Vioxx risk seen with short-term use: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Merck & Co. Inc. has provided new data to U.S. regulators showing that all patients who took the arthritis medicine Vioxx were at increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and other complications, National Public Radio reported on Wednesday. [News Source]

Vioxx study says heart risk falls when drug is stopped (Philly.com) New data show that cardiovascular risks from the recalled pain reliever Vioxx decreased after patients stopped taking it, a result Merck & Co. Inc. said undermined the claims of some heart-attack sufferers. [News Source]