Journal says Vioxx woes suppressed
Merck blamed; correction sought
WASHINGTON -- Merck & Co. withheld information about heart problems suffered by patients taking the company's painkiller Vioxx from the manuscript of a journal article published in 2000, the New England Journal of Medicine said yesterday. (Full article: 1017 words)
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