Articles filed under Washington Post
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You think you're using your smartphone - but it also uses youAug 20, 2016 7:10 am - You touch your phone an average of 2,617 times per day - more, if you're a heavy user. That's 18,000 times a week. Nearly one million times a year. Enough that all those...
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Experts warn that people with heart failure face risks in taking multiple drugsAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - Mike O'Meara's life runs on a tight schedule. Every morning, after a glass of juice and breakfast, the 70-year-old picks up his medication from a blue labeled tray that ...
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Do sports drinks fuel or fool young athletes?Aug 15, 2016 5:30 am - As temperatures heat up and Olympic coverage continues, sports-drink marketing is at a fever pitch. Coca-Cola, owner of Powerade and Vitaminwater, is the longest contin...
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You can't protect your kids from stress, but here are ways to teach them to copeAug 14, 2016 7:30 am - A young girl sits in my office, describing the "swishy" feeling that she gets in her stomach when she's at school. It tends to happen at drop-off, just after lunch and ...
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Analysis: Are performance-monitoring wearables an affront to workers' rights?Aug 14, 2016 7:15 am - At U.K. supermarket chain Tesco, workers wear sensor-bearing armbands to track inventory while unloading goods. "Pickers" who put together orders at Amazon.com warehouse...
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Labor Department pushing states to create paid family leave programsAug 14, 2016 7:14 am - In California, the first state to guarantee paid family leave for all workers since 2004, payroll deductions fund a state-run insurance pool that allows employees to tak...
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Career Coach: To get more women in leadership, we need to grow the pipelineAug 14, 2016 7:12 am - Advancing women and diversity in our companies is something most senior executives know to be important for a variety of reasons. It tends to lead to higher financial re...
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How far does a dollar go in each state?Aug 14, 2016 7:10 am - You might think you know the value of a buck. But a recent Tax Foundation analysis provides a stark illustration of just how much further a dollar goes in some parts of ...
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Can the fluctuating workweek method ease overtime pain?Aug 14, 2016 7:10 am - In a recent column, I asked readers to share views on the Labor Department's new overtime rule, which will make most workers earning less than $47,476 a year eligible fo...
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Soothe back-to-school jitters with these new booksAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - August brings the start of school and if you have a preschooler or a kindergartner, you might be feeling anxious. Your kiddos, however, might be even more worried; they...