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Trials Offer Important Safety Information On Cardiovascular Effects Of AVANDIA

Two long-term, large-scale and independent studies evaluating cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes enrolled more than 9,300 patients taking AVANDIA (rosiglitazone maleate) and provide more than 20,000 patient years of additional experience with AVANDIA. The Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT), through two separate analyses, concluded that based on results from VADT, there [...]

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Survey Indicates Lifestyle Change Is More Important Than Diets

After nearly two years and 95 pounds lighter, Lisa Ashmore is a new person. So much so, that she has to remind people who she is. %26quot;I have ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures and I sometimes ask people ‘Have you ever seen this woman?’%26quot; says Lisa. %26quot;And when they say ‘No,’ I say ‘You’re lookin’ at [...]

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Managing Stress Is Important During Flooding

Public health officials are urging Iowans affected by recent flooding to manage stress to reduce injury and further mental distress. Continued long hours of work, emotional and physical exhaustion, and dealing with losses from damaged property can create a highly stressful, but avoidable, situation. %26quot;No one who witnesses a disaster is untouched by it,%26quot; said [...]

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