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Christine Miller

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posted 04/15/2007, comments (0)

FDA Advisors Reject Arcoxia

On April 12th, a Food and Drug Administration, FDA, advisory panel of experts rejected Merck’s drug, Arcoxia, in a 20-1 vote. It is a non-binding recommendation that the FDA should not approve the drug for the U.S. market. The FDA will be taken as advice and one factor to consider when the FDA is makes its decision whether or not to... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 04/11/2007, comments (0)

FDA Advisory Panel to Evaluate Arcoxia - Vioxx Replacement

On Thursday, April 12 an FDA advisory panel will discuss whether or not to recommend that the FDA approve Merck & Co’s COX-2 inhibitor, Arcoxia (etoricoxib). The drug is manufactured by Merck, the same company that made Vioxx, which was pulled from the market in the fall of 2004. Merck applied for approval to sell Arcoxia... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/15/2007, comment (1)

Merck Loses Another Vioxx Lawsuit

Health and finance media outlets are abuzz this week after a jury in New Jersey found that in the case of a Mr. Humeston of Idaho, Merck was intentionally and recklessly negligent in failing to provide adequate warning of the risks of taking Vioxx in the drug's package inserts. The jury also found that Vioxx contributed... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/09/2007, comment (1)

The magic of Cortisone....

About 3-4 weeks ago we had a winter storm here in Ohio that caused significant icing to everything it touched. Needless to say, I fell in our driveway right smack on my knees. I had doubled my Medrol for awhile and was okay, but have gradually been getting worse over the past 2 weeks. I saw my doctor yesterday and he gave me a... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/09/2007, comments (0)

Another Advance in Genetic Research

Scientists studying genetic links to autoimmune disorders have made the news again this week with research linking 30 genes to autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and others. Newsweek published an interview this week online with two of the researchers from MIT’s Whitehead Institute. The scientists hope that the... Read more Chevron

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