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A Healthier World: An International Radio and Podcast Feature
A Healthier World is a series that explores issues of global health and is brought to you by Pfizer. Each podcast episode is approximately two minutes in length and offers global health news and information gathered from over 100 sources, including the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Medical Association, World Health Organization, Mayo Clinic, and other prestigious organizations and universities. A Healthier World is hosted by Mimi Tompkins and produced by IN2itiv Films Radio. "A Healthier World" was created by George R. Lovelock. Copyright 2002, IN2itiv Films, LLC.

• Cheerleading is a case of serious injury
  Topic: Cheerleading is a case of serious injury Source: National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury
• Many new mothers in the US struggle with the challenges
  Topic: Many new mothers in the US struggle with the challenges Source: Not-for-profit Organization Childbirth Connection
• Americans drinking less alcohol
  Topic: Americans drinking less alcohol Source: The American Journal of Medicine
• A key to a long life is to stay active, calm and organized
  Topic: A key to a long life is to stay active, calm and organized Source: Psychosomatic Medicine
• Distraction from text-messaging causing injury and even death
  Topic: Distraction from text-messaging causing injury and even death Source: American College of Emergency Physicians
• New study shows unmarried men today healthier than 30 years ago
  Topic: New study shows unmarried men today healthier than 30 years ago Source: Journal of Health and Social Behaviour
• Half of all US adults don't have 20/20 vision
  Topic: Half of all US adults don't have 20/20 vision Source: US National Eye Institute, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Funds needed to help flood victims in West Africa
  Topic: Funds needed to help flood victims in West Africa Source: World Health Organization
• Choosing a proper backpack for your kids
  Topic: Choosing a proper backpack for your kids Source: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, US Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Staying social may ward off dementia
  Topic: Staying social may ward off dementia Source: American Journal of Public Health
• Study shows how broccoli fights cancer
  Topic: Study shows how broccoli fights cancer Source: Britain's Institute of Food Research
• Having TV on in background distracts kids from playing
  Topic: Having TV on in background distracts kids from playing Source: Journal Child Development
• Obesity levels continue to rise in the US
  Topic: Obesity levels continue to rise in the US Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Women more likely to have regrets about tattoos
  Topic: Women more likely to have regrets about tattoos Source: Archives of Dermatology
• Protect your skin during the summer
  Topic: Protect your skin during the summer Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Skyrocketing
  Topic: Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Skyrocketing Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
• Walkable neighborhoods keep pounds off
  Topic: Walkable neighborhoods keep pounds off Source: American Journal of Preventative Medicine
• 2.5 billion people worldwide have poor sanitation facilities
  Topic: 2.5 billion people worldwide have poor sanitation facilities Source: The World Health Organization
• Protecting yourself from heat stroke
  Topic: Protecting yourself from heat stroke Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Drug-resistant high blood pressure on the rise
  Topic: Drug-resistant high blood pressure on the rise Source: American Heart Association
• Protecting yourself from mosquito bites
  Topic: Protecting yourself from mosquito bites Source: Centers for disease control and prevention
• Kids are drinking more sugary drinks and juice
  Topic: Kids are drinking more sugary drinks and juice Source: Journal Pediatrics
• Numbered of uninsured young adults in the US grows
  Topic: Numbered of uninsured young adults in the US grows Source: Commonwealth Fund
• The importance of health screening
  Topic: The importance of health screening Source: Centers for Disease control and prevention
• Patients arriving at hospitals in off ours get slower, less care
  Topic: Patients arriving at hospitals in off ours get slower, less care Source: American Heart Association, Massachusetts Generak Hospital in Boston
• Smoking, drinking and cholesterol may be Alzheimers risk factor
  Topic: Smoking, drinking and cholesterol may be Alzheimers risk factor Source: American Academy of Neurology
• Exposure to weed killer tied to brain cancer
  Topic: Exposure to weed killer tied to brain cancer Source: American Journal of Epidemiology
• Many have strokes without knowing it
  Topic: Many have strokes without knowing it Source: medical journal Stroke
• Don't let your kids take a vacation from health eating
  Topic: Don't let your kids take a vacation from health eating Source: Duke University Medical Center
• Summer is peak time for lightening strikes
  Topic: Summer is peak time for lightening strikes Source: National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration
• Protecting yourself from Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
  Topic: Protecting yourself from Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Staying social may ward off dementia
  Topic: Staying social may ward off dementia Source: American Journal of Public Health