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April 25, 2012
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Recovering From Actos-Related Bladder Cancer: Part 1of 2: How Can I Prevent a Recurrence?
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Actos, or pioglitazone, is a prescription medicine used in the treatment of Type-2 diabetes and works by sensitizing cells to the pancreas-produced hormone known as insulin. Insulin is used by the body to regulate the amount of sugar or glucose in the body therefore when cells are more sensitive to insulin, sugar in the blood naturally moves more easily into cells.
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April 23, 2012
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Recovering From Actos-Related Bladder Cancer: Part 2 of 2: What All Actos Users Should Know:
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Actos, a drug used in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes has been shown to carry a risk of bladder cancer, particularly among those who are elderly or who have taken the drug in higher doses or for extended periods of time (longer than one year). Although the drug has not yet been recalled by the FDA, it has fallen under intense scrutiny and has been pulled from the French and German markets.
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March 03, 2012
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Actos Discussions Part 2: Dangers of the Drug
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Links to higher heart disease rates have been associated with the use of Actos, and, in fact, Actos may cause as many heart problems as GlaxoSmithKline’s drug, Avandia. The American Heart Association reported that studies showed patients taking either diabetes drug were at least four times as likely to experience heart attacks, heart failure or even death.
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