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NEW DELHI – An American neurosurgeon said Tuesday he believes 10-year-old Indian twins joined at the skull could survive surgery to separate them, but that he will wait for more test results before deciding to perform the complex operation. Dr. Benjamin Carson (search), director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins …

WASHINGTON – If there’s a woman in America who can deal with “the whiff of sexism,” I’m betting it is Harriet Miers. No woman who made her way in a man’s world has a bit of trouble with this issue. These ladies were overcoming sexism before the phrase was coined. …

Some women apparently aren’t getting the message that they shouldn’t take the acne drug Accutane and its generic versions during pregnancy. Accutane and its generic versions are an effective acne treatment, but they’re not intended for use during pregnancy due to the risk of birth defects. That well-publicized risk is …