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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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November


November 30, 2006 - speaker icon"Safe for kids" [read tip]
November 23, 2006 - speaker icon"It’s Labelman!" [read tip]
November 22, 2006 - speaker icon"Death and no seat belts" [read tip]

October


October 09, 2006 - speaker icon"Game On" [read tip]
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September


September 22, 2006 - speaker icon"Cutting sex risk" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Talk to Your Teen (4Parents - Office of Public Health and Science)
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September 21, 2006 - speaker icon"Five things right" [read tip]
September 20, 2006 - speaker icon"Sleep deprived" [read tip]
September 19, 2006 - speaker icon"More help from the flu shot" [read tip] September 19, 2006 - speaker icon"More help from the flu shot 2" [read tip] September 19, 2006 - speaker icon"More help from the flu shot 3" [read tip] September 19, 2006 - speaker icon"More help from the flu shot 4" [read tip]
September 18, 2006 - speaker icon"Happy old" [read tip]
September 15, 2006 - speaker icon"Watching more, walking less" [read tip]
September 14, 2006 - speaker icon"Seniors see the happy side" [read tip]
September 13, 2006 - speaker icon"Getting stronger" [read tip]
September 12, 2006 - speaker icon"Spend your energy, save your health" [read tip]
September 11, 2006 - speaker icon"The effects linger" [read tip]
September 08, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids, asthma and traffic" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    What is Asthma? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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September 07, 2006 - speaker icon"Do more to weigh less" [read tip]
September 06, 2006 - speaker icon"The wrong road early" [read tip]
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September 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Overweight from toddlerhood 2 " [read tip] September 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Overweight from toddlerhood 3" [read tip] September 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Overweight from toddlerhood 4" [read tip] September 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Overweight from toddlerhood" [read tip]
September 04, 2006 - speaker icon"Waiting for cool" [read tip]
September 01, 2006 - speaker icon"Beyond bingeing" [read tip]

August


August 31, 2006 - speaker icon"Big and feeling bad" [read tip]
August 30, 2006 - speaker icon"Weight and worse" [read tip]
August 29, 2006 - speaker icon"Danger and looks" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Child Development (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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August 28, 2006 - speaker icon"The contact lens solution" [read tip]
August 25, 2006 - speaker icon"Sex and rough music" [read tip]
August 24, 2006 - speaker icon"Sleep and diabetes" [read tip]
August 23, 2006 - speaker icon"Boys talk about love" [read tip]
August 22, 2006 - speaker icon"Smoking mothers, difficult toddlers" [read tip]
August 21, 2006 - speaker icon"Aging with polio" [read tip]
August 18, 2006 - speaker icon"Young, big and hurt" [read tip]
August 17, 2006 - speaker icon"Intimacy and abuse" [read tip]
August 16, 2006 - speaker icon"The yin and yang of smoking" [read tip]
August 15, 2006 - speaker icon"Harder than it looks" [read tip]
August 14, 2006 - speaker icon"Leaving the fan club" [read tip]
August 11, 2006 - speaker icon"Dying too young" [read tip]
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August 10, 2006 - speaker icon"Beyond brushing" [read tip]
August 09, 2006 - speaker icon"Music sends the pain away" [read tip]
August 08, 2006 - speaker icon"Bad business" [read tip]
August 07, 2006 - speaker icon"Where’s the sunshine vitamin?" [read tip] August 07, 2006 - speaker icon"Where's the sunshine vitamin? 2" [read tip] August 07, 2006 - speaker icon"Where's the sunshine vitamin? 3" [read tip] August 07, 2006 - speaker icon"Where's the sunshine vitamin? 4" [read tip]
August 04, 2006 - speaker icon"Mental health and exercise" [read tip]
August 03, 2006 - speaker icon"TV tubbies" [read tip]
August 02, 2006 - speaker icon"Love and hate" [read tip]
August 01, 2006 - speaker icon"The third who don't know" [read tip]

July


July 31, 2006 - speaker icon"Too young to smoke" [read tip]
July 28, 2006 - speaker icon"Parents smoke, kids sneeze" [read tip]
July 27, 2006 - speaker icon"Memory and Alzheimer's" [read tip]
July 26, 2006 - speaker icon"Playing around with kids" [read tip]
July 25, 2006 - speaker icon"Sticks and stones" [read tip]
July 24, 2006 - speaker icon"Lonely" [read tip]
July 21, 2006 - speaker icon"Naptime" [read tip]
July 20, 2006 - speaker icon"More melanoma" [read tip]
July 19, 2006 - speaker icon"Cancer strength" [read tip]
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July 18, 2006 - speaker icon"Unsafe and overweight" [read tip]
July 17, 2006 - speaker icon"Pre-dads work" [read tip]
July 14, 2006 - speaker icon"Defensive eating" [read tip]
July 13, 2006 - speaker icon"Walking and living" [read tip]
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July 12, 2006 - speaker icon"Checked out" [read tip]
July 11, 2006 - speaker icon"Is it the exercise?" [read tip]
July 10, 2006 - speaker icon"Poor big teens" [read tip]
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July 07, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids, calories and TV" [read tip]
July 06, 2006 - speaker icon"Growing mold" [read tip]
July 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Deadly drivers" [read tip] July 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Deadly drivers 2" [read tip] July 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Deadly drivers 3" [read tip]
July 04, 2006 - speaker icon"Rage - road and elsewhere" [read tip]
July 03, 2006 - speaker icon"Learning marriage" [read tip]

June


June 30, 2006 - speaker icon"On the road again" [read tip]
June 29, 2006 - speaker icon"Foods and allergies" [read tip]
June 28, 2006 - speaker icon"Secondhand smoke, firsthand trouble" [read tip]
June 27, 2006 - speaker icon"Field work " [read tip]
June 26, 2006 - speaker icon"What good are multivitamins?" [read tip]
June 23, 2006 - speaker icon"Boys think like that" [read tip]
June 22, 2006 - speaker icon"Big kids do worse. " [read tip]
June 21, 2006 - speaker icon"Coming up short" [read tip]
June 20, 2006 - speaker icon"Before the storm comes" [read tip]
June 19, 2006 - speaker icon"Quitting smoking" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    You Can Quit Smoking Now (National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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June 16, 2006 - speaker icon"Mowed down" [read tip]
June 15, 2006 - speaker icon"Drinking Greeks" [read tip]
June 14, 2006 - speaker icon"Eyeglass injuries" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Eye Safety (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
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June 13, 2006 - speaker icon"Before better babies " [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Preconception Care (National Center on Birth Defects & Developmental Disabilities)
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June 12, 2006 - speaker icon"Having faith. " [read tip]
June 09, 2006 - speaker icon"Does aspirin help women?" [read tip]
June 08, 2006 - speaker icon"Not fun " [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Staying Active (National Women's Health Information Center)
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June 07, 2006 - speaker icon"Feeling in your feet" [read tip]
June 06, 2006 - speaker icon"Six months" [read tip]
June 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Clean your plate?" [read tip] June 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Clean your plate? 2" [read tip] June 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Clean your plate? 3" [read tip] June 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Clean your plate? 4" [read tip]
June 02, 2006 - speaker icon"Safe on soda" [read tip]
June 01, 2006 - speaker icon"Hispanic health " [read tip]

May


May 31, 2006 - speaker icon"Oh, say, can we see? " [read tip]
May 30, 2006 - speaker icon"Keeping kids safe" [read tip]
May 29, 2006 - speaker icon"Exercise and living" [read tip]
May 26, 2006 - speaker icon"Hands-free " [read tip]
May 25, 2006 - speaker icon"Poor shape" [read tip]
May 24, 2006 - speaker icon"Diabetes on the rise" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Diabetes & Me (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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May 23, 2006 - speaker icon"Thinking about leaving" [read tip]
May 22, 2006 - speaker icon"Before the storm" [read tip]
May 19, 2006 - speaker icon"Heading off trouble" [read tip]
May 18, 2006 - speaker icon"Fillings" [read tip]
May 17, 2006 - speaker icon"Drinking and thinking" [read tip]
May 16, 2006 - speaker icon"Dangerous diets" [read tip]
May 15, 2006 - speaker icon"Why watch your waist?" [read tip]
May 12, 2006 - speaker icon"Craving a tan" [read tip]
May 11, 2006 - speaker icon"Missing the mammogram" [read tip]
May 10, 2006 - speaker icon"Sick of your spouse" [read tip]
May 09, 2006 - speaker icon"Breathing that stuff" [read tip]
May 08, 2006 - speaker icon"Working the joints" [read tip]
May 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Aha!" [read tip]
May 04, 2006 - speaker icon"In need of care" [read tip]
May 03, 2006 - speaker icon"It’s mumps" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Mumps (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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May 02, 2006 - speaker icon"Time’s running out." [read tip]
May 01, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids' headaches" [read tip] May 01, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids' headaches 2" [read tip] May 01, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids' headaches 3" [read tip] May 01, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids' headaches 4" [read tip] May 01, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids' headaches 5" [read tip]

April


April 28, 2006 - speaker icon"Parents fight, kids hurt." [read tip]
April 27, 2006 - speaker icon"Hurts when you’re heavy" [read tip]
April 26, 2006 - speaker icon"Baby fat?" [read tip]
April 25, 2006 - speaker icon"Sweetness and calories" [read tip]
April 24, 2006 - speaker icon"Get Your Zzz’s" [read tip]
April 21, 2006 - speaker icon"Adventures in weight loss." [read tip]
April 20, 2006 - speaker icon"Early lunch, late snack." [read tip]
April 19, 2006 - speaker icon"Getting better at getting checked." [read tip]
April 18, 2006 - speaker icon"Help makes it better." [read tip]
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April 17, 2006 - speaker icon"Who dies in the crash" [read tip]
April 14, 2006 - speaker icon"More soda, less milk" [read tip]
April 13, 2006 - speaker icon"Anger management" [read tip]
April 12, 2006 - speaker icon"Ease for the knees?" [read tip]
April 11, 2006 - speaker icon"Big kids for the seats" [read tip]
April 10, 2006 - speaker icon"Bigger, not better" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Weight Loss for Life (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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April 07, 2006 - speaker icon"Bad break on spring break." [read tip]
April 06, 2006 - speaker icon"Caffeine gene" [read tip]
April 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Will diabetes win?" [read tip]
April 04, 2006 - speaker icon"Sex and aspirin" [read tip]
April 03, 2006 - speaker icon"Active parents, active teens, good habits" [read tip]

March


March 31, 2006 - speaker icon"Positive thinking about asthma. " [read tip]
March 30, 2006 - speaker icon"Grandpa drinks." [read tip]
March 29, 2006 - speaker icon"Learn from the eagle. " [read tip]
March 28, 2006 - speaker icon"Folic acid’s extra." [read tip]
March 27, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids get a screen shot" [read tip]
March 24, 2006 - speaker icon"Parents, kids and the tube." [read tip]
March 23, 2006 - speaker icon"Healthy bones" [read tip]
March 22, 2006 - speaker icon"Can fish oil fight cancer?" [read tip]
March 21, 2006 - speaker icon"Five a day – or more" [read tip]
March 20, 2006 - speaker icon"Passing along the weight." [read tip]
March 17, 2006 - speaker icon"Will they ever grow up?" [read tip]
March 16, 2006 - speaker icon"Nicotine teens" [read tip]
March 15, 2006 - speaker icon"Drinking in the ads." [read tip]
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March 14, 2006 - speaker icon"Healthy vets" [read tip]
March 13, 2006 - speaker icon"Real-world weight loss " [read tip]
March 10, 2006 - speaker icon"Women and AIDS" [read tip]
March 09, 2006 - speaker icon"The healing touch of exercise." [read tip]
March 08, 2006 - speaker icon"Brains and blood pressure" [read tip]
March 07, 2006 - speaker icon"Growing pains. " [read tip]
March 06, 2006 - speaker icon"Drinking and schooling" [read tip]
March 03, 2006 - speaker icon"Stretch your back" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Low Back Pain (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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March 02, 2006 - speaker icon"Fat and the boomer brain" [read tip]
March 01, 2006 - speaker icon"Double danger." [read tip]

February


February 28, 2006 - speaker icon"The paradoxical walk." [read tip]
February 27, 2006 - speaker icon"What’s up with low fat?" [read tip]
February 24, 2006 - speaker icon"Early warning." [read tip]
February 23, 2006 - speaker icon"Rude shock." [read tip]
February 22, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids off the streets." [read tip]
February 21, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids, parents and cancer." [read tip]
February 20, 2006 - speaker icon"Exercise in the real world" [read tip]
February 17, 2006 - speaker icon"Doing good with aspirin" [read tip]
February 16, 2006 - speaker icon"Working the body, Saving the mind" [read tip]
February 15, 2006 - speaker icon"What Grandma Takes" [read tip]
February 14, 2006 - speaker icon"Surprise Valentine’s Day" [read tip]
February 13, 2006 - speaker icon"For better, for worse" [read tip]
February 10, 2006 - speaker icon"Smoking and breast cancer" [read tip]
February 09, 2006 - speaker icon"Breastfeeding against diabetes" [read tip]
February 08, 2006 - speaker icon"Care for the obese" [read tip]
February 07, 2006 - speaker icon"Status check" [read tip]
February 06, 2006 - speaker icon"Tough customer" [read tip]
February 03, 2006 - speaker icon"Big kid" [read tip]
February 02, 2006 - speaker icon"How’s the family?" [read tip]
February 01, 2006 - speaker icon"Early problems, young drinkers" [read tip]
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January


January 31, 2006 - speaker icon"Was it the carbs? " [read tip]
January 30, 2006 - speaker icon"Inside fat" [read tip]
January 27, 2006 - speaker icon"Race, exercise and breast cancer" [read tip]
January 26, 2006 - speaker icon"Does fiber help?" [read tip]
January 25, 2006 - speaker icon"Actively growing older" [read tip]
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January 24, 2006 - speaker icon"Trans. Right there on the label" [read tip]
January 23, 2006 - speaker icon"More than a grain of salt" [read tip]
January 20, 2006 - speaker icon"What the kids know" [read tip]
January 19, 2006 - speaker icon"More than losing weight" [read tip]
January 18, 2006 - speaker icon"Blood pressure up, thinking down" [read tip]
January 17, 2006 - speaker icon"Tooth trouble, heart trouble" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Adult Oral Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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January 16, 2006 - speaker icon"Actively pregnant" [read tip]
January 13, 2006 - speaker icon"Good neighbors, good kids" [read tip]
January 12, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids versus smoke" [read tip]
January 11, 2006 - speaker icon"Help for Native vets" [read tip]
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January 10, 2006 - speaker icon"Pain and the brain" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Mind-Body Medicine (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
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January 09, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids eat out" [read tip]
January 06, 2006 - speaker icon"Before the surgeon starts" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Having Surgery? (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
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January 05, 2006 - speaker icon"Kids taking drugs" [read tip]
January 04, 2006 - speaker icon"Race, poverty and smoking" [read tip]
January 03, 2006 - speaker icon"Unfit youth" [read tip]
January 02, 2006 - speaker icon"Who needs antibacterial soaps?" [read tip]
  • Take the Next Step:
    Soap (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
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Last revised: January 26, 2009