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Study: Most dangerous kind of car crash isn���t the most feared 07/11/2017 04:37am • WASHINGTON ��� A study from AAA of data on fatal crashes finds that drivers worry most about being killed by another motorist, but the most lethal accidents are solo crashes. AAA Mid-Atlantic said in a statement Tuesday that while 96 percent of drivers fear they���re going to be hit by someone ru Why DC's Cleveland Park is losing its restaurants 07/06/2017 01:30am • WASHINGTON ��� When Dean Gold was scouting locations for a restaurant in 2005, he was instantly drawn to D.C.���s affluent and established Cleveland Park neighborhood. ���I thought the strip was charming and sort of had an old feel to it. It was just a gut feeling,��� Gold recalled. �� He The Sleep Lady's Best Summer Travel Tips 07/05/2017 08:00pm • Time for a family summer vacation? But, when you imagine traveling with small children, does it seem daunting, and do you worry it could even be potentially miserable? It doesn't have to be. You can travel in a way that's restful for your kids -- and you. Here are my eight best summer travel tips to Pain Is All Too Common in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis 07/04/2017 08:00pm • If you have rheumatoid arthritis, you're probably well-acquainted with pain. According to Stanford rheumatologist Dr. Stanford M. Shoor, "a majority of patients with RA suffer from some degree of pain." Rheumatoid arthritis is an incurable autoimmune disorder that produces inflammation throughout How to Improve Driving Skills of Teens With ADHD 06/27/2017 08:00pm • A study published in the June issue of JAMA Pediatrics found that teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are about one-third more likely to be involved in a car accident than people without ADHD. They're also more likely to obtain their driver's license at a later time. One of the study Virginia lags behind DC, Maryland on new safety report card 06/27/2017 03:57pm • WASHINGTON ��� A safety report card tracking whether states are adopting policies to help prevent car crashes, home fires, drownings and drug overdoses finds Virginia lagging behind Maryland and D.C. across most measures. Overall, no state received an A grade on the first-ever "State of Safety" r Fast-casual Honeygrow expands in DC, uses VR to train employees 06/21/2017 01:58pm • WASHINGTON ��� Philadelphia-based fast-casual restaurant Honeygrow plans several more D.C.-area locations ��� and it���s using virtual reality to recruit employees and train them. The restaurant, which specializes in stir-fry and salad has two locations in the D.C. area ��� in Chinatown and Penta 7 Tips for Managing Your Financial Affairs as a Retiree Overseas 06/20/2017 08:00pm • You need to carefully manage your financial life when you live or retire in another country. In some cases you can do this virtually, with the support of a laptop and an internet connection. This way, you can access an account, get cash, move money, send a wire or pay a bill from anywhere in the wo Eat less, improve energy with mindful eating 06/20/2017 02:21am • WASHINGTON ��� Do you remember yesterday���s lunch ��� the smells, tastes and textures of the turkey hoagie that you just had to have? Or were you paying more attention to your inbox ��� eyes fixed to the screen, firing off emails with no regard for the sandwich that was hastily chewed up an How to Avoid Injury and Illness During Summer Break 06/19/2017 08:00pm • Summer: It's what millions of children look forward to all year, from the second they step into the old brick schoolhouse in September. It's what we, as parents, look forward to all year, too, as it presents an opportunity to relax, have fun with our children, enjoy new experiences and continue fam Combating Distracted Driving: Why a Growing Number of Companies Are Saying No to Mobile Phones 06/18/2017 08:00pm • Distracted driving claimed 10 lives per day and injured 10,000 people per day in 2015, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Millions of miles are driven each year by employees while traveling on business, so companies are realizing they need to take a stand on distracted Exercise and Marijuana: Do They Mix? 06/18/2017 08:00pm • Medical marijuana is legal in 26 states and recreational use is legal in seven states and the District of Columbia. As a result, more people are able to access pot and use it in a variety of circumstances -- exercise not excluded. That's right: While a popular perception of marijuana users is the sp Who loves him more? Trump's cabinet members gush at meeting 06/13/2017 07:50am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Great president or greatest? That appeared to be the question at President Donald Trump's first meeting of his full Cabinet on Monday, as top aides took turns piling praise on the boss. After Trump extolled the achievements of his young administration, asserting that he had 4 Tips for Medical School Applicants With Disabilities 06/12/2017 08:00pm • According to a Journal of the American Medical Association study published in December 2016, 3 percent of medical school students have disabilities -- although this may be an underestimation, since in my experience many students with mental illnesses don't report their condition. Students' disabili New bill aims to prevent children being left in hot cars 06/12/2017 12:47am • WASHINGTON ��� In the summer of 2008, Miles Harrison of Purcellville, Virginia, did it every morning: He loaded his young son in the car, in order to drop him off at day care. Chase died of heatstroke after being left in a car in July. (WTOP/Steve Dresener) But on a hot July morning he made a