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What Now for the Diabetes Drug Avandia?
U.S. News & World Report For the past three years, the evidence against Avandia has been building. A 2007 study found a 43 percent increase in heart attacks and a 64 percent spike … Patients taking Avandia should keep on doing so, doctor groups say Don't dump Avandia, diabetes groups urge patients Avandia may be restricted. Now what to do? |
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Avandia News
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