Diabetes Drug Still Has Heart Risks, Doctors Warn
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A study intended to demonstrate the safety of a diabetes treatment seems, instead, to have added to the controversy.
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-- In the month after a surprising analysis revealed possible heart risks from the blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia, reports of side effects to federal regulators tripled.
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All studies to date provide inconsistent data about the potential contribution of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia to heart attack risk, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said in testimony prepared for a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials are pushing for a "black box" warning of the risk of heart attack on GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
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Diabetics should receive cholesterol-busting drugs regardless of their heart disease risk, researchers say.
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When people with diabetes undergo coronary artery stenting to open clogs, women are more at risk for major adverse events than men, doctors in Germany report.
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Reports of side effects, including heart attacks, have tripled since an analysis revealed that the popular diabetes drug may increase the risk of heart problems.
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Study confirmed concerns that the drug significantly raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Patients with diabetes,  especially women, who take thiazolidinediones, which include  commonly prescribed drugs such as Avandia and Actos, may have  an increased risk of developing cancer, according to a new  report.
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NEW YORK  - Patients with diabetes, especially women, who take thiazolidinediones, which include commonly prescribed drugs such as Avandia and Actos, may have an increased risk of developing cancer, according to a new report.
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There is a drug that can lower your risk of heart attack, diabetes, osteoporosis and mental decline by 30 percent to 60 percent, but doctors aren&#39;t prescribing it.
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration  preliminary analysis found a level of heart-attack risk with  GlaxoSmithKline Plc&#39;s  diabetes drug Avandia  similar to what was reported in a study earlier this week, the  agency confirmed on Friday.
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A drug to lower blood sugar could also help prevent type 2 diabetes.
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An independent analysis of thousands of older people with diabetes found that those treated with the widely used drug Avandia had significantly elevated risks of heart attack and death.
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Users of an anti-arthritis drug linked by a study to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes have been urged not to panic. The UK Department of Health said users of Celebrex, manufactured by US drug
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A prominent doctor who sounded an early alarm about a widely used diabetes drug testified yesterday that he was intimidated by the manufacturer when he raised concerns about the drug's safety.
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A report last week tying the Type 2 diabetes pill Avandia to increased risk for heart attack and heart-related deaths prompted a flood of calls to local doctors and Internet postings from patients seeking advice about whether to continue taking the commonly prescribed medication.