 | Study: Heartburn drugs don't aid children's asthma
An acid reflux drug often used for hard-to-treat asthma doesn't help children with the breathing disease and may cause side effects, a study in 300 children found.
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 | Marijuana’s effect on lung function
Marijuana is an illicit drug, but increasingly common in the United States. It is also used legally by some patients for medical purposes.
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 | Survey: Sleep disorders common among police officers
How well did you sleep last night? If you routinely have trouble falling or staying asleep, you’re in good company.
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 | Experimental drug raises 'good' cholesterol
Are you taking cholesterol medicine? Statins lower your bad cholesterol, known as LDL. But raising your good cholesterol, the HDL, can be just as important for cutting your risk of a heart attack.
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| Updating family medical history
New research shows it's particularly important for families with a history of cancer to keep their medical histories current. That's because one of the most important factors in rating a person's cancer risk is a family history of the disease.
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| Ovarian Cancer Screening Does Not Appear to Reduce Risk of Ovarian Cancer Death
In a clinical trial that included nearly 80,000 women, those who received ovarian cancer screening did not have a reduced risk of death from ovarian cancer compared to women who received usual care, but did have an increase in invasive medical procedures and associated harms as a result of being screened, according to a study in the June 8 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on cancer.
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 | Higher risk of closure for ER's serving under-insured and poverty level patients
The number of urban US hospital emergency departments shutting their doors continues to increase. While federal law requires hospitals to provide emergency treatment to anyone regardless of their ability to pay, hospitals are not required to operate an emergency department.  Video
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| PCI procedures increasing
Procedures involving coronary artery angioplasty, or stenting known as PCIs, are becoming increasingly more common for treating blockages in the heart.
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| Heart Bypass Surgery Less Common Today Than a Decade Ago
Between 2001 and 2008, the annual rate of coronary artery bypass graft surgeries performed in the United States decreased by more than 30 percent, but rates of percutaneous coronary interventions did not change significantly. Video
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 | Study: Shorter hospital stays after hip surgery
Hip replacement is becoming one of the most common procedures within the Medicare population. 280,000 procedures are performed each year in the United States. Hospital stays associated with the surgery have become shorter.
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