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• Merck Wins First Vioxx Trial in MIdwest

  John Ghezzi | March 28, 2007 4:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Merck has won the first Vioxx trial conducted in the Midwest. Yesterday, in Madison County, Illinois--a county nationally known for juries that tend to award generous plaintiff's verdicts--a jury rendered a defense verdict in a claim brought by the estate of Patty Schwaller.In siding with Merck, the jury concluded that Vioxx was not a "proximate cause" in Ms. Schwaller's death. She had taken the...

• Benefits of Drug-Coated Stents Outweigh Risks

  Tiffany Farr | March 23, 2007 12:54 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  A study released has shown that drug-eluting stents carry a greater risk for blood clots and heart attacks than older metal versions. Though the risk is quite small, drug-coated stents produce a higher risk of blood clots and heartattacks between 12 and 15 months after the stents are implanted.Stents, used to expand arteries cleared of plaque- a process also known as angioplasty, have become a...

• Wake up feeling tired?

  Tiffany Farr | March 02, 2007 12:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Wake up feeling tired? Your antidepressants may be to blame. R. Robert Auger, a sleep researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, has found links between taking serotonin reuptake inhibitors (more commonly known as Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, etc.) and REM behavior disorder. REM behavior disorder describes when a person's body does not become paralyzed during REM sleep, allowing them to...