Tuesday, February 12, 2008

ACCORD Intensive Arm Stopped

ACCORD Intensive Arm Stopped: Intensive control of blood sugar showed to be surprisingoly harmful.

"The higher death rate in the intensive group was not due to episodes of hypoglycemia or to any single drug, including rosiglitazone, or to a combination of drugs, ACCORD investigators said."

More details are avaialable at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/other/accord/index.htm

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