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More compelling testimony for the plaintiffs in the California Vioxx trial: 
 
Dr. Lemuel Moye of the University of Texas said his analysis of early Vioxx trials concluded that the risks of heart attack and stroke outweighed the benefits.  
 
Further, some trials excluded patients who were at a higher risk of heart attack, thus skewing the results. 
 
His conclusions were disputed on cross examination, which is to continue. 
 

Witness says studies showed Vioxx users at risk of heart ailments

San Jose Mercury News - 7/5/2006 9:30 PM

LOS ANGELES - Patients who took the painkiller Vioxx were at risk of heart attacks and stroke - something shown by studies conducted before the product went on the market, a doctor testified Wednesday.
 
Dr. Lemuel Moye, a physician and professor of biostatistics at the University of Texas, took the witness stand as the first Vioxx liability trial in California entered its second week
 
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