http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay News) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel has unanimously backed a device that lowers the rate of seizures among people with epilepsy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-fda-panel-brain-epilepsy_1.html Neuroscience Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:19:27 EST news281013561 (HealthDay News) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will weigh on Friday the merits of a new therapy for some people with epilepsy who have seizures that don't respond to medication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-fda-panel-brain-epilepsy.html Neuroscience Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:50:01 EST news280673844 Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly stops pumping blood. When this occurs, blood stops flowing to the brain and other major organs. Recent estimates show that approximately 850,000 people in the United States are at risk of SCA, and most of the people who have SCA, die from it. But, rapid treatment of SCA by using an implantable defibrillator can be lifesaving. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-fda-subcutaneous-implantable-defibrillator-patients.html Cardiology Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:00:01 EST news270399391