Merck to pay $4.85B Vioxx settlement
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_bi_ge/vioxx_settlement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20071109/capt.nyol56711091228.vioxx_federal_trial_nyol567.jpg?x=130&y=115&sig=3WB3h5KU5o8qnY1TG_prgw--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="Vioxx is arranged on a counting tray, laying on top of the botttle, at The Pennington Apothecary in Pennington, N.J. in this Sept. 30, 2004, file photo. Merck and Co. Inc. has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits in one of the largest civil cases ever, according to published reports Friday. (AP Photo/Daniel Hulshizer, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Merck & Co. said Friday it will pay $4.85 billion to end thousands of lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx in what is believed to be the largest drug settlement ever.</p><br clear="all"/>

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