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 USES. Digoxin is used to slow down the rate of the heart, but increase the force with which the heart muscle contracts. It is a cardiac glycoside. It is used to make the heart work efficiently. In general this drug is used to treat heart failure and irregular heart beats or irregular heart rhythm (including atrial flutter or fibrillation). Benefits of being on this drug can include reduction of ventricular rate. Listed below are the typical uses of digoxin.