DOCTORS PETITION FDA FOR ADDITIONAL LABELING CHANGES ON AVANDIA

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DOCTORS PETITION FDA FOR ADDITIONAL LABELING CHANGES ON AVANDIA

The FDA has called for a new black-box warning on Avandia, alerting

patients to increased risk of heart attacks. The diabetes drug already

included warnings of heart failure. Researchers estimate that Avandia

has caused more than 13,000 heart attacks and heart failure events in

the United States alone. Now a group has filed a petition with the FDA

that Avandia's labeling information should alert patients that a low-fat

vegan diet has been shown to be as effective or more effective than oral

medications at lowering blood sugar in people with diabetes.

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