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Health in a Heartbeat is a daily radio series that features two-minute segments providing consumer-health information and the latest news on medical research, patient-care breakthroughs and health-care industry trends. A production of our staff and WUFT-FM in Gainesville, Health in a Heartbeat airs on public radio stations in more than 55 markets nationwide.
Recent Episodes
Tattoo inks are some of the finer things in life
May 16, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download You might think that skull and crossbones tattoo on your arm or that red rose perched discreetly on your derriere are made with liquid ink. But it’s possible the ink is instead a pigment made up of fine crystalline solids. Researchers publishing in the British Journal of Dermatology [...]
» Read more... Proposed medical billing classification change sparks controversy
May 15, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download No one would blame you if you thought I-C-D 10 was some type of missile. Or perhaps a dye used in children’s cereal. In fact, I-C-D 10 is the coding system used to differentiate between types of diseases … and it has generated a fair amount of controversy [...]
» Read more... Mom’s stress and baby’s allergies
May 14, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download It’s official. There’s a baby on board, and within a matter of months, you’ll be a mom. For many women, news of the stork’s impending arrival is enough to send them into a warp-speed worry mode. Couple this anxiety with money woes or other crises and you’ve got [...]
» Read more... Gray hair is a sign of life
May 11, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download What comes to mind when you think of gray hair? Wisdom? The inexorable march of time? The beauty of the old? A pesky problem that must be dyed into submission? Though you might associate graying with the death of your lovely tresses, gray hair is actually associated with [...]
» Read more... “Economy class syndrome” a myth, but deep vein thrombosis is not
May 10, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download You’ve checked in and printed your boarding pass, checked your luggage, made it through the long security line, boarded the plane and are finally snug in your seat with your seat belt buckled. Time to settle in with a good book and enjoy the free beverage service, one [...]
» Read more... Chewing gum may help increase test scores
May 9, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download “No chewing gum” is a standard classroom rule. But to feed your addiction, you hide it in the back of your mouth or under your tongue, keeping your mouth sealed shut. But could your test scores blow your cover? According to a study published in the journal Appetite, [...]
» Read more... Role-playing exercise helps medical students learn how to give bad news
May 8, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download Breaking difficult news to patients and their loved ones is one of the hardest things a physician must do. But it’s also a necessary skill. And now, some medical schools are taking steps to make sure their students are properly prepared to convey bad news. Researchers at Moffitt [...]
» Read more... Hepatitis may be more dangerous than H-I-V
May 7, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download You made it through the ’60s and ’70s unscathed, even after partaking in some unsavory behaviors. But even so, Baby Boomers might still be at risk for a behavior-related disease and not even know it. New research shows that hepatitis C kills more people than H-I-V due to [...]
» Read more... Alcohol consumption may cut arthritis risk
May 4, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download A glass of wine a day can keep your heart healthy. Now it appears drinking may also help your joints. An article published by the journal Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases suggests alcohol consumption reduces the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. That’s a chronic disease that occurs when the [...]
» Read more... Millions of women have arterial disease — do you?
May 3, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download What affects millions of women, causes nearly as many deaths and incurs almost as much health care cost as heart disease and stroke? The answer is peripheral arterial disease, but if you’ve never heard of P-A-D you’re not alone. The American Heart Association reports that between 4 and [...]
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E.R. visits for dental care not ideal 