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 – 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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Having a defibrillator at home does not protect heart attack survivors against a cardiac arrest any better than having someone at home with good cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

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 ...

Owners of a popular home defibrillator have been told to stop using the device immediately and dispose of the units, warning ...

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 ...

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 ...