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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You've all seen the dramatic scenes on TV or in movies: An emergency medical technician or emergency-room specialist gets a cardiac-arrest case, and time is precious. The specialist quickly readies ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued a safety communication on HeartStart automated external defibrillators from Philips Healthcare, noting that certain HeartStart ...