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Friday, February 18, 2005 10:09 AM PST matched the following stories:

Reuters via Yahoo! News, Thu, 17 Feb 2005 2:21 PM PST FDA Scientist: No Need for Pain Drugs http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050217/us_nm/health_painkillers_dc_37 A veteran U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientist said on Thursday the benefits of the pain relievers known as COX-2 inhibitors, a group that includes the withdrawn drug Vioxx, as well as Celebrex and Bextra, do not appear to justify the risks of heart damage.

TheStreet.com, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 7:34 AM PST Merck Floats Vioxx Re-Stock http://www.thestreet.com/stocks/biotech/10209681.html Merck (MRK:NYSE - news - research) has suggested a powerful antidote for its sales sickness. The company may reverse the biggest drug recall in history.

Independent Online, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 2:51 AM PST Drug maker might sell Vioxx again http://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=qw1108707121416B243&setid=1§id=31&url=iol&vne=0&csect=SciTech American drug maker Merck says it will consider selling its arthritis pill Vioxx again if the Food and Drug Administration decides the cardiovascular risks are similar to those of related prescription pain relievers.

NBC 30 Connecticut, Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:23 PM PST FDA Whistleblower: Other Arthritis Drugs Have Heart Hazards http://www.nbc30.com/health/4206817/detail.html WASHINGTON -- A whistleblower at the Food and Drug Administration spoke to a pair of the agency's advisory committees Thursday to warn of dangers from at least one popular painkiller.

Independent Online, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 0:26 AM PST Drug firms battle over pain reliever risks http://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=qw1108617489171B243&setid=1§id=31&url=iol&vne=0&csect=SciTech Pfizer and Merck have presented their cases regarding the dangers of their respective pain relievers to American science advisers who are weighing the risks of medicines similar to the recalled arthritis drug Vioxx.

NBC San Diego, Thu, 17 Feb 2005 9:50 PM PST Army Doctor: Soldiers Need Vioxx, Similar Drugs FDA Advisory Committees Enter 2nd Day Of 3-Day Hearing http://www.nbcsandiego.com/health/4206817/detail.html WASHINGTON -- While most of the talk lately has been about yanking some popular painkillers off shelves, not everybody feels that's a good idea. An Army doctor testified Thursday that the pain relievers are "essential to the global war on terror" when it comes to keeping troops on the battlefield.

Reuters via Yahoo! News, Thu, 17 Feb 2005 5:27 PM PST Merck May Consider Selling Vioxx Again http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050218/ts_nm/health_painkillers_dc_39 Merck & Co. Inc. will consider selling its arthritis pill Vioxx again if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decides the cardiovascular risks are similar to those of related prescription pain relievers, a company official said on Thursday.

BusinessWeek, Thu, 17 Feb 2005 3:41 PM PST Pfizer's Funk http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_09/b3922001_mz001.htm Hank McKinnell helped pioneer the age of blockbuster drugs. But a dearth of new products and fears over drug safety are hurting the entire industry. Is there a fix?

Grand Forks Herald, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 1:11 AM PST BUSINESS/AGRICULTURE http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/business/10930210.htm Northwest Airlines chief executive Doug Steenland said on Thursday that a federal mediator should join its talks with flight attendants. The negotiations have been stalled over the Professional Flight Attendants Association's desire to have rank-and-file members observe the talks.