Avandiamay Raise Osteoporosis Risk
December 2nd, 2007 By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer(AP) -- The popular diabetes drug marketed as Avandia may increase bone thinning, a discovery that could help explain why diabetics can have an increased risk of fractures.
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