Biden releases some medical history

From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli SEATTLE, Wash. -- Just over two weeks before Biden could be elected vice president, the Obama campaign granted access to a package medical records for the first time today. The information, provided by Biden to the campaign during the vetting process this summer, is not comprehensive, but appears to indicate that he is in generally good condition. Biden’s personal physician, Dr. John Eisold, the attending physician of the United States Senate, was not made available to speak with reporters. He did give a briefing to Dr. Matthew Parker, a Washington physician, who relayed information to reporters on a conference call this afternoon. Though he made it clear that he only reviewed the same documents we had, Parker said his impression is that Biden is “in excellent health.” Included in the 49-page series of documents is a “Problem List” identifying 13 issues, most notably the cerebral aneurism Biden suffered in 1988, as well as a 2006 “atrial fibrillation,” a heart ... (link)