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The article presents news briefs related to science and technology. Pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. agreed to pay over four billion dollars to plaintiffs in a settlement of claims that the painkiller Vioxx increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes. A study published in the October 8, 2007 online edition of the "Journal of Biological Chemistry" indicated that some 'mad cow' types of infections in mice may be caused by pathogens other than the misfolded proteins known as prions.
