Consumer group wants Bextra, Celebrex pulled from the market

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The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen said it demands federal regulators to order the painkillers Bextra and Celebrex removed from U.S. pharmacies. The two drugs are currently being reviewed after recent studies showed they might lead to heart attacks. Makers of a similar drug Vioxx voluntarily stopped selling their pills late last year.

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