Sept. 23, 2004 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a home defibrillator for sale without a prescription; a C-reactive protein assay to determine the risk of coronary heart ...

WASHINGTON – People worried about sudden cardiac arrest no longer need a doctor’s prescription to buy devices that jump-start the heart. The Food and Drug Administration for the first time agreed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has issued a safety communication indicating that certain HeartStart automated external defibrillators ...

WASHINGTON – Federal health regulators are warning the public that certain cardiac defibrillators recalled by Philips Healthcare may fail to deliver a needed shock in an emergency. Defibrillators are ...

Amsterdam, the Netherlands –Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the Food and Drug ...

In the United States, about 340,000 people die annually from sudden cardiac arrest, a malfunction in the electrical system of the heart that maintains regular pumping. About 80% of cardiac arrests ...

Quick use of an AED is the best hope. Now anyone can buy the portable, easy-to-use Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator ($1,995) without a prescription. Heart-health groups and medical professionals ...

People can soon plunk down $2,295 for an at-home defibrillator in hopes their loved ones will pull it out and save them if their hearts suddenly stop beating. Government approval of the first ...

People worried about sudden cardiac arrest no longer need a doctor's prescription to buy devices that jumpstart the heart. The Food and Drug Administration for the first time agreed Thursday to let ...

Clever design, close attention to human safety issues, and a top man-machine interface make the Philips HeartStart portable home defibrillator one of the hottest medical electronics devices on the ...