The heart-attack risks of arthritis painkillers Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex have exposed a regulatory “house of cards” at the Food and Drug Administration, wrote Dr. Eric J. Topol, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. “Unbridled promotion exacerbated the public health problem,” Topol concluded. “The combination of mass promotion of a medicine with an … Continue reading Cleveland Clinic Cardiologist Eric J. Topol Criticizes Drug Ads