Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) Health9135 Issues 623 Smoking (324) Weight Issues (2) Euthanasia (87) Alcoholics (40) Drug Safety (174) Issues Related People Michael Bloomberg 5 George W. Bush 5 Silvio Berlusconi 4 Charles Grassley 3 Christopher Dodd 2 Nancy Pelosi 2 Barack Obama 2 Hillary Clinton 2 Ralph Nader 2 Gordon Brown 2 Lindsay Lohan 2 Hu Jintao 2 Arnold Schwarzenegger 2 Jason Reitman 1 Robert Gates 1 Edward Kennedy 1 Britney Spears 1 Bill Clinton 1 Tom Wolfe 1 Jim Sensenbrenner 1 John Roberts 1 Steny Hoyer 1 Jim Talent 1 John Boehner 1 Robert Iger 1 Events U.S. Painkiller Crisis 135 2005 Schiavo Right-to-die Case 50 China Product Safety Crisis 25 2007 China Toothpaste Crisis 18 China-U.S. Trade Ties 10 China-U.S. 5 2007 Pet Food Scandal 5 110th Congress 4 American Markets 3 U.S. Markets 3 Obama Admin. 2 Holocaust 2 World War II 2 China Melamine Scandal 2 2008 China Milk Scandal 2 2007 Toys Safety Row 2 2007 China Fake Medicine Case 2 China Diet Pill Incident 2 2009 New Year's Day 1 2008 Heparin Contamination 1 2007 Blackwater Scandal 1 China Family Planning 1 2006 Zheng Xiaoyu Case 1 2007 New Year's Day 1 2006 Foley Sex Scandal 1

Issues623 & U.S. Painkiller Crisis135 $894 million deal ends pain of Pfizer's lawsuits 2008-10-17 Court limits Merck monitoring in Vioxx case 2008-06-05 NJ, Texas courts scrap awards from Vioxx cases 2008-05-29 Merck agrees to $58M settlement over Vioxx ad claims 2008-05-20 Pfizer reaches deal with some Celebrex users: report 2008-05-02 Merck extends deadline for Vioxx settlement 2008-05-01 FDA deadlines may impact drug safety 2008-03-26 Merck says 44K sign for Vioxx settlement 2008-03-03 Merck to pay $4.85B Vioxx settlement 2007-11-09 Judge expects Vioxx stroke cases 2007-07-29 Ruling puts Texas Vioxx lawsuits on hold 2007-04-21 NJ jury orders Merck to pay $47.5 mln in Vioxx case 2007-03-12 Vioxx award cut to $7.75M 2006-12-21 FDA wants sterner pain reliever warnings 2006-12-19 Merck wins latest federal Vioxx trial 2006-12-13 Judge denies class status in Vioxx cases 2006-11-22 Merck, Schering-Plough shares climb 2006-10-20 Merck profit off; shares up on drug sales 2006-10-20 Vioxx suits surge to beat deadline 2006-09-30 Report: FDA needs to fix post-market drug safety 2006-09-22 Merck moves forward with Vioxx successor 2006-08-23 FDA, MIT to collaborate on drug safety 2006-08-18 Merck suffers 2 setbacks in Vioxx cases 2006-08-17 Merck not liable for man's health woes 2006-08-02 Painkillers may raise heart attack risk slightly 2006-08-02 Second federal Vioxx trial starts in New Orleans 2006-08-01 Merck wins Vioxx case in New Jersey 2006-07-13 Journal corrects Vioxx risk study, citing bad math 2006-06-27 High doses of older painkillers raise heart risk 2006-06-02 Less ads, more data urged for drug safety 2006-05-31 Common painkillers may raise risk of heart failure 2006-05-23 Study: Vioxx Risks Started Within Months 2006-05-18 Vioxx risk seen with short-term use: report 2006-05-18 70 percent of docs more worried about drug safety: survey 2006-05-18 Doctors Challenge Claims of Vioxx Study 2006-05-12 Vioxx risks can occur within 2 weeks-Canada study 2006-05-02 Texas jury awards $32 million in Vioxx case 2006-04-21 Closing Arguments Set in Vioxx Trial 2006-04-19 Former Vioxx User Gets $13.5M in Damages 2006-04-12 Jury awards $9 mln punitive damages in Vioxx trial 2006-04-11 Judge Nixes Request to Halt Vioxx Hearing 2006-04-07 Ex-FDA official ends testimony in Vioxx trial 2006-04-07 Ex-CEO Denies Merck Withheld Information 2006-04-06 Merck faces punitive phase of Vioxx trial 2006-04-06 Jury: Merck Liable for Man's Heart Attack 2006-04-05 Judge Rejects Merck Motion for Mistrial 2006-03-31 Merck Rests Defense in Latest Vioxx Trial 2006-03-30 Study Examines Celebrex and Heart Attacks 2006-03-01 Trial Date for Celebrex Suit Set for June 2006-02-27 Merck Cleared in 1st Federal Vioxx Case 2006-02-18

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