diabetes drug

(Michigan State University) An inexpensive drug that treats Type 2 diabetes has been shown to prevent a number of natural and man-made chemicals from stimulating the growth of breast cancer cells, according to a newly published study by a Michigan State University researcher.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The maker of the world's best-selling diabetes drug is facing hundreds of lawsuits and likely a big sales drop as suspicion grows that taking the pill for more than a year raises the risk of bladder cancer....

The diabetes drug Actos, which increases insulin sensitivity, appears to dramatically lower diabetes risk in people with prediabetes, according to a new study.

A nationwide recall of eggs in August left many of us wondering about the safety of our food. New restrictions placed on a popular diabetes drug in September raised questions about medication safety.

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France pledges to overhaul its medical regulatory system for failing to ban a diabetes drug that may have killed up to 2,000 people.

PARIS (AP) -- French health officials said Tuesday the now-banned diabetes and weight loss drug Mediator may have been linked to the deaths of about 500 people in the 33 years it was on the market....

A widely-used diabetes drug should be suspended from the market, European regulators say.

The FDA has launched a safety review of the diabetes drug Actos.

An ongoing 10-year study suggests that long-term Actos use may increase bladder cancer risk.

A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.

Federal advisers delivered a decidedly mixed verdict Wednesday on the diabetes drug Avandia, with a significant number of experts voting to recommend that it be be removed from the market because of safety concerns but a majority voting to keep it available, perhaps with tough new restrictions an...