Aventis said they are combining their animal-healthcare businesses to create one of the biggest in the world. The combined business will have about a 29 percent market share in a global market worth about $19 billion. Merck shares fell. The broader (...)
month low. Oil briefly extended its fall Wednesday but reversed course, rising 54 cents to $42 a barrel after government and industry reports showed different views on distillate inventories.
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page response, defended itself against Topol's assertions.
"Dr. Topol neglects to mention the fact that Merck undertook three separate clinical studies designed, collectively, to assess the cardiovascular safety of Vioxx versus placebo," the Merck (...)
