http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/04/27/Painkiller-Arcoxia--Replacement-for-Vioxx--Gets-Denied-by-the-FDA.aspxExcellent news! The FDA rejected Merck’s request to market Arcoxia , their new arthritis medication that was developed as a replacement to the deadly Vioxx . A panel of FDA advisers voted 20-1 against the approval. This is great news, indeed, as ArcoxiaenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/04/27/Painkiller-Arcoxia--Replacement-for-Vioxx--Gets-Denied-by-the-FDA.aspx#96199Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:17:08 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:96199Phantom O BanjoThose steps are like watching an adult learning to walk for the first time as a toddler!&nbsp;<br> <img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=96199" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/04/27/Painkiller-Arcoxia--Replacement-for-Vioxx--Gets-Denied-by-the-FDA.aspx#96198Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:57:39 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:96198Josh Rubin My experience of this is, that as Kathy said, it is one step in the right direction.<img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=96198" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/04/27/Painkiller-Arcoxia--Replacement-for-Vioxx--Gets-Denied-by-the-FDA.aspx#96196Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:56:29 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:96196Russ Bianchi Could it just be the 20-1 vote was triggered by lots of public scrutiny from sites like Vital Votes?<br><br>I still think we need to give the one pro Merck voter a proper outing of their clear inability to understand sound science and FACTS.<img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=96196" width="1" height="1">