFL’s concussion-awareness campaign picked up more steam on Sunday when Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote a letter to 44 governors advocating for new laws protecting young athletes from returning to competition too soon after a head injury. But the...
by Melissa Tussing | May 20, 2010 | Science + Technology, Topics
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Michelle Obama speaks to graduates at George Washington’s commencement on the Mall. Melissa Tussing/MNS WASHINGTON – When George Washington University students completed 100,000 hours of community service, First...
by Melissa Tussing | May 17, 2010 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Twins Mikey and Caroline Cunningham, 6, eat some of their egg-free chocolate chip cookie batter. Melissa Tussing/MNS FREDERICK, MD. – Everyone who enters the Cunningham household in Frederick needs to wash their hands....
