Once-conjoined toddlers leave hospital

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Lisandra Sanatis looks at her twin daughter, Teresa Tapia, as daughter Maria Tapia looks on Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., Thursday Dec. 1, 2011. The conjoined twins were separated during an operation at the hospital Nov. 8, 2011. The twins are expected to be released from the hospital Friday and are expected to go back home to the Dominican Republic before Christmas. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Lisandra...

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Apple juice can pose a health risk _ from calories

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2011 photo, an apple and a pitcher of apple juice are posed together in Moreland Hills, Ohio. Despite the government's consideration of new arsenic limits on the juice, the real danger, nutrition experts say, is to waistlines and teeth. Apple juice and other juice-based beverages have relatively few natural nutrients, many calories and more sugar, in many cases, than a can of soda. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) FILE - In this Sept....

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Hitting The 'Off' Switch On Antibiotic Resistance

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Doctors are running out of effective antibiotics, as bacteria evolve ways to evade one drug after another. Now DARPA has called for alternatives to conventional antibiotics. Nanotechnologist Chad Mirkin discusses one such weapon—tiny globs of DNA and RNA that can switch off the bugs' antibiotic resistance. Nanotechnologist Chad Mirkin discusses next-generation antibiotics that target a bacterium's DNA.Copyright © 2011 National Public Radio®. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required.IRA FLATOW,...

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FDA examines level of arsenic in apple juice

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is considering tightening restrictions for the levels of arsenic allowed in apple juice after consumer groups pushed the agency to crack down on the contaminant.Studies show that apple juice has generally low levels of arsenic, and the government says it is safe to drink. But consumer advocates say the FDA is allowing too much of the chemical — which is sometimes natural, sometimes man made — into...

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First 3D Movie of Orgasm in the Female Brain

AppId is over the quotaAn orgasm has now been imaged in 3D video in the brain as it happens - and for possibly the first time in the history of science, women came first.The video, which was presented at the recent Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington, D.C., is the first to look at the exact order in which women's brain regions are activated in the progression that culminates in sexual climax. The findings have not yet been peer reviewed for publication.While this may seem like a silly line of research, in fact, understanding how the brain experiences the most pleasurable sensations...

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Wal-Mart's Health Plans for 2012 to Increase Premiums for Smokers

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Penalty per pay period that Wal-Mart's health insurance plans will require of employees who smoke in 2012. The cost will amount to $260 to $2,340 extra per year for those who want health coverage. According to the benefits consulting firm Mercer, several other large employers also charge higher premiums to workers who smoke; among the largest employers, about 28% adjust their premiums based on workers' tobacco use. [via The New York Times]NewsDebt Financ...

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NYC recommends AIDS drugs for any person with HIV

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials in the nation's largest city are recommending that any residents living with HIV be offered AIDS drugs as soon as the virus is diagnosed, an aggressive move that has been shown to prolong life and stem the spread of the disease.Standard practice has been to have patients put off the expensive pill regimen — which can cost up to $15,000 a year in the United States — until the immune system weakens.But New York City Health...

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The Healthland Podcast: Super Broccoli, Yo-Yo Dieting, and Why Toddlers Are Terrible

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota The Healthland Podcast: Super Broccoli, Yo-Yo Dieting, and Why Toddlers Are Terrible – TIME Healthlandfunction JSKitCommentsCountFilter(count) {if (count == 0)return "Be the first to comment";else if(count == 1)return "" + count + ' comment';else return '' + count + ' comments';}/* YUI Reset Copyright (c) 2009, Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. version: 2.7.0 */html {color: #000; background: #FFF;}body, div, dl, dt, dd, ul, ol, li, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5,...

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Florida city battles fear and denial

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Wade Price, who is gay and living with AIDS, has struggled to find acceptance. HIV/AIDS is like "hush-hush" says one man who tested positive this yearAdvocates say they can't post red ribbons on their offices because of stigmaNew HIV infection rates are increasing in northern Florida cityEditor's note: This week, CNN Health's team is taking a close look at the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Southeast with a series leading up to World AIDS Day on December...

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Big Solar Project Moves Forward Without Uncle Sam

AppId is over the quotaThe underlying connection was closed: A connection that was expected to be kept alive was closed by the server. Lend Lease SolarCity has received financing from Bank of America Merrill Lynch to install solar electricity systems on houses on military bases, like one here at Soaring Heights Communities at Davis Monthan Air Force Base outside Tucson, Ariz. We've heard a lot about Solyndra, a solar panel maker that went bankrupt despite lots of federal subsidies. But on Wednesday,...

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