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 ...

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 ...

Every household should have a flashlight, smoke detector and first-aid kit. And now, perhaps you should add a defibrillator to that list of must-haves. Jan. 14, 2003 Every household should have a ...

SEATTLE — 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 ...

Home automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) modestly improve survival in shockable cardiac arrests but are not currently cost-effective. Equipping all private homes with AEDs would cost over $4 ...

WASHINGTON - 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 ...

A Sept. 9 article about the sale of automated external defibrillators for home use incorrectly attributed a statement that Philips Medical Systems believes Food and Drug Administration approval of its ...

Owners of a popular home defibrillator have been told to stop using the device immediately and dispose of the units, warning they could cause “serious harm or death” if used now ongoing support is not ...

Having a defibrillator at home can help a heart attack survivor live through a second crisis, but so can cardiopulmonary resuscitation — and at a much lower cost. That's the bottom line from the first ...

The National Institutes of Health is launching a five-year international study on home defibrillators, said Marcel Salive, medical officer for the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Following 7 ...