Lawyers Talk Over Vioxx Settlement (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Coronary artery disease is the most common form of cardiovascular disease. Others include hypertension, stroke and congestive heart failure. Coronary artery disease is almost always the result of a process referred to as atherosclerosis, the formation of blockages that gradually cause the arteries that supply blood to the heart to narrow. The blockages consist primarily of fatty substances, cholesterol and calcium.
Lawyers Talk Over Vioxx Settlement (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Dozens of plaintiff lawyers gathered here Monday for a briefing on a landmark $4.85 billion settlement with Merck & Co. that ends thousands of personal-injury lawsuits over its Vioxx painkiller.
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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 been performing well recently.
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Lawyers talk turkey on $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement (KATC 3 Lafayette)
NEW ORLEANS -- Dozens of plaintiff lawyers gathered here Monday for a briefing on a landmark $4.85 billion settlement with Merck and Co.
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Childhood vaccine recalled (AP via Yahoo! News)
Merck & Co. is recalling about a million doses of a childhood vaccine, after testing showed a sterilization problem in a Pennsylvania factory.
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Common children's vaccine recalled (AP via Yahoo! News)
More than a million doses of a common vaccine given to babies as young as 2 months were being recalled Wednesday because of contamination risks, but the top U.S. health official said it was not a health threat. A shortage of the widely used vaccine appeared possible, though.
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Merck recalls kids' vaccine (CNN Money)
The drugmaker recalls 1.2 million doses of a meningitis vaccine due to a sterilization problem.
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Common Children's Vaccine Recalled (Chicago Tribune)
More than a million doses of a common vaccine given to babies as young as 2 months were being recalled Wednesday because of contamination risks, but the top U.S. health official said it was not a health threat.
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Merck Recalls Childhood Meningitis Vaccine (ABC News)
Unsterile conditions at a Pa. plant leads to the recall of 1 million doses.
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Merck recalls million doses of childhood vaccine (Houston Chronicle)
Testing showed a sterilization problem in a Pennsylvania factory, and the company is not aware of any harm to children who received the vaccine.
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Litigation, not lead, is the real poison (International Herald Tribune)
A new example of litigation run amok has come forward: lead paint lawsuits.
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Lawyers Talk Over Vioxx Settlement (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Why exercise for your heart? Recent research definitely shows that a properly worked out exercise program can be an effective part of the treatment program for people with coronary artery disease.
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