Journal Says Church Aware Of Sex Abuse
Archdiocese Was Well Aware Of Sex Abuse. A journal kept by a priest who struggled against his sexual attraction to children indicates the archdiocese was well aware of the problem long ago and chose to deal with it in private. The 246-page journal was kept by the Rev. Louis E. Miller, who underwent 12 years of therapy to deal with … [Read more...]
Document Suggests Bayer and JJ Misled Top Medical Journal
Xarelto And The Alleged Deception Plaintiffs' attorneys in Xarelto litigation point to a document that allegedly shows Bayer and Johnson & Johnson deceived the editors of a top medical journal. According to the New York Times, the issue stems from a letter published by Duke University researchers last month in The New England … [Read more...]
Journal Questions Integrity of Medtronic Infuse Studies
Medtronic influenced what it characterizes as misleading and biased Infuse studies. A major medical journal is slamming studies for Medtronic Inc.'s Infuse Bone Graft product, asserting that information regarding side effects was omitted from final published articles. The Spine Journal questions whether researchers’ financial … [Read more...]
‘Journal’ suggests Vioxx risk may appear earlier
Vioxx Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke. Pharmaceutical giant Merck's contention that its Vioxx painkiller raised the risk of heart attack or stroke only after 18 months' usage was contradicted Monday by the New England Journal of Medicine. Correcting the results of a Merck-sponsored study it previously published, the Journal … [Read more...]
Journal Continues Criticism of Vioxx Study
NEJM Published Additional Criticism Of Vioxx Study. The editors of the New England Journal of Medicine published additional criticism of a Vioxx study on Wednesday, even as it allowed the authors of the article to defend themselves against the critique it delivered two months ago. In the latest salvo, the editors said that if the … [Read more...]
Merck hid bad Vioxx outcomes
Vioxx Maker Concealed Bad Outcomes. Vioxx maker Merck & Co. concealed heart attacks suffered by three patients during a clinical study of the now-withdrawn painkiller in a report on the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2000, the journal wrote in an editorial released Thursday. The editorial, written by … [Read more...]
Journal Questions Data in Vioxx Study
Data in Vioxx Study. The editors of the New England Journal of Medicine yesterday accused the authors of an article on the painkiller Vioxx of underreporting the number of heart attacks that occurred in a study published five years ago. Although the article did report a higher rate of heart attacks in Vioxx users compared with … [Read more...]
