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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
Smoking linked to Y chromosome loss
February 27, 2015Podcast: Play in new window | Download An Adam’s apple, five-o-clock shadow and rippling muscles may be some of the masculine qualities we think of when we consider what makes men manly. But when it comes to our genetics, what makes a man a man boils down to one simple letter … Y. Women inherit […]
» Read more... Americans’ top fears relate to everyday life
February 26, 2015Podcast: Play in new window | Download Of all the real and perceived dangers in the world, which makes you most afraid? According to the results of a newly published study, Americans’ top fear is walking alone at night — a surprisingly benign threat compared to a terrorist attack or contracting a deadly disease. Researchers […]
» Read more... Brushing away misconceptions about fluoride
February 25, 2015Podcast: Play in new window | Download When squeezing out your morning toothpaste, perhaps you’ve noticed the warning label advising you to call poison control if you swallow more than is needed for brushing. It makes you wonder: Is something sinister lurking behind the minty freshness? Approximately 95 percent of toothpastes on the market carry […]
» Read more... Sniff your soul mate to feel closer
February 24, 2015Podcast: Play in new window | Download When your partner is living up to the saying “Men are from Mars, women are from Venus,” don’t you wish you could just read your beau’s mind? Science hasn’t made that leap yet, but a new study has sniffed out the fact that you might just be able […]
» Read more... Sleeping makes you more attractive
February 23, 2015Podcast: Play in new window | Download A good night’s rest can do more than reduce your drowsiness, it also may make you more attractive. A new study recently highlighted the science behind being a sleeping beauty. A study by the University of Michigan Health System and the Michigan Technological University recently analyzed participants with […]
» Read more... Protecting your baby from SIDS
February 20, 2015Podcast: Play in new window | Download Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is a disease that can ravage the lives of new parents by taking their new baby without warning. Since 1990, researchers have been unraveling causes of the syndrome. When pediatricians recommended infants sleep on their backs, the number of babies who died from SIDS […]
» Read more... New treatment for rotavirus may help children
February 19, 2015Podcast: Play in new window | Download Wintertime is here and once again parents are on the alert for health hazards associated with cold weather. There’s one childhood ailment that traditionally becomes more common this time of year and has nothing to do with low temperatures. That’s rotavirus [ROW-tuh-VIE-russ] infection, an ailment that many children […]
» Read more... Unsocial media
February 18, 2015Podcast: Play in new window | Download Does being constantly connected through technology actually make us lonelier in the long run? The research indicates yes. Experts say the constant presence of social media and smart phones — and texting in particular — is influencing us in a few significant ways. First, the constant presence of […]
» Read more... Long kisses transfer bacteria from one mouth to another
February 17, 2015Podcast: Play in new window | Download Before you pucker up, ponder this: There’s something lurking in that kiss. A recent study published in the journal Microbiome showed that people share more than saliva during a passionate embrace. In fact, a kiss that lasts more than 10 seconds transfers about 80 million bacteria from one […]
» Read more... App to make jaundice screening easier
February 16, 2015Podcast: Play in new window | Download We love our smartphones almost as much as the apps we download onto them. You have your social media apps, your music apps, your games … and a little something for jaundice screening. Wait. What? The phrase, “There’s an app for everything” is becoming less of an exaggeration, […]
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