Tag Archives: heart attacks
California county files Avandia class action against GSK
A California county has filed a class action lawsuit against Avandia-maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), claiming GSK hid evidence that Avandia increases the risk of heart attacks. County officials in Santa Clara County, in northern California, say they believe this is the … Continue reading
Posted in Avandia, Legal News, heart attacks
Tagged Avandia, GSK, heart attacks, senate-report
American Heart Association’s Defense of Avandia (Questionable Motives)
The always provocative blogger, Jim Edwards, who has historically printed some extremely insightful columns on the pharmaceutical industry, is at it again. This time, the motivations behind the American Heart Association’s suggestion that recent reports and findings that Avandia (Rosiglitazone) … Continue reading
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Tagged aha, american heart association, Avandia, cardiac risks, congestive heart failure, donations, heart attacks, rosiglitazone, strokes