New Study Links Antipsychotic Risperdal to Increased Diabetes Risk

A new study reveals that antipsychotic medications, such as Risperdal (risperidone), which are being prescribed to a growing number of children, have been tied to serious side effects including increased risks for diabetes. This is not the first time that Risperdal side effects have been the focus of medical research, including ties between Risperdal and diabetes.

New Study Links Antipsychotic Risperdal to Increased Diabetes Risk

Diabetes Mellitus In Children Linked To Antipsychotic Meds: Study

Diabetes mellitus in children may be tied to them increasingly being prescribed antipsychotic medications, a study suggests.

Diabetes Mellitus In Children Linked To Antipsychotic Meds: Study

Rediscovering the First Miracle Drug

Rediscovering the First Miracle Drug

Every few months some miracle drug or other is rolled out with bells and confetti, but only once or twice in a generation does the real thing come along.

Avandia fraud explained: Why Big Pharma keeps lying about its drugs

Sometimes the degree of fraud that takes place in the drug industry is so mind-boggling that it's hard to determine whether drug regulators and the media are paying attention at all. For the past several months, drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been under scrutiny for tampering with clinical trial data for its diabetes drug, Avandia. Reports show that the company lied about Avandia's safety in order to get the drug approved and keep it on the market. But despite numerous pieces of credible evidence and witness testimonies that have all come forward -- all of which reveal GSK's deception -- an FDA advisory panel is still recommending that Avandia remain on the market.

Avandia fraud explained: Why Big Pharma keeps lying about its drugs