JENNIFER BEALS BIOGRAHPY. Jennifer Sue Beals was born in Chicago on December 19, 1963 as the second child of Jeanne Anderson and Alfred Beals. Her mother, an Irish-Catholic retired elementary schoolteacher, still lives in Chicago.
How does digitalis work? 1  Digitalis medicines strengthen the force of the heartbeat by increasing the amount of calcium in the heart's cells. 2  Digitalis medicines control irregular heart rhythms (called arrhythmias) by slowing the signals that start in the sinoatrial (SA) node.
Digoxin is a medicine used to strengthen the heart. The heart can then pump stronger and more effectively. It can also control and slow certain irregular or fast heartbeats. You may hear digoxin called by its brand name, LanoxinÂ®.