16. In 2005 the Food and Drug Administration ordered that Vioxx and other popular drugs for treating

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16. In 2005 the Food and Drug Administration ordered that Vioxx and other popular drugs for treating the pain of arthritis be withdrawn from the market. The order resulted from a finding that people taking the drugs had an increased risk of cardiovascular problems. Some researchers criticized the government’s action, arguing that concluding that the drugs caused the cardiovascular problems represented an example of the fallacy of false cause. Can you think of any reason why this might be the case?

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Principles Of Macroeconomics

ISBN: 9780691170817

1st Edition

Authors: Libby Rittenberg, Timothy Tregarthen

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