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"Do I have a Vioxx Case?" : Vioxx Blog : January 2005 : 2005-01-06
Study Shows Different Heart Effects of COX Drugs
January 6, 2005 09:08
Mon Dec 6, 2004 05:01 PM ET By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who take Merck & Co. Inc.'s analgesic Vioxx are nearly three times as likely to have heart attacks as those taking Pfizer Inc.'s Celebrex, according... (Read this Vioxx Article)
Since the drug?s recall forced her to give it up, she says the aches and stiffness that Vioxx vanquished have returned some daysJanuary 6, 2005 14:35
The pain reminds her of the time before she began taking Vioxx five years ago, when some mornings her body hurt so badly that her husband helped her dress. She often arrived at work exhausted.
... study showed it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke. But, for Rubinstein, relief trumps risk....Vioxx ... now takes Celebrex. ... Vioxx?s recall, three other popular painkillers Bextra, Celebrex and Aleve also were linked to cardiovascular concerns, ... products and none of them work but Celebrex. ... Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra belong to a class of painkillers known as COX-2 inhibitors. ... gastrointestininal bleeding. ...prove that Celebrex provided a significant advantage in stomach protection was inconclusive. Other studies found that the COX-2 drugs also did not provide a significant advantage for pain relief in most people compared with older, less-expensive drugs.... Merck?s concern about the doubling of cardiac risk in long-time users of Vioxx. Then FDA scientist David Graham told Congress he estimated 88,000 to 139,000 people have had heart attacks that could be linked to Vioxx 30 percent to 40 percent of them fatal.... Vioxx studies, a warning went on Bextra?s label, saying those who have had heart surgery should use the drug with caution, ... two studies using Celebrex, saying the drug appears to increase the risk of heart problems, ... Aleve nor Vioxx ... have a heart attack, ... Celebrex is one of the few things that
http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/local_19317608.shtml
Vioxx Induces Explosive Growth in Lawyer Web AdsJanuary 6, 2005 15:29
Lawyers have been advertising their services since 1977, but 2004 may be remembered as the year legal advertising exploded on the Internet.
What was special last year? Vioxx.
...help consumers injured by Vioxx to retain counsel. Other ads take aim at Celebrex, a drug manufactured by Pfizer that is similar to Vioxx and that, a recent study suggested, may present similar risks.
...http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1104759347014
