Vioxx debate deepens (Vioxx heart)
Vioxx debate deepens
Pasadena Star-News, CA - Mar 22, 2006... consisted of enough documents to fill more than 120 boxes, suggesting that Merck buried the data because it showed Vioxx made users susceptible to heart attacks ...
Source: www.pasadenastarnews.com
Vioxx plaintiff says had pre-heart attack ailments
Reuters - Mar 10, 2006ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, March 10 (Reuters) - A New Jersey man who blames Merck & Co.'s pain-relieving drug Vioxx for his heart attack admitted on Friday he had a ...
Source: today.reuters.com
Virulent new culture needed to cure what is ailing Merck
Australian, Australia - Mar 27, 2006... Vioxx, too, has been a huge setback. ... in liability, over the blockbuster drug that it withdrew in 2004 - after finding it increased the risk of heart problems. ...
Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au
Arthritis painkiller doubles risk to heart, says study
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Feb 28, 2006... In September 2004 Vioxx was voluntarily withdrawn from sale following evidence linking it to heart problems. In April last year Bextra was also withdrawn. ...
Source: news.scotsman.com
Researchers examine spice sensitivity in rats to understand pain
Yale Daily News, CT - 3 hours ago... Andrew Read '05 said a new prescription drug could be developed to take the place of Vioxx and Bextra, which were found to cause severe heart problems and were ...
Source: www.yaledailynews.com
Merck Scientist Felt `Sick' After Vioxx Study Results (Update1)
Bloomberg - Mar 24, 2006... Twenty patients on Vioxx had heart attacks, compared with four on naproxen. ... She said she concluded that naproxen protects the heart, not that Vioxx harms it. ...
Source: www.bloomberg.com
Merck: Vioxx not cause of heart attacks
BusinessWeek - Mar 21, 2006... US Food and Drug Administration, in which Villalba said it was impossible to conclude with certainty that Vioxx was increasing the risk of heart attacks and ...
Source: www.businessweek.com
Merck denies plaintiffs' allegations against Vioxx
Miami Herald, FL - Mar 7, 2006... Mark Lanier, the attorney for Thomas Cona, 59, said the use of Vioxx made people with risk factors for heart disease ''walking time bombs,'' but Merck ...
Source: www.miami.com
Amid tears, Vioxx trial moves into its 3d week
Boston Globe, United States - Mar 21, 2006... ''He was so slow. That's just not him.". Jurors also heard from Irma McDarby, whose 77-year-old husband, John, blames his 2004 heart attack on Vioxx. ...
Source: www.boston.com
Government whistle-blower to be deposed in Vioxx trial
Newark Star Ledger, USA - Mar 15, 2006... as many as 160,000 heart attacks and strokes. Graham questioned the FDA's commitment to removing unsafe drugs from the market and called Vioxx a "terrible ...
Source: www.nj.com
