• Meditation, Yoga Linked to Fewer Doctor Visits, Study Reveals

  Training patients to practice deep relaxation techniques like yoga and meditation - long touted to ease stress and anxiety - may also lead them to make fewer doctor visits, a U.S. study suggests.

  

• Talking to Kids About Smoking Risks May Help Parents Quit, Says New Report

  Parents who quit smoking may be less likely to relapse when they discuss the dangers of cigarettes with their children, a U.S. study suggests.

  

• Early Physical Therapy Might Help Ease Lower Back Pain, Finds New Study

  Starting physical therapy right after lower back pain begins may provide relief sooner compared to doing nothing, but makes little difference over the long term, a U.S. study suggests.

  

• Women Less Likely To Be Taking Post-Heart Attack Meds Than Men, Finds New Study

  Women appear less likely than men to take all the medications needed after a heart attack to help prevent repeat episodes, a Canadian study suggests.

  

• Fidgeting While You Work May Actually Be Good For You, Claims New Study

  People who can't resist fidgeting while they work may want to stop trying to kick the habit, because a new study suggests all that toe tapping and pencil rapping may be good for their health.