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Federal health experts in the US have recommended diabetes drug Avandia should stay on the market, but with new restrictions due to risky heart side effects.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. Avandia, a controversial diabetes drug, should be withdrawn from the market or see its sales severely restricted because it increases the risks of heart attacks, a federal medica

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Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the safety concerns surrounding the diabetes drug Avandia after U.S. health advisers recommended it stay on the market with increased warnings to consumers despite associated heart risks.

Federal advisers delivered a mixed verdict Wednesday on the diabetes drug Avandia, with a significant number of experts voting to recommend that it be pulled from the market because of safety concerns but a majority urging to keep it available, perhaps with tough new restrictions and new warnings. Diabetes mellitus - Health - Diabetes - Conditions and Diseases - Endocrine Disorders

US health experts said the diabetes pill Avandia increases the risk of heart attack.

Diabetes drug Avandia faces a moment of truth Wednesday, when a committee will decide whether to recommend pulling it from the market because it has been associated with increased heart problems.