Test of Drug for Diabetes in Jeopardy
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Some of the 4,450 patients enrolled in a large clinical study have dropped out because of safety concerns about Avandia.
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NEW YORK  - The A1C test, the usual way of measuring long-range diabetes control, is not reliable for people who are undergoing hemodialysis, a new study shows.
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When a congressional committee holds a hearing next Wednesday, the subject will be the safety of the diabetes drug Avandia and whether federal drug regulators have paid close enough attention to its potential risks.
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If its latest drug isn't approved, the pharmaceutical could face trouble.
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Taking vitamin C or a blood pressure lowering drug could help some of the complications associated with diabetes.
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Years before its heart drug failed in massive human trials, there were indications such drugs might be dangerous.
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A relatively new blood test for people with diabetes can predict their risk of developing heart disease, US researchers reported on Monday.
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A report to be released on Friday finds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does very little to ensure the safety of patients who help test drugs in clinical trials, The New York Times reports.
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A surprise finding in a major federal study calls into question a long-held tenet of diabetes care.
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People with diabetes may soon be able to take a pill to control their condition instead of repeated injections.
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A test can tell if TB patients have stopped taking their medicine, which increases the risk of drug resistant strains.
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A relatively new blood test for people with diabetes can predict their risk of developing heart disease, US researchers report. Two separate studies suggest that people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes
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The government's own preliminary evaluation of the diabetes pill Avandia confirms the heart risks reported in a study earlier this week and suggests that as many as 60,000 to 100,000 heart attacks might be linked to its use since it came on the market eight years ago, a leading member of Congress...
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MONDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- One of a new class of diabetes drugs delayed the progression of type 2 diabetes along with the need to add additional medications.
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration preliminary analysis found a level of heart-attack risk with GlaxoSmithKline Plc'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 medical researcher who testified at a House hearing about the safety of the popular diabetes drug, Avandia, said he received the veiled threat of a lawsuit by a high-ranking drug company executive.
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The GlycoMark test, which measures a chemical called anhydroglucitol, is useful for checking blood sugar levels in diabetics, researchers report. As senior researcher Mark J. Sarno told Reuters Health, the test "provides a means for diabetic patients to rapidly respond to worsening (sugar) control."