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Welcome to HHS HealthBeat. Launched on July 11, 2005, this service provides health promotion and disease prevention tips 5 days a week in audio and text formats.

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August


August 24, 2009 - speaker icon"Mom, Dad and school" [read tip]
August 21, 2009 - speaker icon"Alcohol, fats, and women’s hearts" [read tip]
August 20, 2009 - speaker icon"Obesity and women" [read tip]
August 19, 2009 - speaker icon"Breathing smoke at college" [read tip]
August 18, 2009 - speaker icon"The college binge" [read tip]
August 17, 2009 - speaker icon"Staying alive" [read tip]
August 14, 2009 - speaker icon"Which kids get hurt" [read tip]
August 13, 2009 - speaker icon"Smoking and multiple sclerosis" [read tip]
August 12, 2009 - speaker icon"Preschoolers’ weight" [read tip]
August 11, 2009 - speaker icon"Cats and hearts" [read tip]
August 10, 2009 - speaker icon"Drinking and depression" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Depression (National Library of Medicine)
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August 07, 2009 - speaker icon"Heavy drinking and prostate cancer" [read tip]
August 06, 2009 - speaker icon"Women, heart disease and stroke" [read tip]
August 05, 2009 - speaker icon"Actively engaged" [read tip]
August 04, 2009 - speaker icon"Smoking children of smoking moms" [read tip]
August 03, 2009 - speaker icon"Kids and tubs" [read tip]

July


July 31, 2009 - speaker icon"A reminder about mammograms" [read tip]
July 30, 2009 - speaker icon"Game on" [read tip]
July 29, 2009 - speaker icon"Lower on D" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Vitamins (National Library of Medicine)
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July 28, 2009 - speaker icon"Spotting Tourette’s early" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Tourette Syndrome (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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July 27, 2009 - speaker icon"Thin, overweight, obese" [read tip]
July 24, 2009 - speaker icon"After gestational diabetes" [read tip]
July 23, 2009 - speaker icon"Quitting social smoking" [read tip]
July 22, 2009 - speaker icon"Playing nice" [read tip]
July 21, 2009 - speaker icon"Pancreatic cancer and weight" [read tip]
July 20, 2009 - speaker icon"Eating and arteries" [read tip]
July 17, 2009 - speaker icon"Analyzing the experts" [read tip]
July 16, 2009 - speaker icon"Talking with kids" [read tip]
July 15, 2009 - speaker icon"Early warning on diabetes" [read tip]
July 14, 2009 - speaker icon"Alcohol and the risk of suicide" [read tip]
July 13, 2009 - speaker icon"Healthier lifestyles back then" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Healthy Living (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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July 10, 2009 - speaker icon"Heading off disabilities" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Healthy Living (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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July 09, 2009 - speaker icon"Growing up after secondhand smoke" [read tip]
July 08, 2009 - speaker icon"Pregnancy and oral health" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Oral Health (Office on Woman’s Health)
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July 07, 2009 - speaker icon"A pattern of misses" [read tip]
July 06, 2009 - speaker icon"Teens and movies" [read tip]
July 03, 2009 - speaker icon"Why else quit smoking" [read tip]
July 02, 2009 - speaker icon"Not knowing" [read tip]
July 01, 2009 - speaker icon"Listen to your buds" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Noise (National Library of Medicine)
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June


June 30, 2009 - speaker icon"Antioxidants up in smoke" [read tip]
June 29, 2009 - speaker icon"Family meals with teens" [read tip]
June 26, 2009 - speaker icon"Turning active after cancer" [read tip]
June 25, 2009 - speaker icon"Whooping cough and adults" [read tip]
June 24, 2009 - speaker icon"Breastfeeding and multiple sclerosis" [read tip]
June 23, 2009 - speaker icon"Kids, colds and meds" [read tip]
June 22, 2009 - speaker icon"Bigger early, worse off later" [read tip]
June 19, 2009 - speaker icon"A soda and a half cup of beans" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Prevent Diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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June 18, 2009 - speaker icon"A call to action for safer homes" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Healthy Homes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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June 17, 2009 - speaker icon"Genes, lifestyle and blood pressure" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Prevention (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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June 16, 2009 - speaker icon"Money, fame and looking good" [read tip]
June 15, 2009 - speaker icon"Emotional maturity" [read tip]
June 12, 2009 - speaker icon"The effect of the fights" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Be a Good Role Model (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)
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June 11, 2009 - speaker icon"Surprising binge drinkers" [read tip]
June 10, 2009 - speaker icon"Sleepy teens" [read tip]
June 09, 2009 - speaker icon"Pets, trips and falls" [read tip]
June 08, 2009 - speaker icon"Easy on the salt" [read tip]
June 05, 2009 - speaker icon"Keeping healthy kidneys" [read tip]
June 04, 2009 - speaker icon"A healthy well" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Well Basics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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June 03, 2009 - speaker icon"Breastfeeding and healthy hearts" [read tip]
June 02, 2009 - speaker icon"Going off-label" [read tip]
June 01, 2009 - speaker icon"Vacationing in malaria country" [read tip]

May


May 28, 2009 - speaker icon"Religion at the end of life" [read tip]
May 27, 2009 - speaker icon"Depression and death" [read tip]
May 26, 2009 - speaker icon"Ike, kids and carbon monoxide" [read tip]
May 25, 2009 - speaker icon"DASH against heart failure" [read tip]
May 22, 2009 - speaker icon"Age and avoiding diabetes" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Diabetes Prevention (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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May 21, 2009 - speaker icon"Fitness and breast cancer" [read tip]
May 20, 2009 - speaker icon"Making the right choice" [read tip]
May 19, 2009 - speaker icon"Red wine, white wine" [read tip]
May 18, 2009 - speaker icon"Walking daily and far" [read tip]
May 15, 2009 - speaker icon"Rethinking drinking" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Rethinking Drinking (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
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May 14, 2009 - speaker icon"Getting older, eating badly" [read tip]
May 13, 2009 - speaker icon"Overweight, overtired and trucking" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Sleep Apnea (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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May 12, 2009 - speaker icon"Less smoking; still too much" [read tip]
May 11, 2009 - speaker icon"The spreading flu" [read tip]
May 08, 2009 - speaker icon"Strange beasts" [read tip]
May 07, 2009 - speaker icon"Numb from violence" [read tip]
May 06, 2009 - speaker icon"More aching backs" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Back Pain (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
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May 05, 2009 - speaker icon"Unintended consequences" [read tip]
May 04, 2009 - speaker icon"Exercising with heart failure" [read tip]
May 01, 2009 - speaker icon"Sleep disorders" [read tip]

April


April 30, 2009 - speaker icon"Belly fat, stress hormones and diabetes" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Diabetes and Me (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
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April 29, 2009 - speaker icon"How much did you eat?" [read tip]
April 28, 2009 - speaker icon"Doing by learning" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Sun Exposure (National Library of Medicine)
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April 27, 2009 - speaker icon"Weight on the knees" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Osteoarthritis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
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April 24, 2009 - speaker icon"No Lead" [read tip]
April 23, 2009 - speaker icon"More Workout, Less Weight Loss" [read tip]
April 22, 2009 - speaker icon"Parents Teaming Up" [read tip]
April 21, 2009 - speaker icon"Teens, TV and Depression" [read tip]
April 20, 2009 - speaker icon"Aging with Personality" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Getting Started (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
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April 17, 2009 - speaker icon"Teens getting a low D" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Vitamins (National Library of Medicine)
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April 16, 2009 - speaker icon"Marijuana and brains" [read tip]
April 15, 2009 - speaker icon"Smoke and Smokeless" [read tip]
April 14, 2009 - speaker icon"Finding your activity" [read tip]
April 10, 2009 - speaker icon"Young adults, healthy adults" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    A Healthier You (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
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April 09, 2009 - speaker icon"More cancer from smoking" [read tip]
April 08, 2009 - speaker icon"Fearless alcohol" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Alcohol (National Library of Medicine)
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April 07, 2009 - speaker icon"Sleep, Exercise and Cancer" [read tip]
April 06, 2009 - speaker icon"Sedentary preschoolers" [read tip]
April 03, 2009 - speaker icon"Arthritis, Knees and Quads" [read tip]
April 02, 2009 - speaker icon"Tracking Kids’ Walking" [read tip]
April 01, 2009 - speaker icon"No Fall" [read tip]

March


March 31, 2009 - speaker icon"Get Down for Diabetes" [read tip]
March 30, 2009 - speaker icon"Watch Now, Smoke Later" [read tip]
March 27, 2009 - speaker icon"Teens and Talk about Dying" [read tip]
March 26, 2009 - speaker icon"Not Better" [read tip]
March 25, 2009 - speaker icon"What Diets Work" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Diets (National Library of Medicine)
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March 24, 2009 - speaker icon"Going for Quality" [read tip]
March 23, 2009 - speaker icon"Still Time for Trouble " [read tip]
March 20, 2009 - speaker icon"Mind Workouts" [read tip]
March 19, 2009 - speaker icon"Marijuana, Men and Cancer" [read tip]
March 18, 2009 - speaker icon"Thinking and Mediterranean Eating" [read tip]
March 17, 2009 - speaker icon"Consuming TV" [read tip]
March 16, 2009 - speaker icon"Sleep and Diabetes" [read tip]
March 13, 2009 - speaker icon"Kids on Supplements" [read tip]
March 12, 2009 - speaker icon"More than Food" [read tip]
March 11, 2009 - speaker icon"New Knees, Stronger Muscles" [read tip]
March 10, 2009 - speaker icon"A Toast for Seniors" [read tip]
March 09, 2009 - speaker icon"Hi, Doc" [read tip]
March 06, 2009 - speaker icon"Being active with lung cancer" [read tip]
March 05, 2009 - speaker icon"Shouldering sports injuries" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Sports Injuries (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
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March 04, 2009 - speaker icon"Success from losing weight" [read tip]
March 03, 2009 - speaker icon"Cold and the old" [read tip]

February


February 27, 2009 - speaker icon"The 3,000" [read tip]
February 26, 2009 - speaker icon"Exercising the relaxing heart" [read tip]
February 25, 2009 - speaker icon"Mediterranean eating" [read tip]
February 24, 2009 - speaker icon"Spirituality, teens and chronic illness" [read tip]
February 23, 2009 - speaker icon"Smokers’ brains and strokes" [read tip]
February 20, 2009 - speaker icon"Higher risk, lower knowledge" [read tip]
February 19, 2009 - speaker icon"Tired and a cold" [read tip]
February 18, 2009 - speaker icon"Smoking and parents’ examples" [read tip]
February 17, 2009 - speaker icon"Someone else’s smoke " [read tip]
February 16, 2009 - speaker icon"Needing follow-up" [read tip]
February 13, 2009 - speaker icon"The Smoking Habit" [read tip]
February 12, 2009 - speaker icon"Accidental Infant Suffocation Deaths" [read tip]
February 11, 2009 - speaker icon"Teen Disabled Athletes" [read tip]
February 10, 2009 - speaker icon"Winter Can Kill" [read tip]
February 09, 2009 - speaker icon"Peanut Safety" [read tip]
February 06, 2009 - speaker icon"Still Time" [read tip]
February 05, 2009 - speaker icon"Practiced Walking" [read tip]
February 04, 2009 - speaker icon"Spreading Happiness" [read tip]
February 03, 2009 - speaker icon"Walk Away from the Buffet" [read tip]
February 02, 2009 - speaker icon"Apples, Pears, Livers and Hearts" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Cutting Calories (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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January


January 30, 2009 - speaker icon"Caregivers’ activities" [read tip]
January 29, 2009 - speaker icon"Teens and marijuana " [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Marijuana (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
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January 28, 2009 - speaker icon"Bad mixes" [read tip]
January 27, 2009 - speaker icon"The bond of breastfeeding" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Breastfeeding (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
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January 26, 2009 - speaker icon"Walking, talking kids" [read tip]
January 23, 2009 - speaker icon"Transitioning care" [read tip]
January 22, 2009 - speaker icon"Kids and media " [read tip]
January 21, 2009 - speaker icon"Ripples of weight" [read tip]
January 20, 2009 - speaker icon"Maybe later" [read tip]
January 19, 2009 - speaker icon"Better family history" [read tip]
January 16, 2009 - speaker icon"Trying the alternatives" [read tip]
January 15, 2009 - speaker icon"Why eat broccoli" [read tip]
January 14, 2009 - speaker icon"Health care in hard times" [read tip]
January 13, 2009 - speaker icon"Exercise and heart failure" [read tip]
January 12, 2009 - speaker icon"Now and later" [read tip]
January 09, 2009 - speaker icon"Bad air" [read tip]
January 08, 2009 - speaker icon"Kids and lead" [read tip]
January 07, 2009 - speaker icon"Can you believe it?" [read tip]
January 06, 2009 - speaker icon"Active enough?" [read tip]
January 05, 2009 - speaker icon"Thirdhand smoke and kids" [read tip]
January 02, 2009 - speaker icon"Spiritual living" [read tip]
January 01, 2009 - speaker icon"Masked and cleaned" [read tip]

Last revised: February 03, 2009