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An article in a leading medical journal yesterday raised serious safety questions about the widely used diabetes pill Avandia and renewed skepticism about the vigilance of federal drug regulators.

The analysis, based on a review of more than 40 existing clinical studies involving nearly 28,000 patients, showed that Avandia significantly increased the risk of heart attacks, compared with other diabetes drugs or a placebo.

The biggest-selling diabetes drug in the world dramatically increases the risk of heart attacks and death from heart problems, according to an analysis by a top cardiologist published online in The New England Journal of Medicine.

U.S. regulators are reviewing the safety of GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia ut have not yet determined the significance of risks reported in a study released on Monday, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration official said.

A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine said Avandia increased the risk of cardiac-related deaths by 64 percent and heart attacks by 43 percent. Dr. Robert Meyer, head of the FDA office that reviews diabetes drugs, said other data contradicted those findings.

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