(HealthDay News) -- Even when playing golf, you can injure your elbow, spine, knee, wrist or hip if you don't warm up before you take the first swing.

(HealthDay News) -- If you've resolved to lose weight, taking the time to savor your food may be an easy way to help you eat less.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Riding in a convertible with the top down could damage your hearing, a new study warns.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- If you really want that job, watch your posture.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Improving how quickly stroke patients are diagnosed and treated is the cornerstone of a new set of recommendations from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Remember the intensity of falling madly in love? Ever feel like the passing years, the never-ending housework and the demands of raising a family and working have quashed your infatuation for your spouse?

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Among older adults who've recently had a heart attack, those with kidney dysfunction are less likely to take medications meant to prevent another heart attack, a new study has found.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Internal medicine residents aren't getting the training they need to become primary care doctors, who are expected to be in greater demand as the U.S. population ages, contends a new study from Johns Hopkins.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Obese black patients receive less weight reduction and exercise advice from doctors than obese white patients, a new study finds.

THURSDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The more you walk, the lower your risk of diabetes, say Australian researchers.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans over the age of 50 ignore expert recommendations that they undergo a colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, a new survey reveals.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- It's not because they want to appear tough or self-reliant that black men delay going to the doctor; it's because they don't trust the health-care system, researchers at the University of North Carolina report.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Young adults who are overweight or obese tend to befriend and date people who are also overweight or obese, new research indicates.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- In an ongoing effort to shed light on the reason for racial disparities in breast cancer prognosis, researchers in North Carolina report new findings from their research on black women and breast cancer.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Bacteria that prey on other bacteria may prove useful in controlling antibiotic-resistant germs, say U.S. researchers.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Wounded Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is "continuing to make all the right moves in all the right directions" toward recovery, according to the latest update from her doctor on Friday.

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

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to bright artificial light between dusk and bedtime can reduce the quality of your sleep and may increase the risk of high blood pressure and diabetes, new research has found.

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have simultaneously discovered a gene that seems to raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, while also noting that having the blood type O might guard against heart attack once arteries become clogged.