(HealthDay News) -- For exhausted parents who are desperate to get at least a few consecutive hours of sleep, there are things you can do to coax your newborn to sleep at night.

(HealthDay News) -- Whole grains are fiber-rich, heart-healthy foods. But it may be a challenge to find good sources.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Young adults with elevated blood pressure have an increased risk of death decades later, according to a new study.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Many children who've lost a sister or brother to cancer say they became more mature and more compassionate as a result of the experience, new research finds.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A hand hygiene and cough etiquette program for elementary school children reduced cases of flu and the number of absences, a new study says.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Physically unfit men who do heavy work may be at increased risk for fatal heart attack, a new study says.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care on Monday issued new recommendations on breast cancer screening, and they're similar to controversial guidelines issued in 2009 by a U.S. governmental panel.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- When done by well-trained professionals, acupuncture can be a safe treatment for children, new research suggests.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Death rates for U.S. patients with throat and mouth cancers decreased between 1993 and 2007, a new study shows.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Measuring older people's blood pressure as they go about their normal activities throughout the day can also help reveal problems that affect the brain, a small, new study says.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Kids' exposure to online attacks and deviant behavior appears to have leveled off, but as more kids socialize by cellphone, sexual and other bothersome text messages are on the rise, a new study finds.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- People with early evidence of Alzheimer's disease are more likely to be underweight than people who don't have this type of dementia, a new study suggests.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Ever go into another room for something and then forget what you were there for? A new study suggests that simply passing through a doorway can cause you to forget why you came into a room or what you wanted to find.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Among older married Americans, an active sex life is associated with greater happiness with their marriages and with life in general, according to a new study.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Thin people appear to have a higher risk of dying within 30 days of an operation than heavier people, researchers have found.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- College students who take oral antibiotics to keep their acne in check have more sore throats than their peers who don't take antibiotics, researchers have found.

MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Many people with the skin disease psoriasis put a higher value on a treatment that suits their lifestyle than on out-of-pocket costs and side effects, a new German study finds.