April 30, 2008 – While the FDA ’s “not-approvable” letter on Merck’s Cordaptive (a combination of niacin plus the antiflushing agent laropiprant ) might have come as a shock to many, some physicians say it was not so unexpected in the current Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Confidence in Merck (nyse: […]

Americas Watchdog Want To Know If HMO's Or Health Insurance …Emediawire (press release), WA - Apr 28, 2008We think Vioxx will turn out to be a perfect example". HMO executives, health care insurance executives or individuals with specific information should …

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US rejects Merck cholesterol drugAFP - Apr 28, 2008Earlier this month, Merck played down the risk […]

TRENTON, N.J.— Stock in drugmaker Merck & Co. plunged as analysts warned investors Tuesday to expect lower revenues and share prices, a day after the Food & Drug Administration rejected an experimental Merck drug for the second time in four days Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Confidence in Merck & Co’s […]

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Vioxx safety data manipulatedHindu, India - Apr 23, 2008RP The ghost of Vioxx is coming to haunt the pharmaceutical company Merck four years after it withdrew the drug from the market. Prescribed as a pain killer …

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US rejects Merck cholesterol drugAFP - 23 hours agoEarlier this month, Merck played down the risk of death linked to […]

Experimental blood substitutes raised the risk of heart attack and death, yet U.S. regulators allowed human testing to continue despite warning signs, says a scathing new report. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration fell short, the report contends Read More
CHICAGO - Experimental blood substitutes raised the risk of heart attack and […]

WASHINGTON - THE United States Food and Drug Administration said on Monday a new cholesterol drug being tested by Merck was not approvable, while the pharmaceutical giant vowed to press ahead with the application. The drug, known as MK-0524A, was Read More
MediConnect Global, Inc. today urged Merck Vioxx Settlement claimants to […]

Health care, under the influenceGlobe and Mail, Canada - Apr 26, 2008A series of lawsuits against the maker of painkiller Vioxx has opened the door to the inner workings of the drug industry. What do researchers see? …

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Vioxx safety data manipulatedHindu, India - Apr 23, 2008RP The ghost of Vioxx is coming to haunt the pharmaceutical […]

MediConnect Global, Inc. today urged Merck Vioxx Settlement claimants to order the retrieval of their pharmacy, medical and event records (PME records) as soon as possible. PME records are required in the Claims Package that must be submitted before Read More
April 28 (Bloomberg) — Artificial blood raised death risks by 30 […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton shouldn’t share the Democratic presidential ticket unless they really want to. Three people are dead after their small plane crashed into an orchard near an airport in Mesa Read More
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Imagine trying to hold your breath for 30 seconds at a time, every other minute, for the next 8 hours. That’s exactly what happens during the night to some people who have sleep apnea. It’s a condition that’s costing some 12-million Americans a good Read More
Brandon L., 30, spent a good […]