Media reports say that according to medical records released by the Obama-Biden campaign on Monday, the vice presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden is ‘in good health’, and there has been no repeat instance of aneurysm he suffered two decades back.

Biden’s medical records, released to some news organizations, detailed the treatment of two brain aneurysms in 1988 and other, mostly ‘minor’ medical problems.

Biden, 65, had emergency surgery for an aneurysm in an artery- a bulging of an artery due to a weakened area of the vessel wall - in his brain, but suffered no permanent damage as a result. He also had a second, smaller, unruptured aneurysm that was removed a few months later.

To continue with Biden’s health records, reports said that he also had an episode of irregular heart rhythm known as ‘atrial fibrillation’ in July 2006. Though there was no indication of heart disease, Biden was started on aspirin therapy.

Biden also suffers from an enlarged prostate – for which he takes Flomax - but has no signs of prostate cancer. In addition, he takes allergy medications and the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor.

According to Dr. Matthew Parker, a physician chosen by the campaign to address the news media about Biden’s screening reports: “Everything that was supposed to be done is being done.”

In a nutshell, the medical records released indicate that Biden’s health is generally good. He suffers occasional back pain, as well as chronic sinusitis and severe seasonal allergies dating back to childhood, when asthma was diagnosed. Earlier this year, he underwent surgery to correct the sinus condition, a relatively common and minor procedure.

Meanwhile, Biden’s running mate, the Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama, 47, has not released his health records, though his campaign released a one-page summary of the records, which concluded that he is in excellent health.