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Avandia Increases Heart Failure Risk in Elderly, Canadian Study Finds
Senior citizens who take the blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia are more likely to suffer heart attack and die than patients who use another diabetes pill, Canadian researchers report.
Life After Avandia: New Diabetes Drugs Will Face Tougher Testing for Heart-Failure Risks
In the wake of widespread reports of heart failures, liver damage, and other patient injuries and seemingly non-stop controversy surrounding the top-selling type-2 diabetes drug Avandia, the Food and Drug Administration now says that future diabetes drugs will face much tougher scrutiny.
Avandia: Popular Diabetes Drug Linked to Fatal Heart Attacks
Avandia, the blockbuster type 2 diabetes drug taken by an estimated six million Americans, has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and cardiovascular death. Avandia was approved in 1999 for the treatment of type 2, or adult onset, diabetes, which affects an estimated 18 to 20 million Americans and is a [...]
