New diabetes drug ups risk of heart troubles: report
22nd Oct 2005, 07:39 GMT
Proposed diabetes medicine Pargluva might enhance the risk of heart attacks and strokes, two Cleveland Clinic cardiologists have said. The cardiologists, Dr Steven E. Nissen and Dr Eric J Topol, analyzed data related to the trials of the drug.
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