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.
A Stacy Wiegman, PharmD , Pharmacy, answered. Aspirin is the only NSAID used as a blood thinner for people at risk of stroke or heart attack. By thinning the blood, aspirin helps to regulate blood pressure and circulate blood to the heart and brain, preventing clots that cause strokes and heart attacks. Other types of NSAIDs actually increase heart attack and stroke risk.