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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
Cold sore again? Could be your genes
February 9, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download It’s happening again: First the sensitive skin around your mouth swells up like an angry zit. The affected area morphs into a blister then breaks, turning into a crusty sore. You’re left to deal with an embarrassing, ugly blemish glaring front and center on your face for a [...]
» Read more... Stopping sweets in the classroom can curb calories
February 8, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download Some of our best memories of elementary school, beside recess, of course, are the class parties. First there’s Halloween, hallowed with cartloads of candy. Then come the winter holidays, packed with pies, cookies and baked goods. You can’t have Valentine’s Day without chocolate, and then there are birthdays [...]
» Read more... Bullies take to texting
February 7, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download Preteens face scores of stumbling blocks these days as they navigate school, crushes and good old-fashioned self-consciousness. And then there’s bullying. But gone are the days of idle gossip and getting slammed into lockers; bullying has become a beast in recent years as the Internet gives gossip fuel [...]
» Read more... Broken hearts
February 6, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download Most people have one time or another experienced the emotional stress of a broken heart after losing a loved one through divorce, breakup or even death. But the emotional pain of a broken heart can also lead to real heart problems. Doctors call this rare condition Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, [...]
» Read more... Super veggies to save the day?
February 3, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download Parents, you soon could be telling your kids to eat their super veggies. British scientists recently unveiled a new breed of broccoli with super nutritional powers. These turbo-charged veggies have been on sale as Beneforte in select stores in California and Texas for the last year. Soon, they [...]
» Read more... Need braces on your teeth? Your ancestors might be to blame
February 2, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download Wearing braces on your teeth has almost become a rite of passage for children in America. It’s very hard these days to escape the requisite two or three years with a mouth full of metal. So what is to blame for this influx of crooked teeth? New research [...]
» Read more... Women taking birth control pills for reasons other than contraception
February 1, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download Birth control pills: They’re not just for birth control any more. At least according to a new study, which found that more than one-point-five million women in the United States take birth control pills for reasons other than preventing pregnancy. In fact, more than 726,000 women who take [...]
» Read more... Parents still delaying, skipping vaccines for children despite evidence
January 31, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download Doctors and scientists agree: getting young children vaccinated is an important and necessary step to prevent disease. Despite the overwhelming evidence to support this statement, the results of a recent survey show that many parents are delaying or even skipping vaccinations for their kids. The study, performed by [...]
» Read more... Scientists using Twitter to track the flu in real time
January 30, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download In our digitally connected world, many of us now broadcast the most mundane details of our daily lives. If we bought a new car, we post pictures of it on Facebook. Pet did something cute? Upload the video on YouTube. And if we’re looking for a little sympathy [...]
» Read more... No electronics for toddlers
January 27, 2012Podcast: Play in new window | Download Most parents have probably heard all the warnings about letting babies watch TV. Experts worry that this early exposure could lead to obesity, ADHD or even language delays. But a recent survey found that 90 percent of parents say their kids under the age of 2 watch some [...]
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