Monday, December 06, 2004

Lipitor - Vioxx: Discovering The Statin - Painkiller Chain Reaction - Health Supreme

"The recent withdrawal of Merck's blockbuster painkiller Vioxx may actually afford us a glimpse of a chain of events that is normally well hidden in research papers, at best selectively disclosed to the medical community. Vioxx and other new-generation painkillers such as Bextra and Celebrex have all come under fire for their tendency to cause an increase of heart attacks." [New Media Explorer]