Osteoporosis Risk Increased with Treatment of Avandia

Millions of Americans suffer from a form ofcondition. Avandia was once considered one of
diabetes, and with increasing waistlines comes anthe most popular treatments until results of
increase of type 2 diabetes especially. However,several clinical trials reported in the news in 2007
there are many type 2 diabetes drugs availabledetermined a strong connection of the drug to
on the market including Avandia. However,cardiomyopathy and cardiovascular disease. One
Avandia has been linked to everything from heartstudy, published by the Cleveland Clinic, found a
disease to bone fractures. And, the bone43 percent increase for patients developing these
fractures as well as early onset osteoporosis wasvarious heart diseases. Dr. Of the thousands of
recently associated with conclusive evidence frommyocardial infacractions that have occurred over
a Swiss research study.the last few years, nearly 83,000 may have been
In 1999, Avandia became available frompreventable, according to John Buse, a diabetes
manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline and was given toexpert.
nearly 3.5 million Americans suffer from the