Scientists Give More Evidence of Vioxx Heart Risks
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Vioxx, the painkiller recalled last September because of safety concerns, may have caused up to 140,000 cases of serious heart disease in the United States, researchers said on Tuesday.
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An independent study carried out at the University of Pennsylvania has shown that your risk of having a heart attack is three times greater with Vioxx than with Celebrex.
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ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT VIOXX . . . but not for the reasons Merck &amp; Co. recommends. Last week a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study found a link with heart attacks, and several large health insurers said
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Nearly one year ago, Merck received preliminary results from a study of patient records that apparently indicated Vioxx posed cardiovascular risks.
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Oct. 6, 2004 - Scientists in the United States and regulatory agencies in Europe on Wednesdsay questioned whether Celebrex and other pain relievers might raise the same risk of heart problems as those blamed on the arthritis medicine Vioxx.
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The recently withdrawn painkiller Vioxx may have caused as many as 139,000 heart attacks, strokes and deaths, a government drug-safety scientist told lawmakers on Thursday.
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Scientists in the United States and regulatory agencies in Europe on Wednesdsay questioned whether Celebrex and other pain relievers might raise the same risk of heart problems as those blamed on the arthritis medicine Vioxx.
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Three years after cardiologists at the Cleveland Clinic warned of the dangers of the popular arthritis drug Vioxx, subsequent studies have found that the medication puts patients at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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The study&#39;s findings were dramatic: 20 patients on Vioxx had heart attacks. Only four had heart attacks on the comparison drug.
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Vioxx, the painkiller recalled last  September because of safety concerns, may have caused up to  140,000 cases of serious heart disease in the United States,  researchers said on Tuesday.
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(CBS/AP) A study financed by the federal government has found that Vioxx, a popular anti-arthritis medicine, may cause serious heart problems, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Physicians and researchers estimate that Vioxx, a pain reliever found to increase cardiovascular risks, may have caused as many as 55,000 deaths in the United States.
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Two leading heart experts called for urgent investigations on Wednesday into whether all painkilling drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors may raise the risk of heart attack in some people.
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Swiss researchers reported yesterday that evidence was clear and overwhelming in 2000 that Vioxx doubled the rate of heart attacks and the drug should have withdrawn.
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WASHINGTON -- A study led by a Food and Drug Administration safety official projects that the widespread use of Vioxx may have led to more than 27,000 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths before the drug&#39;s abrupt withdrawal last week by Merck &amp; Co.
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Scientists and European regulators are now questioning the safety of other pain relievers like Vioxx, saying these medications also might raise the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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The Food and Drug Administration has given a whistle-blower scientist permission to publish data indicating that as many as 139,000 people had heart attacks that may be linked to Vioxx, the scientist's lawyer said Monday.