Articles filed under Washington Post
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Foods are better than pills when it comes to providing vitaminsOct 26, 2015 5:45 am - I sadly but definitely annoy my children when I launch into my nutrition talk. As soon as I utter the words "protein" or "healthy," the responses I usually get is glassy...
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More than 23,000 people wind up in the ER each year due to dietary supplementsOct 26, 2015 5:45 am - Multivitamins, diet pills and energy boosters may not be the harmless substances you think they are. In the first study of its kind, published this month in the New Engl...
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Kids and protein powder: What you should knowOct 26, 2015 5:45 am - Last summer, my 12-year-old played four or more hours of baseball, including fitness training every day. During this stretch, he developed a new interest in building mu...
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These are the 25 jobs employees say have the best work-life balanceOct 25, 2015 7:43 am - Technology and engineering companies have long had an image problem when it comes to work-life balance: Thought to have hard-driving, intense cultures with all-night hac...
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What not to do when dealing with an abusive bossOct 25, 2015 7:42 am - While more and more attention has been given to the effect of bad supervisors at work - lousy managers can make you sick and ruin your family life - there has been less ...
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The right way, and the wrong way, to redeem your travel rewardsOct 25, 2015 7:40 am - For the average person flying coach from Italy to New York, the highlight of the nine-hour flight in a cramped airplane seat might be a hot meal or a good movie to pass ...
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IRS enhances efforts to combat identity fraudOct 25, 2015 7:39 am - WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service and private tax preparers say they are beefing up efforts to limit tax-related identity theft for the 2016 filing season, testi...
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The real reason Arctic drilling is faltering right nowOct 25, 2015 7:36 am - WASHINGTON - To those who aren't oil industry insiders, it seems like the most sudden of turnabouts. Shell appeared all set to drill in the Arctic - but then pulled out ...
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Students take up the Fight for $15 for another group: ThemselvesOct 25, 2015 7:34 am - WASHINGTON - Over the past few years, thousands of students have waved picket signs and chanted slogans in support of raising the minimum wage for people who toil in fas...
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How SALT teaches students about college debt before problems ariseOct 25, 2015 7:32 am - Andrew Brown, a Howard University senior, had a pretty enticing display of free swag, including knapsacks, pens, cups and magnets, all emblazoned with one word: SALT. "H...