@Getty Images The popular diabetes drug Avandia has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and death, say researchers affiliated with insurer WellPoint. They analyzed the results of 16 studies involving 810,000 Avandia users and found a “modest but statistically significant” increase in the risk of heart attack...
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Avandia Shows > Risk of Heart Attack, Death According to Researchers
@Getty Images The popular diabetes drug Avandia has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and death, say researchers affiliated with insurer WellPoint. They analyzed the results of 16 studies involving 810,000 Avandia users and found a äóìmodest but statistically significantäó increase in the risk of heart attack...
More than Half of Americans Will Have Diabetes
More than half of Americans will have diabetes or be prediabetic by 2020 at a cost to the U.S. health care system of $3.35 trillion if current trends go unabated, according to a report released by UnitedHealth Group Inc. Diabetes and prediabetes will account for an estimated 10 percent of...