Podcasts
Cancer
Good News about Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among females in the
United States. Both in situ and invasive female breast cancer rates have
been decreasing in recent years, with a sharper decline occurring from 2002
to 2003. Future studies should focus on determining potential causes for
these decreases.
Regular Screening Prevents Colorectal Cancer
This four-minute podcast focuses on the prevention of colorectal cancer and
screening. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in
the United States, but it is preventable.
General Health
Twelve Holiday Health and Safety Tips
Give the gift of health and safety to yourself and others by following these
holiday tips.
Physical Activity
Exercise: A No-Cost Prescription for Health
Regular physical activity is associated with decreased risk for obesity,
heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, certain cancers, and premature death.
This report discusses the prevalence of regular, leisure-time physical
activity among adults and encourages people to be physically active by doing
simple things that can be incorporated into everyday life.
Pregnancy and Reproductive Health
Diabetes and Pregnancy: Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes happens in a woman who develops diabetes during
pregnancy. This podcast discusses its potential effects and action steps to
avoid complications.
If You’re Pregnant, Don’t Smoke
This podcast describes the dangers of smoking during pregnancy for the woman
and her unborn baby and offers information about how to get help to quit
smoking for good.
Pap Tests and Foreign-Born Women
Foreign-born women living in the U.S. are less likely to have Pap tests to
detect cervical cancer than women born in this country. The problem is worse
for women from certain countries or regions. Find out why this is a
disturbing trend, who these women are, why they are less likely to get a Pap
test, and what CDC is doing about it.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS and Women
CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding provides information on the HIV/AIDS
epidemic among U.S. women, HIV testing, and how U.S. women can take action
to protect their health.
Violence
When Closeness
Goes Wrong
Over the previous several decades, intimate partner violence has been
recognized as behavior that seriously harms the person who experiences it
and the children who see it happen. Dr. Michele Black discusses a link
between intimate partner violence and illnesses, including asthma,
arthritis, stroke, increased heavy or binge drinking, smoking, and risk
factors such as HIV or sexually transmitted diseases.
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