They're likened to a dog's "shock collar" by some and called a "life-saving treatment" by others. But the days of electro-shock devices as a tool for managing hard-to-control behavior in people with ...

Relevant risk for interaction seen with cardiac implantable electronic devices; no signs of cardiac damage seen during testing. (HealthDay News) — When applied to cardiac implantable electronic ...

Research has found that handheld electro-shockers commonly used for self defense can potentially interact with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) such as pacemakers, putting individuals at ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration claims the shock devices used at a Massachusetts school are unreasonably harmful, and have proposed banning the devices. But new federal legislation could prevent ...