Ever since the defibrillator for home use was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2002, there has been ongoing debate over the appropriateness of owning the ...

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 will soon be able to 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. The Food and Drug ...

A defibrillator for home use was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in October 2002. The device is currently only available by prescription. We invited 2 family practice physicians to ...

Having a defibrillator at home can help a heart attack survivor live through a second crisis, but so can CPR and at a much lower cost. That's the bottom line from the first test of using these ...

CHICAGO Heart attack defibrillators can now be purchased for use in the home -- but can having one of these devices at home save your life? A new study suggests the answer is no. Researchers followed ...

The recent government approval of an at-home defibrillator could reasonably be expected to save lives. After all, 61 million Americans have heart disease and most cardiac arrests happen at home. But ...

Having a defibrillator at home can help a heart attack survivor live through a second crisis, but so can CPR and at a much lower cost. That's the bottom line from the first test of using these ...

When Bernie Grimm discovered his father-in-law's nursing home did not have an automated external defibrillator, he was surprised. When personnel at Luther Acres in Lititz told Grimm defibrillators are ...

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration decided Thursday that consumers can buy devices to jump-start failing hearts at home without a prescription. About 80% of sudden cardiac arrests occur at ...

With heart disease being a major killer in this nation, home defibrillators are promising to improve survival from sudden cardiac arrests. On Monday, Medical Correspondent Dr. Emily Senay kicks off ...