Cholesterol Drugs For The Healthy Still Debatable
WCVB Boston Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:16 PM PDT
Should healthy people with normal cholesterol take a daily statin drug to prevent heart problems? The question is dividing heart doctors and confusing patients. |
Diabetes Drug Risks Reported Ahead Of FDA Hearing
WCVB Boston Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:16 PM PDT
A new study led by a federal drug safety expert ties the controversial diabetes drug Avandia to a higher risk of heart problems, strokes and deaths in older adults, and says it is more dangerous than a rival drug, Actos. |
Study links diabetes drug to strokes
Brisbane Times Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:08 PM PDT
A new US study led by a federal drug safety expert ties the controversial diabetes drug Avandia to a higher risk of heart problems and strokes in older adults. |
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-28 21:45 New study disputes risk from diabetes drug Avandia
Interactive Investor Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:03 PM PDT
WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) - A new study on the safety of Avandia contradicts findings that the diabetes drug from GlaxoSmithKline can worsen heart risks, instead showing that it lowers rates of death, heart attack and stroke. The study, released at the American Diabetes Association's annual meeting in Orlando on Tuesday, shows that diabetics taking Avandia were 28 percent less likely to die ... |
Friends remember Cynthia Keller's 'passion' for skating
Garden City Observer Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:58 PM PDT
Cynthia Ann Keller's passion for figure skating grew when her three daughters started taking skating lessons. Keller, who didn't skate herself, directed the Basic Skills Class coaches and the annual May ice show for the Garden City Figure Skating Club at the Garden City Ice Arena. According to her friend, Kim Raby, Keller, 51, died June 24 at Children's Hospital in Detroit following open heart ... |
New Study: Avandia Riskier Than Actos
WebMD Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:56 PM PDT
Study: Older patients who take Avandia have a higher risk of death, heart failure, and stroke than patients taking Actos, a similar diabetes drug. |
Cheney Leaves Hospital After Treatment
KRIS-TV Corpus Christi Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:40 PM PDT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney has been discharged from the hospital after his latest bout with heart-related trouble. Cheney was admitted to George Washington University Hospital on Friday after reporting that he was not feeling well. He underwent testing and ultimately received medication to treat a fluid buildup related to his aggressive form of heart disease. His office ... |
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