Archive for May 30th, 2008
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Vioxx Wins Again
Merck has reason to celebrate this weekend. A state appeals court in Texas overturned a $26 million jury verdict against the company in a lawsuit brought by Carol Ernst, whose husband, Robert, died in 2001 after taking Vioxx. In reversing the verdict, the appeals court found that plaintiffs had not proved that Vioxx caused Mr. ...
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The Top Three
The three top searches on WorstPills.org are the asthma and allergy drug Singulair, the birth control pill Yasmin, and the herbal supplement glucosamine and chondroitin. Singulair is listed as a “do not use” pill because it is less effective than other drugs and can cause blood vessel inflammation, liver disease, lupus and recurrences of ulcerative ...