vioxx killed 139,00

I was outraged when the number was 28,000. And now they're telling us it was 139,000. That is the current toll for the tsunami, the largest natural disaster of my lifetime. Un- be-lie-vable.

Researcher says 139,000 harmed by Vioxx
FDA drug safety officer warned about painkiller's risks
WASHINGTON - The U.S. drug safety officer who warned months ago about risks from Merck & Co. Inc.’s painkiller Vioxx won clearance to publish a study arguing the now-recalled drug may have caused up to 139,000 heart attacks and strokes, his attorney said Monday.
Dr. David Graham is resubmitting the research to the Lancet medical journal after supervisors at the Food and Drug Administration granted permission, his attorney, Thomas Devine, said.

Via MSNBC