I'm confused about something. The "progressives" have complained that the prescription drug benefit bill that Bush signed makes drugs more costly for Medicare recipients. If that is true, then didn't Bush help save lives by making Vioxx harder to get for those at risk? I guess there is just no pleasing some people.
Will Vioxx be taken off the market in Canada too? Or will people be able to buy it for less by purchasing from Canadian sources?
I question her statistic about tripling the risk of heart attacks at high doses. Perhaps among those that already have heart problems. Overall I don't think it's anywhere near as dangerous as she makes out.
I would find the whole affair to be criminally negligent toward those who need Vioxx and can't get it because it has bad effects in heart patients, but I understand Merck is about to release a new medication that doesn't have this risk.
Oh... that means the evil Booosh pulled Vioxx so Merck can clean up on the new medication. I should've known.