Saturday, Jun 20th
Last update07:47:14 AM GMT
Merck pulled Vioxx, a popular pain reliever widely used by arthritis patients, off the market in September, saying it was "putting patient safety first" but the Wall Street Journal reported earlier that company officials had fought for years to protect the highly profitable drug and to keep news of the health risks quiet.
About 20 million Americans had taken Vioxx by the time Merck withdrew it.
 An influenza outbreak has reportedly sickened more than 150 recruits in training at Lackland air force... |
 On Wednesday, the New York Knicks overcame a 29-point deficit to defeat the San Antonio Spurs... | ||
|
 A provision in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act blocked Planned Parenthood’s health centers from... |
