Vioxx

Archive for May, 2007

KAKE News Featured Links (Vioxx News)

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

KAKE TV - Travel Tips Triple Tie Twin Lakes Playhouse United Health Foundation USO Website Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Vioxx Recall HOMELAND SECURITY LINKS - Talk to your kids about war American Academy of Pediatrics Mental Health Association Read More
Philadelphia Tribune - Some experts called it another Vioxx-like example of […]

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FDA Arrogance Shows With Drug Rejection - Tyler Morning Telegraph (Vioxx News)

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

FDA Arrogance Shows With Drug RejectionTyler Morning Telegraph, TX - May 30, 2007Vioxx, since removed from the market, was very beneficial to patients who suffered from stomach bleeding and ulcers when they took other NSAIDs. …FDA: Friend or foe? WorldNetDailyall 8 news articles
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Alternative Health Care Solutions Spark InterestEvening Bulletin, PA - May 30, 2007Tootla mentioned the drugs […]

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Wonder drugs going bust set off alarms - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader (Vioxx News)

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

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Wonder drugs going bust set off alarmsWilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - May 29, 2007“None of its provisions would necessarily have identified the cardiovascular risks” of Vioxx or Avandia, Drs. Bruce Psaty of the University of Washington …Man on a mission Nature.com (subscription)‘I was truly frightened on behalf of our patients’ Times OnlineSafety concerns on GSK's Avandia […]

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FDA Rejects Merck’s Osteoarthritis Drug (Vioxx News)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Smart Money - WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Food and Drug Administration rejected Arcoxia, a Vioxx-like drug by Merck & Co. (MRK), the company said Friday. Merck was seeking FDA approval of Arcoxia, a drug that falls into the same class as Vioxx, to treat Read More
Houston Chronicle - Merck & Co., […]

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Business briefs, May 29 (Vioxx News)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Rocky Mountain News - MERCK LAWSUIT Merck & Co., the New Jersey-based drugmaker defending about 27,000 lawsuits filed by users of the painkiller Vioxx, was accused in a Canadian lawsuit of failing to warn consumers that its drug Fosamax may damage jaw bones. The Canadian Read More
Slate - And then that […]

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Merck faces Canadian suit over Fosamax - Boston Globe (Vioxx News)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Merck faces Canadian suit over FosamaxBoston Globe, MA - 22 hours agoCHICAGO — Merck & Co., the drug maker defending about 27000 lawsuits filed by users of the painkiller Vioxx, was accused in a Canadian lawsuit of failing …Merck Sued in Canadian Court Over Fosamax Drug, Law Firm Says BloombergClass-action suit launched against Merck Frosst over 'jaw […]

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FDA move doesn't inspire confidence - News-Herald.com (Vioxx News)

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

FDA move doesn't inspire confidenceNews-Herald.com, OH - 12 hours agoMerck withdrew the arthritis drug Vioxx from the market in 2004 after studies indicated it increased the risk of a heart attack. …
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Study on aspirin, colon cancer resurrects debate over VioxxCleveland Plain Dealer, OH - May 24, 2007A study suggesting that aspirin might prevent some colon cancer tumors […]

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First, Vioxx. Then Avandia. What's next? - Wilmington Morning Star (Vioxx News)

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

First, Vioxx. Then Avandia. What's next?Wilmington Morning Star, NC - May 24, 2007"None of its provisions would necessarily have identified the cardiovascular risks" of Vioxx or Avandia, Bruce Psaty of the University of Washington and …
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FDA move doesn't inspire confidenceNews-Herald.com, OH - 1 hour agoMerck withdrew the arthritis drug Vioxx from the market […]

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Aspirin risk compares to driving cars (Vioxx News)

Monday, May 28th, 2007

CNN - Using Vioxx for arthritis pain carried a risk of 76 deaths per 100,000 people per year. Merck and Co withdrew Vioxx in September 2004 after it was shown to double the risk of heart attack and stroke. “The finding that taking Vioxx for a year is much Read More
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Menstruation liberation (Vioxx News)

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Yes, we know experts are sometimes wrong, as they were, infamously, with thalidomide, the morning sickness pill that was found to cause severe birth defects, and Vioxx, the arthritis drug that Merck recalled due to increased heart risks. But we want Read More
YubaNet - The Avandia controversy raises […]

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