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Q+A-Does Avandia damage the heart? Questions remain
WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – Two studies released on Monday show GlaxoSmithKline Plc diabetes pill Avandia may damage the heart, adding to pressure on U.S. regulators deciding whether the drug should stay on the market. [ID:nN28257505 ]

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-28 19:22 Q+A-Does Avandia damage the heart? Questions remain
WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – Two studies released on Monday show GlaxoSmithKline Plc diabetes pill Avandia may damage the heart, adding to pressure on U.S. regulators deciding whether the drug should stay on the market. Here are some questions and answers about the issues surrounding Avandia, which is still a blockbuster drug, with $1.2 billion in sales in 2009.

Vanderbilt researchers say insulin medication, used by diabetics, may actually reverse damage to the heart and arteries. As many as 25 percent of the population in the US have diabetes or is at a very high risk of getting the disease. Nine out of ten diabetics have an additional problem a strong potential for heart attacks and strokes. But a Vanderbilt University Medical Center researcher in Nashville, Tennessee, says he has discovered that insulin medication that controls blood glucose, appears to completely reverse damaged arteries. Barb Cramer has the story in this Vanderbilt Medical Center video news release.