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Law Professor Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief (Vioxx Case)

Don — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:04:33 +0000

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Washington and Lee University School of Law Prof. Lyman Johnson filed in October an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Merck & Co. v. Reynolds.

The case involves a class-action lawsuit by Merck’s shareholders alleging the pharmaceutical company provided misleading information about the risks of Vioxx before pulling the pain reliever from the market due to increased risks of heart attack, stroke and death. The company moved to dismiss the claim, arguing that investors had been put on “inquiry notice” more than two years before they filed suit and that the statute of limitations of the claim had expired. Read the full Vioxx article here.

Source: rockbridgeweekly.com

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People With Low Levels Of ‘Celebrex Gene’ Are Resistant To Preventative Celebrex Treatment

Don — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:43:01 +0000

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A new study finds that individuals who have low expression of the “Celebrex gene,” 15-PGDH, are actually resistant to Celebrex treatment when used to prevent colon cancer. The study, published in this week’s issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), is by Sanford Markowitz, M.D., Ph.D. – read the full Celebrex study article here.

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Pfizer Subsidiary Hit With Record $1.2 Billion Fine For Bextra Fraud.

Don — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:48:35 +0000

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Pfizer Inc. subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Co. has been sentenced to pay the largest criminal fine ever imposed in the U.S. for misbranding the arthritis pain medication Bextra, the U.S. Justice Department said late Friday. The Pfizer unit must pay a criminal fine of just under $1.2 billion and a criminal forfeiture of $105 million, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. Read the full Bextra fraud article here.

Source: MarketWatch.Com

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Arthritis Drugs May be Causing Cancer in Children

Don — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:40:26 +0000

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The FDA reports today that a family of drugs known as TNF blockers (designed to interfere with a chemical in the body which causes inflammation) and which are used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile arthritis, might be causing cancer in children and young adults. The brands under investigation include; Remicade, Humira, and Enbrel. More than 30 cases of cancer in the young who were taking these drugs have been reported over the last 10 years … read more here.

Source: NaturalNews.com

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