Vioxx jury awards $20M to Idaho couple
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070312/ap_on_bi_ge/vioxx_trial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070312/2007_03_12t131829_450x312_us_merck_vioxx.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=z5Q9UTWMTR.FrJZg4BWMTA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A pharmacist holds bottles of the prescription arthritis and pain medication Vioxx at a New York City Pharmacy in this September 30, 2004 file photo. A New Jersey jury found on Monday that Merck and Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx was responsible for a plaintiff's heart attack and awarded him $20 million in compensatory damages. (Mike Segar/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Merck & Co.'s painkiller Vioxx contributed to an Idaho postal worker's heart attack, a jury in Atlantic City ruled Monday, reversing the verdict in the man's first trial and awarding him and his wife $20 million in damages.</p><br clear="all"/>

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