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Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:30
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Jurors in the Midwest's first trial over the once-blockbuster painkiller Vioxx on Tuesday cleared the drug's maker in the 2003 deadly heart attack of a 52-year-old woman.Merck & Co. had argued that Patty Schwaller's weight and other health issues might have posed risks that better explain her collapse and sudden death.Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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