High-Priced Heart Attacks

According to a Wall Street Journal article pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer has settled some of the lawsuits over two of its painkiller medicines, Celebrex and Bextra. Former users of the drugs allege that they caused heart attacks and strokes. Apparently, there have been an estimated 7,000 to 9,000 Celebrex and Bextra lawsuits filed against Pfizer, and ...