News articles tagged with 'rosiglitazone'
New study adds weight to diabetes drug link to heart problems
— 18 Mar 2011 14:54 | HealthA new study published on bmj.com today adds to mounting evidence that rosiglitazone - a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes - is associated with an increased risk of major heart problems…
BMJ report into top-selling diabetes drug raises concerns about the drug regulatory system
— 8 Sep 2010 11:27 | HealthA BMJ investigation into the top-selling diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) raises concerns about its safety and the whole system by which drugs are evaluated, regulated, and promoted…
Study compares risk with 2 diabetes drugs
— 25 Aug 2010 11:26 | HealthIn contrast to previous reports, the risks of the composite endpoint of heart attack, heart failure, both, or death were the same - about 4 percent - for patients taking the diabetes…
Study finds no link between diabetes drug rosiglitazone and increased rate of heart attack
— 30 Jun 2010 13:37 | HealthThe diabetes drug rosiglitazone has been under intense scrutiny since a 2007 study in the New England Journal of Medicine looked at more than 40 clinical trials and linked the drug's…
Side effects explained: Why common drugs can lead to broken bones
— 9 Jun 2010 13:10 | HealthNew research helps to explain why some commonly used drugs come with a serious downside: They up your odds of breaking a bone. The drugs in question, glucocorticoids (e.g. cortisone…
Do financial interests result in positive results in scientific research?
— 19 Mar 2010 13:55 | HealthVirtually all (94%) of the scientific authors who provided positive results for the anti-diabetic drug rosiglitazone had financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, according…
Diabetes drug linked to increased risk of heart failure
— 21 Aug 2009 15:22 | HealthRosiglitazone, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, is associated with an increased risk of heart failure and death among older patients compared to a similar drug (pioglitazone),…
Rosiglitazone does not harm bone healing if combined with metformin in rats
— 12 Jun 2009 16:13 | HealthTaking the diabetes medications metformin and rosiglitazone together reverses the adverse effects on bone of rosiglitazone treatment alone in an experimental model, according to a new…
Diabetes drug shows potential for treating one cause of chronic kidney disease
— 11 Dec 2008 11:53 | HealthThe antidiabetes drug rosiglitazone may have the potential to protect kidney function in patients with a condition called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), according to a study…
Popular class of diabetes drugs doubles risk of fractures in women
— 10 Dec 2008 11:48 | HealthNew findings out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of East Anglia show that long-term use of a popular class of oral diabetic drugs doubles the risk of…