Archive for December, 2007
Battle Creek Enquirer - First off, we have the NSAIDs - Celebrex, Vioxx, Naproxen, etc. How many have been pulled off the market? As for the rest, we now get to watch TV commercials (Celebrex, especially) touting that ” All NSAIDs may include the chance of a heart attack or … Originally Syndicated via RSS from Live Search News: vioxx
Oregonian - … significant health-related bills, including laws to expand chemotherapy treatment options, to require employers to accommodate mothers who want to breast feed their children at work, to extend the statute of limitations for people injured by Vioxx … Originally Syndicated via RSS from Live Search News: vioxx
Boston Scientific Corp. has received marketing approval in Europe for its implantable Livian, used to monitor heartbeats and deliver electrical jolts to improve pumping ability. Originally Syndicated via RSS from Yahoo! News Search Results for vioxx
Indianapolis Star - The projections came less than a month after Merck announced it would pay $4.85 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits stemming from its painkiller Vioxx, which it pulled from the market in 2004. Originally Syndicated via RSS from Live Search News: vioxx
White Plains Journal News - But unlike Vioxx, the arthritis drug pulled off the market in 2004 because of safety concerns, Avandia is still around. Steven Nissen, chief of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, got everyone’s attention in May when he reported that … Originally Syndicated via RSS from Live Search News: vioxx
MEDICATIONS: As the FDA cuts back on approvals, experts predict greater focus on treating rarer diseases. WASHINGTON - There is no quick remedy for what ails the pharmaceutical industry: a tougher environment for drug approvals and a dwindling pipeline of new medications. Originally Syndicated via RSS from Yahoo! News Search Results for vioxx
CNEWS - In possibly the biggest drug settlement ever, Merck & Co. pays $5 billion to those suffering the side-effects of its anti-arthritis treatment Vioxx. 9: In a sudden reversal, Prime Minister Stephen Harper orders a review of former PM Brian Mulroney’s … Originally Syndicated via RSS from Live Search News: vioxx
Indianapolis Star - The projections came less than a month after Merck announced it would pay $4.85 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits stemming from its painkiller Vioxx, which it pulled from the market in 2004. Originally Syndicated via RSS from Live Search News: vioxx
Wall Street Journal - The Vioxx panic seems to have subsided, but the same kind of alarmism is beginning to wash over health-care fields other than pharmaceuticals. The most recent is medical technology. Now Congress is ready to intervene, so let’s try to separate good … Originally Syndicated via RSS from Live Search News: vioxx
Boston Globe - Merck also agreed to settle up to 50,000 Vioxx lawsuits for $4.85 billion. Shares of Merck lost 60 cents to close at $58.11 on Monday. And Wal-Mart Stores Inc. advanced 10.1 percent during the last 13 weeks. Earlier this month, the world’s largest … Originally Syndicated via RSS from Live Search News: vioxx |
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