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A hug or a back rub, the ways we show affection can also keep us healthy. Sure, a massage is relaxing and feels great - it's also good for health. Besides relieving pain, it has been shown to ease depression and anxiety and speed recovery from medical treatment. "The benefits of touch show up at every age," says psychologist Tiffany Field, who directs the Touch Research Institutes at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Premature infants who are held and gently massaged, develop faster, cry less and sleep better than those left alone. Far from injuring the infant, 3 massages a day f...