--- ---  # This Week in Health: Take a Walk, Get a Massage, Pet a Dog  by [Mandy Oaklander](https://time.com/author/mandy-oaklander/)  ## Mandy Oaklander Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Apr 7, 2017 4:10 PM UTC  Getty Images  by [Mandy Oaklander](https://time.com/author/mandy-oaklander/)  ## Mandy Oaklander Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Apr 7, 2017 4:10 PM UTC This week’s health news was filled with useful tips about how to feel better and happier with a bit of self-care, like taking a walk during work and getting an occasional massage. Here’s what else caught our attention this week. (Sign up for our [newsletter](http://time.com/newsletter-health) for more.) ## [Here’s how to be less tired after work](http://time.com/4726709/tired-all-the-time-work/) If you’re tired of battling post-work fatigue, take a walk. A quick lunchtime stroll in a green space helped people concentrate more and feel better for the rest of the afternoon. ## [Almost half of U.S. adults have HPV](http://time.com/4727871/human-papillomavirus-hpv-sti/) The sexually transmitted infection is more common than you think. Even more concerning: one in five adults has the type that puts a person at higher risk for cancer. ## [Why your pet is good for your mental health](http://time.com/4728315/science-says-pet-good-for-mental-health/) The smile-making, anxiety-relieving benefits of pet therapy are fur-real. ## [The health risks of tattoos](http://time.com/4725634/tattoo-ink-dangerous/) Tattoos come with some rare but real risks, including blood-borne diseases from tainted ink and cancer. ## [Aspirin may lower the risk of dying from cancer](http://time.com/4728946/aspirin-cancer-nsaids/) Here’s how much aspirin is linked to a lower risk of cancer death, and how long people have to take it before these benefits emerge. ## [Massage can help treat lower back pain](http://time.com/4728672/massage-low-back-pain/) Touch therapy is powerful—even against lower back pain, the leading cause of job disability worldwide. In a new study, massage helped most back pain sufferers feel better. ## [How vitamin C may help cancer treatments work better](http://time.com/4718630/vitamin-c-cancer-treatment-chemotherapy/) A small new study finds that it’s safe for cancer patients to take large doses of intravenous vitamin C while undergoing radiation. Doctors are now looking into whether doing so helps their treatments work better. ## [Babies in these countries cry the most](http://time.com/4722784/study-babies-cry-most-canada-uk/) Newborns cry more in the U.K., Canada and Italy than they do in other countries, according to a new study. The driest infant eyes are in Denmark, Germany and Japan. (Still a mystery: [why people cry](http://time.com/4254089/science-crying/?iid=sr-link1) in the first place.) ## [Why nature sounds help you relax](http://time.com/4727058/nature-sounds-relaxation-stress/) Hearing the soothing sounds of nature may help people get out of their own heads, a new brain imaging study suggests. 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