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	<title>Vioxx Advisor</title>
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	<description>Get the ultimate advice for Vioxx users!</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>1500 join in Vioxx class action</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4774.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4774.html</guid>
		<description>A total of 1500 people have come forward claiming they have had a heart attack after taking the anti-arthritis drug Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Register for Vioxx action</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4773.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4773.html</guid>
		<description>IPSWICH people who took the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx and suffered a heart attack have only one day left to register for a class action. More...  </description>
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		<title>Ted Mayer, Lawyer on $4.9 Billion Vioxx Settlement, to Run Hughes Hubbard</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4772.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4772.html</guid>
		<description>Mayer, co-head of the litigation group, and Gerard Cruse , who joined the firm as chief operating officer last month from Apollo Global Management LLC , will take over Scherers duties Jan. 1, Hughes Hubbard Chairwoman Candace Beinecke said today in a statement. More...  </description>
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		<title>HP getting advice of experts on CEO crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4771.html</guid>
		<description>APCO Worldwide, the public relations firm that advised Hewlett-Packard's board after accusations of harassment against its chief executive officer, has handled crises from Merck's Vioxx scandal to WorldCom's fraud and now is helping Wall Street earn back America's trust. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Public relations firm helps Wall Street regain nation&#8217;s trust</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4770.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4770.html</guid>
		<description>NEW YORK  APCO Worldwide, the public relations firm that advised Hewlett-Packard's board after accusations of harassment against its chief executive officer, has handled crises from Merck's Vioxx scandal to WorldCom's fraud and now is helping Wall Street earn back America's trust. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>HP Adviser APCO Helping Wall Street Earn Back Trust With Vioxx Experience</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4769.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4769.html</guid>
		<description>APCO Worldwide, the public relations firm that advised Hewlett-Packard Co. s board after accusations of harassment against its chief executive officer, has handled crises from Merck &amp;#038; Co. s Vioxx scandal to WorldCom Inc.s fraud and now is helping Wall Street earn back Americas trust. More...  </description>
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		<title>Class action deadline</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4766.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4766.html</guid>
		<description>Australians who had a heart attack after taking the arthritis drug Vioxx have just weeks to join a class action against the drug's maker. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx users sought for class action</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4767.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4767.html</guid>
		<description>Australians who took the drug Vioxx, and had a heart attack, have just weeks to join a class action against the drug's maker. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Arthritic patients who took Vioxx given two weeks to make a claim</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4768.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4768.html</guid>
		<description>HUNDREDS of NSW victims of the arthritis drug Vioxx could miss out on compensation because they have not registered for a class action, lawyers Slater &amp;#038; Gordon say. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck pays settlements in 3,468 Vioxx cases</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4765.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4765.html</guid>
		<description>AP FILE PHOTO Merck &amp;#038; Co. paid claims to the families of 3,468 users of its Vioxx painkiller who died of heart attacks or strokes, a court-appointed administrator told a judge today. A $4.85 billion settlement fund made payments to  More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck Paid 3,468 Death Claims to Resolve Vioxx Suits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4764.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. paid claims to the families of 3,468 users of its Vioxx painkiller who died of heart attacks or strokes, a claims administrator told a judge today. More...  </description>
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		<title>Court urged to hasten Vioxx heart attack claims</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4762.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4762.html</guid>
		<description>The Federal Court should expedite the cases of Australians who had heart attacks after taking the anti-arthritis drug Vioxx, a Melbourne barrister says. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx cases urgent: barrister</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4763.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>THE Federal Court should expedite the cases of hundreds of Australians who had heart attacks after taking the anti-arthritis drug Vioxx so they do not die before receiving compensation, a barrister has argued. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Feds rethink drug recall process</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4761.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4761.html</guid>
		<description>The arthritis pill Vioxx was withdrawn but menopause hormones were not, even though both were tied to heart risks. A multiple sclerosis medicine was pulled and later allowed back on. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Unsafe Rx: How long should the FDA wait?</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4760.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4760.html</guid>
		<description>The arthritis pill Vioxx was withdrawn but menopause hormones were not, even though both were tied to heart risks. A multiple sclerosis medicine was pulled and later allowed back on. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>When is a drug too risky to stay on the market?</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4759.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4759.html</guid>
		<description>The arthritis pill Vioxx was withdrawn but menopause hormones were not, even though both were tied to heart risks. A multiple sclerosis medicine was pulled and later allowed back on. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>FDAs vague drug rules raise regulation questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4758.html</guid>
		<description>The arthritis pill Vioxx was withdrawn but menopause hormones were not, even though both were tied to heart risks. A multiple sclerosis medicine was pulled and later allowed back on. So, when is a drug too risky to stay on the market? Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Judge rules for Merck in state Vioxx lawsuit over Medicaid payments</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4757.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4757.html</guid>
		<description>A federal judge ruled in favor of Merck &amp;#038; Co. Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by Louisiana trying to recoup what it paid when Medicaid patients used the company's withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, The Associated Press reports. James R. Dugan II, "the lead attorney representing Louisiana, said his team would be ...</description>
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		<title>Merck wins Vioxx lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co., Inc. said today that it had prevailed in all respects in a trial of claims brought by the State of Louisiana related to Vioxx. The case was tried before federal district court Judge Eldon E. Fallon without a jury. More...  </description>
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		<title>Summary Box: Vioxx wins state trial on Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>VIOXX RULING: Merck &amp;#038; Co. wins the first trial over Vioxx brought by a state trying to recoup what it paid for residents to take the painkiller withdrawn from the market because it doubled cardiovascular risks. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Federal judge rules for Merck in state Vioxx suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. on Tuesday won the first trial over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx brought by a state trying to recoup what it paid for residents to take the drug, arguing it wouldn't have been covered had its risks been better known. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>La. Sues Over Vioxx; Judge Rules For Merck</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4754.html</guid>
		<description>Drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. on Tuesday won the first trial over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx brought by a state trying to recoup what it paid for the former blockbuster drug. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck wins La. Vioxx suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4755.html</guid>
		<description>WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. - Drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. has won the first lawsuit over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx brought by a state trying to recoup what it paid for the former blockbuster drug. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4751.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. doesnt have to refund money the state of Louisiana paid for the withdrawn Vioxx painkiller, a federal judge ruled. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Common pain relievers raise heart risk for healthy people</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4750.html</guid>
		<description>Healthy people who take NSAIDs, such as Advil, Motrin, Voltaren, Cataflam or Vioxx, to relieve aches and pains may raise their risk of dying from heart-related problems, a Danish study finds. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Unsafe Drugs?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4747.html</guid>
		<description>Baycol, Vioxx, Bextra, and now Celebrex. Who's responsible for these unsafe drugs? Well, there's more than enough blame to go around. Here's an overview . . . Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck action approved</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4748.html</guid>
		<description>WASHINGTON - THE US Supreme Court on Tuesday authorised Merck shareholders to sue the pharmaceutical giant for fraud for 'knowingly' misrepresenting the risk of heart attacks from the use of the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx. The nation's top judges ruled unanimously in the case, which involves millions of dollars in damages. ...</description>
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		<title>Supreme Court Provides Securities Fraud Actions Boost In Merck Suit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4749.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4749.html</guid>
		<description>In a rare boost for securities fraud class actions, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday closed off a "statute of limitations" defense for Merck &amp;#038; Co. in its battle against Vioxx-related shareholder suits. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Justices Give Boost to Securities Fraud Plaintiffs in Merck Ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4746.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4746.html</guid>
		<description>In a rare boost for securities fraud class actions, the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed off a statute of limitations defense for Merck &amp;#038; Co. in its battle against Vioxx-related shareholder suits. Plaintiffs and shareholder groups applauded the decision for sweeping away a morass of conflicting lower-court decisions on statute ...</description>
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		<title>Time for industry to end its war on regulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4745.html</guid>
		<description>The biggest oil spill ever. The biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. The deadliest mine disaster in 25 years. One recall after another of toys from China, of vehicles from Toyota, of hamburgers from roach-infested processing plants. The whole Vioxx fiasco. And let's not forget the biggest climate threat ...</description>
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		<title>Pain relief worth risk, patients say</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 07:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4744.html</guid>
		<description>After the makers of Vioxx and a similar drug called Bextra yanked them from the market because of potentially deadly side effects, people with sore hips and knees had to turn somewhere. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>A Big Win for Pozen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4743.html</guid>
		<description>We see Vimovo as a $500+ million product in the U.S. alone. Cox-II drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex, designed to provide safer gastrointestinal profile, peaked sales at over $7 billion worldwide. More...  </description>
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		<title>Supreme Court approves Merck action over Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4742.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The US Supreme Court Tuesday authorized Merck shareholders to sue the pharmaceutical giant for fraud for "knowingly" misrespresenting the risk of heart attacks from the use of the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>High court rules lawsuits against Vioxx maker can proceed</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4740.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The Supreme Court said Tuesday that investors who lost millions when Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled its blockbuster drug Vioxx off the market can go ahead with a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical giant. More...  </description>
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		<title>Court says investors&#8217; lawsuit against Merk over Vioxx can proceed</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4741.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WASHINGTON  The Supreme Court said Tuesday that investors who lost millions when Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled its blockbuster pain drug Vioxx off the market can go ahead with a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical giant. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>U.S. Supreme Court rules investors can sue N.J.&#8217;s Merck about Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4738.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The high court agreed with a lower court's decision to allow a class-action securities lawsuit. Investors lost tens of billions of dollars in shareholder value overnight after Merck withdrew Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Supreme Court Gives Unanimous (!) Go-Ahead to Vioxx Class Action</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4739.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that investors who lost millions when Merck pulled its blockbuster pain drug Vioxx off the market can go ahead with a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical giant. More...  </description>
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		<title>Supreme Court says investors&#8217; Vioxx lawsuit can move forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Tuesday that investors who lost millions when Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled its blockbuster pain drug Vioxx off the market can go ahead with a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical giant. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>(AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-27 15:24 US top court-Merck Vioxx investor suit can proceed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a securities fraud lawsuit can proceed against Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc over the pharmaceutical company's disclosures to investors about its withdrawn Vioxx pain drug. The justices unanimously upheld a ruling by a U.S. appeals court that allowed ...</description>
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		<title>US court says Vioxx lawsuits can proceed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court says investors who lost huge amounts of dollars when Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>US High Court Allows Shareholders To Sue Merck In Vioxx Case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4734.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>US High Court Allows Shareholders To Sue Merck In Vioxx Case Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Court Says Vioxx Lawsuits Can Proceed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Supreme Court says investors' Vioxx lawsuit can move forward Supreme Court of the United States - United States - Government - Supreme Court - Judicial Branch More...  </description>
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		<title>Investor Lawsuit Deadlines Loosened by High Court in Merck Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The U.S. Supreme Court relaxed the deadlines for shareholder fraud suits, saying a suit can go forward with accusations that Merck &amp;#038; Co. misled the public about the risks posed by its now-withdrawn Vioxx painkiller. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck Hid Vioxxs Risks From Louisiana, Official Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>April 13 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. never informed Louisiana health officials about the heart-attack risks posed by its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller, a former state agency chief testified in court. More...  </description>
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		<title>Posts published on April 4th, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The settlement by Merck of a shareholder lawsuit over Vioxx represent what may turn out to be a pivotal moment in the corporate governance arena. DealBook's full coverage of the court-appointed examiner's autopsy of the investment bank. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Australian Court Finds Damages in a Vioxx Case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4729.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck’s Australian unit failed to warn a doctor about heart risks associated with its painkiller Vioxx, a court in Melbourne found. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx ruling gives hope for payouts to British ‘victims’</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The popular painkiller Vioxx doubled the risk of a heart attack and was not fit to be on the market, a court ruled yesterday. In the world's first successful class action against the makers of the drug, judges found the subsidiary of the US pharmaceutical giant Merck had failed in ...</description>
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		<title>Hopes for British &#8216;victims&#8217; after Vioxx ruling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The popular painkiller Vioxx doubled the risk of a heart attack and was not fit to be on the market, a court ruled yesterday. In the world's first successful class action against the makers of the drug, judges found the subsidiary of the US pharmaceutical giant Merck had failed in ...</description>
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		<title>Merck unit held liable in Australian Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4726.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters)—Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s one-time blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attacks and was not fit for sale, an Australian court said on Friday in a ruling against the U.S. group's Australian unit. More...  </description>
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		<title>Slater &#038; Gordon up after Vioxx win</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>SHARES in the law company Slater &amp;#038; Gordon jumped more than 3 per cent yesterday after it won a damages trial involving anti-arthritis drug Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Loses Australian Vioxx Lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>We just wrote that Merck &amp;#038; Co. made a final $4.1 billion payment to its Vioxx settlement fund. According to a recent Associated Press (AP) report, final payouts to former Vioxx users or their survivors should be made by the end of June. Now, Bloomberg News is reporting that Merck ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx doubled heart attack risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2004 file photo, Vioxx is arranged on a counting tray, laying on top of the bottle, at The Pennington Apothecary in Pennington, N.J. Drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. said Monday, March 1  Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Australian court: Vioxx doubled heart attack risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The once-popular painkiller Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attack and was unfit for consumption, an Australian court ruled Friday, awarding a man leading a class action suit against the drug's maker 287,000 Australian dollars ($259,000) in compensation . Rofecoxib - Myocardial infarction - Health - Diseases &amp;#038; Conditions - ...</description>
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		<title>Merck Unit Found Negligent in Australian Vioxx Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. ’s Australian unit failed to warn a doctor about heart risks associated with its painkiller Vioxx, a court in Melbourne found, and may be ordered to pay almost A$290,000 ($261,000) in damages. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Australian ruling opens floodgates for Vioxx claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4722.html</guid>
		<description>An Australian judge on Friday found arthritis drug Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attacks and was not fit for sale, opening the way for hundreds of lawsuits against US pharmaceutical giant Merck. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Hundreds more could seek Vioxx compo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>HUNDREDS of people could sue Merck after a judge found its arthritis drug Vioxx was not fit for sale because it doubled the risk of heart attack. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Australian judge rules arthritis drug Vioxx was defective</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Sydney - An Australian court Friday cleared the way for a class action against US pharmaceuticals company Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc after the judge declared arthritis drug Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attacks among users. Melbourne resident Graeme Peterson,   Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx makers face $200m compo bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>UPDATE 2.20pm: DRUG makers face huge Aussie payouts over Vioxx after a court awarded a Melbourne man $287,000. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Judge rules Vioxx not fit for sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The arthritis drug Vioxx was not fit for sale because it doubled the risk of heart attacks, a judge has found. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx &#8216;doubles risk of heart attacks&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The arthritis drug Vioxx has been found not fit for sale, allegedly doubling the risk of heart attack. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck Statement on Vioxx® Judgment in Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Vioxx not fit for sale, judge rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The arthritis drug Vioxx was not fit for sale because it doubled the risk of heart attacks, a judge has found. More...  </description>
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		<title>Court finds arthritis drug Vioxx to be defective</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The Federal Court has ruled the makers of the controversial arthritis drug Vioxx put a defective drug on the market, which doubled the risk of heart attacks. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Arthritis drug Vioxx not fit for sale</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4713.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Judge rules drug doubles risk of heart attacks after awarding compensation to victim. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Settlement Almost Wrapped Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. has made a final $4.1 billion payment to its Vioxx settlement fund. According to an Associated Press report, final payouts to former Vioxx users or their survivors should be made by the end of June. Vioxx was approved for use in 1999, and quickly became a bestseller ...</description>
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		<title>Merck Completes Final Payment Over Vioxx Suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug maker has made final $4.1 billion payment into fund to settle tens of thousands of U.S. claims that withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks or strokes. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Last of US$4.1bil Vioxx patient payouts to be made in June</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, New Jersey: Drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. has made its final, US$4.1 billion payment into a fund to settle tens of thousands of U.S. claims that withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks or str  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck: Last Vioxx Patient Payouts to Be Made Soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck: Last Vioxx payouts coming soon from $4.85B fund to settle heart attack, stroke lawsuits Rofecoxib - Myocardial infarction - Health - Diseases &amp;#038; Conditions - Cardiovascular Disorders More...  </description>
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		<title>Last Vioxx payouts coming soon from $4.85B fund to settle heart attack, stroke lawsuits</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. - Drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. says it's finished paying $4.85 billion into its fund to settle tens of thousands of claims that withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks or st  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Doctor Accused of Falsifying Drug Studies Pleads Guilty</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Dr. Scott S. Reuben, former chief of acute pain at the Bay State Hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud. As we’ve reported previously, Reuben was charged in federal court last month with falsifying studies involving the post-surgical benefits of drugs like Vioxx, ...</description>
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		<title>Ex-Baystate doctor guilty of fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A Massachusetts doctor has pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud stemming from accusations that he faked research for a dozen years in published studies that suggested after-surgery benefits from painkillers including Vioxx and Celebrex. More...  </description>
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		<title>Doctor pleads guilty to health care fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>BOSTON A Massachusetts doctor pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud stemming from accusations that he faked research for a dozen years in published studies that suggested after-surgery benefits from painkillers including Vioxx and Celebrex. Dr. Scott Reuben, an anesthesiologist, also agreed to repay $361,932 of research grants ...</description>
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		<title>Mass. doctor pleads guilty to research fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts doctor has pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud stemming from accusations that he faked research for a dozen years in published studies that suggested after-surgery benefits from painkillers including Vioxx and Celebrex. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck Pays Over $12 Million In Legal Fees</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay $12.15 million in plaintiffs' legal fees to settle two shareholder derivative suits over its painkiller Vioxx -- one in state court in New Jersey and the other in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck Pays $12 Million in Lawyer Fees to End Vioxx Suits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay $12.15 million in plaintiffs' legal fees to settle two shareholder derivative suits over its painkiller Vioxx -- one in state court in New Jersey and the other in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. As part of the settlement, Merck agreed to ...</description>
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		<title>Merck offers to pay $12.1M in Vioxx cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>AP PHOTO In hopes of settling two lingering lawsuits over its pain drug Vioxx, Merck is proposing to pay up to $12.1 million in legal fees and put a newly appointed chief medical officer in charge of strengthening its drug  More...  </description>
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		<title>Report: Merck to Increase Drug Safety in Vioxx Settlement with Shareholders</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay fees and to improve its drug safety supervision in a settlement related to Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck moves to settle shareholder Vioxx suits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Closing another chapter in the painful saga over withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx, Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to settle lawsuits brought by shareholders who lost billions. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Key events in the case of Merck&#8217;s painkiller Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Latest chapter for Merck's ex-painkiller Vioxx ends with settlement on drug safety monitoring Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Summary Box: Merck settles Vioxx shareholder suits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Summary Box: Merck to settle Vioxx suits with new executive, committees to monitor drug safety Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck Changes Safety Procedures, Pays in Vioxx Suits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. agreed to settle shareholder lawsuits over the withdrawn Vioxx painkiller by strengthening its drug-safety procedures, appointing a new chief medical officer and paying $12.2 million in legal fees. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck&#8217;s Vioxx settlement requires committee, medical officer to monitor drug development</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>AP FILE PHOTOIn this May 22, 2008 photo, the Merck logo is seen on the doors of a building at the company's headquarters in Readington, N.J. TRENTON — Merck &amp;#038; Co. must appoint two new independent committees and a chief  Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck may appoint drug safety monitors to end lawsuits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug maker Merck (MRK) must appoint two new independent committees and a chief medical officer to monitor the safety of its medicines and drugs in development, under a proposed settlement to end long-running shareholder suits over the company's former painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck settles shareholder lawsuits tied to Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW YORK (Reuters)—Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to make corporate governance changes and create internal committees to address potential safety issues with its products under a proposed settlement of shareholders lawsuits related to its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck to appoint drug safety panels, chief medical officer to end shareholder Vioxx lawsuits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. - Merck &amp;#038; Co. must appoint two new independent committees and a chief medical officer to monitor safety of its medicines and drugs in development. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck to Change Safety Procedures, Pay Fees to End Vioxx Suits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. agreed to settle shareholder lawsuits over the withdrawn Vioxx painkiller by strengthening its drug-safety procedures, appointing a new chief medical officer and paying $12.2 million in legal fees. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Lawyers in Vioxx Case Hit With Negligence Lawsuit Over Alleged Paperwork Errors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>An Ohio man who accepted an approximately $100,000 settlement for his Vioxx personal injury claim has filed a negligence suit against three Houston firms and three Houston lawyers, alleging the defendants made paperwork errors in his case file that reduced the size of his settlement. Craig Pingle alleges that he ...</description>
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		<title>Drug Safety Whistleblower Wants to Fix FDA. GTO Says, Good Luck!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The International Herald Tribune profiles Steven Nissen , the Cleveland Clinic scientist best known for his early warnings about the safety of Vioxx, long before the drug was taken off the market. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>CORRECTED: Could Vioxx cousin prevent religious fast headache?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>(Corrected to change "last year" to "in 2007" in the fourth paragraph.) Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Mass. doctor accused of fraud by faking research</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that they have filed a health care fraud charge against a doctor accused of faking research for a dozen years in published studies that suggested after-surgery benefits from painkillers including Vioxx and Celebrex. More...  </description>
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		<title>Could Vioxx cousin prevent religious fast headache?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Every year, millions of observant Jews fast on their holiest day, Yom Kippur, and millions of Muslims fast for the month of Ramadan. And every year, as many as 40 percent of those who fast develop serious headaches. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Former CDC Head Hired To Boost Merck $5B Vaccine Division</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Dr. Julie Gerberding LEARN MORE Merck &amp;#038; Co. Web site Merck News Room announcing appointment Merck responds to Archives of Internal Medicine article on Vioxx – November 2009 IMAGE SOURCE: Dr. Julie Gerberding / on Web site Adventures in Autism Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director, Dr. ...</description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Breast cancer risk not so easy to gauge; Thanksgiving meal tips for people with diabetes or allergies. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>2.4 Million Californians</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>In the proposed class action, brought on behalf of an estimated 2.4 million Californians—out of about 20 million Vioxx users nationwide—the plaintiffs did not seek damages for any adverse health effects, but sought reimbursement for the difference between what they paid for Vioxx and what they would have paid for ...</description>
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		<title>Vail Daily Wellness Words: Boosting bone density naturally</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>VAIL, Colorado - It hasn't been that long since the arthritis drug Vioxx was taken off the market for increased risk of stroke and heart attack in some patients. Currently, the manufacturer of the drug Fosamax, which is used in the treatment or prevention of osteoporosis, is involved in a ...</description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Personalized medicine, says this article in T he Scientist , could breathe new life into failed drug candidates . "If Merck could have known in advance who would have cardiovascular problems from Vioxx, they may not have had to withdraw it from the market," Personalized Medicine Coalition's Edward Abrahams says. ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx Scandal Didn’t Lead To Changes At FDA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The Vioxx scandal, and the Food &amp;#038; Drug Administration’s (FDA) role in it, has not brought about much change at the agency, according to a new government report. Vioxx was approved for use in 1999, and quickly became a bestseller for Merck, with annual sales of $2.5 billion; however, the ...</description>
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		<title>FDA&#8217;s Drug Monitoring Slammed in Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>GAO: Post-Vioxx Scandal, Agency Gives Decision-Making Power to Wrong Scientists Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>FDA yet to improve safety after Vioxx scandal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The FDA still hasn't restructured its staff to better monitor drug safety, more than three years after experts recommended key changes in the wake of the Vioxx scandal. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>GAO: FDA yet to make safety changes post-Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4675.html</guid>
		<description>The Food and Drug Administration still hasn't restructured its staff to better monitor drug safety, more than three years after experts recommended key changes in the wake of the Vioxx scandal. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Shareholder Lawsuit Before US Supreme Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Readers of this blog are, by now, aware of the many issues surrounding Merck’s blockbuster nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory medication Vioxx (rofecoxib) and negative cardiac events. The cardiac problems associated with Vioxx, and its subsequent withdrawal from the market, spawned scores of lawsuits. These include Merck shareholder lawsuits, which were recently the ...</description>
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		<title>Court hears sides in Vioxx investor suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Lawyers for Merck &amp;amp; Co. told the Supreme Court on Monday that investors waited too late and didn’t do all of the necessary investigations to sue the drugmaker over whether it properly warned about the risks of its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>Justices hear Vioxx arguments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>ASSOCIATED PRESS Lawyers for Merck &amp;#038; Co. told the Supreme Court on Monday that investors waited too long and didn't do all of the necessary investigations to sue the drug maker over whether it properly warned about the risks of its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx. Whether the high court agrees with ...</description>
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		<title>National business news in brief | Treasury rates edge up; Vioxx arguments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Rates edge up The Treasury Department auctioned $30 billion in three-month bills on Monday at a discount rate of 0.060 percent, up from 0.040 percent last week. Another $31 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 0.150 percent, up from 0.140 percent last week. Separately, the ...</description>
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		<title>High Court Seems Unconvinced by Merck in Vioxx Arguments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed reluctant Monday to give the pharmaceutical company Merck &amp;#038; Co. a "statute of limitations" way out of defending against a securities fraud class action involving Vioxx. The Court heard arguments in the latest round in a continuing battle over how easy or hard it should ...</description>
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		<title>Merck wants earlier ruling on Vioxx thrown out</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Lawyers for Merck &amp;#038; Co have told the US Supreme Court that investors shouldn't have waited so long to sue the drug maker over warnings about the risks of its painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>UPDATE: Supreme Court Appears Skeptical Of Merck In Vioxx Case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4667.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>(Updates with additional detail.) Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Court hears arguments on investor lawsuits over Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Lawyers for Merck told the Supreme Court Monday investors waited too late and didn't do all of the necessary investigations to sue the drugmaker over whether it properly warned about the risks of its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>US Supreme Court Appears Skeptical Of Merck In Vioxx Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Supreme Court voiced skepticism Monday of Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc.'s (MRK) arguments that shareholders waited too long to file securities lawsuits alleging the drug maker misrepresented the safety of painkiller drug Vioxx, which it removed from the market in 2004. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Supreme Court hears Merck over Vioxx lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drugmaker says investors should have known there could be problems with pill Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Court hears Vioxx lawsuit arguments</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Lawyers for Merck &amp;#038; Co. have told the Supreme Court that investors waited too long to sue over its warnings about the risks of its former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx before it was pulled from the market. More...  </description>
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		<title>Early Cardiovascular Risk Revealed By Vioxx Trial Data</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Evidence of cardiovascular risks associated with taking Vioxx, the popular, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (rofecoxib), could have been identified nearly four years before its manufacturer, Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc., voluntarily pulled the drug from the market. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck denies knowing risk of Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. is disputing it knew Vioxx significantly increased the risk of heart attacks at least three years before it was pulled off the market. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Dangers Should Have Been Known Years Before Recall</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>We have long been writing about the links between Merck’s blockbuster nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory medication Vioxx (rofecoxib) and negative cardiac events. Now, according to Science Daily, a study has found that evidence of cardiovascular risks linked to Vioxx might have been realized almost four years before Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc., pulled ...</description>
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		<title>Trials showed Vioxx risk years before withdrawal: study</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The risks of taking anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx could have been detected nearly four years before the drug was pulled from the market, according to analysis of nearly 30 clinical trials. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx risks evident earlier, researchers say</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The red flags about the pain reliever Vioxx were present at least three years before the drug was taken off the market, U.S. researchers say. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx risks could have been detected earlier: study</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Heart risks from taking Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc's painkiller Vioxx could have been detected more than three years before the company withdrew the drug from the market in September 2004, had the data been openly available, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>When Did Merck Know Vioxx Was Deadly?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A study of data revealed in lawsuits suggests Merck should have known Vioxx was deadly years before they pulled the drug from the market. Merck says the study is flawed. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Problems with the popular arthritis drug Vioxx, including increased risk for heart attack, stroke and death, were known for years before the drug's voluntary withdrawal from the market in 2004, a new report says. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx trial data shows early cardiovascular risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Evidence of cardiovascular risks associated with taking Vioxx, the popular, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (rofecoxib), could have been identified nearly four years before its manufacturer, Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc., voluntarily pulled the drug from the market. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck wins Vioxx case in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A district court judge in Travis County, Texas, dismissed all claims in a Medicaid lawsuit over the discontinued painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Texas court tosses state Vioxx suit against Merck</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A Texas court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state against drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co that sought a refund for money spent on the withdrawn Vioxx pain treatment, the company said on Monday. More...  </description>
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		<title>Texas Court dismisses all claims against Merck in VIOXX-related lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck said today that Travis County, Texas District Court Judge Scott H. Jenkins granted Merck's motion for summary judgment, dismissing all claims in a VIOXX-related lawsuit filed on behalf of the State of Texas. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck Wins Texas Lawsuit Over Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug maker said Monday a district court judge in Texas dismissed all claims in a state Medicaid lawsuit over the painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck Wins Summary Judgment in Texas Attorney General&#8217;s Lawsuit Involving VIOXX®</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Merck claims win in Texas lawsuit over Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. said Monday a district court judge in Texas dismissed all claims in a state Medicaid lawsuit over the painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Renowned cardiovascular researcher to receive Taylor Prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>( University of Western Ontario ) He was the first to predict the popular anti-inflammatory drug, Vioxx would increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks, and it was his discovery that led to the adoption of low dose aspirin for every day cardio-protection. For these and other outstanding scientific ...</description>
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		<title>Feds side with investors in Vioxx suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The Obama administration filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court siding with investors hoping to sue Merck and Co. over its now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>The You Docs: Should your medical records go digital?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>When the pain drug Vioxx was pulled from the market in September 2004 due to concerns about heart and stroke risks, every Cleveland Clinic patient taking the drug got an e-mail within an hour of the recall. So did their doctors. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Loses Vioxx Hearing Bid at Canada’s Top Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. lost a bid for a hearing before Canada’s highest court to determine whether competing class-action lawsuits can proceed over claims that the painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks and strokes. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Canada Supreme Court Refuses Hearing on Vioxx Appeals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The Canadian Supreme Court has turned down requests for a hearing of appeals involving competing class-action lawsuits that claim Merck &amp;#038; Co. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck in a post-blockbuster world</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>When Richard Clark was named CEO and president of Merck in 2005, the drug behemoth was reeling in the wake of the Vioxx scandal, which in 2004 forced the company to withdraw the blockbuster painkiller for safety reasons. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Digital patient records debated</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>When the pain drug Vioxx was pulled from the market in September 2004 over concerns about heart and stroke risks, every Cleveland Clinic patient taking the drug got an e-mail within an hour of the recall. So did their doctors. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>FDA chief: Regaining your trust</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>In May, Margaret Hamburg became the 21st commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, a beleaguered agency that has long been criticized for its mishandling of food crises and for drug recalls such as the Vioxx debacle. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Contribution of pharmacovigilance to pharmaceutical development and marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Pharmacovigilance has been expanding in recent years, as companies are required to monitor drug safety post launch. Drug safety issues, such as those raised by Vioxx earlier this decade, have led to increased risk-averseness by regulators, with greater post-marketing assessment of drugs. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Court dismisses Merck’s appeal in Vioxx death</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck’s appeal of a $4.5 million jury award to a New Jersey man who blamed his heart attack on the company’s Vioxx painkiller was dismissed by an appeals court, lawyers for the man’s family said. The New Jersey Supreme Court  Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Appeals court throws out Merck&#8217;s appeal of Vioxx award</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s appeal of a $4.5 million jury award to a New Jersey man who blamed his heart attack on the company's Vioxx painkiller was dismissed by an appeals court, lawyers for the man's family said. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck’s Appeal of Vioxx Award Thrown Out, Firm Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. ’s appeal of a $4.5 million jury award to a New Jersey man who blamed his heart attack on the company’s Vioxx painkiller was dismissed by an appeals court, lawyers for the man’s family said. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>N.J. Supreme Court upholds $4.5M award for widow of Vioxx victim</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>AP Photo/Daniel HulshizerA 2004 file photo of Vioxx arranged on a counting tray, laying on top of the botttle, at The Pennington Apothecary.TRENTON -- The Supreme Court of New Jersey backed a $4.5 million award to the widow of a  Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>N.J. court upholds $4.5M judgment in Vioxx case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The Supreme Court of New Jersey backed a $4.5 million award to the widow of a Park Ridge man who suffered heart problems after using Merck’s painkiller Vioxx, ending of the last unresolved lawsuits related to the drug. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>NJ court upholds $4.5M judgment in Vioxx case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The Supreme Court of New Jersey backed a $4.5 million award to the widow of a man who suffered heart problems after using Merck's painkiller Vioxx, ending of the last unresolved lawsuits related to the drug. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Weitz &#038; Luxenberg News: Court Affirms $4.5 Million Award in Vioxx Trial and Dismisses Appeal by Merck &#038; Co. on &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Ky. sues Merck over Vioxx marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. was sued Monday by Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway in a complaint alleging the company violated the state's Consumer Protection Act in marketing its painkiller Vioxx before pulling it from the market in 2004. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck paying Vioxx claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck is paying claims by the families of more than 3,100 users of its Vioxx painkiller who died of heart attacks or strokes blamed on the drug, according to a law firm administering a $4.85 billion settlement fund. The fund  Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck Paying More Than 3,100 Death Claims in Vioxx Settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. is paying claims by the families of more than 3,100 users of its Vioxx painkiller who died of heart attacks or strokes blamed on the drug, according to a law firm administering a $4.85 billion settlement fund. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Agrees to Blanket Settlement on Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The drug more than doubled the risks of heart attacks and strokes among patients who used it to ease arthritis pain, according to clinical studies. One scientist estimated that it had caused as many as 138,000 heart attacks and 55,000 deaths in the United States. . more Share This Click ...</description>
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		<title>UK’s Vioxx users call for justice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>US claimants won billions so why can't British victims have their day in court? Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Rigel’s R788 CV adverse event profile draws comparisons to Merck’s withdrawn Vioxx - experts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>This article is provided to FT.com readers by Pharmawire —a news service focused on providing insight into the most price sensitive issues in the global pharmaceutical market. More...  </description>
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		<title>Will people give cholesterol drug Vytorin a second chance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>For a trip down memory lane, visit Organizedwisdom.com. You’ll be told that despite osteoarthritis, Olympic gold medalist Dorothy Hamill skates “five days a week for up to three hours,” thanks to Vioxx -- and can even “continue touring with the show Champions on Ice!” Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Trial lawyers&#8217; gun for their own loophole</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Tough economic times are usually no problem for trial lawyers. Pain, suffering and liability abound even in a bad economy. Vioxx, defective products, bad hip replacement joints, video games that "cause" violence, perhaps even foods that "make" people fat -- you name it. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck to pay $80 million to settle some Vioxx cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW YORK (Reuters)—Merck &amp;#038; Co has agreed to pay $80 million to settle 190 outstanding claims involving its withdrawn Vioxx pain drug, the company disclosed Monday. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>$80 million Vioxx settlement reached</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Health insurers, unions and other private groups that paid for prescriptions for withdrawn painkiller Vioxx have reached an $80 million settlement with its maker, ending another part of the multipronged litigation. Such third-party payers had filed about 190 claims against  Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Business Digest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Woodward &amp;#038; Curran names Joe Geary associate; ZoomInfo president named to Who's Who in marketing; State gas prices reverse course with 2-cent hike; SEC  wants ex-Kmart head to pay for misleading investors; Insurers settle Vioxx claims for $80 million; Report: Fewer online job ads are posted for July Click here ...</description>
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		<title>Insurance plans, other third-party payers settle Vioxx claims with drugmaker Merck for $80M</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. — Health insurers, unions and other private groups that paid for prescriptions for withdrawn painkiller Vioxx have an agreement with its maker to settle their claims for $80 million. More...  </description>
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		<title>Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: Merck Settles Lawsuits over Prescription Pain Killer Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP today announced certain parties reached a $65 million settlement with Merck and Company, Inc. on behalf of health benefit providers who purchased Vioxx in a suit claiming the pharmaceutical giant launched misleading marketing campaigns for its drugs. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck, insurance plans settle Vioxx suits for $80M</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Health insurers, unions and other private groups that paid for prescriptions for withdrawn painkiller Vioxx have an agreement with its maker to settle their claims for $80 million. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck Sees Settlement Of Vioxx Third-Party Payer Suits</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. (MRK) anticipates paying $80 million to settle litigation in which drug-benefit plans sought to recover their costs in paying for the former pain drug Vioxx, Merck disclosed Monday. More...  </description>
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		<title>Chinese drywall trials could begin in six months</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>By AARON KESSLER Judge Eldon E. Fallon, who rose to national prominence by handling the complex Vioxx litigation, is fast-tracking the numerous Chinese drywall cases to a pace rarely seen in the plodding federal court system. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>LP woman files federal suit against congressmen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Joan Petty claims to have suffered three heart attacks and two strokes after she started taking the painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck failed to warn of Vioxx risk, court told</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug company Merck failed in its duty to warn patients of a heart risk attached to its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx, the Federal Court has been told. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Holes in case against Vioxx: Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4612.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>THE international pharmaceutical giant behind anti-arthritis drug Vioxx claims the class action against it fails to prove that its blockbuster product materially increased the risk of patients having a heart attack. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Drug not only risk to patient, court told</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4613.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A MAN suing the drug company Merck over claims its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx caused him to have a heart attack had not proven the drug was responsible over other risk factors, the Federal Court has heard. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Drug&#8217;s heart attack risk findings &#8216;flawed&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4614.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Man suing drug company Merck over claims its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx caused his heart attack has not proved drug responsible, Federal Court hears. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Kochie hosted Vioxx video for GPs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>SEVEN Network presenter David Koch hosted an education program for GPs produced by pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp;#038; Co. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx &#8216;loyalty program&#8217; to lift sales</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4610.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>PHARMACEUTICAL giant Merck &amp;#038; Co planned to set up patient loyalty programs with the public goal of increasing "quality of life" but privately to "improve patient compliance" and double the "sales potential" of its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck: US Appeals Court Reaffirms Vioxx Didn&#8217;t Cause Death</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4609.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A U.S. federal appeals court in Texas Thursday reaffirmed a decision that reversed millions of dollars in damages against Merck &amp;#038; Co. (MRK) in litigation tied to pain and arthritis drug Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx case proceeds</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4608.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 13:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether shareholders can sue Merck &amp;#038; Co. over whether the drug maker provided adequate information about the risks of its former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx before it was pulled from the market. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Justices to hear Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4607.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The Supreme Court will decide whether shareholders can sue Merck &amp;#038; Co. over whether the drugmaker provided adequate information about the risks of its former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx before it was pulled from the market. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>High court to decide on Vioxx appeal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4606.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 07:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4606.html</guid>
		<description>The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether shareholders can sue Merck &amp;#038; Co. over whether the drugmaker provided adequate information about the risks of its former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx before it was pulled from the market. The high court agreed Tuesday to review Merck’s challenge to a federal appeals court’s ...</description>
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		<title>Supreme Court Picks Up Merck Appeal in Vioxx Suit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4605.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 07:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s challenge to a shareholder suit linked to litigation over the painkiller Vioxx. Company lawyers say the suit was filed outside the two-year statute of limitations and should not be permitted to go forward. The 3rd Circuit last year reversed ...</description>
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		<title>Merck Gets High Court Hearing on Investor Vioxx Suit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4604.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 21:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>May 26 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider Merck &amp;#038; Co. ’s bid to stop a shareholder lawsuit over the now-withdrawn Vioxx painkiller in a case that might mean tighter deadlines for investor fraud lawsuits. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>U.S. Supreme Court to hear Merck appeal on Vioxx investor suit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4603.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would hear an appeal by Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc of a ruling that reinstated a securities fraud lawsuit involving the company's disclosures to investors about its withdrawn Vioxx pain drug. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>U.S. court to hear Merck appeal on Vioxx investor suit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4602.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 17:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4602.html</guid>
		<description>The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would hear an appeal by Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc of a ruling that reinstated a securities fraud lawsuit involving the company's disclosures to investors about its withdrawn Vioxx pain drug. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Supreme Court to Hear Merck Appeal on Vioxx Investor Suit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4601.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 17:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4601.html</guid>
		<description>The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would hear an appeal by Merck &amp;#038; Co. of a ruling that reinstated a securities fraud lawsuit involving the company's disclosures to investors about its withdrawn Vioxx pain drug. More...  </description>
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		<title>Court to rule on Vioxx fraud case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4600.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Taking on a major securities fraud case growing out of the controversy over the pain medicine Vioxx, the Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to clarify when an investor must go to court to make a fraud claim. The Justices granted review of Merck &amp;#038; Co., et al., v. Reynolds, et ...</description>
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		<title>Court to consider whether to allow Vioxx lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4597.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4597.html</guid>
		<description>The Supreme Court will decide whether shareholders can sue pharmaceutical company Merck &amp;#038; Co. because of the failure of its former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Gets U.S. Supreme Court Hearing on Shareholder Vioxx Suit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4598.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4598.html</guid>
		<description>May 26 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider Merck &amp;#038; Co. ’s bid to stop a shareholder lawsuit over the now-withdrawn Vioxx painkiller in a case that might mean tighter deadlines for investor fraud lawsuits. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>US high court to decide if Vioxx lawsuits allowed</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4599.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4599.html</guid>
		<description>The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether shareholders can sue international pharmaceutical maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. because of the failure of its former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck&#8217;s big push on Vioxx revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4596.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>MARKETING documents reveal Australian staff at pharmaceutical giant Merck planned to spend $14.5 million on promotional "tactics" for its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx in one year, including $6 million on free samples. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Nurses paid to scout for drug firm</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>AUSTRALIAN marketing staff from pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp;#038; Co paid specialist nurses half-a-million dollars to "hunt" through patient records for potential candidates for their blockbuster anti-arthritis drug Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Australia: Merck used fake academic journals to promote Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Documents have been revealed in court which apparently show that Merck created fake medical journals with names such as 'The Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine' to publish favourable reports on its painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>A dose of bad medicine?</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4593.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Once hailed as a wonder drug, the anti-inflammatory Vioxx is at the centre of a high-stakes court case over whether it is linked to cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks and strokes. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Civil Suit Uncovers Fake Journals to Promote Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4592.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 11:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Testimony accuses drugmaker Merck of paying for scientific journal lookalikes. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Trial Puts Spotlight on Merck</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A class-action lawsuit over the strategies that Merck used to market its painkiller Vioxx in Australia is earning the American drug maker some bad publicity. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>California judge rejects proposed class action suit for residents, insurers who paid for Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4590.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 11:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. - A California state judge rejects a proposed class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of state residents who took the painkiller Vioxx before it was pulled from the market in 2004. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. given time to consider appeal in Ontario Vioxx suit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4589.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 23:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TORONTO - The Ontario Court of Appeal has given Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. until May 21 to consider an appeal in a class-action lawsuit involving the painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Wins Extension to Appeal Vioxx Certification in Ontario</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4588.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 19:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>May 11 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. won an extension to appeal the certification of an Ontario group lawsuit, claiming the painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks and strokes, because certification of a similar suit was overturned in Saskatchewan. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Court rejects Vioxx class-action suit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4587.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 07:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A California state judge has rejected a proposed class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of state residents who took the painkiller Vioxx before it was pulled from the market in 2004. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>CA judge rejects Vioxx lawsuit against N.J.-based drugmaker Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4585.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 19:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>AP Photo/Daniel HulshizerA 2004 file photo of Vioxx arranged on a counting tray, laying on top of the botttle, at The Pennington Apothecary. Today, a California judge rejected a class-action lawsuit by former Vioxx users against N.J. drugmaker Merck.WHITEHOUSE STATION  More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck Wins Halt on California Vioxx Class-Action</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4586.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 19:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. won’t face a class-action lawsuit filed by consumers seeking reimbursement for costs tied to the painkiller Vioxx, a California judge ruled, denying plaintiffs’ request to sue as a group. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Wins Ruling Halts California Vioxx Class-Action</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4584.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4584.html</guid>
		<description>May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. won’t face a class-action lawsuit filed by consumers seeking reimbursement for costs associated with its painkiller Vioxx, a California judge ruled, denying plaintiffs’ request to sue as a group. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Doctor not told about Vioxx &#8216;role&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4583.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 17:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>PHARMACEUTICAL giant Merck &amp;#038; Co named an Australian arthritis expert as an editorial board member of the phoney medical journal it used to promote its drug Vioxx without even telling him. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Publisher&#8217;s Vioxx apology</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4582.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4582.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 17:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4582.html</guid>
		<description>THE world's largest medical publisher, Elsevier, has expressed embarrassment at its role in a deceptive marketing ploy by the giant drug company Merck after it was revealed in a Melbourne court. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Forgotten victims of Vioxx still fighting for justice</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4581.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 05:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4581.html</guid>
		<description>A woman prescribed a controversial drug for arthritis which was withdrawn amid serious health fears believes she could be among hundreds of “forgotten patients” from Northern Ireland still fighting for compensation. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Ministers dropped Vioxx protest after lobbying from US drug firm</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4580.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 23:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4580.html</guid>
		<description>Private lobbying by an American pharmaceutical company saw government ministers back down from supporting British people who claim one of its failed drugs caused them heart attacks and strokes. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Science unproven on Vioxx: drug firm</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4579.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 17:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4579.html</guid>
		<description>THE international pharmaceutical giant behind anti-arthritis drug Vioxx maintains there is not enough scientific proof to link the drug to heart attacks, despite the company withdrawing it from the market almost five years ago. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Drug Company Merck Drew Up Doctor &#8220;Hit List&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4578.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4578.html</guid>
		<description>Philip K Dickhead sends in a piece from the Australian media, a couple of weeks old, that hasn't seen much discussion here. In a class-action lawsuit in Australia against Merck for its Vioxx anti-arthritis drug, information has come out that the company developed a "hit list" of doctors who had ...</description>
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		<title>Evidence, spin collide in Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4577.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4577.html</guid>
		<description>THERE are two battles being waged in the case between Graeme Peterson and Merck &amp;#038; Co over whether Vioxx caused his heart attack. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Drug expert queried Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4576.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4576.html</guid>
		<description>A SENIOR Merck scientist questioned whether the conclusion of the company's research that found its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx did not increase the risk of heart attacks was "wishful thinking" rather than a "critical interpretation" of the data. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx: court hears of drug company&#8217;s alleged cover-up</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4575.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4575.html</guid>
		<description>THE drug company Merck had a cardiologist sign his name to a medical journal article it wrote claiming there was no evidence of any heart risk attached to its drug Vioxx, court documents allegedly show. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Scientist &#8216;worried&#8217; at Vioxx risk</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4574.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4574.html</guid>
		<description>A MERCK scientist involved in developing the company's anti-arthritis drug Vioxx admitted in an internal email two years before the drug was released that the possibility of increased heart attacks was "of great concern". More...  </description>
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		<title>How Vioxx &#8216;cunning plan&#8217; got to court</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4572.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4572.html</guid>
		<description>IT started with "a cunning plan". Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Heart attack data &#8216;hidden&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4573.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4573.html</guid>
		<description>Australian boss of drug company played down heart-attack risk attached to anti-athrisis drug Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Reps said drug risk &#8216;bollocks&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4571.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4571.html</guid>
		<description>SALES staff for Merck&amp;#038;Co were allegedly given instructions to convince concerned doctors Vioxx doesn't cause heart attacks. More...  </description>
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		<title>Drug reps given cheatsheets</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4570.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4570.html</guid>
		<description>SALES representatives for pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp;#038; Co were given line-by-line instructions on how to convince doctors about Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck told doctors to be &#8216;heroes&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4569.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4569.html</guid>
		<description>THE drug company Merck tried to persuade doctors they could be recognised as heroes if they prescribed its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx, the Federal Court heard yesterday. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Doctor hounded by Vioxx drug reps</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4568.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4568.html</guid>
		<description>THE Melbourne doctor who prescribed Vioxx to a man suing the manufacturer on the grounds the anti-arthritis drug allegedly triggered a heart attack, was visited 124 times in three years by drug company representatives spruiking the product. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Discovery Labs, thrice at the altar, awaits FDA decision</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4567.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4567.html</guid>
		<description>WARRINGTON — No one has to tell Robert J. Capetola how hard it is to get a new product approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the post-Vioxx era. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Doctor didn&#8217;t know of Vioxx risk</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4566.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4566.html</guid>
		<description>A DOCTOR who prescribed the anti-arthritis drug said he didn't know of the risks. More...  </description>
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		<title>My Pharmiweb.com</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4565.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4565.html</guid>
		<description>MONTREAL, March 30, 2009 - Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. has learned that the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan has issued a decision allowing Merck's appeal and quashing an order of the Court of Queen's Bench that had certified a class proceeding on behalf of Canadian residents of all provinces except ...</description>
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		<title>Sask. appeal court quashes decision to certify class action over painkiller Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4564.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4564.html</guid>
		<description>REGINA - The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has overturned a decision that certified a class-action lawsuit over the painkiller Vioxx, but experts say it doesn't mean the legal battle is over for the plaintiffs or the drug maker. More...  </description>
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		<title>Saskatchewan court rules Vioxx suit can&#8217;t go ahead as class action</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4563.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4563.html</guid>
		<description>Saskatchewan's highest court has declared that a lawsuit against the makers of the painkiller Vioxx can't proceed as a class action. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Sask Appeal Court overturns decision to certify class action in Vioxx lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4562.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4562.html</guid>
		<description>REGINA - The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has overturned a decision that certified a class-action lawsuit over the drug Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Wins Reversal of Vioxx Ruling in Canada, Drugmaker Says</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4560.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4560.html</guid>
		<description>March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. , after settling most of its Vioxx lawsuits in the U.S., said it won reversal of a judge’s decision certifying a group lawsuit against it in Canada. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan allows Merck&#8217;s appeal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4561.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4561.html</guid>
		<description>Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. has learned that the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan has issued a decision allowing Merck's appeal and quashing an order of the Court of Queen's Bench that had certified a class proceeding on behalf of Canadian residents of all provinces except Quebec who purchased or ingested ...</description>
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		<title>Canada Court Rejects Vioxx Group Suit, Merck Says</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4559.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4559.html</guid>
		<description>March 30 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. , which has settled most of its U.S. Vioxx lawsuits, said it won reversal of a Canadian judge’s decision certifying a group lawsuit against it. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx danger claim</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4558.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4558.html</guid>
		<description>THOUSANDS of Australians taking a popular painkilling drug were at increased risk of heart attack and potential death because the manufacturer misled the public, a Melbourne court heard yesterday. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Firm to fight drug cover-up claims</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4556.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4556.html</guid>
		<description>Company denies it knew Vioxx increased risk of heart attack as class action begins. More...  </description>
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		<title>Class action against drug begins today</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4557.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4557.html</guid>
		<description>THE long-awaited Australian class action against the manufacturers of the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx will begin today in the Federal Court. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>US Attorney sends letter to Merck relating to Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4555.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4555.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co, Inc has received a letter from the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts advising the company that it is a target of a previously-disclosed federal grand jury investigation. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck &#038; Co., Inc. Provides Update On Previously-Disclosed U.S. Department Of Justice Investigation Relating To VIOXX</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4554.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4554.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co., Inc. recently reported that it has received a letter from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts advising the company that it is a target of a previously-disclosed federal grand jury investigation. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck target of Vioxx federal grand jury probe</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4553.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4553.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co said on Monday that it has been advised it is a target of a U.S. grand jury investigation involving its withdrawn pain drug Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck says it&#8217;s &#8220;target&#8221; of previously disclosed grand jury probe over Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4552.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TORONTO - A U.S. government plan to buy up toxic banking assets and provide a boost to lending could rejuvenate both the American and Canadian More...  </description>
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		<title>N.J. Judge Won&#8217;t Certify Class Action by Vioxx Users</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4551.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4551.html</guid>
		<description>A New Jersey judge on Tuesday denied a request to certify a class action against Merck &amp;#038; Co. on behalf of consumers for their out-of-pocket expenses for the painkiller Vioxx, withdrawn from the market in 2004 after a medical study linked it to heart disease. Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx Class Action Dismissed Again</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4550.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4550.html</guid>
		<description>A New Jersey judge Tuesday denied a request to certify a class action against Merck &amp;#038; Co on behalf of consumers who sought reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for their use of the withdrawn   Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Statement On New Jersey Court Ruling Denying Certification Of Class Of Plaintiffs Seeking Reimbursement For &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4549.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co., Inc. recently said it was pleased that a New Jersey state court denied plaintiffs' request to certify a class of consumers who sought reimbursement for out-of-pocket VIOXX costs. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck Wins Judge’s Ruling Against Vioxx Class Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>March 17 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. need not defend a lawsuit in which the company is accused of defrauding millions of users of its painkiller Vioxx, a New Jersey judge ruled, dealing a “death knell” to class-action claims by consumers. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>(AFX UK Focus) 2009-03-17 21:05 CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-NJ denies class action in Merck Vioxx case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4547.html</guid>
		<description>By Bill Berkrot Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Judge denies class action on consumer Vioxx costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A New Jersey judge has rejected efforts by consumers who took the painkiller Vioxx to be able to sue as a group to recover their out-of-pocket costs, drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. said Tuesday. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Massachusetts doctor accused of fabricating pain studies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>BOSTON — A Massachusetts anesthesiologist has been accused of fabricating results in nearly two dozen published studies that claimed to show after-surgery benefits from painkillers including Vioxx and Celebrex. More...  </description>
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		<title>Doctor Accused Of Fabricating Pain Studies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A Massachusetts anesthesiologist has been accused of fabricating results in nearly two dozen published studies that claimed to show benefits from painkillers like Vioxx and Celebrex.         Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Mass. doctor accused of fabricating pain studies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A Massachusetts anesthesiologist has been accused of fabricating results in nearly two dozen published studies that claimed to show benefits from painkillers like Vioxx and Celebrex. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Pain Doc Allegedly Reports Fake Data to Journals</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4542.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A prominent Massachusetts anesthesiologist allegedly fabricated 21 medical studies that claimed to show benefits from painkillers like Vioxx and Celebrex, according to the hospital where he worked.         Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck CEO: caretaker turned dealmaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc CEO Richard Clark, once viewed as a behind the scenes manufacturing guru expected to merely steer the company through its Vioxx legal woes, has emerged as a major dealmaker. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck withdraws arthritis drug Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>In one of the largest prescription drug recalls in U.S. history, worldwide sales of the popular arthritis drug Vioxx were halted today after new data pointed to an increased patient risk for heart attacks and stroke. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck &#038; Co net earnings jumps to $7.8 bn in 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4539.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co has posted higher net earnings of $7,808 million during the year ended December 2008 as compared to $3,275 million in the previous year mainly on account of gain of $2,194 million on distribution from AstraZeneca LP and provision of $4,850 million for Vioxx settlement agreement in the ...</description>
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		<title>The You Docs: Take care with supplements, fortified products</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4538.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Diet pills laced with anti-seizure medicine. Soda "fortified" with vitamins and minerals. "Sexual enhancement" supplements pumped up with illegal drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has started to crack down on these and other products recently - moves we applaud, because this important agency has taken a lot of ...</description>
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		<title>James Floyd, M.D: CNN&#8217;s Gupta: Not What the Doctor Ordered</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4537.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Gupta downplays safety risks in treatments, and was criticized for his reporting on Vioxx, a pain medication that was withdrawn from the market in 2004 because it causes heart attacks.                     ...</description>
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		<title>Be wary of risky product claims - Consumer must take the lead as own FDA</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4536.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4536.html</guid>
		<description>Diet pills laced with anti-seizure medicine. Soda "fortified" with vitamins and minerals. "Sexual enhancement" supplements pumped up with illegal drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has started to crack down on these and other products recently — moves we applaud because this important agency has taken a lot of ...</description>
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		<title>2 women get Vioxx settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4535.html</guid>
		<description>Two area women who suffered heart attacks after taking the arthritis drug Vioxx have been notified that they are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in a settlement from the manufacturer of the medication. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Insurers to get portion of Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4534.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW YORK—Insurers that had been trying to tap into payments to Vioxx claimants participating in a $4.85 billion global settlement reached in 2007 with Merck &amp;#038; Co. have agreed to settle their claims for less than they originally were seeking. More...  </description>
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		<title>Settlement limits insurers&#8217; claims in Vioxx deal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4533.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Former Vioxx users getting part of a $4.85 billion settlement ending most personal injury suits over the withdrawn painkiller will get a bigger piece of the pie, thanks to an unusual settlement Thursday with their health insurers. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Top Scoops</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4532.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Grape Juice for Arthritis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>QUESTION: To my surprise, I've had great results with grape juice and pectin. For the past 15 years, I've tried numerous medications for joint pain in my knees and hips, including Advil, Tylenol, Vioxx and Celebrex, but nothing else has helped so much. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Jury misconduct found in Starr County Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4530.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck said it was weighing an appeal to the state Supreme Court but was pleased the misconduct finding meant plaintiffs were at best at square one. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>New Trial for Valley Family&#8217;s Lawsuit over Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4529.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Family Sued Merck after 71 year-old Man Died of Heat Attack Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Texas Appeals Court Does About-Face in Vioxx Case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4528.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A Texas appeals court has vacated its May decision that tossed out a $7.75 million judgment in a case in which Felicia Garza alleged that taking the prescription drug Vioxx caused her 71-year-old husband, Leonel Garza, to suffer a fatal heart attack. The court remanded the case for a new ...</description>
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		<title>$7 million Vioxx case sent back to Starr County court</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A state appeals court has reversed its earlier decision and sent a landmark case against the makers of the painkiller Vioxx back to a Starr County court. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Appellate court orders new Vioxx trial in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. is considering an appeal after a Texas state appeals court reversed its own prior dismissal of a $7.75 million judgment in a Vioxx personal injury lawsuit against the drugmaker. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Drugs trial payout victory</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A retired Cambridge professor has won the right to compensation from Merck, the US pharmaceutical group, for severe side effects developed after he took Vioxx, its painkiller, in a clinical trial for prostate cancer. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>FlameEz™, Latest Natural Remedies For Inflammation Relief, Now Available at Amazon.com</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4524.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>In the wake of Vioxx's withdrawal and strong warning labels on all NSAIDs, health conscious consumers are looking for safer alternative anti-inflammatory products. Latest natural remedies for inflammation relief are now available at Amazon.com. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Transform the FDA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Four years ago skeptical eyes were turned toward the Food and Drug Administration after the arthritis drug Vioxx was voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer, Merck &amp;#038; Co. Tests by Merck showed that people taking the drug were far more susceptible to having heart attacks than the general population. Read more ...</description>
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		<title>Transforming FDA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>As you might expect, ever since the Vioxx and Guidant issues, FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach often gets asked whether FDA has tightened its approval standards. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck reports 3Q earnings after Vioxx settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck, a Dow component and the world's No. 8 drugmaker by revenue, reports earnings for the third quarter on Wednesday morning. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck to be tested by lawsuits, drug pipeline</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Q:What are the prospects for my shares of Merck &amp;#038; Co.? I'm devastated. -- J.B., via the Internet A: The drug giant has suffered setbacks from continued litigation and a disappointing new-product pipeline. It is experiencing the finan cial aftershocks of Vioxx, the painkiller used by millions of people that ...</description>
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		<title>Pfizer pays $894m to settle painkiller cases</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4519.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Pfizer , the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, has paid $894m to settle most outstanding litigation around its two painkillers sparked by safety concerns after the withdrawal of Merck ’s similar drug Vioxx in 2004. More...  </description>
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		<title>$894 Million Deal Ends Pain of Pfizer&#8217;s Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4512.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug maker Pfizer Inc. has reached an $894 million deal to settle most of the lawsuits over its withdrawn pain reliever Bextra, following the lead of rival Merck &amp;#038; Co., which is spending five times as much to settle Vioxx suits. The agreement also would end lawsuits over Pfizer's Celebrex, ...</description>
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		<title>Pfizer reaches $894 million settlement over pain reliever</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4517.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. — Drug giant Pfizer Inc. has reached an $894 million deal to settle the bulk of the lawsuits over its withdrawn pain reliever Bextra, following the lead of rival Merck &amp;#038; Co., which is spending five times as much to settle Vioxx suits. The Pfizer agreement would also ...</description>
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		<title>Pfizer makes deal to settle most Bextra lawsuits for $894 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug company Pfizer Inc. has reached an $894 million deal to settle most of the lawsuits over its withdrawn pain reliever Bextra, following the lead of rival Merck &amp;#038; Co., which is spending five times as much to settle Vioxx suits. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Pfizer reaches deal to end Bextra suits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>$894 million agreement will also settle cases over Celebrex    Drug giant Pfizer Inc. has reached an $894 million deal to settle the bulk of the lawsuits over its withdrawn pain reliever Bextra, following the lead of rival Merck &amp;#038; Co., which is spending five times as much ...</description>
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		<title>Business Briefs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4513.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J. -- Drug giant Pfizer Inc. has reached an US$894 million deal to settle the bulk of the lawsuits over its withdrawn pain reliever Bextra, following the lead of rival Merck &amp;#038; Co., which is spending five times as much to settle Vioxx suits. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx: drug promotion in guise of research</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The real aim was to lure physicians into the habit of prescribing Vioxx Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Pfizer settles for $894 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug giant Pfizer has reached an $894 million deal to settle most of the lawsuits over withdrawn pain reliever Bextra, following the lead of rival Merck &amp;#038; Co., which is spending five times as much to settle Vioxx lawsuits. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Pfizer settles Bextra suits for $894 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Pfizer Inc. has reached an $894 million deal to settle the bulk of the lawsuits over its withdrawn pain reliever Bextra, following the lead of rival Merck &amp;#038; Co., which is spending five times as much to settle Vioxx suits. The Pfizer agreement also would end lawsuits over its popular ...</description>
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		<title>State sues Merck for deceptive marketing of Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4510.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has filed suit again Merck &amp;#038; Co. for alleged deceptive marketing and promotion of the prescription drug Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Florida Sues Merck Over Vioxx Medicaid Costs of $80 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Florida's state government sued Merck &amp;#038; Co. over alleged false marketing of Vioxx, a painkiller the company withdrew before agreeing to pay $4.85 billion to resolve lawsuits claiming it caused heart attacks and strokes. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Florida sues Merk &#038; Co.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. (MRK) was sued by the state of Florida over alleged false marketing of Vioxx, a painkiller that the company withdrew before agreeing to pay $4.85 billion to resolve lawsuits claiming it caused heart attacks and strokes. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Alternative Remedies for Arthritis</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4507.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>QUESTION: My mother is 82 and is suffering from arthritis . She's in very good health except for that. She was on Vioxx until it was taken off the market, and now she is in pain again. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Feature | Drug Deal: Siegfried &#038; Jensen attorneys landed a huge drug case contract from Utah&#8217;s Attorney General. Did &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Joseph Steele, senior partner in the high-profile personal injury law firm Siegfried &amp;#038; Jensen, will tell you that combined decades of experience made him and fellow attorney Matthew Garretson the natural choice to help represent the State of Utah in a massive class-action lawsuit against the makers of the drugs ...</description>
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		<title>Smith: Merck building self up with strong medicine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Dear Scott: I've owned shares of Merck &amp;#038; Co. for a long time and suffered through the Vioxx scandal. But now I'm wondering what the future holds since the stock has sold off sharply this year and whether I should sell it. Can you tell me what's going on with ...</description>
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		<title>Former Pharma Pitchman: Beware of New Drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>An insider speaks up on the Vioxx scandal—and reveals common tactics that dupe patients and doctors. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Viva la Vioxx Lawsuits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck's shareholders get their case reinstated.         More...  </description>
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		<title>Court reinstates Merck&#8217;s Vioxx shareholder lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. said Tuesday it is considering challenging a federal appeals court's reinstatement of a dismissed shareholders' lawsuit  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>3rd Circuit Revives Investors&#8217; Claims Against Merck</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A federal appeals court has revived a securities fraud action against Merck that accuses the pharmaceutical giant of hiding the truth about Vioxx, a pain reliever that was withdrawn from the market in September 2004 because of concerns that it caused heart problems. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck must face shareholder fraud suit over Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. of Whitehouse Station must face a consolidated class-action lawsuit claiming the pharmaceutical company defrauded investors before withdrawing the painkiller Vioxx from the market in September 2004, a federal appeals court ruled. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Appeals court reinstates Merck investor suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW YORK (Reuters)—A U.S. federal appeals court has reinstated an investor class action suit against Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. related to disclosures involving its withdrawn Vioxx pain drug, the drug maker said Tuesday. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Court reinstates Merck Vioxx shareholder lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Pharmaceutical company Merck &amp;#038; Co. said Tuesday it is considering challenging a federal appeals court's reinstatement of a dismissed shareholders' lawsuit over its former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck may challenge appeals court&#8217;s reinstatement of Vioxx suit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4497.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug developer Merck today said it is considering challenging an appeals court's reinstatement of a dismissed shareholders' lawsuit over the former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck May Appeal Decision To Reinstate Vioxx Investor Suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck May Appeal Decision To Reinstate Vioxx Investor Suit   Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Federal Court of Appeals in a Divided Decision Reverses District Court Ruling Dismissing VIOXX&#174; Securities Class &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Court overturns dismissal of Merck Vioxx lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug developer Merck &amp;#038; Co. said Tuesday it is considering challenging an appeals court's reinstatement of a dismissed shareholders' lawsuit over the former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>generic cialis online-ORDER ONLINE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Maine canada, cialis has this without any delay. Vioxx an anti-arthritis drug and ill powder. Thus the consummate create problems in, a class of the drug is. Happiness is not understand. Levitra comes best liquid cialis and generic, cialis and talk to your primary care doctors. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Antiangiogenic and anti-inflammatory drugs: are they safe?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Since Rofecoxib (Vioxx) was withdrawn from the worldwide market based on the safety findings of the Adenomatous Polyp Prevention on Vioxx (APPROVe) study, the uncertainty around the cardiovascular safety of NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors remains and leaves practitioners with difficult management decisions for the hundreds of millions of patients worldwide ...</description>
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		<title>Despite Payments, Vioxx Legal Battle Drags On And On</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4491.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>At the same time that Merck's first payments are going out to people affected by side effects from the anti-inflammatory drug , more questions have arisen about Merck's marketing methods. More...  </description>
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		<title>Judge caps legal fees on Vioxx cases at 32%</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4490.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The federal judge overseeing much of the massive litigation over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx on Wednesday capped fees for plaintiffs' attorneys at a relatively low 32 percent of the $4.85 billion settlement, saying he had to ensure fees were reasonable. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx judge caps legal fees at 32 percent</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4489.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Vioxx judge caps legal fees at 32 percent  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Industry Insider: Merck&#8217;s Vioxx cloud begins to clear</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4488.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>U.S. judge puts lid on legal fees in Vioxx settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The federal judge overseeing much of the massive litigation over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx yesterday capped fees for plaintiffs' attorneys at a relatively low 32 percent of the $4.85 billion settlement, saying he had to ensure fees were reasonable. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>U.S. Vioxx settlement judge caps legal fees at 32 per cent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. - The U.S. judge overseeing much of the massive litigation over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx on Wednesday capped fees for plaintiffs' lawyers at a relatively low 32 per cent of the US$4.85 billion settlement, saying he had to ensure fees were reasonable. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx settlement judge caps legal fees at 32 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>(AP:TRENTON, N.J.) The federal judge overseeing much of the massive litigation over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx on Wednesday capped fees for plaintiffs' attorneys at a relatively low 32 percent of the $4.85 billion settlement, saying he had to ensure fees were reasonable. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck Rating Outlook Raised to Stable, by Moody&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co .'s debt rating outlook was raised to stable from developing by Moody's Investors Service, which cited the drugmaker's decision to begin making payments on its $4.85 billion Vioxx painkiller settlement. Link to original article  </description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Moody's Investors Service raised Merck's outlook Monday following the drugmaker's decision to begin paying off a massive settlement with patients who used its drug Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Partial payments for people claiming withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks will go out starting Aug. 28 under the $4.85 billion settlement between drugmaker Merck &amp;amp; Co. and plaintiffs' lawyers, the claims administrator said Wednesday. Those payments will amount to about 40 percent of each plaintiff's estimated total payout, but ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx settlement checks going out Aug. 28</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Partial payments for people claiming withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks will go out starting Aug. 28 under the $4.85 billion settlement between drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. and plaintiffs' lawyers, the claims administrator said today. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx checks set to go out</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Partial payments for people claiming withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks will go out starting Aug. 28 under the $4.85 billion settlement between drug maker Merck and plaintiffs' lawyers, the claims administrator said Wednesday. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>First payments of Vioxx claims to begin Aug. 28</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4479.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON - Partial payments for people claiming the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks will go out starting Aug. 28 under the $4.85 billion settlement between drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. and plaintiffs' lawyers, the claims administrator said Wednesday. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx plaintiffs&#8217; checks in the mail soon</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4478.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Partial payments for people claiming the painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks will go out starting Aug. 28 under the $4.85 billion settlement between drugmaker Merck and plaintiffs' lawyers, the claims administrator said yesterday. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>First partial payments to nearly 50,000 who claimed Vioxx caused heart attacks start going out next week</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4477.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Partial payments for people claiming withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks will go out starting Aug. 28 under the $4.85 billion settlement between drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. and plaintiffs' lawyers, the claims administrator said today. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck set to pay first Vioxx settlements</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4476.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Starting Aug. 28, the Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based drugmaker will send the first round of checks to claimants who charged its drug Vioxx caused heart attacks and strokes. Nearly 50,000 claims have been filed. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Payments in Vioxx deal to begin Aug. 28</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4475.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON - Partial payments for people claiming that withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks will go out starting Aug. 28 under the $4.85 billion settlement between drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. and plaintiffs' lawyers, the claims administrator said today. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>First payments in Vioxx deal to begin Aug. 28</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Partial payments for people claiming withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks will go out starting Aug. 28 under the $4.85 billion settlement between drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. and plaintiffs' lawyers, the claims administrator said Wednesday. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Researchers say Vioxx study was marketing ploy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. — A 1999 Merck &amp;#038; Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, touted to participating doctors and patients as meant to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug, was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, researchers report. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Marketing ploy seen in Merck&#8217;s Vioxx data</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4472.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The latest twist in Merck's ongoing troubles from its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx took another painful turn Monday for the drugmaker.                              Click ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx study a masquerade, journal says</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4471.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Report cites Merck memos on painkiller    Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s marketing department devised a study on the painkiller Vioxx to persuade 600 doctors involved in the trial to prescribe the drug and recommend it to their peers, researchers said.          ...</description>
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		<title>Merck Vioxx test comes under fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s marketing department devised a study on the painkiller Vioxx to convince 600 doctors involved in the trial to prescribe the drug and recommend it to their peers, researchers say. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Marketing was goal of Vioxx study, doctors say</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4469.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. – A 1999 Merck Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, touted to participating doctors and patients as showing that Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug, was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, researchers report. More...  </description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4468.html</guid>
		<description>Trenton, N.J. - A 1999 Merck &amp;#038; Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, touted to participating doctors and patients as a way to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug, was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, More...  </description>
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		<title>Doctors allegedly recruited for Vioxx study</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s marketing department devised a study on the painkiller Vioxx to persuade 600 doctors involved in the trial to prescribe the drug and recommend it to their peers, researchers say.  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>1999 study was meant to build Vioxx sales, report says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A 1999 Merck &amp;#038; Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, researchers report. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx study called marketing ploy</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4467.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. . A 1999 Merck . Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx . touted to participating doctors and patients as meant to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug . was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, researchers report.     The true purpose ...</description>
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		<title>Merck Vioxx study was aimed at marketing: report</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4461.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A 1999 clinical study that Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc said was done to test side effects of painkiller Vioxx was conducted primarily to support a marketing campaign before the drug's launch, The Wall Street Journal said, citing a study. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck Vioxx Trial Was Strategy to Boost Sales, Researchers Say</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4462.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- A Merck &amp;#038; Co. study of Vioxx that the company said showed whether the painkiller was easier on the stomach than an older drug was actually a marketing tool to boost sales, according to researchers. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx saga&#8217;s latest find</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4463.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4463.html</guid>
		<description>A 1999 Merck study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, presented to participating doctors and patients as a trial designed to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug, was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, researchers report. More...  </description>
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		<title>Researchers: Vioxx study a strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A 1999 Merck &amp;#038; Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, meant to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug, was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, researchers report.   Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck faces another round of criticism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>For the third time in three years, a prominent medical journal has criticized Merck &amp;#038; Co. for misrepresenting research on its now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Researchers: Merck Vioxx study was for marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4459.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A 1999 Merck &amp;#038; Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, touted to participating doctors and patients as meant to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug, was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, researchers report. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Ask the Experts: Vioxx award raises tax, Medicaid issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Our weekly wrap-up of our online "Ask the Experts" questions looks at tax answers from IRS expert Kathy Howell and estate issues from trust attorney Trudy Nearn.        Trudy Nearn The founder of Generations law firm is an expert on wills, trusts and estate ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx, Bextra linked to increased stroke risk: study</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4457.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Two painkillers pulled from the market in recent years -- Vioxx (also known as rofecoxib) and Bextra (also known as valdecoxib) - increase the risk of stroke, new research indicates. More...  </description>
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		<title>Fatal flaws in the way new drugs are tested and marketed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Americans are likely to be exposed to unacceptable side effects of FDA-approved drugs such as Vioxx in the future because of fatal flaws in the way new drugs are tested and marketed, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA). More...  </description>
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		<title>Toxic drugs, toxic system: Sociologist predicts drug disasters</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>BOSTON — Americans are likely to be exposed to unacceptable side effects of FDA-approved drugs such as Vioxx in the future because of fatal flaws in the way new drugs are tested and marketed, according to research to be presented today at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association ...</description>
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		<title>Ontario Court Certifies VIOXX National Class Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Justice Maurice Cullity of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered that an action relating to the prescription drug VIOXX be certified as a national class action excluding residents of Quebec and Saskatchewan. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck faces Canadian class-action Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4453.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A Canadian court has certified another class-action lawsuit against Merck &amp;#038; Co. over its former painkiller Vioxx, for which the U.S. drug maker is doling out billions of dollars to cover American settlements. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>New Suits Over Recalled Drugs May Target China</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4452.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4452.html</guid>
		<description>Plaintiffs attorneys say a recent surge in lawsuits involving two recalled drugs, generic blood thinner heparin and prescription medication Digitek, could signal a clean break from past actions that were far less successful against Vioxx and Paxil. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx report hits at Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4451.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4451.html</guid>
		<description>Merck , the US pharmaceuticals group, played down the risks of taking its painkiller Vioxx in reports in academic journals and early submissions to regulators, according to a study to be published on Wednesday. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx payouts to start in August for heart attack patients</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4450.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4450.html</guid>
		<description>People who suffered heart attacks while taking Vioxx could receive a partial settlement check as early as next month. Merck &amp;#038; Co., the maker of Vioxx, said more than 97 percent of nearly 50,000 claimants agreed to terms of the $4.85 billion settlement announced last fall. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Starts Cutting Checks in Vioxx Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4449.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4449.html</guid>
		<description>Alabama Attorney Jere Beasley Helped Bring Settlement for People who Took Vioxx   Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck ready to pay $4.9 billion Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4447.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4447.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. will start cutting checks for former users of its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx next month after announcing it will fund a $4.9 billion settlement expected to resolve 50,000 lawsuits.         Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx maker will start sending payouts in Aug.</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4448.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4448.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J. -- Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s $4.85 billion fund to settle legal claims over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx will begin making payments next month to former users or surviving family members who say the drug caused heart attacks or strokes. Merck will contribute its first installment of $500 million into ...</description>
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		<title>Payouts to start in Vioxx settlements</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4446.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4446.html</guid>
		<description>Merck will begin making payouts next month to consumers who agreed to settle lawsuits over injuries they claim were caused by using the pain-relief drug Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>$4.85 billion set for Vioxx payouts</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4445.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4445.html</guid>
		<description>Merck will start cutting checks for former users of its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx next month after announcing Thursday it will fund a $4.85 billion settlement expected to resolve roughly 50,000 lawsuits.                    ...</description>
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		<title>First Vioxx settlement checks to go out in August</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4444.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4444.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ Merck &amp;#038; Co. will start cutting checks for former users of its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx next month after announcing Thursday that it will fund a $4.85 billion settlement expected to resolve roughly 50,000 lawsuits.             ...</description>
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		<title>Merck will start payouts on $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement, send first checks in August</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4443.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4443.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4443.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J. - Drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. will start cutting checks for former users of its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx next month, after announcing Thursday that it will fund a $4.85 billion settlement expected to resolve roughly 50,000 lawsuits alleging harm from Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck to start Vioxx settlement payouts in August</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4442.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4442.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. will start cutting checks for former users of its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx next month after announcing Thursday that it will fund a $4.85 billion settlement expected to resolve roughly 50,000 lawsuits. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck: Vioxx settlement payments to begin in August</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4441.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4441.html</guid>
		<description>Merck says it will fund the $4.85 billion settlement designed to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits related to its Vioxx painkiller, waiving its right to walk away from the settlement deal. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck says Vioxx claimants will soon get checks</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4440.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4440.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co said on Thursday that more than 97 percent of eligible U.S. claimants had elected to participate in its $4.85 billion proposed Vioxx settlement, an adequate number to trigger funding of the program. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck to fund Vioxx settlement in August</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4439.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4439.html</guid>
		<description>Associated Press - July 17, 2008 8:34 AM ET   WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) - Merck says it will fund the $4.85 billion settlement designed to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits related to its  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Lawyer&#8217;s Legal Work for N.J. Justice Bounces Firm From Vioxx Case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4438.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4438.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. has dropped Lowenstein Sandler from its appeal of a $13.5 million Vioxx case to prevent recusal of a potentially pro-company New Jersey Supreme Court justice who the firm represents in a private matter. Lowenstein partner Douglas Eakeley won't argue for Merck at the state high court because ...</description>
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		<title>FDA slowing drugs getting to market</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4437.html</guid>
		<description>Nearly four years after Merck &amp;#038; Co. yanked the painkiller Vioxx off the market, beleaguered pharmaceutical industry executives say they are facing a tough new regulatory climate that is altering the landscape of drug development. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>FDA focus on safety slows drug approval</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4436.html</guid>
		<description>Nearly four years after Merck &amp;#038; Co. yanked the painkiller Vioxx off the market, beleaguered pharmaceutical-industry executives say they are facing a tough new regulatory climate that is altering the landscape of drug development. Over the past 16 months, Schering-Plough Corp. Chief Executive Fred Hassan and his top scientists have ...</description>
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		<title>NEW ORLEANS 59,000 register for Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4435.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4435.html</guid>
		<description>More than 59,000 people have registered claims against drugmaker Merck &amp;amp; Co. for injury from painkiller Vioxx, and administrators have enough records to review about 9,100 of those claims. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Some 59,000 register for Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4433.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4433.html</guid>
		<description>More than 59,000 people have registered claims against Readington-based drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. for injury from painkiller Vioxx, and administrators have enough records to review about 9,100 of those claims. More...  </description>
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		<title>QUICK HIT: Business</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4434.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4434.html</guid>
		<description>VIOXX CLAIMS: More than 59,000 people have registered claims in the $4.85-billion settlement against drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. for injuries from its painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Thousands register for settlement of Vioxx lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4431.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4431.html</guid>
		<description>Lawyers say more than 59,000 people have registered for drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s settlement of lawsuits claiming injury from the painkiller Vioxx. Administrators have enough records to review about 9,100 of those claims. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>More than 59,000 register for Vioxx settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4432.html</guid>
		<description>NEW ORLEANS -- More than 59,000 people hope to share in drugmaker Merck and Co.'s settlement of lawsuits claiming injury from the painkiller Vioxx, and administrators have enough  Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx claim strangled by system&#8217;s limits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4430.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4430.html</guid>
		<description>Malcolm MacMeikan, a kitchen and refrigeration consultant, first realised something was wrong when he had a panic attack during a building site visit at Canary Wharf. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx claim choked by system limits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4429.html</guid>
		<description>Malcolm MacMeikan, a kitchen and refrigeration consultant, first realised something was wrong when he had a panic attack during a building site visit at Canary Wharf. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Biz Buzz: Is it hot in here, or is it just a climate-law blog? Lawyers are prodigious bloggers, posting on the &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4428.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4428.html</guid>
		<description>Biz Buzz: Is it hot in here, or is it just a climate-law blog? Lawyers are prodigious bloggers, posting on the progress of Vioxx litigation, shareholder suits and the vagaries of divorce law. So it was only a matter of time before they got to global warming. Link to original ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx users who suffered no injury cannot sue the company, US court</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4427.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Vioxx users who suffered no known personal injury could not sue the company to pay for electrocardiograms and follow-up consultations with cardiologists. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck scores victory in three Vioxx appeals</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4426.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4426.html</guid>
		<description>Appeals courts in two US states last week overturned verdicts favouring plaintiffs who had sued Merck, the pharmaceutical giant, over its painkiller Vioxx (rofecoxib). The drug was taken off the market in 2004 after a study showed it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Link to original article ...</description>
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		<title>N.J. court rules against Vioxx monitoring</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4424.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4424.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J., June 4 (UPI) -- The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday Merck is not obligated to pay for the medical monitoring of people who took Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>NJ court dismisses Vioxx medical monitoring suit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4425.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4425.html</guid>
		<description>The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Vioxx users who suffered no known harm from the withdrawn pain drug cannot sue Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc to pay for medical tests and treatment by heart doctors, the drugmaker said on Wednesday. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>N.J. court dismisses Vioxx medical monitoring suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4422.html</guid>
		<description>The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Vioxx users who suffered no known harm from the withdrawn pain drug cannot sue Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc to pay for medical tests and treatment by heart doctors, the drugmaker said on Wednesday. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Court limits Merck monitoring in Vioxx case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4420.html</guid>
		<description>Drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. is not liable for the medical monitoring of Vioxx users not claiming injury, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The 5-1 ruling by the state's highest court means a class-action lawsuit by people who used the once-popular         ...</description>
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		<title>Merck wins; court denies suit from healthy Vioxx users</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4421.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Merck is not liable for the medical monitoring of Vioxx users not claiming injury. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck Gains In Supreme Court Vioxx Ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4423.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4423.html</guid>
		<description>A ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court dismisses a class-action lawsuit by people who used Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>New Jersey Supreme Court Dismisses Medical Monitoring Suit Filed by VIOXX&#174; Plaintiffs</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4415.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Court: Merck doesn&#8217;t have to monitor Vioxx users not claiming injury</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4416.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The New Jersey Supreme Courts has ruled that Merck is not liable for the medical monitoring of Vioxx users not claiming injury. The 5-1 ruling means a class-action lawsuit by people who used the once-popular painkiller will be dismissed. One justice did not participate. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck need not monitor Vioxx users not claiming injury</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4417.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEWARK — The New Jersey Supreme Courts rules Merck is not liable for the medical monitoring of Vioxx users not claiming injury. The 5-1 ruling means a class-action lawsuit by people who used the once-popular painkiller will be dismissed. One justice did not participate. The court says the users are ...</description>
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		<title>NJ Supreme Court Rules For Merck In Vioxx Case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4418.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The New Jersey Supreme Courts rules Merck is not liable for the medical monitoring of Vioxx users not claiming injury. The 5-1 ruling means a class-action lawsuit by people who used the once-popular painkiller will be dismissed. One justice did not participate. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>State Supreme Court rules Vioxx users who weren&#8217;t injured can&#8217;t claim settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4419.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Readington-based Merck &amp;#038; Co. is not liable for the medical monitoring of Vioxx users not claiming injury. More...  </description>
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		<title>Crusading Law Firm Doubles Presence in Macklowe&#8217;s Tower 56</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4414.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Mark Lanier, the 47-year-old attorney who litigated his way to CNBC fame by taking on Merck’s dreaded Vioxx, and who’s now representing sugar-cane farmers in their suit against Splenda, is doubling the size of his footprint in   Harry Macklowe  ’s   Tower 56  .  ...</description>
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		<title>Appeals court decisions in Vioxx lawsuits indicate &#8217;sanity still exists&#8217; in legal system, editorial states</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4413.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>State appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas last week "delivered a one-two punch to the liability suits against Merck for its Vioxx painkiller," an indication that "some sanity still exists in the tort system -- at least at the appellate level," according to a Wall Street Journal editorial. More... ...</description>
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		<title>Merck gets reprieve in Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4412.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co., Inc. said that it is gratified that a Texas appeals court overturned the August 2005 verdict of a state court jury in Brazoria County and rendered a judgment in favour of Merck in the Vioxx product liability case Ernst v. Merck. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck unit to appeal Canadian court ruling expanding Vioxx class action</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4411.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. late Friday said it planned to appeal a ruling by a Canadian court expanding the scope of the previously certified class-action lawsuit over its recalled painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-31 00:02 Merck unit to appeal Canadian court ruling expanding Vioxx class action</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4410.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 01:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. late Friday said it planned to appeal a ruling by a Canadian court expanding the scope of the previously certified class-action lawsuit over its recalled painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Appeals courts overturn two verdicts, judgment on award payment in Vioxx lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4409.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>State appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas on Thursday reversed two jury verdicts and a judgment on payment of legal fees in lawsuits related to the COX-2 inhibitor Vioxx that would have required Merck to pay about $37 million, Bloomberg/Washington Post reports (Van Voris/Voreacos, Bloomberg/Washington Post, 5/30). Link to ...</description>
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		<title>2 Vioxx verdicts scrapped on appeal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4408.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4408.html</guid>
		<description>NEWARK, N.J. - Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas yesterday scrapped verdicts against drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. stemming from some of the earliest trials involving the company's now withdrawn pain reliever Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx awards overturned</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4404.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck's persistence may be paying off. Appeals courts in Texas and New Jersey handed the drugmaker a series of victories in three Vioxx lawsuits yesterday, overturning an entire verdict in Texas and reversing key components of two New Jersey cases. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Courts Reject Two Major Vioxx Verdicts</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4405.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The major victories for Merck pushed the litigation over Vioxx closer to conclusion and highlighted the difficulty that plaintiffs’ lawyers are having in winning lawsuits against big drug companies. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Houston court tosses out $26 million Vioxx award</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4406.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A Houston appellate court Thursday overturned a $26 million Angleton jury finding that a 59-year-old triathlete died because of his use of the popular painkiller Vioxx.         Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck wins 2 Vioxx appeals</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4407.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4407.html</guid>
		<description>NEWARK — Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas on Thursday scrapped verdicts against the drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. stemming from some of the earliest trials involving its once popular painkiller Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>Courts toss Vioxx awards</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4403.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 05:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>HOUSTON, May 29 (UPI) -- A Texas appellate court Thursday rejected a $26.1 million award given to a woman for the death of her husband who was on the once-popular pain reliever Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Houston court rejects Vioxx-death link, $26.1 million award</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4401.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4401.html</guid>
		<description>A Houston appellate court today overturned a multimillion-dollar 2005 Angleton jury finding that a 59-year-old triathlete died because of his use of the painkiller Vioxx.         Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Plaintiffs Lawyer Lanier to Appeal Vioxx Reversal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4402.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>W. Mark Lanier, the Houston plaintiffs lawyer who won a $234.4 million jury verdict in the nation's first Vioxx trial, isn't mincing words; he calls Thursday's Texas appeals court opinion reversing a $26.1 million judgment in that suit "judicial activism for corporate America." Lanier says he will appeal the Texas ...</description>
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		<title>Courts Overturn 2 Vioxx Verdicts Against Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4400.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 23:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4400.html</guid>
		<description>The major victories for Merck pushed the litigation over Vioxx closer to conclusion and highlighted the difficulty that plaintiffs’ lawyers are having in winning lawsuits against big drug companies. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Appeals court finds for Merck in Texas Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4398.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4398.html</guid>
		<description>BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- A Texas appeals court has overturned what had initially been a staggering award against Merck &amp;#038; Co. over the marketing of its now-recalled painkiller Vioxx.                       ...</description>
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		<title>Merck wins Vioxx cases on appeal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4399.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4399.html</guid>
		<description>Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas have scrapped verdicts against drugmaker Merck stemming from some of the earliest trials involving its once popular painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Appeals courts back Merck in Vioxx cases</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4393.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4393.html</guid>
		<description>Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas on Thursday scrapped verdicts against the drugmaker Merck stemming from some of the earliest trials involving its once popular painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Court rejects Vioxx verdicts against Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4394.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4394.html</guid>
		<description>A Texas appeals court reversed a $26.1 million decision against Merck, finding that its Vioxx painkiller did not cause the fatal heart attack suffered by a plaintiff's husband. More...  </description>
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		<title>Texas court drops $26-million verdict from Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4395.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4395.html</guid>
		<description>NEWARK, N.J. — A Texas appeals court has scrapped a $26-million verdict against the drugmaker Merck stemming from the first trial involving its once popular painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Texas Court Throws Out $26M Vioxx Verdict</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4396.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4396.html</guid>
		<description>A Texas appeals court throws out a $26 million verdict against the drugmaker Merck in a case involving Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx verdicts tossed out in Texas, New Jersey</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4397.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4397.html</guid>
		<description>Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas today scrapped verdicts against the drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. stemming from some of the earliest trials involving its once popular painkiller Vioxx.         Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Texas, New Jersey courts scrap awards from Vioxx cases</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4390.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4390.html</guid>
		<description>NEWARK, N.J. - Appeals courts in Texas and New Jersey on Thursday scrapped verdicts against the drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. stemming from some of the earliest trials involving its once popular painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Courts Reject 2 Vioxx Verdicts Against Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4391.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4391.html</guid>
		<description>Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas have scrapped verdicts against the drugmaker Merck stemming from some of the earliest trials involving its painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Courts scrap Vioxx cases, including $26 million Texas verdict</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4392.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4392.html</guid>
		<description>Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas on Thursday scrapped verdicts against the drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. stemming from some of the earliest trials involving its once popular painkiller Vioxx, including one in Keene. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck Liable In Death Of Vioxx User</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4385.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4385.html</guid>
		<description>A South Texas jury found Merck &amp;#038; Co. liable for the death of a 71-year-old man and ordered the company to pay $32 million. More...  </description>
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		<title>Texas court scraps $26 million verdict in Vioxx case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Associated Press - May 29, 2008 10:23 AM ET   NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A Texas appeals court has scrapped a $26 million verdict against the drugmaker Merck stemming from the first trial involving its  Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Court scraps $26-million Vioxx verdict</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Texas appeals court's decision stems from first trial involving Merck's once popular painkiller                    Read more here  </description>
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		<title>NJ, Texas courts scrap awards from Vioxx cases</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4386.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4386.html</guid>
		<description>Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas have scrapped verdicts against drugmaker Merck stemming from some of the earliest trials involving its once popular painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck says wins appeal on first Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4387.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4387.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co said on Thursday a Texas appeals court reversed a decision against the company in the first trial involving alleged injuries caused by its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller. More...  </description>
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		<title>Northridge man loses Vioxx case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4384.html</guid>
		<description>A California jury on Wednesday cleared pharmaceutical company Merck &amp;#038; Co. of liability in the case of an elderly Northridge man who claimed his heart ailments were caused by the drug maker's once-popular painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Top Scoops</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4383.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Newswatch, Police/Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 13:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Hawaii's share of a $58 million multistate settlement with Vioxx drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. is $1.1 million, said state Office of Consumer Protection Executive Director Stephen Levins. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck to settle Vioxx cases in US</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4381.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 05:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4381.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co., Inc. has reached civil settlements with Attorneys General from 29 states and the District of Columbia to fully resolve previously disclosed investigations under state consumer protection laws related to past activities for Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>S.D. to get $1 million in Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4380.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Pierre - South Dakota will receive a little more than $1 million from a 30-state legal settlement with Merck and Co., Attorney General Larry Long said Wednesday. South Dakota and 29 other states went to court against the drug giant because of concerns about deceptive promotion of the painkiller Vioxx. ...</description>
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		<title>Merck settles Vioxx probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 07:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug giant Merck has agreed to pay Connecticut $1.35 million for deceptive marketing of its once popular painkilling drug Vioxx as part of a national $58 million settlement between Merck, 29 states, and the District of Columbia. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Texas wins $4 million in Vioxx settlement from Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4378.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 01:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Texas and 28 other states will share a $58 million payment from pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp;#038; Co., which resolves longstanding claims that the company downplayed risks related to Vioxx, an anti-inflammatory drug that was linked to thousands of heart attack deaths. (MRK) Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Idaho gets share of $58 million Vioxx settlement with Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4376.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 17:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4376.html</guid>
		<description>Deceptive promotion of the drug Vioxx is costing drug company Merck $58 million in a judgment with 30 states, including $1.15 million that's going to Idaho. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>State to share in Vioxx accord</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 17:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck to pay out $58 million over television ads    Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay $58 million to multiple states, including Maryland, to settle allegations that its ads for the once-popular painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down the health risks.        ...</description>
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		<title>N.J. to get $1.8M from Vioxx ad settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4374.html</guid>
		<description>New Jersey will receive $1.8 million as part of the $58 million Merck &amp;#038; Co. agreed to pay as a portion of a multistate settlement of allegations that its ads for the once-popular painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down the health risks. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx ads that misled cost Merck $58 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4375.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay $58 million as part of a multistate settlement of allegations that its ads for the once-popular painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down the health risks.The agreement announced Tuesday also calls for Merck to submit all new TV commercials for its drugs to the Food ...</description>
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		<title>Merck settles over Vioxx ads</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4372.html</guid>
		<description>HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay $58 million as part of a multistate settlement of allegations that its ads for the once-popular painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down risks. The agreement announced yesterday also calls for Merck to submit all new TV commercials for its drugs to ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx settlement puts focus on drug ad claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4373.html</guid>
		<description>Efforts to bring more scrutiny to drug research and promotion got a boost Tuesday when Merck settled claims from 29 states and the District of Columbia that it misled consumers in advertisements for its painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck pays $58M in Vioxx ad dispute</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4368.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4368.html</guid>
		<description>HARRISBURG, Pa. - Merck &amp;amp; Co. has agreed to pay $58 million as part of a multistate settlement of allegations that its ads for the once-popular painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down the health risks. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Kansas to get $1.2 million from Merck Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4369.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4369.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay $58 million to 29 states, including Kansas, to settle deceptive marketing claims involving Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx ad case settled for $58 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4370.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay $58 million as part of a multistate settlement of allegations that its ads for the once-popular painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down the health risks. The agreement announced Tuesday also calls for Merck to submit new TV commercials for its drugs to the Food ...</description>
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		<title>State to get $1.6 million from Vioxx settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Washington will receive $1.6 million of a $58 million settlement from Merck &amp;#038; Co. over the marketing of the painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck settles allegations of dubious Vioxx studies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4367.html</guid>
		<description>Merck agreed yesterday to a $58 million settlement with 29 states and the District of Columbia over advertising for the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Washington to get $1.6 million in Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4366.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4366.html</guid>
		<description>Washington will receive $1.6 million of a $58 million settlement from Merck &amp;#038; Co. over the marketing of the painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck Settles State Suits Over Vioxx for $58 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 19:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4364.html</guid>
		<description>Pennsylvania, New Jersey, 27 other states and the District of Columbia have reached a $58 million settlement with Merck over allegations that the company used deceptive practices to market the drug Vioxx. It's being called the largest-eversettlement for a multi-state consumer protection drug case. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck settles for $58M with Wisconsin, 28 other states over Vioxx ads</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 19:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4365.html</guid>
		<description>HARRISBURG, Pa. — Merck &amp;#038; Co. is paying $58 million as part of a multistate settlement concerning advertising of the now-withdrawn painkiller, Vioxx.         More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck To Pay $58M In False Vioxx Advertising Claim</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4360.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. is paying $58 million as part of a multistate settlement concerning advertising of the now-withdrawn painkiller, Vioxx, which addresses allegations that the New Jersey-based company deceptively downplayed the drug's health risk. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck Agrees To $58M Vioxx Ad Claims Settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4361.html</guid>
		<description>HARRISBURG, Pa. (NEWS CENTER/AP) -- The civil settlement ends investigations by 29 states, including Maine, into Merck's advertising practices involving Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck Resolves Investigations Under State Consumer Protection Statutes Related to VIOXX</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Penn. AG: Merck to pay $58M in multi-state settlement over Vioxx advertising</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4363.html</guid>
		<description>SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Merck &amp;#038; Co. will pay $58 million to 29 states and the District of Columbia to settle allegations of deceptive advertising related to its painkiller Vioxx, Pennsylvania's attorney general said Tuesday. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Appeals court throws out $32 million Starr County Vioxx verdict</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>RIO GRANDE CITY -- A state appeals court overturned a Starr County jury's landmark verdict Wednesday against the makers of the painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Court overturns Vioxx verdict</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>SAN ANTONIO, May 16 (UPI) -- The Texas Fourth Court of Appeals overturned a $7.75 million verdict against Merck &amp;#038; Co. in a lawsuit over the heart risk of the painkiller Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>Verdict Reversed In Texas Vioxx Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A Texas appeals court has overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against Merck, the former maker of Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx-suit award overturned</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4356.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4356.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J. — A Texas appeals court on Wednesday overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against Merck &amp;#038; Co. in one of the few trials it lost over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. A jury in Rio Grande City, Texas, in April 2006 awarded $32 million to the widow of Leonel Garza,  ...</description>
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		<title>Court overturns verdict in Vioxx case, backs Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4354.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 23:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A Texas appeals court on Wednesday overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against Merck &amp;#038; Co. in a case involving its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Texas appeals court overturns verdict in Vioxx verdict</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4355.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 23:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4355.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A Texas appeals court today overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against Merck in a case over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck Wins Appeal in VIOXX&#174; Case  </title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4352.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>14/05/2008 19:27:00 Business Wire Merck &amp;#038; Co., Inc. said today a Texas appellate court overturned the April 2006 verdict of a state court jury in Starr County, Texas, in the VIOXX product liability case Garza v. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>$32 million Texas verdict against Merck in Vioxx case reversed</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4353.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A Texas appeals court overturns a verdict that Merck &amp;#038; Co. lost in the Vioxx case. A Texas jury two years ago awarded the widow of 71-year-old Leonel Garza $32 million. That later was cut to about $7.75 million under Texas damage caps. Read more here ...</description>
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		<title>Texas Court Overturns Vioxx Ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4346.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The case involves a jury award to the widow of a 71-year-old man who had a history of heart disease and died of a heart attack after taking Vioxx briefly. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck says appeals court overturns verdict in Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4348.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A Texas appeals court on Wednesday overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against Merck &amp;#038; Co. in a case involving its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Appeals court overturns $7.75 mln Vioxx verdict</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4349.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>An appeals court in Texas overturned a $7.75 million verdict against Merck &amp;#038; Co involving its withdrawn pain drug Vioxx on Wednesday, ruling that evidence presented at trial failed to prove the medicine caused the heart attack suffered by the plaintiff's husband. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>$32M verdict against Merck in Vioxx case reversed</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4350.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A Texas appeals court has overturned a verdict that Merck &amp;#038; Co. lost in the Vioxx case. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Appeals copurt overturns Vioxx verdict</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4351.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4351.html</guid>
		<description>Readington-based Merck &amp;#038; Co. says a Texas appeals court has overturned a verdict against the drugmaker in a case involving its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>$32 million verdict against Merck in Vioxx case reversed</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4345.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4345.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J. -- A Texas appeals court overturns a verdict that Merck and Co. lost in the Vioxx case. A Texas jury two years ago awarded the widow of 71-year-old Leonel  Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Multi-million Vioxx verdict reversed</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4347.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4347.html</guid>
		<description>An appeals court overturned a verdict that Merck &amp;#038; Co. lost in the Vioxx case. More...  </description>
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		<title>Americas Watchdog Wants To Know If Consumers, HMO&#8217;s Or Health Insurance Company&#8217;s Are Tired Of Being Soaked with drugs &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4344.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 09:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4344.html</guid>
		<description>Americas Watchdog has just launched a national investigation into seeing if consumers, HMO's, health insurance companies, or health cooperatives were over charged with the drug called Vioxx, Trasylol or any other drugs, when much cheaper alternatives were available. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck extends Vioxx settlement date till June 30</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4343.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 07:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co., Inc. said at least 94 per cent of eligible US claimants have elected to participate in its $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement and has extended until June 30 the deadline for registered participants to submit paperwork. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck extends deadline for Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4342.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 23:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4342.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co said on Thursday at least 94 percent of eligible U.S. claimants have elected to participate in its $4.85 billion proposed Vioxx settlement, and the drugmaker extended the deadline for the remainder to join in. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Extends Enrollment Deadline in Program to Resolve U.S. VIOXX&#174; Product Liability Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4341.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4341.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co., Inc. said today it has extended to June 30, 2008, the enrollment deadline for U.S. eligible Read more here  </description>
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		<title>MediConnect Global Encourages Vioxx Claimants to Order Medical Records Now</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4340.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Americas Watchdog Want To Know If HMO&#8217;s Or Health Insurance Companies Were Over Charged With Vioxx Use?</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4339.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4339.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4339.html</guid>
		<description>Americas Watchdog has just launched a national investigation into seeing if HMO's, health insurance companies, or health cooperatives were over charged with the drug called Vioxx, when much cheaper alternatives were available. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx safety data manipulated</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4338.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4338.html</guid>
		<description>A Merck’s internal communication talks of the drug being associated with an increased risk of causing deaths Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Ghostwriters for Medical Research Criticized, Reforms Urged</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4337.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4337.html</guid>
		<description>Two new reports involving the painkiller Vioxx raise fresh concerns about how drug companies influence the interpretation and publication of medical research. More...  </description>
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		<title>New York Times examines opposition to proposed off-label promotion guidelines amid allegations of ghostwriting</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4336.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The New York Times on Saturday examined how a recent report indicating that Merck used "ghostwriters" to produce medical journal articles in support of the COX-2 inhibitor Vioxx "has galvanized opponents to a federal proposal that would relax some restrictions on drug promotion" in the U.S. Link to original article ...</description>
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		<title>Merck profit surges depsite problems facing company</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4335.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4335.html</guid>
		<description>N Maker of Vioxx facing multi-billion-dollar settlement over pain killer also More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck profit spikes on new drugs, partnership</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4334.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4334.html</guid>
		<description>Merck, in the process of settling litigation over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, got hit with some new problems during the first quarter. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Sen. Grassley Sends Letter To Merck Requesting Explanation Of Recent JAMA Reports</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4333.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has sent a letter to Merck Chief Operating Officer Richard Clark requesting the company explain a recent report that found the company used employees or paid consultants rather than the physicians listed as lead authors to write several published studies of the COX-2 inhibitor Vioxx, CQ ...</description>
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		<title>FDA proposal on drug articles under fire</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4332.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4332.html</guid>
		<description>Claims that the pharmaceutical company Merck hired ghostwriters for Vioxx articles has put heat on a U.S. proposal to loosen drug promotion rules. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Business news in brief</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4331.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Aetna Inc., Humana Inc., and more than 40 other providers of health insurance and managed-care plans sued the administrators of Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement fund to determine who will get the money. More...  </description>
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		<title>F.D.A. Plan on Medical Articles Takes More Heat</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4330.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4330.html</guid>
		<description>A report indicating that Merck used ghostwriters to produce articles in support of its drug Vioxx has galvanized opponents to a proposal that would relax some restrictions on drug promotion. More...  </description>
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		<title>Many Vioxx Studies Were Written By Merck Employees, Paid Consultants, According To JAMA Study</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4329.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck employees or paid consultants, rather than the physicians listed as lead authors, wrote several published studies of the COX-2 inhibitor Vioxx, and the company downplayed evidence that the medication tripled risk for death in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to two reports published on Wednesday in the Journal of ...</description>
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		<title>Merck Faces New Questions over Vioxx Risks and Research</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4327.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Pharmaceutical company Merck knew in 2001 that its arthritis drug Vioxx could harm patients and used staffers to "ghostwrite" favorable research on the drug, articles in the Journal of the American Medical Association report. Susan Dentzer examines the charges. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Studies outline Vioxx deception by drugmaker Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4328.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WASHINGTON - Two teams of researchers with access to thousands of documents gathered in lawsuits over the painkiller Vioxx allege that Merck &amp;#038; Co. waged a campaign of deception to promote its drug, moving slowly to warn of possible hazards while at the same time dressing up in-house research as ...</description>
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		<title>Vital Vioxx Details &#8216;Manipulated&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4326.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Title: Vital Vioxx Details 'Manipulated' Category: Health News Created: 4/16/2008 Last Editorial Review: 4/16/2008 Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Ghostwriters drafted Vioxx studies, journal claims</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4325.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drugmaker Merck drafted dozens of research studies for its best-selling pain drug Vioxx, then lined up prestigious doctors to put their names on the reports, according to a leading medical journal.  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Reports raise question on Vioxx trials / Ghostwritten studies trouble medical journal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4323.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4323.html</guid>
		<description>Two new reports involving the painkiller Vioxx raise fresh concerns about how drug companies influence the interpretation and publication of medical research. The reports claim Merck &amp;#038; Co. frequently paid academic scientists to take credit for research              ...</description>
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		<title>Merck &#8216;misrepresented&#8217; Vioxx data</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4324.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc suppressed evidence that its withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx could harm patients, US researchers allege. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck played down the true risks of Vioxx: study</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4322.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4322.html</guid>
		<description>Merck played down the risk of death linked to the US pharmaceutical giant's anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx in trial studies the company made public, according to a study released Tuesday. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Reports: Data on Vioxx was misused</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4321.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Two new reports involving the painkiller Vioxx raise fresh concerns about how drug companies influence the interpretation and publication of medical research. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck &#8216;misrepresented Vioxx data&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4320.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>MERCK &amp;#038; Co Inc suppressed evidence that its withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx could harm patients, US researchers charged today. More...  </description>
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		<title>Key Vioxx Research Was Written by Merck, Documents Allege</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4317.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4317.html</guid>
		<description>TUESDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- Industry documents reveal that pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp;#038; Co. paid academics to put their names on Vioxx research published in top medical journals while company employees often ghost-wrote the studies on the controversial cox-2 painkiller. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Reports Allege Merck Misrepresented Vioxx Research</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4318.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Two teams of researchers with access to thousands of documents gathered in lawsuits over the painkiller Vioxx allege that Merck &amp;#038; Co. waged a campaign of deception to promote its drug, moving slowly to warn of possible hazards while dressing up in-house research as the work of independent academic  ...</description>
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		<title>Did Merck withhold Vioxx information?</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4319.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A new controversy is brewing Tuesday over Merck and its embattled drug, Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck &#8220;misrepresented&#8221; Vioxx data, journal says</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4308.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck and Co. may have misrepresented the risks of its now-withdrawn pain drug Vioxx and allowed a trial of the drug to continue for two years even though it knew it might be harming patients, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. More...  </description>
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		<title>Researchers charge Merck misrepresented Vioxx data</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4309.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4309.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc suppressed evidence that its withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx could harm patients, U.S. researchers charged on Tuesday. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck minimized the true risks of Vioxx: JAMA study</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4310.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4310.html</guid>
		<description>The risk of death linked to Merck's anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx was minimized in trial studies the company made public, according to a study out Tuesday. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck Masked Vioxx Risk, Hired Research Ghostwriters</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4311.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>April 15 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co . hired ghostwriters to pen reports about the pain pill Vioxx, allegedly allowing the company to manipulate scientific articles to promote the drug, according to a new analysis of court records. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Legal documents: Merck knew about Vioxx risks in late 90&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4312.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4312.html</guid>
		<description>Newly released legal documents spell out what Merck knew about Vioxx and when they knew it. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Documents: Dangers Linked With Vioxx Never Made Public</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4313.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4313.html</guid>
		<description>There is new information about the drug Vioxx that was pulled from the market in 2004. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx makers knew of drug&#8217;s dangers three years before recall, says UW study</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4314.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4314.html</guid>
		<description>The maker of the controversial arthritis drug Vioxx knew of its dangers for as long as three years before a massive nationwide recall, but withheld the information and played down the number of deaths associated with the pain medication, according to an analysis published today by University of Washington professors. ...</description>
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		<title>Medical journal says Merck&#8217;s actions with Vioxx show drug company influence on medical science</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4315.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4315.html</guid>
		<description>CHICAGO - Two new reports involving the painkiller Vioxx raise fresh concerns about how drug companies influence the interpretation and publication of medical research. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck used ghostwriters and misrepresented data on Vioxx, article says</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4316.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4316.html</guid>
		<description>The article, based on documents unearthed in lawsuits over the pain drug Vioxx, provides a rare, detailed look in the industry practice of ghostwriting medical research studies that are then published in academic journals. More...  </description>
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		<title>Documents Show Merck Knew About Vioxx Risks</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4307.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4307.html</guid>
		<description>CBS News reports Vioxx was one of the most popular anti-inflammatory drugs on the market, but it was quickly pulled from store shelves once several deaths were linked to it. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Over 3,000 already signed on for Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4306.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4306.html</guid>
		<description>NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - More than 3,000 former users of Merck &amp;#038; Co's withdrawn Vioxx pain drug have already signed up to take part in a $4.85 billion settlement deal that a federal judge on Friday declared was in the best interests of both sides.      ...</description>
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		<title>Industry Insider: Merck&#8217;s Clark to lead industry group</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4305.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4305.html</guid>
		<description>Richard Clark is used to chal lenges by now. As chief executive of Merck, Clark tackled a top-to-bottom restructuring of the Whitehouse Station-based drugmaker, steered the company through vex ing Vioxx court battles and guided the development of blockbuster cervical-cancer vaccine Gardasil. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Researchers: Popular Cholesterol Drugs Are No Better Than Cheap Generics</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4304.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>On Monday, drug maker Merck's stock opened at its lowest point since the company pulled painkiller Vioxx off the market four years ago. This time the problem is Vytorin, a cholesterol-lowering medication that includes the drug Zetia. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck shares fall nearly 15 percent</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4303.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4303.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. today saw the largest daily drop in its stock value since the pain reliever Vioxx was withdrawn in the fall of 2004. More...  </description>
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		<title>Deadlines on FDA decisions may compromise drug safety</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4302.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4302.html</guid>
		<description>WASHINGTON - Vioxx, Bextra, Rezulin, Baycol. Looking at drugs yanked off the market, Harvard researchers found a disturbing pattern: Medicines approved right on deadline by the Food and Drug Administration are more likely to cause safety problems later than those cleared with more time to spare. More...  </description>
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		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4301.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4301.html</guid>
		<description>The agency recently began notifying the public earlier about possible safety issues. The policy change came after the FDA was criticized for acting too slowly on information about the risks of Merck's painkiller Vioxx and, GlaxoSmithKline plc 's diabetes pill Avandia . Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Deadline drugs often fail</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4300.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4300.html</guid>
		<description>WASHINGTON - Vioxx, Bextra, Rezulin, Baycol. Looking at drugs yanked off the market, Harvard University researchers found a disturbing pattern: Medicines approved right on deadline by the Food and Drug Administration are more likely to cause safety problems later on than those cleared with more time to spare. Read more ...</description>
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		<title>Just-before-deadline FDA drug approval leads to more safety problems, study says</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4299.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WASHINGTON | Vioxx, Bextra, Rezulin, Baycol. Looking at drugs yanked off the market, Harvard researchers found a disturbing pattern: Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>FDA deadlines may impact drug safety</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4298.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4298.html</guid>
		<description>Vioxx, Bextra, Rezulin, Baycol. Looking at drugs yanked off the market, Harvard researchers found a disturbing pattern: Medicines approved right on deadline by the Food and Drug Administration are more likely to cause safety problems later than those cleared with more time to spare. More...  </description>
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		<title>Claim deadline extended for Vioxx-related cases</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4296.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>People who think their heart attacks or strokes were caused by the once-popular painkiller Vioxx and want early partial payments now have an additional month to file paperwork backing up their claims under a settlement with manufacturer Merck &amp;#038; Co. More...  </description>
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		<title>Deadline extended to support Vioxx claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>People who think their heart attacks or strokes were caused by the once-popular painkiller Vioxx now have until May 1 to file the paperwork to back up their claims under a settlement with Readington-based manufacturer Merck &amp;#038; Co. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Filing Deadline Extended for Vioxx Cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>People who think their heart attacks or strokes were caused by a once-popular painkiller now have another month to file the paperwork to back up their claims. More...  </description>
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		<title>Deadline Extension To File Papers In Vioxx Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4294.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Tens of thousands are eligible to share in settlement. They claim stroke and heart attacks caused by the medicine.  more  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx settlement early payment deadline extended 1 month</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4292.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW ORLEANS -- People who think their heart attacks or strokes were caused by the once-popular painkiller Vioxx and want early partial payments now have another month to file paperwork  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Settlement Deadline Extended</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>People who think their heart attacks or strokes were caused by the once-popular painkiller Vioxx now have another month to file the paperwork to back up their claims.  more     Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Deadline for Vioxx Settlement Extended</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>People who think their heart attacks or strokes were caused by the once-popular painkiller Vioxx now have another month to file the paperwork to back up their claims under a settlement with manufacturer Merck &amp;#038; Company. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Deadline for filing Vioxx settlement paperwork extended 1 month</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4290.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW ORLEANS People who think their heart attacks or strokes were caused by the once-popular painkiller Vioxx now have another month to file the paperwork to back up their claims under a settlement with manufacturer Merck &amp;#038; Company. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Early warning system for drug dangers sought</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4289.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>If one company's disaster can transform an industry, the withdrawal of Merck's $2.5 billion painkiller Vioxx in 2004 may become the textbook example. Primarily, the removal of Vioxx from the market due to heart risks spurred a sweeping examination of the          ...</description>
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		<title>Merck Chief’s Pay Increases by 80%</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4288.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The chief executive of Merck, Richard T. Clark, received compensation valued at $14.5 million in 2007, despite Merck’s $4.85 billion loss to settle Vioxx litigation. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck CEO receives 80 percent raise in &#8216;07</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4287.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. - Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s chief executive officer, Richard T. Clark, got compensation valued at $14.5 million in 2007, an 80 percent raise in a year when the drugmaker took a $4.85 billion charge to settle much of the litigation over its former painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article ...</description>
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		<title>CEO of Merck receives $14.5M in compensation</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4286.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4286.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s chief executive officer, Richard T. Clark, got compensation valued at $14.5 million in 2007, an 80 percent raise in a year when the drugmaker took a $4.85 billion charge to settle much of the litigation over its former painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck CEO&#8217;s big paydays in 2007 nets $14.5M</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4285.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4285.html</guid>
		<description>Merck's chief executive, Richard Clark, got compensation valued at $14.5 million in 2007, an 80 percent raise in a year when the drugmaker took a $4.85 billion charge to settle much of the litigation over its former painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Chief?s Pay Increases by 80%</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4284.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4284.html</guid>
		<description>The chief executive of Merck, Richard T. Clark, received compensation valued at $14.5 million in 2007, despite Merck?s $4.85 billion loss to settle Vioxx litigation. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck CEO gets an 80% pay raise</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4283.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The head of the New Jersey based drugmaker compensated $14.5M in 2007, a year when the company took a $4.85B charge to settle its Vioxx litigation. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck CEO Got $14.5 Million in 2007</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4282.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4282.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s chief executive officer, Richard T. Clark, got compensation valued at $14.5 million in 2007, an 80 percent raise in a year when the drugmaker took a $4.85 billion charge to settle much of the litigation over its former painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck near Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4281.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4281.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. is on the verge of settling its most serious personal injury lawsuits over Vioxx, but the drugmaker still faces substantial litigation over the onetime blockbuster painkiller it yanked from the market in 2004 because of cardiovascular risks. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>No end in sight to Vioxx lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4280.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. is on the verge of settling most serious personal injury lawsuits over Vioxx, but the drugmaker still faces substantial litigation over the one-time blockbuster painkiller it yanked from the market in 2004 because of cardiovascular risks.            ...</description>
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		<title>Merck faces mounting lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4279.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A $4.5 billion settlement hasn't slowed new lawsuits over Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck hasn&#8217;t seen end of Vioxx suits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4278.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4278.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J. – Merck and Co. is on the verge of settling most serious personal injury lawsuits over Vioxx, but the drugmaker still faces substantial litigation over the one-time blockbuster painkiller it yanked from the market in 2004 because of cardiovascular risks. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Despite $4.5B Vioxx settlement, Merck faces host of lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4276.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. — Merck &amp;#038; Co. is on the verge of settling most serious personal injury lawsuits over Vioxx, but the drugmaker still faces substantial litigation over the one-time blockbuster painkiller it yanked from the market in 2004 because of   Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Despite settlement, Vioxx suits persist</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4277.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4277.html</guid>
		<description>Merck is on the verge of settling most of the serious personal injury lawsuits over Vioxx, but the drugmaker still faces substantial litigation over the one-time blockbuster painkiller it yanked from the market in 2004 because of cardiovascular risks. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck looks to settle Vioxx lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4274.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. — Merck &amp;#038; Co. is on the verge of settling most serious personal injury lawsuits over Vioxx, but the drugmaker still faces substantial litigation over the one-time Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck&#8217;s fight on Vioxx far from over</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4275.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4275.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. is on the verge of settling most serious personal injury lawsuits over Vioxx, but the drugmaker still faces substantial litigation over the one-time blockbuster painkiller it yanked from the market in 2004 because of cardiovascular risks. More than 44,000 plaintiffs have enrolled in a proposed $4.85 billion ...</description>
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		<title>Big Vioxx Suits Near Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4273.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. is on the verge of settling most serious personal injury lawsuits over Vioxx, but the drugmaker faces lots of litigation over the onetime blockbuster painkiller it yanked from the market in 2004 over cardiovascular risks.             ...</description>
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		<title>Special Masters Appointed in Program to Resolve U.S. VIOXX&#174; Product Liability Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4270.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Responsibilities Include Deciding Claimant Appeals Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck still faces many lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4271.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4271.html</guid>
		<description>Merck is on the verge of settling most serious personal injury lawsuits over Vioxx, but it still faces substantial litigation. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Despite US$4.5B Vioxx settlement, Merck faces host of lawsuits in Canada, elsewhere</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4272.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>More than 44,000 plaintiffs have enrolled in a proposed $4.85 billion settlement for U.S. personal injury cases involving a heart attack, stroke or death, the company said this week. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Amid $4.5B Vioxx Deal, More Merck Suits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4269.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. is on the verge of settling most serious personal injury lawsuits over Vioxx, but the drugmaker still faces substantial litigation over the one-time blockbuster painkiller it yanked from the market in 2004 because of cardiovascular risks. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>15CPW ALERT! Former Merck Chairman Takes $21 M. Condo</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4267.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The former chairman and CEO of the pharmaceutical giant Merck,  Roy P. Vagelos , has bought a $21 million condo at 15 Central Park West, city records today show.  At Merck until 1994, Mr. Vagelos was largely credited with sheperding the firm through its pre-Vioxx golden years. Since ...</description>
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		<title>In Post-Vioxx Era, Biologics are Reviving the Arthritis Treatment Market</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4268.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The rheumatoid arthritis treatment market, held back somewhat in recent years by generic competition and the withdrawal of Vioxx and Bextra, is rebounding due to the performance of biologic treatments. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck Says It&#8217;s Ready To Settle Vioxx Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4266.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The pharmaceutical company Merck says it's ready to settle claims with more than 44,000 former Vioxx users. Merck agreed to hand out $4.85 billion if 85 percent of the potential claimants registered by last Friday, and Merck says it's received enough paperwork to move forward. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck Pays Out Billions For Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4265.html</guid>
		<description>A nearly five billion dollar settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx is on the track to move out to thousands of affected consumers. Drug company, Merck says more then 44,000 people have signed up to take part in the deal by submitting medical records and other documents. More...  </description>
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		<title>44,000 enroll for payments on Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>More than 44,000 people have signed up for shares of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, a sign that the deal is on track to go forward, Merck &amp;#038; Co. announced Monday. Of roughly 47,000 people who registered for the settlement earlier this year, more than 44,000 ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx settlement attracts more than 44,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A proposed $4.8 billion agreement crafted to settle a majority of the remaining Vioxx-related lawsuits against Merck has drawn more than 44,000 plaintiffs, meeting a critical early requirement for the settlement to go into effect. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>44,000 Sign Up for Vioxx Settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>More than 44,000 people have signed up for shares of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, a sign that the deal is on track to go forward, Merck &amp;#038; Co. announced Monday  More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Settlement on Track as 44,000 Sign Up</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4262.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4262.html</guid>
		<description>More than 44,000 people have signed up for a piece of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, a sign that the deal is on track to go forward. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Settlement Appears To Be On Track</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4260.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4260.html</guid>
		<description>A nearly $5 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx is on track to move forward. Merck says more than 44,000 people have signed up to take part in the deal by submitting medical records and other necessary paperwork. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>44,000 have signed up for Vioxx settlement, Merck says</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4259.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>More than 44,000 people have signed up for shares of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, a sign that the deal is on track to go forward, Merck &amp;#038; Co. announced Monday. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck says thousands file for Vioxx payments</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4258.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co on Monday said it has moved closer to resolving thousands of claims arising from its 2004 withdrawal of arthritis pill Vioxx, with 93 percent of people alleging the drug caused a heart attack or stroke submitting documents in a $4.85 billion settlement. Click here for more info ...</description>
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		<title>Big Response to Vioxx Settlement Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4256.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4256.html</guid>
		<description>Merck said that more than 93 percent of the 47,000 people who allege that the arthritis drug Vioxx caused their heart attack or stroke have submitted claims in the company’s settlement offer. More...  </description>
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		<title>(AFX UK Focus) 2008-03-03 13:59 GMT: Merck: 44,000 of eligible 47,000 people have enrolled to resolve Vioxx suits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4257.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Merck &amp;#038; Co. Monday said more than 44,000 of the 47,000 people who registered eligible injuries have submitted some or all of the material for enrollment that could qualify them for an interim payment in the program to resolve legal claims filed against the company ...</description>
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		<title>Merck&#8217;s Vioxx settlement still on track; claims data disclosed</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4255.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. said Monday that more than 44,000 of the 47,000 Vioxx patients who claim unhealthy side-effects from the pain reliever filed "some or all" of the paperwork needed to participate in a $4.85 billion settlement.          ...</description>
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		<title>Merck says more than 44,000 have signed up for Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4252.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW ORLEANS -- More than 44,000 people have signed up for shares of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, a sign that the deal is on track to go forward,  More...  </description>
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		<title>93% have filed for Vioxx settlement, Merck says</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4253.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. said Monday it continues to make progress on its $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement agreement. (MRK) Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck says 44K sign for Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4254.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4254.html</guid>
		<description>More than 44,000 people have signed up for shares of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, a sign that the deal is on track to go forward, Merck &amp;#038; Co. announced Monday. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx settlement moves forward</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4246.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Merck: 44,000 of eligible 47,000 people have enrolled to resolve Vioxx suits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4247.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4247.html</guid>
		<description>NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Merck &amp;#038; Co. Monday said more than 44,000 of the 47,000 people who registered eligible injuries have submitted some or all of the material for enrollment that could qualify them for an interim payment in the program to resolve legal claims filed against the company ...</description>
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		<title>Merck: More than 44,000 have signed up for Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4248.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Associated Press - March 3, 2008 8:44 AM ET   NEW ORLEANS (AP) - More than 44,000 people have signed up for shares of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Progress Report on Enrollment in Program to Resolve U.S. VIOXX&#174; Product Liability Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4249.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>More than 44,000 sign up for Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4250.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>More than 44,000 people have signed up for shares of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. Merck &amp;#038; Company says those enrollment figures, released Monday, indicate that the settlement is on track to proceed. Merck says that of the roughly 47,000 people who registered for the settlement, ...</description>
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		<title>Merck Says 44,000 Agree to Vioxx Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4251.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4251.html</guid>
		<description>The drugmaker Merck says more than 44,000 people have signed up for part of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Patients&#8217; ability to sue at risk</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4245.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Justices could shield FDA-backed drugs from suits, as they did for devices. Critics say the agency is fallible.    Years of high-profile court battles over drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex, along with billion-dollar settlements and jury verdicts, could soon be a thing of the past.   ...</description>
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		<title>Medicaid gains $3 million in fraud settlement, Nixon says</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4244.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The coffers of the Missouri Medicaid program grew by $3.1 million through a settlement over a fraud complaint against pharmaceutical maker Merck, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon announced today. The settlement resolves allegations Merck shortchanged rebates paid to the Medicaid program for Zocor and Vioxx. The total settlement came to ...</description>
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		<title>Paperwork extension OK&#8217;d in Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4243.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Lawyers will have an extra month to send in paperwork for people who want early payment from a $4.85 billion federal court settlement involving the painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx plaintiffs get extra time for settlement paperwork</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4242.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4242.html</guid>
		<description>Associated Press - February 21, 2008 4:44 PM ET   NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Lawyers will have an extra month to send in paperwork for people who want early payment from a $4.85 billion federal court  Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Sask. court certifies class-action suit against Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4241.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>REGINA - A Saskatchewan court has certified a class-action lawsuit against the makers of the painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Harvesting the power of plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Bitter pill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Pharmaceutical giant Merck has agreed to pay a whopping $650 million in fines to the federal government. The case involves Merck routinely overbilling Medicaid for eight years for some of its most-prescribed medications, such as the arthritis drug Vioxx and cholesterol fighter Zocor. More...  </description>
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		<title>Contract attorneys learn to live with uncertainty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Philadelphia law firm Dechert has cut its stable of contract attorneys almost in half, legal recruiters say, as the Vioxx products liability case they were involved in winds down. About 75 lawyers were looking for work, in many cases after three years of stable employment. Click here for more info ...</description>
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		<title>Long path leads whistleblower to hefty reward</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4237.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A sales manager who "just couldn't abide" by the way Merck wanted him to market the drugs Vioxx and Zocor to doctors took the lonely step of filing a whistleblower suit against his employer. Seven years later, Merck &amp;#038; Co. will pay $671 million to settle complaints it overcharged government ...</description>
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		<title>Merck paying $671M to settle with government over drug rebates, marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4235.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4235.html</guid>
		<description>PHILADELPHIA - Merck &amp;amp; Co. has agreed to pay $671 million to settle claims that it overcharged Medicaid programs for two big-selling drugs, Vioxx and Zocor, and to resolve allegations of improper marketing to doctors, U.S. prosecutors and company officials announced Thursday. More...  </description>
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		<title>Whistleblower&#8217;s long, lonely path wins him $68 million in the end</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4236.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4236.html</guid>
		<description>Philadelphia | A sales manager who "just couldn't abide" by the way Merck wanted him to market the drugs Vioxx and Zocor to doctors took the lonely step of filing a whistleblower suit against his employer. More...  </description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4234.html</guid>
		<description>A sales manager who "just couldn't abide" by the way Merck wanted him to market the drugs Vioxx and Zocor to doctors took the lonely step of filing a whistle-blower suit against his employer. More...  </description>
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		<title>Ex-employee gets $68 million reward in case / Lonely 7-year path for man who blew whistle on Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4233.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4233.html</guid>
		<description>A sales manager who "just couldn't abide" the way Merck wanted him to market the drugs Vioxx and Zocor to doctors took the lonely step of filing a whistle-blower lawsuit against his employer. Seven years later, Merck &amp;#038; Co. will pay $671 million to settle      ...</description>
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		<title>Merck whistleblower&#8217;s long, lonely path wins him $67M award</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4232.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4232.html</guid>
		<description>PHILADELPHIA -- A sales manager who "just couldn't abide" by the way Merck wanted him to market the drugs Vioxx and Zocor to doctors took the lonely step of filing a whistleblower suit  More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck&#8217;s Latest Headache</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug company, reeling from nine-figure settlements for Vioxx, Vytorin, and Zetia, agrees to stump up another $650 million in a new case. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Whistleblower Wins $68M Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A sales manager who "just couldn't abide" by the way Merck wanted him to market the drugs Vioxx and Zocor to doctors took the lonely step of filing a whistleblower suit against his employer. Seven years later, Merck &amp;#038; Co. will pay $671 million to      ...</description>
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		<title>Merck paying $671 million to settle charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4229.html</guid>
		<description>Merck and Co. has agreed to pay $671 million to settle claims that it overcharged Medicaid programs for four drugs, including Vioxx and Zocor, and to resolve allegations of improper marketing to doctors, U.S. prosecutors and company officials announced Thursday. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck paying $671million to settle with government over drug rebates</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4228.html</guid>
		<description>PHILADELPHIA - U.S. prosecutors say Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay $671 million to settle claims that it overcharged Medicaid programs for two big-selling drugs, Vioxx and Zocor. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Maker of Vioxx Pays $671 Million for Overcharging</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4226.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Merck has agreed to pay $671 million to settle claims that it overcharged Medicaid programs for two big-selling drugs, Vioxx and Zocor, and to resolve allegations of improper marketing to doctors, U.S. prosecutors and company officials announced today. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck reaches settlement in Medicaid rebate probe</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4227.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4227.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co agreed to pay more than $649 million to resolve litigation related to its cholesterol drug Zocor and painkiller Vioxx, a federal prosecutor said on Thursday. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck settles Medicaid fraud case for $399 million</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4223.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4223.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay a total of $399 million to the federal government, 49 states and the District of Columbia to settle Medicaid fraud claims involving the company's withdrawn painkiller Vioxx and its anticholestrol drug Zocor, the U.S. Attorney's office in Philadelphia said today. Read more here ...</description>
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		<title>Merck to Pay $650 in Fraud Case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4224.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4224.html</guid>
		<description>The company allegedly paid kickbacks to doctors to prescribe Vioxx.  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck pays $671M to settle rebate cases</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4225.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4225.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay $671 million to settle claims that it overcharged Medicaid programs for two big-selling drugs, Vioxx and Zocor, and to resolve allegations of improper marketing to doctors, U.S. prosecutors and company officials announced Thursday. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck will pay $617 million to settle with government over Medicaid, marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4222.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4222.html</guid>
		<description>Readington-based Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay $671 million to settle claims that it overcharged Medicaid programs for two big-selling drugs, Vioxx and Zocor, and to resolve allegations of improper marketing to doctors, U.S. prosecutors and company officials announced today. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck settles with government over drug rebates, marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4221.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4221.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. has agreed to pay a combined total of $671 million to settle claims that it overcharged Medicaid programs for two big-selling drugs, Vioxx and Zocor, and to resolve allegations of improper marketing to doctor. More...  </description>
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		<title>Report: Merck investigated for Vioxx sales</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4220.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4220.html</guid>
		<description>A federal grand jury in Massachusetts is investigating the alleged illegal promotion by Merck &amp;#038; Co. of the painkiller Vioxx, a report said.The U.S. Attorney's Office is probing Merck &amp;#038; Co. for allegedly promoting Vioxx, which came off the market in 2004, to medical professionals for purposes unauthorized by the ...</description>
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		<title>Report: Merck&#8217;s Vioxx marketing probed by federal grand jury</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4219.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4219.html</guid>
		<description>The Whitehouse Station drugmaker withdrew Vioxx from the market in 2004, after a study linked the drug to an elevated risk of heart attack or stroke. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx settlement leaves Merck in the red</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4217.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4217.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J. — Merck &amp;#038; Co. posted a $1.63 billion fourth-quarter loss Wednesday as a whopping charge for its Vioxx litigation settlement dragged down results. More...  </description>
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		<title>Lawyers: Hundreds of Florida residents squeezed out of Vioxx deal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4218.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4218.html</guid>
		<description>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hundreds of Florida residents who claim the painkiller Vioxx caused their strokes or heart attacks were squeezed out of a federal court settlement and should be included, their lawyers say. If the motion they filed in U.S. District Court succeeds, people in a half-dozen other states ...</description>
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		<title>300 Floridians want in on Vioxx deal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4216.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4216.html</guid>
		<description>Hundreds of Florida residents who claim the painkiller Vioxx caused their strokes or heart attacks were squeezed out of a federal-court settlement and should be included, their lawyers say.  More...  </description>
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		<title>Big Vioxx charge hits profit, stock</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4215.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4215.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J.– Merck &amp;#038; Co. posted a $1.63 billion (U.S.) fourth-quarter loss yesterday as whopping charges, mainly for its Vioxx litigation settlement, dragged down results – and share prices. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>2ND UPDATE: Merck Posts 4th-Quarter Loss On Charges Tied To Vioxx Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4214.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4214.html</guid>
		<description>BOSTON (Dow Jones) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. swung to a fourth-quarter loss, mostly because of charges it recorded to settle the bulk of litigation stemming from the recall of its blockbuster pain reliever Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Charges Push Merck Into Quarterly Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4213.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4213.html</guid>
		<description>Merck posted a $1.63 billion fourth-quarter loss on Wednesday as charges for its Vioxx litigation settlement dragged down results and share prices. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx settlement hits Merck results</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4212.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4212.html</guid>
		<description>Merck swung to a net loss for the fourth quarter, on the US drugmaker’s big costs to resolve litigation including a $4.85bn settlement of lawsuits over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx charge leads to huge Q4 Merck loss</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4210.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4210.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. posted a $1.63 billion fourth-quarter loss Wednesday as a whopping charge for its Vioxx litigation settlement dragged down results. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>UPDATE: Merck Reports Big Loss Due To Vioxx Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4211.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4211.html</guid>
		<description>BOSTON (Dow Jones) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. reported a dramatic drop in fourth-quarter earnings early Wednesday, due primarily to massive accounting charges relating to the settlement of bulk of the litigation stemming from the recall of its blockbuster pain reliever Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck posts $1.6 billion loss, citing Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4209.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4209.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. on Tuesday posted a $1.63 billion loss in the fourth quarter as whopping charges, mainly for its Vioxx litigation settlement, dragged down results. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx settlement leads to loss at Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4207.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4207.html</guid>
		<description>Readington-based Merck &amp;#038; Co. on Tuesday posted a $1.63 billion loss in the fourth quarter as whopping charges, mainly for its Vioxx litigation settlement, dragged down results.` More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck posts US$1.6 billion Q4 loss due to Vioxx deal, other charges</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4208.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4208.html</guid>
		<description>WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. - Merck &amp;#038; Co. on Tuesday posted a US$1.63-billion loss in the fourth quarter as whopping charges for its Vioxx litigation settlement and other items dragged down results. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck posts $1.6B loss due to Vioxx deal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4205.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4205.html</guid>
		<description>WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.–Merck &amp;#038; Co. posted a $1.63 billion loss in the fourth quarter as whopping charges for its Vioxx litigation settlement and other items dragged down results. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck profit plunges on Vioxx charges</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4202.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4202.html</guid>
		<description>Merck and Co on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss due to a number of charges, including for a costly settlement related to its withdrawn Vioxx arthritis drug. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck Posts Loss From $4.85 Billion Vioxx Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4203.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4203.html</guid>
		<description>Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co., the third-largest U.S. drugmaker, reported a fourth-quarter loss after taking a $4.85 billion charge to settle lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck reports big loss due to Vioxx charges</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4204.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4204.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. reported a dramatic drop in fourth-quarter earnings early Wednesday, due primarily to massive accounting charges relating to the settlement of bulk of the litigation stemming from the recall of its blockbuster pain reliever Vioxx.              ...</description>
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		<title>UPDATE: Merck Swings To 4Q Net Loss On Vioxx Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4206.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4206.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4206.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. (MRK) swung to a fourth-quarter loss on charges for settling the bulk of Vioxx liability cases, as the pharmaceuticals company saw strong sales growth of its allergy and cholesterol treatments. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Florida residents seek place in Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4201.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4201.html</guid>
		<description>Hundreds of Florida residents who claim the painkiller Vioxx caused their strokes or heart attacks were squeezed out of a federal court settlement and should be included, their lawyers say in a motion filed in U.S. District Court. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Motion: Fla. residents squeezed out of Vioxx deal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4200.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4200.html</guid>
		<description>NEW ORLEANS -- Hundreds of Florida residents who claim the painkiller Vioxx caused their strokes or heart attacks were squeezed out of a federal court settlement and should be included,  Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Motion: Hundreds of Fla. residents squeezed out of Vioxx deal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4199.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4199.html</guid>
		<description>NEW ORLEANS -- Hundreds of Florida residents who claim the painkiller Vioxx caused their strokes or heart attacks were squeezed out of a federal court settlement and should be included,  Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Lawyers Seek Vioxx Deal for Floridians</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4198.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4198.html</guid>
		<description>Hundreds of Florida residents who claim the painkiller Vioxx caused their strokes or heart attacks were squeezed out of a federal court settlement and should be included, their lawyers say in a motion filed in U.S. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Celebrex disrupts heart rhythm in fruit flies</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4197.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4197.html</guid>
		<description>Celebrex, an arthritis drug in the same class as the recalled painkiller Vioxx, caused irregular heartbeats in fruit flies and in heart cells taken from laboratory rats, U.S. researchers said on Friday. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>In Vioxx Settlement, Testing a Legal Ideal: A Lawyer?s Loyalty</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4196.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4196.html</guid>
		<description>Is an attorney?s fierce devotion to an individual client?s interests a passé concept? Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Judge affirms confidence in Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4195.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A federal judge overseeing a $4.85 billion settlement with Merck &amp;#038; Co. over its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller expressed confidence Friday that lawyers have resolved ethical concerns about the agreement. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Amended Vioxx pact gets judge&#8217;s approval</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4194.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A federal judge overseeing a $4.85 billion settlement with Merck &amp;#038; Co. over its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller expressed confidence Friday that lawyers have resolved ethical concerns about the agreement. Some lawyers for Vioxx patients have challenged a provision of the settlement that bars attorneys with clients who participate in the ...</description>
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		<title>Judge: Ethical concerns about Vioxx deal resolved</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4192.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A federal judge overseeing a $4.85 billion settlement with Merck &amp;#038; Co. over its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller expressed confidence Friday that lawyers have resolved ethical concerns about the agreement. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Judge is satisfied by Vioxx language</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge overseeing a $4.85 billion settlement with Merck &amp;#038; Co. over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx expressed confidence yesterday that lawyers had resolved ethical concerns about the agreement. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Judge: Lawyers on Board in Vioxx Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A federal judge overseeing a $4.85 billion settlement with Merck &amp;#038; Co. over its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller expressed confidence Friday that lawyers have resolved ethical concerns about the agreement. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Judge says ethical concerns resolved in Vioxx case</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge overseeing a $4.9 billion settlement with Merck involving its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller is expressing confidence that lawyers have resolved ethical concerns about the agreement. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Thousands signed on for $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4189.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>More than 3,000 former users of Merck &amp;#038; Co's withdrawn Vioxx pain drug have already signed up to take part in a $4.85 billion settlement deal that a federal judge said on Friday was in the best interests of both sides. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Judge Says Lawyers Resolve Vioxx Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A federal judge overseeing a $4.85 billion settlement with Merck &amp;#038; Co. involving its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller expressed confidence Friday that lawyers have resolved ethical concerns about the agreement. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Lawyers resolve concerns over Vioxx deal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4188.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Attorneys who had challenged a provision in the Vioxx settlement say they are satisfied. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Judge endorses changes to Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4185.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Associated Press - January 18, 2008 11:44 AM ET   NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge overseeing a $4.85 billion settlement with Merck over its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller expressed confidence  Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Over 3,000 already signed on for Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4186.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>More than 3,000 former users of Merck &amp;#038; Co's withdrawn Vioxx pain drug have already signed up to take part in a $4.85 billion settlement deal that a federal judge on Friday declared was in the best interests of both sides. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Business Events Scheduled for Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Major business events and economic events scheduled for Friday: NEW ORLEANS -- Hearing at which Merck &amp;#038; Co. is expected to update the number of plaintiffs participating in its landmark Vioxx settlement. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Claimants Sign Up For Merck Accord</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4183.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>More than 50,000 people with lawsuits claiming Merck &amp;#038; Company's withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused them to have heart attacks and strokes have served notice they want in on a proposed 4.85 billion dollar settlement deal.  more  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>50,000 Vioxx claimants sign up for Merck accord</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4182.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>More than 50,000 people with lawsuits claiming Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused them to have heart attacks and strokes have served notice they want in on a proposed $4.85 billion settlement deal, a showing that has attorneys on both sides predicting it will go forward. Click here for ...</description>
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		<title>Claimants agree to Vioxx settlement under the wire</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4181.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>With tens of thousands of Vioxx claimants tentatively signed on to a $4.85 billion settlement and more claims pouring in just under the wire Tuesday, their lawyers and drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. predicted the deal will proceed. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Courier News Online - Rush of Vioxx claimants joining $4.85B settlement under the wire</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4180.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON -- With tens of thousands of Vioxx claimants tentatively signed on to a $4.85 billion settlement and more claims pouring in just under the wire Tuesday, their lawyers and drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. predicted the deal will proceed. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx claims beat the deadline</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4179.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>With tens of thousands of Vioxx claimants tentatively signed on to a $4.85 billion settlement and more claims pouring in just under the wire today, their lawyers and drugmaker Merck predicted the deal will proceed, the Associated Press reported. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Claimants Signing Up at the Wire</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4178.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>With tens of thousands of Vioxx claimants tentatively signed on to a $4.85 billion settlement and more claims pouring in just under the wire Tuesday, their lawyers and drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. predicted the deal will proceed. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx deal expected to proceed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4177.html</guid>
		<description>The volume of claims by Vioxx patients hoping to get a piece of a $4.85 billion settlement makes it appear likely that the deal will go forward, lawyers and drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. said Monday. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck Claim Deadline for $4.85 Billion Vioxx Accord Is Today</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4175.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- About 30,000 plaintiffs who sued drugmaker Merck &amp;#038; Co. over its Vioxx painkiller have until the end of the day to register for payouts under a $4.85 billion settlement, the company said. More...  </description>
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		<title>Important deadline arrives for Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4176.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The arrival of the first deadline imposed as part of Merck's $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement is expected to provide a strong signal about whether the agreement ultimately goes into effect. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Volume of claims means Vioxx settlement will probably go forward</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4174.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The volume of claims by Vioxx patients hoping to get a piece of a $4.85 billion settlement makes it appear likely that the deal will go forward, lawyers and Readington-based drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. said today. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx claimants rush to join settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The volume of claims by Vioxx patients hoping to get a piece of a $4.85 billion settlement makes it appear likely that the deal will go forward, according to lawyers and drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Lawyers fight Vioxx all-or-none rule</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4172.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4172.html</guid>
		<description>Attorneys for hundreds of people who sued Merck &amp;#038; Co. over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx are challenging a key provision of a proposed $4.85 billion settlement that requires lawyers to advise all or none of their clients to accept the deal. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Drug Safety vs. the FDA</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4171.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>As studies continue to be released that explore the cardiovascular risks of Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra, and other pharmaceuticals, the FDA has come under widespread criticism for failing to protect the public from “unsafe” drugs. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Her perfect record includes big Vioxx win</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Her smile and directness catch your attention and tell you right away that she could click her heels together and go anywhere. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>NJ.com: New York Yankees Forum</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4169.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>79833. Did any of you notice the Vioxx statement Clemens pushed in the 60 Minutes interview? Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx plaintiffs challenge deal terms</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4168.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4168.html</guid>
		<description>Lawyers for hundreds of people who sued Merck because of its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx are challenging a key provision of a proposed $4.85 billion settlement that requires lawyers to advise all or none of their clients to accept the deal. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4167.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>NEW ORLEANS - Lawyers for hundreds of people who sued Merck over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx are challenging a key provision of a proposed 4.85 billion-dollar settlement. The lawyers are based in Illinois and Missouri and represent about 2,600 plaintiffs. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Challenge filed to Merck&#8217;s US$4.5 billion Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4166.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Plaintiffs lawyers who negotiated the settlement said Friday they expect the challenge will be withdrawn, as a similar one filed last month was. More...  </description>
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		<title>Customer Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4165.html</guid>
		<description>NEW ORLEANS - Lawyers for hundreds of people who sued Merck &amp;#038; Co. over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx are challenging a key provision of a proposed US$4.85 billion settlement that requires lawyers to advise all or none of their clients to accept the deal. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Lawyers Challenge Vioxx Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4164.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4164.html</guid>
		<description>Lawyers for hundreds of people who sued Merck &amp;#038; Co. over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx are challenging a key provision of a proposed $4.85 billion settlement that requires lawyers to advise all or none of their clients to accept the deal. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Kelley / Uustal Reviewing Low Vioxx Settlements</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4163.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4163.html</guid>
		<description>The Fort Lauderdale-based law firm, Kelley / Uustal, is reminding people who suffered Vioxx-induced heart attacks and strokes and are participants of the recently announced $4.85 billion Merck settlement that they have options if their settlements are too low. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Sector Wrap:Pharma Winners &#038; Losers 2007</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4162.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4162.html</guid>
		<description>Shares of drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. spiked 34 percent during 2007 to become the sector's biggest gainer after the company negotiated an end to Vioxx lawsuits and had strong launches of key drugs, but shareholders of peer King Pharmaceuticals Inc. saw the value of their investment drop 35 percent ...</description>
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		<title>New Merck general counsel post-Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4161.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4161.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4161.html</guid>
		<description>Bruce Kuhlik became Merck's top attorney five months ago. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Lawyers for Vioxx users seek changes to pact</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4160.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4160.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4160.html</guid>
		<description>A proposed $4.85 billion pact between Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc and users of painkiller Vioxx would force plaintiffs' lawyers to make recommendations to clients that may not be in their best interests, according to attorneys who are challenging the pact's terms. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Some Lawyers Seek Changes in Vioxx Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4159.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4159.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Several plaintiffs? lawyers have asked the judge overseeing the $4.85 billion settlement to allow them to keep some of their clients outside the settlement while others accept it. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Scientific American Magazine: Updates&#8230; Whatever happened to?</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4158.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4158.html</guid>
		<description>Vioxx Payout Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx lawsuit causes controversy</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4157.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4157.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4157.html</guid>
		<description>Posted: Monday, December 17, 2007 at 6:45 p.m. More than 1,000 michigan residents could end up getting part of a $4.85 billion national settlement if they or a loved one took the painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4155.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4155.html</guid>
		<description>VIOXX : Despite the law, more than 1,000 Michigan residents could end up benefiting from a $4.85 billion settlement announced last month by Merck and Co., maker of the painkiller Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Squabble over Mich. Drug Law Intensifies after Vioxx Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4156.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4156.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>More than 1,000 Michigan residents could end up getting part of a $4.85 billion national settlement if they or their loved ones took the painkiller Vioxx. But that hasn't squelched a firestorm ove Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Drug law debate heats up</title>
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		<comments>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4154.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4154.html</guid>
		<description>LANSING -- More than 1,000 Michigan residents could get part of a $4.85 billion national settlement if they or their loved ones took the painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Drug Law Fight Heats Up</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4153.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4153.html</guid>
		<description>Fight over Michigan drug law intensifies after Vioxx settlement. More...  </description>
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		<title>Fight over Michigan drug law intensifies after Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4152.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4152.html</guid>
		<description>LANSING, Mich. -- More than 1,000 Michigan residents could end up getting part of a $4.85 billion national settlement if they or their loved ones took the painkiller Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Backside</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4151.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4151.html</guid>
		<description>Always buying cameras &amp;#038; photo gear -working or not. Buy, Trade, Consign. Refills. Guaranteed. $3.60 per 100mg. Why pay more? We have the answer! Vioxx, Celebrex, Lipitor, more! Prescription Buyers Group. 1-866-887-7283. More...  </description>
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		<title>Company woes</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4150.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4150.html</guid>
		<description>Settle up to 50,000 Vioxx lawsuits for $4.85 billion, an amount expected to save the company millions in trial costs. Its stock price has more than recovered from its post-Vioxx slump, a 2-year-old restructuring plan is going well, and profits are up. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Industry Insider: Merck CEO glad Vioxx is wrapping up</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4149.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4149.html</guid>
		<description>Richard Clark, chief executive of Merck, acknowledged he is relieved at the prospect of settling the majority of Vioxx-related lawsuits in the United States. More...  </description>
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		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4148.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck, based in Whitehouse Station , N.J. , is one of the few drug makers that produces a significant number of vaccines. While the company took a black eye with its September 2004 withdrawal of the painkiller Vioxx due to increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, the company has ...</description>
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		<title>Lawyers Talk Over Vioxx Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4147.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4147.html</guid>
		<description>Dozens of plaintiff lawyers gathered here Monday for a briefing on a landmark $4.85 billion settlement with Merck &amp;#038; Co. that ends thousands of personal-injury lawsuits over its Vioxx painkiller. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Lawyers talk turkey on $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4146.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4146.html</guid>
		<description>NEW ORLEANS Dozens of plaintiff lawyers gathered here Monday for a briefing on a landmark $4.85 billion settlement with Merck &amp;#038; Co. that ends thousands of personal-injury lawsuits over its Vioxx painkiller. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s the Punishment for Lying About OxyContin?</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4145.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>While Merck &amp;#038; Co. have to pay out $4.85 billion over Vioxx, OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma executives agreed to pay only a $634.5 million fine, even after admitting in a federal lawsuit to making false and misleading statements that OxyContin was not as addictive or as likely to be abused ...</description>
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		<title>Investors Should Learn from Merck</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Two years ago the stock was $25 and people were talking like Vioxx would bankrupt the company. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>BRIEFS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4143.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON: The state Supreme Court denied a request by Merck &amp;#038; Co. to hear an immediate appeal of a jury's $13.5 million damage award to a man who blamed his heart attack on the company's Vioxx painkiller. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck affirms its 2007 profit outlook, expects rise in 2008 but short of Wall Street estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4142.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The projections came less than a month after Merck announced it would pay US$4.85 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits stemming from its painkiller Vioxx, which it pulled from the market in 2004. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck&#8217;s profit forecasts disappoint</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4141.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The projections came less than a month after Merck announced it would pay $4.85 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits stemming from its painkiller Vioxx, which it pulled from the market in 2004. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>New York sues Merck over Vioxx risks</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4140.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>New York state's attorney general and New York City's mayor filed a joint lawsuit against Merck in mid-September that accused the company of misrepresenting the dangers of its pain reliever Vioxx to users of the drug. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>The plan to prevent the next Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4139.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday praised a recently enacted plan to overhaul the monitoring of drug safety in the United States. Link to original article  </description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The Vioxx episode has resulted in long-needed reforms in how the industry addresses safety issues. More...  </description>
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		<title>Events - PharmExec</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The Vioxx episode has resulted in long-needed reforms in how the industry addresses safety issues. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Newsletters - PharmExec</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4136.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4136.html</guid>
		<description>The Vioxx episode has resulted in long-needed reforms in how the industry addresses safety issues. Behind-the-headlines pharmaceutical global sales + marketing news and analysis every other Wednesday, helping you break down breaking news from an industry perspective. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Is Merck&#8217;s Long Vioxx Nightmare Really Over?</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4135.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Will the Vioxx settlement stick? That's what savvy Monday-morning quarterbacks were asking following Merck's announcement last Friday that it would pay $4.85 billion to resolve the lion's share of injury claims related to its star-crossed painkiller. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Back Page: The Wiki Incident</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4134.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>How could one little digital deletion build up such a head of steam? It's a question of trust. Would you recommend this page to a friend? The Vioxx episode has resulted in long-needed reforms in how the industry addresses safety issues. More...  </description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Petition drive urges GOP to take up drug liability bill</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4132.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Leslie Richter of Lansing has no doubt that Vioxx killed her husband, Richard. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck Gets Off Cheap</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4131.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Why the Vioxx settlement could signal an end to worries about giant drug torts. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Getting With the Program: The Vioxx Settlement Agreement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4130.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Is the proposed $4.85 billion settlement of Merck's Vioxx litigation a cause for gloom or cheer? A major settlement agreement often gives a quick psychological profile of lawyers, law professors and pundits' optimism level. The Vioxx Settlement Agreement announced ten days ago is no exception. Click here for more info ...</description>
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		<title>From the Editor: Are We Safer Yet?</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4129.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Would you recommend this page to a friend? The Vioxx episode has resulted in long-needed reforms in how the industry addresses safety issues. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx payout may be painful</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4128.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4128.html</guid>
		<description>The $4.85-billion settlement offered by pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp;#038; Co. to patients stricken by heart attacks and strokes after taking the company's painkiller Vioxx could mean the end to one of the most unpleasant and costliest chapters in the pharmaceutical industry's history. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>FREE PRESS EDITORIAL: A poison legal pill</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4127.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The settlement announced last week in which the makers of Vioxx will pay out $4.8 billion for heart attacks or strokes linked to the painkilling drug is a sad reminder of some legislative cleanup that's needed in Michigan: Repeal of the law that shields drugmakers from just about any suit ...</description>
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		<title>Behind the scenes of the Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4126.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Even as a new round of Vioxx trials was being scheduled in the courts last summer, three judges inundated with the bulk of the complicated litigation were privately coaxing attorneys for Merck and the plaintiffs to work toward a settlement. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Scrutinizing FDA Drug Approvals</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4125.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The pace has certainly slowed since the Vioxx recall.         Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx plaintiffs can settle or lose lawyer: report</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4124.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>An unusual provision in Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc's settlement agreement concerning the painkiller Vioxx means many plaintiffs may have little choice but to accept the deal, the Wall Street Journal said Friday in its online edition. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Mealey&#8217;s&#8482; VIOXX&#174; Settlement Conference: A Plaintiff Bar Discussion &#038; Roundtable to be held Dec. 10 in New Orleans</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4123.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Merck’s Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4121.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4121.html</guid>
		<description>Some legal analysts are hailing Merck &amp;#038; Co’s agreement last week to settle the bulk of its Vioxx claims as a new dawn for US product liability cases. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx deal may cause pain</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4122.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4122.html</guid>
		<description>The $4.85-billion settlement offered last week by pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp;#038; Co. to patients stricken by heart attacks and strokes after taking the company's painkiller Vioxx could mean the end to one of the most unpleasant and costliest chapters in the pharmaceutical industry's history.       ...</description>
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		<title>Family Speaks Out About Vioxx Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4120.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4120.html</guid>
		<description>Almost five billion dollars will be paid to thousands of people hurt by the drug Vioxx and some of those people live right here in East Texas. Last week, we reported pharmaceutical-giant Merck agreed to pay 4.85 billion dollars in one of the nation's largest civil suit settlements. Two sisters from Tyler who ...</description>
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		<title>Counsel Financial Services Announces Unique Funding Program for Vioxx Attorneys</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4119.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4119.html</guid>
		<description>Counsel Financial Services , the nation's largest provider of working capital credit lines exclusively to attorneys, announced today that it will provide loans to litigators representing Vioxx plaintiffs, in the wake of Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s recent announcement that it has established a $4.85 billion victim fund to settle thousands of ...</description>
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		<title>Local law firm, clients benefit from Vioxx deal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4118.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4118.html</guid>
		<description>A Montgomery law firm took the charge against pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp;#038; Co., winning a $4.85 billion settlement for thousands nationwide who took the arthritis painkiller Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx offer: no pat answers</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4117.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Several factors to shape payments. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx vindication - Editorial</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4116.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4116.html</guid>
		<description>IN announcing it will pay almost $5 billion to settle 27,000 cases brought by Vioxx users, Merck said last week it is not admitting any wrongdoing. It called the huge settlement "reasonable and responsible." More...  </description>
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		<title>Becnel ready to help distribute $4.85 billion in Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4115.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4115.html</guid>
		<description>RESERVE - When the national pharmaceutical company Merck announced last week that they have agreed to pay $4.85 billion to 27,000 plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit over the pain medication Vioxx, the phones began to ring more than normal in the law office of St. John Parish attorney Daniel ...</description>
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		<title>Will The Vioxx Settlement Work?</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4114.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4114.html</guid>
		<description>Expect Merck to spend a lot more than $4.8 billion before it's done. Here's why. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Update: Merck recovers from Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4113.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>What we said In "Merck Is on the Mend" (Feb. 5), we recommended a second look at the pharma giant, which was recovering from the low it reached in 2004 amid the Vioxx debacle. We mentioned that Merck was winning approvals for a host of new drugs, including cervical-cancer vaccine ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx Maker Settles Lawsuits for $4.85B</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4111.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4111.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. will pay $4.85 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits over the painkiller Vioxx in one of the largest civil cases ever, the company said Friday. More...  </description>
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		<title>Criteria set for Vioxx plaintiffs</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4112.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Former users of withdrawn painkiller Vioxx will be eligible for a piece of manufacturer Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s $4.85 billion nationwide settlement if they meet strict criteria meant to weed out people with bogus claims. They must: -- Have had Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck Tries to Move Beyond Vioxx Debacle</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4110.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4110.html</guid>
		<description>Merck agrees to pay nearly $5 billion to settle lawsuits from consumers contending the painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks and strokes. The safety problems of Vioxx and the withdrawal of Vioxx from the market was a watershed event in regulating prescription drugs in the U.S. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>$4.85 Billion Vioxx Settlement Validates Merck&#8217;s Courthouse Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4109.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4109.html</guid>
		<description>It's a sign of the times that a company can express relief after agreeing to settle a massive set of lawsuits for $4.85 billion. But Merck's decision to end the Vioxx wars seems to be a victory for a company facing $20 billion in liability, and a validation of its ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx storm to have lasting effects</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4108.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4108.html</guid>
		<description>The round of Vioxx litigation has moved nearer to a close, with US drugmaker Merck agreeing to settle for $4.85bn the bulk of the threatening lawsuits over the painkiller it withdrew in 2004 because of its links to heart and stroke risks. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck reaches settlement for $4.85 billion over Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4107.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. - Merck &amp;#038; Co. said Friday it will pay $4.85 billion to end thousands of state and federal lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx in one of the largest drug settlements ever. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck in $4.85bn Vioxx pact</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4106.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4106.html</guid>
		<description>Merck has reached a $4.85bn deal that would allow the US pharmaceutical giant to settle more than 95% of lawsuits over its anti-inflammatory Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck bids $4.85 billion to settle Vioxx lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4104.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4104.html</guid>
		<description>In a surprise move, Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. agreed to pay up to $4.85 billion to settle more than 26,000 federal and state lawsuits involving its pain-reliever Vioxx. The settlement was far below initial projections of what litigation related to the 2004 withdrawal of Vioxx would ultimately cost the drug ...</description>
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		<title>Merck will settle in Vioxx lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4105.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4105.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J. - Merck &amp;#038; Co. said yesterday it will pay $4.85 billion to end thousands of state and federal lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx in one of the largest drug settlements ever. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Questions, answers on Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4103.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4103.html</guid>
		<description>Three years after withdrawing its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market and vowing to fight every lawsuit claiming users got heart attacks and strokes, Merck &amp;#038; Co. agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle some 60,000 cases. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck offers billions for Vioxx claims</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4101.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4101.html</guid>
		<description>In a dramatic stroke, Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. yesterday agreed to pay up to $4.85 billion to settle more than 26,000 lawsuits involving the company's discontinued pain reliever Vioxx. The settlement was far below initial projections of what the company would pay after it pulled the drug off the market ...</description>
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		<title>NZers not to benefit from $6.35 billion Vioxx fund</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4102.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4102.html</guid>
		<description>The lawyer for 15 New Zealanders seeking to sue US drugs giant Merck &amp;#038; Co over its faulty painkiller Vioxx will not benefit from the $6. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck paying US$4.85bn for Vioxx suits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4100.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4100.html</guid>
		<description>Merck said on Friday it had reached a US$4.85 billion deal that would allow the US pharmaceutical giant to settle more than 95 percent of lawsuits over its anti-inflammatory Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>Settlement frees Merck of Vioxx suits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4099.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4099.html</guid>
		<description>Deal's 'reasonable' cost means company's risky strategy may pay off 47,000 plaintiff groups - 26,600 lawsuits - $4.85 billion settlement reached   In the darkest moments of Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s legal nightmare over its painkiller Vioxx, the drugmaker was staring down thousands of personal injury claims that could have ...</description>
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		<title>The Vioxx settlement Q &#038; A</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4098.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Three years after withdrawing its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market and vowing to fight every lawsuit claiming users got heart attacks and strokes, Merck &amp;#038; Co. agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle some 60,000 cases. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>A glance at the settlement with Vioxx users</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A glance at the $4.85 billion settlement Merck &amp;#038; Co. made with Vioxx users: Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Amid damaged lives, Vioxx users welcome huge Merck settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>After 10 hospitalizations and a triple-bypass since his heart attack in 2000, lawyer Gilbert Tietz is confident he 'll get a share of Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s $4.85 billion settlement with thousands of Vioxx users. More...  </description>
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		<title>Analysts See Merck Victory in Vioxx Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>While Friday?s settlement of Vioxx lawsuits at $4.85 billion seems steep, two years ago, some analysts estimated that it would cost Merck as much as $25 billion. More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Settlement Puts Painkillers Back in the Spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- With Friday's announcement of almost $5 billion to be paid out to those people claiming they were hurt by the now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, the drug's maker, Merck &amp;#038; Co., may have hoped to end the glare of publicity on these types of drugs. Link ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx users welcome huge settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>After 10 hospitalizations and a triple-bypass since his heart attack in 2000, lawyer Gilbert Tietz is confident he 'll get a share of Merck &amp;#038; Co.'s $4.85 billion settlement with thousands of Vioxx users. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx Settlement Boosts Merck</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4092.html</guid>
		<description>Shares of pharmaceutical rise after announcing a $4.85 billion to settle Vioxx claims. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx settlement to total $4.85bn</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4088.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The maker of Vioxx agrees to pay $4.85bn to settle claims the drug caused strokes and heart failure in many users. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Summary: Merck Settled Vioxx Cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>CHANGE OF COURSE: Reversing a vow to fight thousands of lawsuits individually, Merck &amp;#038; Co. will pay $4.85 billion to tens of thousands of Vioxx users who can show proof they suffered a heart attack or stroke. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck Rises on Vioxx Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4090.html</guid>
		<description>Shares of pharmaceutical rise after announcing a $4.85 billion to settle Vioxx claims. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck reaches 4.85 bln dollar Vioxx settlement deal</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4091.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck announced Friday it had reached a 4.85-billion-dollar deal that would allow the US pharmaceutical to settle more than 95 percent of lawsuits over its anti-inflammatory Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>Drug stocks slip; Merck jumps on Vioxx settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>BOSTON (MarketWatch) --- Drug stocks moved lower in early action Friday as shares of Merck &amp;#038; Co. jumped on news that it plans to settle about 85% of the outstanding lawsuits filed against it by users of its recalled drug Vioxx.          ...</description>
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		<title>Reports: Merck agrees to $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4086.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The maker of the painkiller Vioxx has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits in one of the largest civil cases ever, according to published reports Friday. The drugmaker faced about 26,600 lawsuits representing 47,000 plaintiffs, and about 265 potential class action cases filed by people or ...</description>
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		<title>Reports: Merck approves Vioxx settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4085.html</guid>
		<description>The maker of the painkiller Vioxx has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits in one of the largest civil cases ever, according to published reports Friday. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck agrees to $4.85B Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4082.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4082.html</guid>
		<description>Drug maker Merck will pay $4.85 billion to settle thousands of Vioxx lawsuits in one of the largest civil cases ever, the company said Friday. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck to pay $4.85B Vioxx settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4083.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. said Friday it will pay $4.85 billion to end thousands of lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx in what is believed to be the largest drug settlement ever. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Reported $4.85B Vioxx settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4084.html</guid>
		<description>The maker of the painkiller Vioxx has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits in one of the largest civil cases ever, according to published reports Friday. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck may be ready to settle Vioxx cases</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4081.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4081.html</guid>
		<description>Merck, the third-largest U.S. drugmaker, may pay about $5 billion to settle claims that it hid the health risks of its Vioxx painkiller  Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck set for $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement: report</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4080.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co is expected to announce a deal to pay $4.85 billion to settle a significant portion of claims over injuries allegedly linked to its Vioxx painkiller, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck said to settle Vioxx suits for $4.85B</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4079.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4079.html</guid>
		<description>Merck has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle up to 27,000 claims over injuries linked to its Vioxx painkiller, according to published reports. More...  </description>
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		<title>Report: Merck to Settle Vioxx Suits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The company will spend nearly $5 billion.                                     More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx suit settled for $5 billion, source says</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A federal judge in New Orleans is scheduled to announce Friday morning that the maker of Vioxx, a popular painkiller withdrawn from the market in 2004, has settled a class-action lawsuit with plaintiffs nationwide for $5 billion -- the third-highest litigation award in U.S. history, a source close to the ...</description>
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		<title>(AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-09 06:26 GMT: Merck to settle nearly all Vioxx suits for 4.85 bln usd - report</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Merck &amp;#038; Co agreed to pay about 4.85 bln usd to settle a large portion of the claims over injuries allegedly linked to its Vioxx painkiller, after insisting for years that it would fight all 27,000 cases filed rather than compromise, the Wall Street Journal reported. ...</description>
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		<title>Merck Settles Vioxx Suits for $4.58 Billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4075.html</guid>
		<description>Merck has agreed to settle 45,000 lawsuits by people who claim they or their family members suffered injury or died after taking the pain medication. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck May Pay $5 Billion to Settle Vioxx Cases, Lawyers Say</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co., after setting aside nothing to resolve liability over its Vioxx painkiller, may pay about $5 billion to settle claims that it hid the health risks of its withdrawn drug, three lawyers with direct knowledge of the accord said. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck to settle all Vioxx suits for $4.85 billion: report</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4073.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. is expected to announce Friday that it will settle all claims relating to its withdrawn Vioxx pain killer for about $4.85 billion, according to a media report.                 ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx Ban Tied to Rise in Serious GI Trouble</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Pulling the painkillers Vioxx and Bextra off the market to spare patients' hearts may have ended up harming their stomachs, a new study suggests. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Whistle-blower Nissen&#8217;s advice: Push past drug&#8217;s failure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A man who risked his reputation to alert the public to the dangers of drugs he believes to be unsafe the painkillers Vioxx and Celebrex, the diabetes drug Avandia now finds himself defending a class of drugs whose leading candidate proved to be a killer. Click here for more info ...</description>
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		<title>Costly recall reckoning</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Painful recovery After Merck recalled Vioxx, a painkiller linked to heart attacks and deaths, in September 2004, it took more than two years  Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>N.J. Justices to Decide Whether Merck&#8217;s on Hook for Vioxx Users&#8217; Medical Monitoring Costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>New Jersey justices are mulling a case that will decide whether Merck must pay a projected $35 million tab for medical monitoring of people who may have had "silent heart attacks" from using Vioxx. The putative class action was filed on behalf of about 233,000 people who took the painkiller ...</description>
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		<title>Old Merck on New Drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The pre-VIOXX Merck is back, double-digit sales growth shows.         More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck profits signal a rebound</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4067.html</guid>
		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. is coming back. Two years ago, the company was reeling from its failed pain reliever, Vioxx, and from the impending loss of one of its most profitable drugs. Analysts were openly skeptical about the company's prospects. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Suit: Make Merck pay for Vioxx heart tests</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON (AP) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. should pay for one-time medical tests of people who might unknowingly have suffered heart damage by taking the drugmaker's since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, lawyers argued before New Jersey's top court on Monday. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>State high court hears arguments in Vioxx case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Some of the 20 million people who took the withdrawn arthritis treatment Vioxx deserve a medical exam to find out if it caused a "silent heart attack." And Merck, the company that made the drug, should pay for it, lawyers argued before the state's highest court yesterday. Click here for ...</description>
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		<title>2ND UPDATE: Merck&#8217;s Profit Rises On 12% Jump In Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4064.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>BOSTON (Dow Jones) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. reported substantially higher third-quarter earnings early Monday, due largely to strong sales and a hefty charge taken during last year's quarter related to its ongoing Vioxx litigation. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx users ask court for medical monitoring</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Merck &amp;#038; Co. should pay for one-time medical tests of people who might unknowingly have suffered heart damage by taking the drugmaker's since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, lawyers argued before New Jersey's top court today. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>EC suing Merck for Medicaid fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Erie County has filed a lawsuit against Merck &amp;#038; Co., the maker of the prescription drug, Vioxx, alleging the pharmaceutical maker defrauded the Medicaid program of an estimated $6 million dollars. (MRK) Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck&#8217;s profit rises on 12% jump in sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. reported substantially higher third-quarter earnings early Monday, due largely to strong sales and a hefty charge taken during last year's quarter related to its ongoing Vioxx litigation.                  ...</description>
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		<title>Vioxx users argue in court for monitoring</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>The state Supreme Court hears arguments today about whether people who took Vioxx can file a class-action lawsuit to get Merck to pay for medical monitoring. More...  </description>
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		<title>Users of Vioxx argue in court for medical monitoring</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. - The state Supreme Court hears arguments Monday about whether people who took Vioxx can file a class-action lawsuit to get Merck to pay for medical monitoring. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx, Merck and the case of the &#8217;silent&#8217; heart attack</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4058.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>About 20 million people across the nation took the arthritis treatment Vioxx before it was pulled from shelves three years ago because of health risks. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Erie County sues Merck over Vioxx drug safety</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4057.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Erie County on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Merck &amp;#038; Co., the maker of Vioxx, for allegedly misrepresenting the safety of the drug. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Judge: Merck not liable in Vioxx suit</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4056.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WHITEHOUSE STATION (AP) -- Drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. said Friday the jury in a Florida liability case involving its painkiller Vioxx decided in the company's favor. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck Says First Fla. Jury Finds Vioxx Not Liable for Heart Attack</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4055.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. said Friday the jury in a Florida liability case involving its painkiller Vioxx decided in the company's favor. The company said the jury found it was not liable for pla Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck says Florida circuit court rules in its favor in Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4054.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. - Drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. said Friday the jury in a Florida liability case involving its painkiller Vioxx decided in the company's favor. More...  </description>
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		<title>Serving Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties Since 1858.</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4053.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>This letter is to warn the public on the dangers of the pharmaceutical industry. Just because the FDA approves a drug/vaccine doesn’t mean it’s safe. The drug company Merck and its drug Vioxx that killed 60,000 before being taken off of the market. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck: Fla. circuit court rules in company’s favor in Vioxx cased</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4052.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. said Friday the jury in a Florida liability case involving its painkiller Vioxx decided in the company’s favor. The company said the jury found it was not liable for plaintiff Refik Kozic’s heart attack. Kozic alleged that he used Vioxx for about nine weeks ...</description>
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		<title>Merck: Fla. court rules in its favor in Vioxx case</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4051.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. said today the jury in a Florida liability case involving its painkiller Vioxx decided in the company's favor. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Merck wins Vioxx case in Florida</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Merck &amp;#038; Co. said Friday that it has won a product liability case brought against it in the state of Florida by a former Vioxx user who claimed he suffered a heart attack after taking the recalled pain reliever for nine weeks.      ...</description>
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		<title>Merck Wins Fla. Vioxx Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4049.html</guid>
		<description>Drug maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. said Friday the jury in a Florida liability case involving its painkiller Vioxx decided in the company's favor. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Jury clears Merck in Florida Vioxx trial</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4048.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>A Florida jury on Friday found Merck &amp;#038; Co's withdrawn painkiller Vioxx did not cause a former professional soccer player's heart attack and that the company did not conceal safety risks associated with the medicine. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck fights Vioxx litigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4047.html</guid>
		<description>After three years, lawsuits drag on. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck seeing Vioxx lawsuits as painful side effect</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4046.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Trenton, N.J. -- Three years after Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market due to increased heart attack and stroke risk, there's no end in sight for the massive litigation it ignited. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>3 years later, no end in sight for Vioxx suits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4044.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON -- Three years after Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market due to increased heart attack and stroke risk, there's no end in sight for the massive litigation it ignited. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Merck&#8217;s foes have just begun to fight over Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4045.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Drug giant has little time to savor legal victories    Three years after Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market due to increased heart attack and stroke risk, there's no end in sight for the massive litigation it ignited.      ...</description>
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		<title>Three years later, Vioxx case litigation continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4043.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J. - Three years after Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market due to increased heart attack and stroke risk, there's no end in sight for the massive litigation it ignited. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Both sides claim upper hand in Vioxx litigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Three years after Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market due to increased heart attack and stroke risk, there's no end in sight for the massive litigation it ignited. Shortly after Vioxx was withdrawn Sept. 30, 2004, stock analysts said Merck's liability could reach $50 billion, ...</description>
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		<title>After three years, no end in sight for Vioxx lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4042.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4042.html</guid>
		<description>Three years after Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market due to increased heart attack and stroke risk, there's no end in sight for the massive litigation it ignited. More...  </description>
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		<title>HEADS UP</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Inside | 3D   Some Avon reps growing mustaches   Growing number of beauty company's sales representatives are men. Inside | 3D   Vioxx anniversary   Three years later, there's no end in sight for the massive litigation it ignited. Coming Sunday    Adjustments ...</description>
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		<title>Merck fares well in lawsuits against Vioxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>TRENTON, N.J. — Three years after Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market because of increased heart attack and stroke risk, there's no end in sight for the massive litigation it ignited  More...  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx lawsuits loom large at Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4038.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4038.html</guid>
		<description>Three years after Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled the painkiller Vioxx from the market, there's no end in sight for the massive litigation it ignited. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Both sides in Vioxx litigation claim upper hand 3 years after Merck withdrew drug</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4037.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Shortly after Vioxx was withdrawn on Sept. 30, 2004, stock analysts said Merck's liability could reach US$50 billion, and doomsayers predicted Merck's demise. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx suits: both sides claim advantage; drug pulled 3 years ago</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4035.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4035.html</guid>
		<description>TRENTON, N.J. -- Three years after Merck and Co. pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market due to increased heart attack and stroke risk, there's no end in sight for the  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>No End in Sight for Vioxx Suits</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4036.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4036.html</guid>
		<description>Three years after Merck &amp;#038; Co. pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market due to increased heart atttack and stroke risk, there's no end in sight for the massive litigation it ignited. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>YOUR HEALTH: Bush signs legislation overhauling drug safety after Vioxx debacle</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4034.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4034.html</guid>
		<description>WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday gained broad new powers to ensure the safety of prescription drugs used by millions of Americans under a bill President Bush signed into law. More...  </description>
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		<title>Bush signs regulatory drug law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4033.html</guid>
		<description>Measure increases government's power over drugs, drug makers    President Bush signed into law today sweeping new measures for protecting Americans from unsafe drugs, a concern since Vioxx sales were halted in 2004 after reports of deaths and other serious side effects.  More...  </description>
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		<title>Small Law Firm Has a Big Appetite for Litigation</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4032.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4032.html</guid>
		<description>Mark Robinson's cases read like the inventory of a medical clinic: Baycol, fen-phen, Rezulin, Vioxx, Propulsid, Bextra, Celebrex and Zyprexa. In almost every case, Robinson, founder of Robinson, Calcagnie &amp;#038; Robinson in Newport Beach, Calif., has served as lead or liaison counsel for plaintiffs lawyers in California. But the 15-lawyer ...</description>
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		<title>When Is A Class Action Superior to Multiple Individual Lawsuits?:</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4031.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4031.html</guid>
		<description>In my last column , I wrote about the case of International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 68 v. Merck Co. Inc. A lower New Jersey court had previously certified the case, which centers on the drug Vioxx, as a nationwide class action. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>The Biggest FDA Reform In A Decade</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4030.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4030.html</guid>
		<description>You wouldn't know it from the lack of press, but a major coda to the Vioxx scandal is about to happen. More...  </description>
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		<title>Congress acts to improve drug safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4029.html</guid>
		<description>FDA gets sweeping powers to better protect consumers    Congress overhauled the government's drug-safety system yesterday, giving the Food and Drug Administration sweeping new powers in a bid to better protect patients from harm caused by drugs such as the painkiller Vioxx.  Read more here  </description>
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		<title>Bush gets Vioxx-inspired drug safety bill</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4028.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4028.html</guid>
		<description>Congress sent President Bush legislation Thursday giving the Food and Drug Administration new powers to ensure the safety of prescription drugs. The Senate passed the FDA bill by voice vote Thursday, a day after the House approved it by an overwhelming margin. Bush is expected to sign the bill.  ...</description>
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		<title>House passes legislation to overhaul drug safety after the Vioxx debacle</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4027.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4027.html</guid>
		<description>WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration would gain new authority to ensure the safety of prescription drugs, including the power to mandate label changes that warn of newly emerging risks, under a bill passed Wednesday by the House. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>Vioxx case didn&#8217;t deserve class-action status</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4026.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4026.html</guid>
		<description>GIVEN THAT New Jersey's highest court has been accused of reflexive liberalism, one of its decisions this month was bound to turn some heads. It denied nationwide class-action status for plaintiffs suing Merck &amp;#038; Co. over marketing of the since withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>N.Y. Joins Thousands Suing Merck Over Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4025.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4025.html</guid>
		<description>The state and city have sued Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc., joining thousands of others who say the drug maker cheated government insurance programs by hiding the dangers of heart problems associated with its pain medication Vioxx. Read more here  </description>
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		<title>New York Sues Merck Over Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4024.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4024.html</guid>
		<description>(New York, NY) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have filed a joint lawsuit against the maker of Vioxx for allegedly "misrepresenting the dangers" the drug posed to its users. More...  </description>
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		<title>CITY &#038; STATE IN VIOXX SUIT</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4023.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4023.html</guid>
		<description>The state and city sued the drugmaker Merck yesterday, accusing it of defrauding Medicaid and other government insurance programs by hiding the degree to which its pain medication Vioxx was linked to heart problems. The state Supreme Court suit  Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck sued by New York State, New York City over Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4022.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4022.html</guid>
		<description>NEW YORK, September 18 (newratings.com) – New York State and New York City have together filed a suit against Merck &amp;#038; Co Inc ( MRK.NYS ) alleging that the company had intentionally concealed the risks of withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. Click here for more info  </description>
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		<title>Merck accused of hiding Vioxx risk</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4021.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4021.html</guid>
		<description>The state and city sued Merck, accusing the drugmaker of defrauding Medicaid and other government insurance programs by hiding the risks of heart problems associated with its pain medication Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>NYC, State join thousands suing Merck over Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4020.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4020.html</guid>
		<description>The state and city have sued Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc., joining thousands of others who say the drug maker cheated government insurance programs by hiding the dangers of heart problems associated with its pain medication Vioxx. More...  </description>
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		<title>Merck Hit With Suit Over Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4019.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4019.html</guid>
		<description>Attorney General Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg filed a joint lawsuit yesterday against the maker of the painkiller Vioxx for allegedly withholding information about cardiovascular risks associated with the drug. The civil suit, filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, accuses Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. of deliberately misrepresenting Vioxx, which Merck ...</description>
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		<title>NY Sues Merck for Medicaid Fraud Over Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4018.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4018.html</guid>
		<description>The state and city sued Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. on Monday, accusing the drugmaker of defrauding Medicaid and other government insurance programs by hiding the risks of heart problems associated with its pain medication Vioxx.  Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>NYC, state sue Merck for Vioxx fraud</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4017.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4017.html</guid>
		<description>The state and city sued Merck &amp;#038; Co. Inc. today, accusing the drugmaker of defrauding Medicaid and other government insurance programs by hiding the risks of heart problems associated with its pain medication Vioxx. Link to original article  </description>
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		<title>N.Y. officials sue Merck over Vioxx</title>
		<link>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4016.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		
	<category>Vioxx</category>		<guid>http://www.vioxxadvisor.com/4016.html</guid>
		<description>NEW YORK—New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg filed a joint lawsuit Monday against Vioxx maker Merck &amp;#038; Co. Link to original article  </description>
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