News tagged with diabetes pill


Combination pill could be cost effective in preventing heart disease

(Medical Xpress)—A single combination pill could reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke in Latin Americans by up to 21 percent at a cost of about $35 per quality adjusted life year gained, according to a study led by ...

Cardiology created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA approves first diabetes-cholesterol combo pill

(AP) -- The first combination pill for the millions of people with the dangerous combination of diabetes and high cholesterol won U.S. approval Friday, offering convenience - and savings - to patients taking multiple pills.

Medications created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teenage stroke -- a frightening trend

Stroke has generally been considered a disease of the elderly, but the incidence of stroke in children and teens has increased in recent years. The American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2011 Data ...

Health created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA reviewing heart risks of Glaxo diabetes pill

(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting in June to reassess the safety of GlaxoSmithKline's former blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia.

Medications created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU OKs Bristol-Myers, AstraZeneca diabetes drug

(AP)—Drugmakers Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AstraZeneca PLC say their experimental diabetes pill has gotten its first major approval, in the European Union.

Medications created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA questions safety of experimental diabetes drug

(AP) -- Federal health regulators have concerns about bladder and breast cancer seen in patients taking an experimental diabetes pill from Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca.

Medications created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1