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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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December

December 31, 2009 - speaker icon

"Practicing prevention" [read tip]

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Quit Smoking (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 30, 2009 - speaker icon

"Back to yoga" [read tip]

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If You Are Thinking About Yoga (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

December 29, 2009 - speaker icon

"HIV and obesity" [read tip]

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Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-loss Program (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

December 28, 2009 - speaker icon

"Life, death and mammograms" [read tip]

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Breast Cancer Screening (National Cancer Institute)

December 25, 2009 - speaker icon

"Throwing cold water on the waterpipes" [read tip]

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Hookahs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 24, 2009 - speaker icon

"When do you need more help?" [read tip]

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Know The Emergency Warning Signs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 23, 2009 - speaker icon

"Kids without rotavirus" [read tip]

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Rotavirus Home (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 22, 2009 - speaker icon

"Yoga backs" [read tip]

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Yoga for Health: An Introduction (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

December 21, 2009 - speaker icon

"The Slim-Fast recall" [read tip]

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Unilever Conducts Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Slim-Fast® Ready-to-Drink Products in Cans Due to Possible Health Risk (Food and Drug Administration)

December 18, 2009 - speaker icon

"How much meat?" [read tip]

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Dietary Proteins (National Library of Medicine)

December 17, 2009 - speaker icon

"Non-fighting words" [read tip]

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Family Issues (National Library of Medicine)

December 16, 2009 - speaker icon

"Who should get the antivirals " [read tip]

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Quick Facts for the Public on Antiviral Treatments for 2009 H1N1 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 15, 2009 - speaker icon

"Flu and antivirals" [read tip]

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Questions & Answers: Antiviral Drugs, 2009-2010 Flu Season (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 14, 2009 - speaker icon

"Take three against the flu" [read tip]

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Prevention and Treatment (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 11, 2009 - speaker icon

"Keep the beat recipes" [read tip]

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Deliciously Healthy Eating: Keep the Beat (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

December 10, 2009 - speaker icon

"Living to prevent stroke " [read tip]

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Stroke Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 09, 2009 - speaker icon

"Diabetes all over " [read tip]

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2009 H1N1 and People with Diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 08, 2009 - speaker icon

"Well-belted kids" [read tip]

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Child Passenger Safety (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 07, 2009 - speaker icon

"Flu and the high-risk kids" [read tip]

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2009 H1N1 & Children: Is My Child at High Risk for Complications from the Flu? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 04, 2009 - speaker icon

"Teens and tans" [read tip]

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Indoor Tanning: The Risks of Ultraviolet Rays (Food and Drug Administration)

December 03, 2009 - speaker icon

"Your medications and the emergency department" [read tip]

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How to Create a Pill Card (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

December 02, 2009 - speaker icon

"Eating all your fruits and veggies?" [read tip]

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Eat a Variety of Fruits and Vegetables Each Day (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

December 01, 2009 - speaker icon

"Almost 8 percent " [read tip]

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More Than 50 Ways to Prevent Diabetes (PDF – 950KB) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

November

November 30, 2009 - speaker icon

"Smoke, lead and ADHD" [read tip]

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (National Library of Medicine)

November 27, 2009 - speaker icon

"Scalds and seniors" [read tip]

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Burns (National Library of Medicine)

November 26, 2009 - speaker icon

"Lead, bones, hearts and death" [read tip]

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Lead and Your Health (PDF - 344KB) (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

November 25, 2009 - speaker icon

"Heading off diabetes" [read tip]

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Am I at Risk? (National Diabetes Education Program)

November 24, 2009 - speaker icon

"Keeping on the baby weight" [read tip]

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Staying Healthy and Safe (Womenshealth.gov)

November 23, 2009 - speaker icon

"Strong thighs, less pain" [read tip]

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Osteoarthritis (National Institute on Aging)

November 20, 2009 - speaker icon

"Knowing but not acting" [read tip]

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Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

November 19, 2009 - speaker icon

"Living with diabetes" [read tip]

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National Diabetes Education Program (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

November 18, 2009 - speaker icon

"Weight gains and prostate cancer" [read tip]

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Energy Balance: Weight and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (National Cancer Institute)

November 17, 2009 - speaker icon

"Exercise and deep belly fat" [read tip]

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Active at Any Size (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

November 16, 2009 - speaker icon

"Weight off the knees" [read tip]

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Osteoarthritis (National Library of Medicine)

November 13, 2009 - speaker icon

"The safety of the HPV vaccine" [read tip]

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HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccines for Cervical Cancer (National Cancer Institute)

November 12, 2009 - speaker icon

"Happy birthday to you. Twice." [read tip]

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Advice for Parents on Talking to Children About Novel H1N1 Flu (Formerly Swine Flu) Concerns (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

November 11, 2009 - speaker icon

"Dying by drugs" [read tip]

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Prescription Drug Overdose (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

November 10, 2009 - speaker icon

"After cancer, babies" [read tip]

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Female survivors of childhood cancer (National Library of Medicine)

November 09, 2009 - speaker icon

"The H1N1 difference" [read tip]

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Vaccination (Flu.gov)

November 06, 2009 - speaker icon

"What antibiotics can’t do" [read tip]

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Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

November 05, 2009 - speaker icon

"Lifestyle and a second breast cancer" [read tip]

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Breast Cancer: Prevention, Genetics, Causes (National Cancer Institute)

November 04, 2009 - speaker icon

"After Recovery Month" [read tip]

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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

November 03, 2009 - speaker icon

"More schools with less" [read tip]

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Schools and Teachers Checklist (Office of the Surgeon General)

November 02, 2009 - speaker icon

"Pregnancy and flu shots" [read tip]

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Pregnant Women and the Flu: Five things you need to know (Flu.gov)

October

October 30, 2009 - speaker icon

"H1N1 and HIV" [read tip]

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H1N1 Preparedness and HIV (Aids.gov)

October 29, 2009 - speaker icon

"Bingeing and driving" [read tip]

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Binge Drinking (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

October 28, 2009 - speaker icon

"Sensitivity and when the moles show up" [read tip]

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Skin Care Prevention (National Cancer Institute)

October 27, 2009 - speaker icon

"Getting the flu vaccinations" [read tip]

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Vaccination (Flu.gov)

October 26, 2009 - speaker icon

"Keeping up with the family" [read tip]

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Surgeon General's Family Health History Initiative (Office of the Surgeon General)

October 23, 2009 - speaker icon

"First in line" [read tip]

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General Information About 2009 H1N1 Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

October 22, 2009 - speaker icon

"Active commuting" [read tip]

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Be Active Your Way: A Guide for Adults (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

October 21, 2009 - speaker icon

"Soy isoflavone tablets and bone density" [read tip]

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Soy (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

October 20, 2009 - speaker icon

"Keeping a healthy heart" [read tip]

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Heart Disease Prevention: What You Can Do (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

October 19, 2009 - speaker icon

"Job worries, health worries" [read tip]

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Getting Through Tough Economic Times (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)

October 16, 2009 - speaker icon

"On the menu for diabetes" [read tip]

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I Have Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

October 15, 2009 - speaker icon

"Lie to your kids?" [read tip]

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Parenting (National Library of Medicine)

October 14, 2009 - speaker icon

"Who’s buying the alcohol" [read tip]

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Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking (Office of the Surgeon General)

October 13, 2009 - speaker icon

"Checked your brain?" [read tip]

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Brain Diseases (National Library of Medicine)

October 12, 2009 - speaker icon

"Flu vaccination for mom and baby" [read tip]

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H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Resources for Pregnant Women (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

October 09, 2009 - speaker icon

"Not so easy to quit" [read tip]

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Smokefree.gov (smokefree.gov)

October 08, 2009 - speaker icon

"Weight and widowhood" [read tip]

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How To Deal With Grief (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)

October 07, 2009 - speaker icon

"Stress and pounds" [read tip]

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Stress (National Library of Medicine)

October 06, 2009 - speaker icon

"Keeping track of your health information" [read tip]

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Personal Medical Records (National Library of Medicine)

October 05, 2009 - speaker icon

"Obesity differences" [read tip]

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Overweight and Obesity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

October 02, 2009 - speaker icon

"Down on the field" [read tip]

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Sports-Related Injuries among High School Athletes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

October 01, 2009 - speaker icon

"Taking blood thinner pills?" [read tip]

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Blood Thinner Pills: Using Them Safely (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

September

September 30, 2009 - speaker icon

"Diabetes and the sunshine vitamin" [read tip]

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National Diabetes Education Program (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

September 29, 2009 - speaker icon

"Drinking, driving and dying" [read tip]

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Impaired Driving (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

September 28, 2009 - speaker icon

"Do you have this school supply?" [read tip]

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Meningococcal Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

September 25, 2009 - speaker icon

"The two-flu season" [read tip]

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FLU.GOV (Department of Health and Human Services)

September 24, 2009 - speaker icon

"Active thinking" [read tip]

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Memory (National Library of Medicine)

September 23, 2009 - speaker icon

"Bingeing grandparents" [read tip]

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Older Adults and Alcohol: You Can Get Help (National Institute on Aging)

September 22, 2009 - speaker icon

"Hurting teens and bad choices" [read tip]

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Drugs and Young People (National Library of Medicine)

September 21, 2009 - speaker icon

"More weight, less brain" [read tip]

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The Surgeon General's Call to Action Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity (Office of the Surgeon General)

September 18, 2009 - speaker icon

"Smoking and pancreatic cancer" [read tip]

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Pancreatic Cancer (National Cancer Institute)

September 17, 2009 - speaker icon

"Ike, kids and carbon monoxide" [read tip]

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After a Disaster (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

September 16, 2009 - speaker icon

"The 5-year-old payoff" [read tip]

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Helping Your Child: Tips for Parents (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

September 15, 2009 - speaker icon

"Black cohosh, red clover" [read tip]

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Understanding Menopause (Office on Women’s Health)

September 14, 2009 - speaker icon

"Colon cancer, aspirin and living" [read tip]

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Colorectal Cancer Screening (National Cancer Institute)

September 11, 2009 - speaker icon

"Overweight kids eating" [read tip]

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Encourage Healthy Eating Habits (Office of the Surgeon General)

September 10, 2009 - speaker icon

"Waiting for baby" [read tip]

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Healthy Prenancy (Office on Women’s Health)

September 09, 2009 - speaker icon

"Unplanned babies" [read tip]

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Unintended Pregnancy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

September 08, 2009 - speaker icon

"Kids low on D" [read tip]

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Vitamind D (National Library of Medicine)

September 07, 2009 - speaker icon

"Less to look forward to" [read tip]

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Changing Negative Thoughts About Yourself to Positive Ones (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

September 04, 2009 - speaker icon

"Marriage weight" [read tip]

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Be Active Your Way (PDF – 1.07MB) (HealthierUSA.gov)

September 03, 2009 - speaker icon

"Head pats" [read tip]

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Forgetfulness: Knowing When to Ask for Help (National Institute on Aging)

September 02, 2009 - speaker icon

"Breastfeeding, breast cancer, and family history" [read tip]

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The following protective factors may decrease the risk of breast cancer (National Cancer Institute)

September 01, 2009 - speaker icon

"Drink and dementia" [read tip]

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Dementia Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

August

August 31, 2009 - speaker icon

"Strong-hearted men" [read tip]

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What can I do to prevent or delay heart disease and stroke? (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

August 28, 2009 - speaker icon

"Go team" [read tip]

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Sports Fitness (National Library of Medicine)

August 27, 2009 - speaker icon

"Six things right on blood pressure" [read tip]

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Women’s Health (National Library of Medicine)

August 26, 2009 - speaker icon

"Living with HIV – Denise’s story" [read tip]

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HIV/AIDS (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 25, 2009 - speaker icon

"Trouble starting young" [read tip]

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Helping Your Overweight Child (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

August 24, 2009 - speaker icon

"Mom, Dad and school" [read tip]

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Some Tips to Help Your Child Succeed in School (Department of Education)

August 21, 2009 - speaker icon

"Alcohol, fats, and women’s hearts" [read tip]

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Heart Diseases--Prevetion (National Library of Medicine)

August 20, 2009 - speaker icon

"Obesity and women" [read tip]

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Healthy Weight - it’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle! (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 19, 2009 - speaker icon

"Breathing smoke at college" [read tip]

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Secondhand Smoke (National Library of Medicine)

August 18, 2009 - speaker icon

"The college binge" [read tip]

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College Drinking – Changing the Culture (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

August 17, 2009 - speaker icon

"Staying alive" [read tip]

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How much physical activity do you need? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 14, 2009 - speaker icon

"Which kids get hurt" [read tip]

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Preventing Childhood Injuries: Protect the Ones You Love (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 13, 2009 - speaker icon

"Smoking and multiple sclerosis" [read tip]

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Smoking May Speed Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms (National Institutes of Health)

August 12, 2009 - speaker icon

"Preschoolers’ weight" [read tip]

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Tips for Parents – Ideas to Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 11, 2009 - speaker icon

"Cats and hearts" [read tip]

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What is a Heart Attack? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

August 10, 2009 - speaker icon

"Drinking and depression" [read tip]

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Depression (National Library of Medicine)

August 07, 2009 - speaker icon

"Heavy drinking and prostate cancer" [read tip]

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Prostate Cancer Screening: A Decision Guide (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 06, 2009 - speaker icon

"Women, heart disease and stroke" [read tip]

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Most Americans Should Consume Less Sodium (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 05, 2009 - speaker icon

"Actively engaged" [read tip]

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Physical Activity Guidelines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 04, 2009 - speaker icon

"Smoking children of smoking moms" [read tip]

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I Quit! What to Do When You’re Sick of Smoking, Chewing or Dipping (Youth Cessation Guide) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

August 03, 2009 - speaker icon

"Kids and tubs" [read tip]

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Bathtub Accidents Injure 43,000 U.S. Kids Each Year (National Health Information Center)

July

July 31, 2009 - speaker icon

"A reminder about mammograms" [read tip]

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Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family (National Cancer Institute)

July 30, 2009 - speaker icon

"Game on" [read tip]

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We Can!: Families Finding the Balance (PDF - 1.42MB) (National Institutes of Health)

July 29, 2009 - speaker icon

"Lower on D" [read tip]

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Vitamins (National Library of Medicine)

July 28, 2009 - speaker icon

"Spotting Tourette’s early" [read tip]

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Tourette Syndrome (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

July 27, 2009 - speaker icon

"Thin, overweight, obese" [read tip]

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Aim for a Healthy Weight Patient Booklet (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

July 24, 2009 - speaker icon

"After gestational diabetes" [read tip]

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For Women with Diabetes: Your Guide to Pregnancy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

July 23, 2009 - speaker icon

"Quitting social smoking" [read tip]

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Quit Smoking with our Online Guide to Quitting (Smokefree.gov)

July 22, 2009 - speaker icon

"Playing nice" [read tip]

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Know What Your Child Plays (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)

July 21, 2009 - speaker icon

"Pancreatic cancer and weight" [read tip]

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Physical Activity for a Healthy Weight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

July 20, 2009 - speaker icon

"Eating and arteries" [read tip]

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Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Office of Public Health and Science)

July 17, 2009 - speaker icon

"Analyzing the experts" [read tip]

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Healthy Brain Initiative (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

July 16, 2009 - speaker icon

"Talking with kids" [read tip]

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Prepare My Child For School: Helping Your Preschool Child (Department of Education)

July 15, 2009 - speaker icon

"Early warning on diabetes" [read tip]

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Diabetes: Awareness and Prevention Series (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

July 14, 2009 - speaker icon

"Alcohol and the risk of suicide" [read tip]

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National Suicide Prevention Initiative (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

July 13, 2009 - speaker icon

"Healthier lifestyles back then" [read tip]

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Healthy Living (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

July 10, 2009 - speaker icon

"Heading off disabilities" [read tip]

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Healthy Living (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

July 09, 2009 - speaker icon

"Growing up after secondhand smoke" [read tip]

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How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Secondhand Smoke (U.S. Surgeon General)

July 08, 2009 - speaker icon

"Pregnancy and oral health" [read tip]

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Oral Health (Office on Woman’s Health)

July 07, 2009 - speaker icon

"A pattern of misses" [read tip]

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2009 Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedules (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

July 06, 2009 - speaker icon

"Teens and movies" [read tip]

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Increasing Evidence Points to Link Between Youth Smoking and Exposure to Smoking in Movies (National Cancer Institute)

July 03, 2009 - speaker icon

"Why else quit smoking" [read tip]

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Quit Smoking with our Online Guide to Quitting (Smokefree.gov)

July 02, 2009 - speaker icon

"Not knowing" [read tip]

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Safe Use of Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers and Fever Reducers (Food and Drug Administration)

July 01, 2009 - speaker icon

"Listen to your buds" [read tip]

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Noise (National Library of Medicine)

June

June 30, 2009 - speaker icon

"Antioxidants up in smoke" [read tip]

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How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Secondhand Smoke (U.S. Surgeon General)

June 29, 2009 - speaker icon

"Family meals with teens" [read tip]

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Eating Together Pays Off (U.S. Public Health Service)

June 26, 2009 - speaker icon

"Turning active after cancer" [read tip]

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Information For Survivors/Caregivers/Advocates (National Cancer Institute)

June 25, 2009 - speaker icon

"Whooping cough and adults" [read tip]

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Pertussis (Whooping Cough) – What You Need To Know (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

June 24, 2009 - speaker icon

"Breastfeeding and multiple sclerosis" [read tip]

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Medicines and Breastfeeding (Office on Women’s Health)

June 23, 2009 - speaker icon

"Kids, colds and meds" [read tip]

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FDA Recommends that Over-the-Counter (OTC) Cough and Cold Products not be used for Infants and Children under 2 Years of Age (Food and Drug Administration)

June 22, 2009 - speaker icon

"Bigger early, worse off later" [read tip]

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Obesity Education Initiative (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

June 19, 2009 - speaker icon

"A soda and a half cup of beans" [read tip]

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Prevent Diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

June 18, 2009 - speaker icon

"A call to action for safer homes" [read tip]

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Healthy Homes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

June 17, 2009 - speaker icon

"Genes, lifestyle and blood pressure" [read tip]

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Prevention (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

June 16, 2009 - speaker icon

"Money, fame and looking good" [read tip]

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Managing Anxiety in Times of Crisis (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

June 15, 2009 - speaker icon

"Emotional maturity" [read tip]

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Your Emotions (Office on Womens Health)

June 12, 2009 - speaker icon

"The effect of the fights" [read tip]

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Be a Good Role Model (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)

June 11, 2009 - speaker icon

"Surprising binge drinkers" [read tip]

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Strategies for Cutting down: Tips to Try (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

June 10, 2009 - speaker icon

"Sleepy teens" [read tip]

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In Brief: Your Guide to Healthy Sleep (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

June 09, 2009 - speaker icon

"Pets, trips and falls" [read tip]

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What Are Ways to Prevent Falls and Related Fractures? (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

June 08, 2009 - speaker icon

"Easy on the salt" [read tip]

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Reduce Salt and Sodium in Your Diet (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

June 05, 2009 - speaker icon

"Keeping healthy kidneys" [read tip]

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Kidney Disease: Are you at risk? (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

June 04, 2009 - speaker icon

"A healthy well" [read tip]

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Well Basics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

June 03, 2009 - speaker icon

"Breastfeeding and healthy hearts" [read tip]

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Benefits of Breastfeeding (Office on Women’s Health)

June 02, 2009 - speaker icon

"Going off-label" [read tip]

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Quick Tips—When Getting a Prescription (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

June 01, 2009 - speaker icon

"Vacationing in malaria country" [read tip]

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Malaria and Travelers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

May

May 28, 2009 - speaker icon

"Religion at the end of life" [read tip]

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End of Life Issues (National Library of Medicine)

May 27, 2009 - speaker icon

"Depression and death" [read tip]

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How is depression diagnosed and treated? (National Institute of Mental Health)

May 26, 2009 - speaker icon

"Ike, kids and carbon monoxide" [read tip]

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

May 25, 2009 - speaker icon

"DASH against heart failure" [read tip]

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Getting Started with DASH (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

May 22, 2009 - speaker icon

"Age and avoiding diabetes" [read tip]

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Diabetes Prevention (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

May 21, 2009 - speaker icon

"Fitness and breast cancer" [read tip]

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Woman Activity Tracker (Office on Women’s Health)

May 20, 2009 - speaker icon

"Making the right choice" [read tip]

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Comparing Medical Treatments (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

May 19, 2009 - speaker icon

"Red wine, white wine" [read tip]

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Breast Cancer Prevention Studies (National Cancer Institute)

May 18, 2009 - speaker icon

"Walking daily and far" [read tip]

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Walking: A Step in the Right Direction (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

May 15, 2009 - speaker icon

"Rethinking drinking" [read tip]

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Rethinking Drinking (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

May 14, 2009 - speaker icon

"Getting older, eating badly" [read tip]

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Eat Healthy (Healthfinder.gov)

May 13, 2009 - speaker icon

"Overweight, overtired and trucking" [read tip]

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Sleep Apnea (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

May 12, 2009 - speaker icon

"Less smoking; still too much" [read tip]

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Get Expert Help (Smokefree.gov)

May 11, 2009 - speaker icon

"The spreading flu" [read tip]

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H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

May 08, 2009 - speaker icon

"Strange beasts" [read tip]

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Healthy Pets Healthy People (National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases)

May 07, 2009 - speaker icon

"Numb from violence" [read tip]

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Helpful Ways to Reduce Screen Time (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

May 06, 2009 - speaker icon

"More aching backs" [read tip]

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Back Pain (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

May 05, 2009 - speaker icon

"Unintended consequences" [read tip]

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Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

May 04, 2009 - speaker icon

"Exercising with heart failure" [read tip]

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Heart Health Online (Food and Drug Administration)

May 01, 2009 - speaker icon

"Sleep disorders" [read tip]

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Sleep Disorders Information (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

April

April 30, 2009 - speaker icon

"Belly fat, stress hormones and diabetes" [read tip]

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Diabetes and Me (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

April 29, 2009 - speaker icon

"How much did you eat?" [read tip]

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Portion Distortion (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

April 28, 2009 - speaker icon

"Doing by learning" [read tip]

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Sun Exposure (National Library of Medicine)

April 27, 2009 - speaker icon

"Weight on the knees" [read tip]

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Osteoarthritis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

April 24, 2009 - speaker icon

"No Lead" [read tip]

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Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

April 23, 2009 - speaker icon

"More Workout, Less Weight Loss" [read tip]

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Energize Yourself and Your Family (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

April 22, 2009 - speaker icon

"Parents Teaming Up" [read tip]

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Positive Parenting Tips (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

April 21, 2009 - speaker icon

"Teens, TV and Depression" [read tip]

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Helpful Ways to Reduce Screen Time (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

April 20, 2009 - speaker icon

"Aging with Personality" [read tip]

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Getting Started (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

April 17, 2009 - speaker icon

"Teens getting a low D" [read tip]

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Vitamins (National Library of Medicine)

April 16, 2009 - speaker icon

"Marijuana and brains" [read tip]

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The Facts about Marijuana (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

April 15, 2009 - speaker icon

"Smoke and Smokeless" [read tip]

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Smokeless Tobacco (National Library of Medicine)

April 14, 2009 - speaker icon

"Finding your activity" [read tip]

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Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

April 10, 2009 - speaker icon

"Young adults, healthy adults" [read tip]

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A Healthier You (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

April 09, 2009 - speaker icon

"More cancer from smoking" [read tip]

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Smoking and Tobacco Use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

April 08, 2009 - speaker icon

"Fearless alcohol" [read tip]

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Alcohol (National Library of Medicine)

April 07, 2009 - speaker icon

"Sleep, Exercise and Cancer" [read tip]

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Physical Activity and Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)

April 06, 2009 - speaker icon

"Sedentary preschoolers" [read tip]

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Make Family Time Active Time (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)

April 03, 2009 - speaker icon

"Arthritis, Knees and Quads" [read tip]

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Growing Stronger – Strength Training for Older Adults (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

April 02, 2009 - speaker icon

"Tracking Kids’ Walking" [read tip]

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Walking: A Step in the Right Direction (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

April 01, 2009 - speaker icon

"No Fall" [read tip]

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Preventing Falls and Related Fractures (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

March

March 31, 2009 - speaker icon

"Get Down for Diabetes" [read tip]

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Resources on Children and Adolescents (National Diabetes Education Program)

March 30, 2009 - speaker icon

"Watch Now, Smoke Later" [read tip]

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Increasing Evidence Points to Link Between Youth Smoking and Exposure to Smoking in Movies (National Cancer Institute)

March 27, 2009 - speaker icon

"Teens and Talk about Dying" [read tip]

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End of Life Issues (National Library of Medicine)

March 26, 2009 - speaker icon

"Not Better" [read tip]

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Eating Right and Physical Activity (Office on Women’s Health)

March 25, 2009 - speaker icon

"What Diets Work" [read tip]

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Diets (National Library of Medicine)

March 24, 2009 - speaker icon

"Going for Quality" [read tip]

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Action Steps for Staying Healthy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

March 23, 2009 - speaker icon

"Still Time for Trouble " [read tip]

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Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

March 20, 2009 - speaker icon

"Mind Workouts" [read tip]

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Coping with Memory Loss (Food and Drug Administration)

March 19, 2009 - speaker icon

"Marijuana, Men and Cancer" [read tip]

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Marijuana Linked to Aggressive Testicular Cancer (healthfinder.gov)

March 18, 2009 - speaker icon

"Thinking and Mediterranean Eating" [read tip]

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Mediterranean diet may protect the brain (National Library of Medicine)

March 17, 2009 - speaker icon

"Consuming TV" [read tip]

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Tips for Parents – Ideas to Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

March 16, 2009 - speaker icon

"Sleep and Diabetes" [read tip]

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Your Guide to Healthy Sleep (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

March 13, 2009 - speaker icon

"Kids on Supplements" [read tip]

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Tips For The Savvy Supplement User (Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition)

March 12, 2009 - speaker icon

"More than Food" [read tip]

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Choosing Healthy Eating without Giving Up the Foods You Love (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

March 11, 2009 - speaker icon

"New Knees, Stronger Muscles" [read tip]

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Rehabilitation (National Library of Medicine)

March 10, 2009 - speaker icon

"A Toast for Seniors" [read tip]

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7 Steps to Aging Well (National Institutes of Health)

March 09, 2009 - speaker icon

"Hi, Doc" [read tip]

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Talking With Your Doctor (National Library of Medicine)

March 06, 2009 - speaker icon

"Being active with lung cancer" [read tip]

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Physical Activity and Cancer (National Cancer Institute)

March 05, 2009 - speaker icon

"Shouldering sports injuries" [read tip]

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Sports Injuries (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

March 04, 2009 - speaker icon

"Success from losing weight" [read tip]

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Weight Loss in Women Can Reduce Urinary Incontinence (National Institutes of Health)

March 03, 2009 - speaker icon

"Cold and the old" [read tip]

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Hypothermia: A Cold Weather Risk for Older People (National Institute on Aging)

February

February 27, 2009 - speaker icon

"The 3,000" [read tip]

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Why Folic Acid is So Important (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

February 26, 2009 - speaker icon

"Exercising the relaxing heart" [read tip]

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Heart Contraction and Blood Flow (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

February 25, 2009 - speaker icon

"Mediterranean eating" [read tip]

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Heart Disease Prevention: What You Can Do (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

February 24, 2009 - speaker icon

"Spirituality, teens and chronic illness" [read tip]

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Mind-Body Medicine: An Overview (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

February 23, 2009 - speaker icon

"Smokers’ brains and strokes" [read tip]

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Cerebral Aneurysm Fact Sheet (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

February 20, 2009 - speaker icon

"Higher risk, lower knowledge" [read tip]

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What You Need to Know About Stroke (National Institutes of Health)

February 19, 2009 - speaker icon

"Tired and a cold" [read tip]

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Sleep and Sleep Disorders (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

February 18, 2009 - speaker icon

"Smoking and parents’ examples" [read tip]

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Youth and Tobacco Use Fact Sheet (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

February 17, 2009 - speaker icon

"Someone else’s smoke " [read tip]

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Second Hand Smoke Fact Sheet (National Cancer Institute)

February 16, 2009 - speaker icon

"Needing follow-up" [read tip]

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Risk Factors for Breast Cancer (National Cancer Institute)

February 13, 2009 - speaker icon

"The Smoking Habit" [read tip]

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Quit Smoking with our Online Guide to Quitting (Smokefree.gov)

February 12, 2009 - speaker icon

"Accidental Infant Suffocation Deaths" [read tip]

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

February 11, 2009 - speaker icon

"Teen Disabled Athletes" [read tip]

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Kids’ Quest on Disability and Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

February 10, 2009 - speaker icon

"Winter Can Kill" [read tip]

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Winter Weather: Hypothermia (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

February 09, 2009 - speaker icon

"Peanut Safety" [read tip]

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Recall of Peanut-Containing Products: Salmonella Typhimurium (Food and Drug Administration)

February 06, 2009 - speaker icon

"Still Time" [read tip]

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Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

February 05, 2009 - speaker icon

"Practiced Walking" [read tip]

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Living With Peripheral Arterial Disease (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

February 04, 2009 - speaker icon

"Spreading Happiness" [read tip]

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Being Happy Affects Even Those You Don't Know (healthfinder.gov)

February 03, 2009 - speaker icon

"Walk Away from the Buffet" [read tip]

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Walking: A Step in the Right Direction (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

February 02, 2009 - speaker icon

"Apples, Pears, Livers and Hearts" [read tip]

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Cutting Calories (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

January

January 30, 2009 - speaker icon

"Caregivers’ activities" [read tip]

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Caregiver Tip Sheet (Administration on Aging)

January 29, 2009 - speaker icon

"Teens and marijuana " [read tip]

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Marijuana (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

January 28, 2009 - speaker icon

"Bad mixes" [read tip]

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Drug Interactions: What You Should Know (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)

January 27, 2009 - speaker icon

"The bond of breastfeeding" [read tip]

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Breastfeeding (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

January 26, 2009 - speaker icon

"Walking, talking kids" [read tip]

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Kids With Cell Phones Not as Safe Crossing Streets (healthfinder.gov)

January 23, 2009 - speaker icon

"Transitioning care" [read tip]

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Better Information Helps Patients When They Leave the Hospital (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

January 22, 2009 - speaker icon

"Kids and media " [read tip]

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Helpful Ways to Reduce Screen Time (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

January 21, 2009 - speaker icon

"Ripples of weight" [read tip]

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Physical Activity and Weight Control (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

January 20, 2009 - speaker icon

"Maybe later" [read tip]

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Heart Diseases--Prevention (National Library of Medicine)

January 19, 2009 - speaker icon

"Better family history" [read tip]

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My Family Health Portrait (U.S. Surgeon General)

January 16, 2009 - speaker icon

"Trying the alternatives" [read tip]

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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

January 15, 2009 - speaker icon

"Why eat broccoli" [read tip]

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Vegetable of the Month: Broccoli (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

January 14, 2009 - speaker icon

"Health care in hard times" [read tip]

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Find a Health Center (Health Resources and Services Administration)

January 13, 2009 - speaker icon

"Exercise and heart failure" [read tip]

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Living With Heart Failure (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

January 12, 2009 - speaker icon

"Now and later" [read tip]

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

January 09, 2009 - speaker icon

"Bad air" [read tip]

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

January 08, 2009 - speaker icon

"Kids and lead" [read tip]

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Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

January 07, 2009 - speaker icon

"Can you believe it?" [read tip]

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healthfinder.gov (healthfinder.gov)

January 06, 2009 - speaker icon

"Active enough?" [read tip]

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How much physical activity do you need? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

January 05, 2009 - speaker icon

"Thirdhand smoke and kids" [read tip]

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Free Help to Quit Smoking (National Cancer Institute)

January 02, 2009 - speaker icon

"Spiritual living" [read tip]

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Religion May Help Extend Your Life (National Library of Medicine)

January 01, 2009 - speaker icon

"Masked and cleaned" [read tip]

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Good Health Habits for Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Last revised: February 03, 2009