A group of 11 scientists whose research work on Vioxx has been called into question by the editors of The New England Journal of Medicine are standing by their report on the drug. They published a letter in the journal saying that they strongly disagreed with the journal's recent "expression of concern" that their 2000 study of Vioxx failed to outline the cardiovascular risks associated with the drug. The editors responded with a new expression of concern, stating that their report "did not accurately reflect the potential for serious cardiovascular toxicity with Vioxx."
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