Study links diabetes drug to heart failure

 diabetes drug prescribed to Canadians nearly 1.3 million times over the past year more than doubles the risk of heart failure, a new analysis shows.Researchers estimate there would be one additional case of heart failure — where the heart cannot pump enough blood through the body — for every 30 diabetic patients taking GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia [...]

New Review Adds More Reasons To Avoid Diabetes Drug Avandia

Little evidence supports using rosiglitazone (Avandia) to improve the quality or length of life among adults with diabetes, according to a systematic review of data by German researchers.Furthermore, data suggest that the drug might worsen complications of the disease such as weight gain, swelling, bone fractures and heart disease. The new review supports findings from [...]