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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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February


February 10, 2010 - speaker icon"Long-lasting lead damage" [read tip]
February 09, 2010 - speaker icon"Not worse is not better" [read tip]
February 08, 2010 - speaker icon"Three together" [read tip]
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February 05, 2010 - speaker icon"Refusing the chickenpox vaccine" [read tip]
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    Chickenpox (National Library of Medicine)
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February 04, 2010 - speaker icon"Yoga versus stress" [read tip]
February 03, 2010 - speaker icon"Exercise, age and thinking" [read tip]
February 02, 2010 - speaker icon"Which kid gets diabetes" [read tip]
February 01, 2010 - speaker icon"Watching for worse depression" [read tip]
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    Depression (The National Institute of Mental Health)
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January


January 29, 2010 - speaker icon"Believing you can" [read tip]
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January 28, 2010 - speaker icon"Wheezing, traffic fumes and indoor air" [read tip]
January 27, 2010 - speaker icon"Don’t kiss them; they’re not princes" [read tip]
January 26, 2010 - speaker icon"Listen to Wes" [read tip]
January 25, 2010 - speaker icon"COPD – it doesn’t take much" [read tip]
January 22, 2010 - speaker icon"Breast cancer and pregnancy" [read tip]
January 21, 2010 - speaker icon"Playtime in child care" [read tip]
January 20, 2010 - speaker icon"Autism" [read tip]
January 19, 2010 - speaker icon"Gums and diabetes" [read tip]
January 18, 2010 - speaker icon"H1N1, American Indians and Alaska Natives" [read tip]
January 15, 2010 - speaker icon"Happy hangover" [read tip]
January 14, 2010 - speaker icon"High walking points" [read tip]
January 13, 2010 - speaker icon"More time without diabetes" [read tip]
January 12, 2010 - speaker icon"Losing sleep" [read tip]
January 11, 2010 - speaker icon"Depression, pregnancy and flu" [read tip]
January 08, 2010 - speaker icon"How much H1N1" [read tip]
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    Situation Update (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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January 07, 2010 - speaker icon"Gains from losses" [read tip]
January 06, 2010 - speaker icon"Thinking again about Ginkgo" [read tip]
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    Ginkgo (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
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January 05, 2010 - speaker icon"The morning after" [read tip]
January 04, 2010 - speaker icon"Playtime in child care" [read tip]
January 01, 2010 - speaker icon"Better on cholesterol?" [read tip]
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    Cholesterol (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Last revised: February 10, 2010