Article: Pain reliever Vioxx taken off market; Study showed it doubled the risk of heart attack.(NEWS)

Article: Lawyer Blames Vioxx for Man's Heart Attack
AP Online;  November 30, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... asked to decide whether Vioxx contributed to the fatal heart attack Irvin suffered in May ... have triggered a fatal heart attack except for Vioxx," Plunkett's attorney ... testified that he thought Vioxx could cause a heart attack in patients taking ...

Article: Merck challenges Vioxx plaintiff Lawyer questions ...
International Herald Tribune;  November 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... who died of a heart attack in 2001 after taking Vioxx for eight months ... months before his heart attack, he filled a ... prescription for Vioxx; in July, he ... leading up to his heart attack. He said he took only two Vioxx doses in May before ...

Article: Jury: Vioxx did not cause woman's heart ...
Charleston Gazette;  July 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... the 51/2-week trial that Vioxx was a major cause of her heart attack and that Merck downplayed the risks of Vioxx both to doctors and to patients ... said a plaque rupture, not Vioxx, was likely the heart attack's cause. Gene Locks, head ...

Article: Doctor: Vioxx Use Can Cause Heart Attack
AP Online;  September 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... claiming it caused his heart attack. Vioxx breaks down so slowly ... use. Humeston had a heart attack in 2001 after taking Vioxx for only two months and ... lifestyle led to his heart attack, and that Vioxx was not the cause. Lucchesi ...

Article: Jury blames Vioxx for man's heart attack, ...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  March 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... s painkiller Vioxx contributed to the heart attack of an Idaho postal ... evidence on whether Vioxx contributed to Humeston's heart attack, entitling him ... claim that he took Vioxx on the day of the heart attack and noted that he ...

Article: Pain Relief: New Jersey jury finds Merck's Vioxx not ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  November 4, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... saying they were to blame for his heart attack, not Vioxx. The night before the heart attack, Humeston was called by his personal ... warn physicians of the link between Vioxx and higher risks of heart attack and stroke, which it knew or should ...

Article: Vioxx user tells of heart attack
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  March 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... 03-14-2006 Vioxx user tells of heart attack -- Park Ridge man ... years caused his heart attack. John McDarby, a diabetic who took Vioxx for arthritis ... who also blames Vioxx for his heart attack. Merck, the fourth ...