Avandia Study Spurs New Heart Risk Debate

Courtesy WebMD Health  Fri, 06/05/2009 - 17:00

A company-sponsored clinical trial shows that the diabetes drug Avandia causes no more heart deaths than standard treatment -- but critics say the study's flawed.


 

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