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December
December 30, 2011 - "Fifty-plus and working on it" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Senior Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
December 29, 2011 - "Kids and sweetness" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Sugar-sweetened Beverages Among Youth (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
December 28, 2011 - "Double the risk" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Reduce Your Risk of Stroke (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
December 27, 2011 - "Spotting spreading measles" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Measles Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
December 26, 2011 - "Smokers in training" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Smokefree.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
December 23, 2011 - "Well-rested teens" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Get Enough Sleep (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
December 22, 2011 - "Rehashing family history" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: My Family Health Portrait (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
December 21, 2011 - "Working out the back pain" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Yoga (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
December 20, 2011 - "Making your heart race" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Fitness.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
December 19, 2011 - "Choices to manage diabetes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Diabetes (National Institute of Health)
December 16, 2011 - "Teens wanting weight loss" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Fitness.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
December 15, 2011 - "The echoing argument" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Family Issues (National Institutes of Health)
December 14, 2011 - "Caregivers’ self-care" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Working Caregivers: Finding a Balance (Administration on Aging)
December 13, 2011 - "Fighting for air" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: What is COPD? (National Institutes of Health)
December 12, 2011 - "The holiday gift of health" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Flu.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
December 9, 2011 - "Better C, better risk" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Vitamin C (National Institutes of Health)
December 8, 2011 - "Spreading the shot benefit" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Flu.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
December 7, 2011 - "Teens’ drug problems" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Facts on Drugs (National Institutes of Health)
December 6, 2011 - "Putting the pain in paintball" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Sports-Related Eye Injuries (National Institutes of Health)
December 5, 2011 - "Too tired to drive" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Get Enough Sleep (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
December 2, 2011 - "Hurting lungs" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Omega-3 Fatty Acids (National Institutes of Health)
December 1, 2011 - "Sleeping teens’ sugar" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Get Enough Sleep (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
November
November 30, 2011 - "Teen tan trouble" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Protect Your Skin from the Sun (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
November 29, 2011 - "Halt the salt" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Lowering Salt in Your Diet (Food and Drug Administration)
November 28, 2011 - "Staving off stroke" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Reduce Your Risk of Stroke (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
November 25, 2011 - "Drinking and breast cancer" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Breast Cancer (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
November 24, 2011 - "Working on a joint project" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Arthritis: Physical Activity Programs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
November 23, 2011 - "Does Listeria lurk in your kitchen" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Keep Listeria Out of Your Kitchen (Food and Drug Administration)
November 22, 2011 - "The benefits of biking" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Fitness.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
November 21, 2011 - "Eyes wide open" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Preventing Diabetes (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
November 18, 2011 - "How large, how long, how risky" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Fitness.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
November 17, 2011 - "Spotting breast cancer early" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Breast Cancer (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
November 16, 2011 - "Risky teen driving" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Distractions.gov (U.S. Department of Transportation)
November 15, 2011 - "Sleeping easy" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Watch Your Weight (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
November 14, 2011 - "Smokers’ kids sick days" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Smokefree.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
November 11, 2011 - "The burden of melanoma" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle (National Institutes of Health)
November 10, 2011 - "Risky sleepy teens" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Get Enough Sleep (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
November 9, 2011 - "Overprescribed, overdosed" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Drug Abuse (National Institutes of Health)
November 8, 2011 - "The questionable prostate supplement" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Prostate Cancer (National Institutes of Health)
November 7, 2011 - "A dose of exercise" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Fitness.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
November 4, 2011 - "Go4Life" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Go4Life (National Institutes of Health)
November 3, 2011 - "Drinking and thinking" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Dementia (National Institutes of Health)
November 2, 2011 - "Heads-up on concussion" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Concussion (National Institutes of Health)
November 1, 2011 - "A check on chickenpox" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Chickenpox (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
October
October 31, 2011 - "Not just the lungs" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Smokefree.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
October 28, 2011 - "Heart to heart" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Cardiovascular Disease (National Institutes of Health)
October 27, 2011 - "Parents, buckle down; kids, buckle up" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Child safety seats (National Institutes of Health)
October 26, 2011 - "Kids, weight and asthma" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: What is Asthma? (National Institutes of Health)
October 25, 2011 - "The scary eyeball" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Decorative Contact Lenses (Food and Drug Administration)
October 24, 2011 - "Short on vitamin D" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Vitamin D (National Institutes of Health)
October 21, 2011 - "Grieving children" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Grief (National Institutes of Health)
October 20, 2011 - "Better reasons to exercise" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Fitness.Gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
October 19, 2011 - "Living, with the healthy four" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Prevention and Wellness (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
October 18, 2011 - "Cutting saw palmetto down to size" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Enlarged prostate (National Institutes of Health)
October 17, 2011 - "Drinking stories" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Underage Drinking (National Institutes of Health)
October 14, 2011 - "Older kids shots" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Childhood Immunization (National Institutes of Health)
October 13, 2011 - "Pregnancy and stroke" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Pregnancy (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
October 12, 2011 - "Mom’s flu vaccination gift" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Flu: Facts for Parents (& Expecting) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
October 11, 2011 - "Renew against the flu" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Flu.Gov (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
October 10, 2011 - "Heavier young, sooner dead" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Nutrition and Weight Status (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
October 7, 2011 - "Good old genes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Genes (National Institutes of Health)
October 6, 2011 - "Strokes early" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Know Stroke (National Institutes of Health)
October 5, 2011 - "Weights and smokes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: SmokeFree.Gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
October 4, 2011 - "Five ways to fight diabetes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Eating and Diabetes (National Institutes of Health)
October 3, 2011 - "Be confident, be active" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: What is COPD? (National Institutes of Health)
September
September 30, 2011 - "Ticks’ tricks" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Ticks (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
September 29, 2011 - "Risk of glaucoma" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Facts about Glaucoma (National Institutes of Health)
September 28, 2011 - "Billions on obesity" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Overweight and Obesity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
September 27, 2011 - "Cancer by sex" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Prostate Cancer (National Institutes of Health)
September 26, 2011 - "Fighting on" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Families (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
September 23, 2011 - "The benefits of breastfeeding" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Breastfeeding (National Institutes of Health)
September 22, 2011 - "Predicting panic attacks" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Panic Disorder National Institutes of Health)
September 21, 2011 - "Inactive with arthritis" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Aging: Arthritis (National Institutes of Health)
September 20, 2011 - "What’s your supplement" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Talking to Your Doctor (National Institutes of Health)
September 19, 2011 - "Taking diabetes to school" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Diabetes – Quick Guide to Healthy Living (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
September 16, 2011 - "Scarlet fever" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Scarlet Fever: A Group A Streptococcal Infection (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
September 15, 2011 - "Too big all over" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: U.S. Obesity Trends (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
September 14, 2011 - "Exercising against Alzheimer’s" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Can Alzheimer’s Disease Be Prevented? (National Institutes of Health)
September 13, 2011 - "Dieting, exercise and diabetes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Diabetes Fact Sheet (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health)
September 12, 2011 - "The killer tube" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Let’s Move (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
September 9, 2011 - "No easy choice" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Prostate Cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
September 8, 2011 - "Heart disease, breast cancer and women" [read tip]
Take the Next Step:
Women’s Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health)
September 7, 2011 - "Omega-3 and Alzheimer’s" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Alzheimer’s Disease Fact Sheet (National Institutes of Health)
September 6, 2011 - "Sneeze and bark " [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Allergy (National Institutes of Health)
September 5, 2011 - "Hantavirus" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Hantavirus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
September 2, 2011 - "Protecting your liver" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Viral Hepatitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
September 1, 2011 - "The lives of boomers" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Go4Life (National Institutes of Health)
August
August 31, 2011 - "Be positive, be healthy" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Teen Development (National Institutes of Health)
August 30, 2011 - "Caught early" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Colorectal Cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
August 29, 2011 - "Smoking kids’ movies" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
August 26, 2011 - "A baby, your weight, and diabetes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Diabetes Fact Sheet (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health)
August 25, 2011 - "Diabetes health sense" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Diabetes Health Sense (National Diabetes Education Program)
August 24, 2011 - "How to not get invasive group A strep" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Group A Streptococcal Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
August 23, 2011 - "Death by belt size" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Activity and Menu Planners (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
August 22, 2011 - "Beating the heat" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Frequently Asked Questions About Extreme Heat (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
August 19, 2011 - "What’s new with the family?" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Family Health History: Collect It (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
August 18, 2011 - "Kids and concussions" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Concussion in Sports (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
August 17, 2011 - "Your job, your move" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Prostate Cancer (National Institutes of Health)
August 16, 2011 - "Your job, your move" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Stay Safe at Work (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
August 15, 2011 - "The diet yo-yo" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Weight Loss for Life (National Institutes of Health)
August 12, 2011 - "Heart-protecting living" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Keep Your Heart Healthy (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
August 11, 2011 - "Binge drinkers’ brains" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Binge Drinking (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
August 10, 2011 - "Growing healthy in community gardens" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Start a Community Garden (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
August 9, 2011 - "Bullying, then and now" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Stop Bullying (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
August 8, 2011 - "Flu-free kids" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Flu Facts for Parents & Expecting (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
August 5, 2011 - "Wet ears" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Ear Infections (National Institutes of Health)
August 4, 2011 - "Quality of care, here and there" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Choosing Quality Care (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
August 3, 2011 - "Safe working teens" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Young Workers (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
August 2, 2011 - "Lifelong exercise for your heart" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Prevention: What You Can Do (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
August 1, 2011 - "Easier with yoga" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Yoga (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
July
July 29, 2011 - "Not waterproof" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: FDA Sheds Light on Sunscreens (Food and Drug Administration)
July 28, 2011 - "An eye on sight" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Vision Impairment and Blindness (National Institutes of Health)
July 27, 2011 - "Tai chi fighting depression" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Tai Chi: An Introduction (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
July 26, 2011 - "Teens, sodas and weight" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Take Charge of Your Health: A Guide for Teenagers (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
July 25, 2011 - "Cats, dogs and allergies" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Healthy Pets, Healthy People (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
July 22, 2011 - "The broader spectrum" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Protect Your Skin from the Sun (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
July 21, 2011 - "Family stories" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Family Health History: Collect It (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
July 20, 2011 - "Timing babies" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Getting Pregnant Again (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health)
July 19, 2011 - "Sodium, potassium and staying alive" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Most Americans Should Consume Less Sodium (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
July 18, 2011 - "Drugged, driving and dead" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Drugged Driving (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
July 15, 2011 - "Active teens? Not hardly" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Take Charge of Your Health: A Guide for Teenagers (Weight Control Information Network)
July 14, 2011 - "Girls’ DASH for better weight" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: What is the DASH Eating Plan? (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute)
July 13, 2011 - "Prostate cancer, smoking and early death" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Prostate Cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
July 12, 2011 - "The lost weight vitamin" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Vitamin D (National Institutes of Health)
July 11, 2011 - "Second-hand flu vaccinations" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: What Pregnant Women Should Know About Flu (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
July 8, 2011 - "Thirty years of AIDS" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: AIDS.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
July 7, 2011 - "Heart risk and women" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Living Guidelines for Women: What you need to know (Office on Women’s Health)
July 6, 2011 - "High blood pressure young age" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Get Your Blood Pressure Checked (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
July 5, 2011 - "Being Big, thinking small" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Change Your Habits: Steps to Better Health (Weight Control Information Network)
July 4, 2011 - "Baste, don't cook" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Skin Cancer Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
July 1, 2011 - "Overweight and overtired" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Helping Your Child: Tips for Parents (Weight Control Information Network)
June
June 30, 2011 - "Thinking and the Stroke Belt [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Stroke (National Institutes of Health)
June 29, 2011 - "What’s in your wallet?" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Your Medicine: Be Smart. Be Safe. With wallet card (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
June 28, 2011 - "Look into my eyes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Eyes and Vision (National Institutes of Health)
June 27, 2011 - "Anyone can get skin cancer" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: What You Need to Know About Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers (National Cancer Institute
June 24, 2011 - "The shower fall" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Bathroom safety—adults (National Institutes of Health)
June 23, 2011 - "Obesity, inactivity and arthritis" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Physical Activity and Arthritis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
June 22, 2011 - "Living with cancer" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Survivorship—Living with and Beyond Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
June 21, 2011 - "Anorexia’s brain chemistry" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Anorexia Nervosa (National Institutes of Health)
June 20, 2011 - "Next Father’s Day" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Men’s Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
June 17, 2011 - "Losing to gain against arthritis" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Aim for a Healthy Weight (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute)
June 16, 2011 - "Drinking problem?" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Drink Alcohol Only in Moderation (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
June 15, 2011 - " Cell health and exercise" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: The Benefits of Physical Activity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
June 14, 2011 - "Aging and eating" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Anemia (National Institutes of Health)
June 13, 2011 - "Fears about breast cancer" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
June 10, 2011 - "Your best shot at protection" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Measles Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
June 9, 2011 - "Fast and wrong" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
June 8, 2011 - "Breast cancer and smoking" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Smokefree.gov (National Cancer Institute)
June 7, 2011 - "Fat burning and fatty liver disease" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Fatty Liver Disease (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
June 6, 2011 - "Dinner at 8" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Watch Your Weight (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
June 3, 2011 - "Snakes and frogs" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Reptiles, Amphibians and Salmonella (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
June 2, 2011 - "Losing weight, remembering more" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Weight Loss for Life (National Institutes of Health)
June 1, 2011 - "Women, weight and growing older" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Fit and Fabulous as You Mature (Weight Control Information Network)
May
May 31, 2011 - "Older boomers driving" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Older Drivers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
May 30, 2011 - "The brain on ecstasy" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Ecstasy (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
May 27, 2011 - "Tai chi and hearts" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Tai Chi: An Introduction (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
May 26, 2011 - "Hooked on hookah" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Hookahs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
May 25, 2011 - "Youth, heads and motorcycle helmets" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Motorcycle Safety: Helmets Save Lives (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
May 24, 2011 - "How to raise a boy’s blood pressure" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Secondhand Smoke (National Institutes of Health)
May 23, 2011 - "Gambling over the years" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Compulsive gambling (National Institutes of Health)
May 20, 2011 - "Giving vaccines a shot" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Vaccines.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
May 19, 2011 - "Age problems early" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Basics about Diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
May 18, 2011 - "Easing arthritis pain" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Arthritis (National Institutes of Health)
May 17, 2011 - "Breastfeeding and moms’ brains" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Why Breastfeeding is Important (National Women’s Health Information Center)
May 16, 2011 - "Discretion about sugar" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Cutting Calories (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
May 13, 2011 - "Meditation and the brain" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Meditation: An Introduction (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
May 12, 2011 - "Millions of Falls" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Falls and Older Adults (National Institute on Aging)
May 11, 2011 - "Walking with Parkinson’s" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Parkinson’s Disease (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
May 10, 2011 - "Making Moms-to-Be Stronger" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Healthy Pregnancy (The National Women’s Health Information Center)
May 9, 2011 - "Not talking about CAM" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Tell Your Health Care Provider About Your Use of CAM (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
May 6, 2011 - "No quarter to high blood pressure" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Get Your Blood Pressure Checked (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
May 5, 2011 - "Overweight and real weight" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Healthy Weight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
May 4, 2011 - "The tetanus boost" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Tetanus (National Library of Medicine)
May 3, 2011 - "Liking alcohol" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Stop Underage Drinking (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
May 2, 2011 - "Food on the brain" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Take Charge of Your Health: A guide for teenagers (National Institutes of Health)
April
April 29, 2011 - "Eskimo disease risk" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Fish Oil (National Library of Medicine)
April 28, 2011 - "Trouble beyond eating disorders" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Eating Disorders (National Library of Medicine)
April 27, 2011 - "Unbuckling the diabetes belt" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Basics About Diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
April 26, 2011 - "Need sleep?" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Sleep and Sleep Disorders (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
April 25, 2011 - "More cancer survivors" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Living with Cancer (National Library of Medicine)
April 22, 2011 - "Off schedule" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Adults and Older Adults Adverse Drug Events (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
April 21, 2011 - "Another problem for overweight teens" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Take Charge of Your Health: A Guide for Teenagers (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
April 20, 2011 - "Workers on the move" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Motivation via Worksite Wellness Programs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
April 19, 2011 - "Not just kids" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Adults represent a majority of inhalant treatment admissions (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
April 18, 2011 - "Cocoa and heart risk" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: How to Prevent and Control Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute)
April 15, 2011 - "Activity against disability" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Go4Life (National Institute on Aging)
April 14, 2011 - "More fiber, fewer deaths" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Fiber (National Library of Medicine)
April 13, 2011 - "The kidney spiral" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease (National Kidney and Urological Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
April 12, 2011 - "Boxing and kids’ heads" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Concussion in Sports (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
April 11, 2011 - "Nightcaps — not such a great idea" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Rethinking Drinking (National Institutes of Health)
April 8, 2011 - "Teens taking risks" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Teen Drivers Fact Sheet (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
April 7, 2011 - "Fighting sight loss" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Eye Health Tips (National Eye Institute)
April 6, 2011 - "A bad rich tan" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Learning About Skin Cancer (National Institutes of Health)
April 5, 2011 - "A bowl of whole grain goodness" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: The Scoop on Whole Grains (Food and Drug Administration)
April 4, 2011 - "More fiber, less heart risk" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Dietary Fiber (National Library of Medicine)
April 1, 2011 - "Kids, asthma and mealtimes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Asthma in Children (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
March
March 31, 2011 - "Hidden salt" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Reduce Salt and Sodium in Your Diet (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute)
March 30, 2011 - "E-cigarettes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Electronic Cigarettes: Questions and Answers (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
March 29, 2011 - "Prescriptions and poisonings" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Unintentional Poisoning (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
March 28, 2011 - "Obese and triple-negative" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Breast Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
March 25, 2011 - "Walk the dog" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Health Benefits of Pets (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
March 24, 2011 - "Counting counties’ activity" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Get Active (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 23, 2011 - "Breast cancers" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
March 22, 2011 - "Not for toddlers and babies" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Young Children and Adverse Drug Events (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
March 21, 2011 - "Young teens drinking" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Stop Underage Drinking (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
March 17, 2011 - "The cost of safer food" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Keep Food Safe (FoodSafety.gov)
March 16, 2011 - "Hispanics with arthritis" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Arthritis (National Library of Medicine)
March 15, 2011 - "Strong ties against breast cancer" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Taking Time: Support for People with Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
March 14, 2011 - "Make the call" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Make the Call: Don’t Miss a Beat (The National Women’s Health Information Center)
March 11, 2011 - "Dangers of diabetes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2011 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
March 10, 2011 - "Sleep and colon cancer" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
March 9, 2011 - "Lowering high blood pressure and cholesterol" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Keep Your Heart Healthy (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 8, 2011 - "Tag adds up" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Exercise for Children (National Institutes of Health)
March 7, 2011 - "Energy trouble" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Energy Drinks May Hurt Kids (National Institutes of Health)
March 4, 2011 - "Younger strokes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: NINDS Stroke Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
March 3, 2011 - "Ticked off" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Healthy Pets Healthy People (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
March 2, 2011 - "Controlling high blood pressure" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: High Blood Pressure (National Institutes of Health)
March 1, 2011 - "Stop bullying, wherever it is" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Stop Bullying Now (Health Resources and Services Administration)
February
February 28, 2011 - "Weighing less, moving more" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Go4Life (National Institute on Aging)
February 25, 2011 - "Buckling down about buckling up" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Seat Belts Fact Sheet (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
February 24, 2011 - "Staying with breastfeeding" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Breastfeeding (The National Women’s Health Information Center)
February 23, 2011 - "Over 100 and going strong" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Healthy Aging (National Institutes of Health)
February 22, 2011 - "Good medicine, but maybe not for Baby" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Pregnancy and Medicines (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
February 21, 2011 - "Breastfeeding and cancer survivors" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Breast Feeding May Counter Some Effects of Childhood Cancer (National Institutes of Health)
February 18, 2011 - "Middle school friends" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Monitoring Your Teen’s Activities: What Parents and Families Should Know (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
February 17, 2011 - "No help from caffeine" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Rethinking Drinking (National Institutes of Health)
February 16, 2011 - "Keep crossing the street" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: What is Osteoarthritis? (National Institutes of Health)
February 15, 2011 - "Obesity clusters" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Aim for a Healthy Weight (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute)
February 14, 2011 - "Feeling really good about yourself" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: College Health and Safety (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
February 11, 2011 - "Learn more, breathe better" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
February 10, 2011 - "Actively living" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Prostate Cancer (National Institutes of Health)
February 9, 2011 - "Thinking and Mediterranean eating" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Mediterranean Diet (National Institutes of Health)
February 8, 2011 - "Understanding ADHD" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (National Institute of Mental Health)
February 7, 2011 - "The tell-tale brain" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Five Keys for Quitting Smoking (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
February 4, 2011 - "Staying active; staying alive" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Be Active Your Way: A Guide for Adults (Department of Health and Human Services)
February 3, 2011 - "Walking and living longer" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Walking: A Step in the Right Direction (Weight-control Information Network)
February 2, 2011 - "Who gets up" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: How Much Sleep Do I Need? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
February 1, 2011 - "Alcohol and obesity" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Alcoholism (National Institutes of Health)
January
January 31, 2011 - "Kids’ sports versus exercise" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: How much physical activity do children need? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
January 28, 2011 - "Happy over quitting" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Smokefree: Forever Free (National Cancer Institute)
January 27, 2011 - "Illness in the millions" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Food Poisoning (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 26, 2011 - "Can smoking give you arthritis?" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Arthritis (National Institutes of Health)
January 25, 2011 - "Parents are the key" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Parents Are the Key to Safe Teen Drivers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
January 24, 2011 - "Less embarrassment, more exam" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Learning About Skin Cancer (National Institutes of Health)
January 21, 2011 - "Save the antibiotics" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Antibiotic Resistance Questions and Answers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
January 20, 2011 - "Odds on indoor tanning" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Indoor Tanning: The Risks of Ultraviolet Rays (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
January 19, 2011 - "Beating the spread" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Watch Your Weight (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 18, 2011 - "Millions driving under the influence" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Impaired Driving (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
January 17, 2011 - "Walking and weights works against diabetes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Physical Activity for Healthy Weight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
January 14, 2011 - "Fish oil and Alzheimer’s" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Alzheimer’s Disease Fact Sheet (National Institute on Aging)
January 13, 2011 - "Big teens, bigger adults" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Take Charge of Your Health: A guide for teenagers (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
January 12, 2011 - "Still safe" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Thimerosal (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
January 11, 2011 - "Underlying weight in kids with asthma" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Asthma in children (National Institutes of Health)
January 10, 2011 - "Fried fish and stroke" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Eat Healthy (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 7, 2011 - "Smoke and genes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease Fact Sheet (Office of the Surgeon General)
January 6, 2011 - "Restart the heart" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: How Does an Automated External Defibrillator Work? (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute)
January 5, 2011 - "Right fights" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Healthy Marriage Initiative (Administration for Children & Families)
January 4, 2011 - "Stopping strokes" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: How to Prevent Stroke (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
January 3, 2011 - "Compression alone" [read tip]
- Take the Next Step: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (National Institutes of Health)