ABC NewsDiabetes in Kids: Combo Treatment TopsABC NewsA combination of the diabetes staple drug metformin plus Avandia is best at controlling blood sugar in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes, researchers found.

Avandia Sales Slumped on Heart Risks: Adverse EventsAlbany Times UnionOn April 25th, 2012, Reuters reported that Avandia sales are collapsing as the drug has been linked to heart risks.

ABC NewsDouble-drug diabetes treatment disappoints in kidsChicago TribuneWithin a year, on average, half of kids on metformin and some 40 percent taking both metformin and rosiglitazone (Avandia) ended up having to resort to insulin injections to control their blood sugar, researchers reported Sunday at the annual meeting .

Avandia to Alogliptin: A time line of recent FDA actions on diabetes drugsMedCity NewsDiabetes drug development has hit some stumbling blocks since scrutiny on GlaxoSmithKline's (NYSE:GSK) Avandia reached a peak in 2010.

No-see docs are know-nothings when it comes to new drug info, study suggestsMedical Marketing and MediaThe “very low” access docs took four times longer to reduce their use of Avandia than their “medium” access colleagues, and showed “significantly less” response to the Vytorin data than did their less restrictive colleagues.