Southwest Life

Tai chi eased painful joints and other symptoms of fibromyalgia in a small but well-done study of this ancient Chinese form of exercise.Tai chi combines meditation with slow, gentle movements, deep...

Cancer is the world’s top “economic killer” as well as its likely leading cause of death, the American Cancer Society contends in a new report presented at a global cancer conference in...

CHICAGO – Aggressive, drug-resistant staph infections caught in hospitals or from medical treatment are becoming scarcer, another sign of progress in a prevention effort that has become a national...

ATLANTA – A rare U.S. outbreak of typhoid fever has been linked to a frozen tropical fruit product used to make smoothies, health officials reported last week.Seven cases have been confirmed –...

WASHINGTON – Doctors can’t tell if Leif Utoft Bollesen’s mild memory loss will remain an annoyance or worsen, but experimental checks of the Minnesota man’s aging brain may offer clues.About 1...

GENEVA – The World Health Organization declared the H1N1 flu pandemic officially over last week, months after many national authorities started canceling vaccine orders and shutting down hot lines...

ATLANTA – Are Americans becoming more honest about their weight?That theory could explain why the gap appears to be closing in what people say they weigh and what actual measurements report.A new...

LONDON – Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy have big babies, putting their children at risk of becoming heavy later on, a new study says.American researchers followed all births in...

ATLANTA – A government panel is recommending doctors steer clear of giving one brand of flu vaccine to young children this year because of convulsions and fever in kids who got the shot in...