American Diabetes Association is a nonprofit organization that conducts diabetes research. The organization is based in Alexandria, VA and managed by John H. Graham IV. Its official home on the web is http://www.diabetes.org
The pharmaceutical giant's Avandia is linked to higher risk of heart attacks. Kerkorian is ready to raise the stakes on his Las Vegas investment. U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson opens talks with China. Read Full Story
The widely prescribed diabetes drug Avandia is linked to a greater risk of heart attack and possibly death, a new scientific analysis revealed, and the U.S. government issued a safety alert Monday. Read Full Story
The government should ban the diabetes drug Avandia because of a wide variety of life-threatening risks, including heart and liver damage, a consumer group said. Read Full Story
Amid a salvo of congressional press releases questioning its handling of the diabetes drug Avandia, the Food and Drug Administration issued a “safety alert” Monday, warning the public about the drug’s possible cardiovascular risks. Read Full Story
The modern plague of diabetes ( type 2 ) is growing at an alarming rate, and will only get worse, with obesity levels being at an all time high and diabetes a leading cause of death. Results of the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Life Study released April 2001 show that nearly one–in-four Australian adults has either diabetes or impaired glucose metabolism, both of which are associated with substantial increased risk of both diabetes and heart disease. Problems of untreated diabetes puts us... Read Full Story
Avandia (rosiglitazone), the diabetes drug, may soon be pulled from markets around the world after a study discovered it increased the risk of heart attack by 45 per cent. America's drug regulator, the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ), has issued...( read more ) Read Full Story
The widely prescribed diabetes drug Avandia is linked to a greater risk of heart attack and possibly death, says a new scientific analysis published online Monday. Read Full Story
Pat Russo tried different drugs to control her diabetes before settling on Avandia, a widely prescribed diabetes pill now under scrutiny. Read Full Story
The Economist magazine reported on the appalling growth of diabetes in America between 1990 and 2001. In California, for example, 4-6% of the population had diabetes in 1990, growing to 8-10% in 2001. Almost one in 10 Californians have this condition that “contributes to several hundred thousand deaths each year… ... Read Full Story
