Policy/Biz Stories
- A study delved into the complex relationship between cigarettes and alcohol and found that when stricter smoking regulations are set in place, the population tends to drink less.
- Breast milk is a potential source of cytomegalovirus in premature babies, who are among those at highest risk of infection.
- The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks' game on Sunday will drag the NFL drug policy under a microscope.
- Your request to work from home is now backed by science.
- The website Who's Your Doctor proposes making doctors reveal everything, from their political stance to whether or not they're pro-choice.
- The White House's latest campaign says it's on all of us to stop sexual assault.
- While background checks might stop the wrong people from buying guns, there's nothing preventing anyone from renting one at a shooting range.
- A new study reveals the racial disparities in America's gun death rates, and Columbia University researchers are calling for a better plan of action.
- Children of college-educated parents eat more vegetables and drink less sugar than their peers, but all kids, no matter their background, did not eat sufficient amounts of whole grains and low-fat milk.
- The Institute of Medicine proposes what the United States Health System should do regarding end-of-life care. In short, start over.
- One school has decided to get personal with its required sex education surveys.
- An openly gay San Francisco lawmaker went public on Wednesday with his daily use of a highly effective HIV-prevention drug and urged more at-risk city dwellers to do the same.