Health Tip: Anxiety Attacks
(HealthDay News) -- Anxiety attacks cause sudden, severe and
sometimes paralyzing fear, often for no apparent reason.
Genetic Test Predicts Response to Warfarin
WEDNESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Variations of a gene that
determines a person's sensitivity to warfarin are important in
determining the initial doses of the anti-clotting drug,
researchers report.
Weight-Loss Drug Fights Alcoholic Fatty Liver
Disease
WEDNESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Mice given the
weight-loss drug rimonabant became resistant to alcohol's
fat-building effects in the liver, which suggests the medication
may help fight alcoholic fatty liver in humans, says a U.S.
study.
Teen Passengers at Higher Death Risk in Car
Crashes
WEDNESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who are passengers
in automobiles that crash are more likely to die than younger
children in the same setting, especially if the car is being driven
by a young, inexperienced driver, a new study reveals.
Gleevec May Disrupt Ovarian Function
WEDNESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Although it's a much more
targeted treatment than standard chemotherapy, the effective and
much-touted leukemia drug, Gleevec, isn't without side effects.
FDA Finds Contaminant in Baxter's Recalled Heparin
Products
WEDNESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Tests have found a
heparin-like contaminant in heparin blood-thinning products made by
Baxter Healthcare Corp. that have been linked to hundreds of
adverse reactions and at least four deaths in the United States,
federal health officials said Wednesday.
