medical device

FDA OKs breathing device used by Christopher Reeve

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 06/18/2008 - 11:31

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a medical device tested about five years ago on actor Christopher Reeve to help him breathe without a ventilator....


 

Monitors urged for all with high blood pressure

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 05/22/2008 - 14:30

Everyone with high blood pressure (AP) -- some 72 million Americans - should own a home monitor and do regular pressure checks, the American Heart Association and other groups urged Thursday in an unprecedented endorsement of a medical device for consumers....