Where there's high risks there's high rewards, or nobody will take the risks.
But finance's risks are everyone's because banks rely both directly and indirectly on taxpayers' support.
"The Administration's decision to send the December 16 letter on the eve of the Court's decision risks tarnishing America's reputation as a nation that respects the role of independent judiciaries, " they write.
But a jury decided that Merck had not misled doctors about Vioxx's risks and benefits and that Vioxx was not to blame Doherty's suffering.
But a jury decided that Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) had not misled doctors about Vioxx's risks and benefits and that Vioxx was not to blame Doherty's suffering.
But if it's too dire, he risks sending GM's BBB- credit rating into the junk pile.
Kam says the surgeons were comfortable with Novoste's startup risks because they had used the company's technology.
Because it is so important to Pfizer's future, torcetrapib's risks and benefits have been magnified.
This is yet another reason why Israel's risks and dilemmas, difficult as they are, only increase with time.
Merck has argued that Vioxx's risks probably only emerged after long-term use.
British international speedway rider Lee Richardson, who died in a league race in Poland, would have known the sport's risks, an inquest has heard.
The jury ruled that although Thomas Cona, 60, should have been warned of the drug's risks, Vioxx was not the cause of his heart attack.
Wood, dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and chair of the Food and Drug Administration panel that looked into Vioxx's risks in February.
Too much of what is known about Vioxx's risks comes from so-called observational studies, which don't randomize patients to two different drugs to compare them.
The Senate investigation concluded that Glaxo tried "to minimize or misrepresent findings that Avandia may increase cardiovascular risk" and "attempted to intimidate independent physicians" worried about Avandia's risks.
The documents include a letter from the division of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that says the companies would have to include additional information about Vytorin's risks and benefits.
Even if the giant study, called MEDAL, shows no link between Arcoxia and heart problems, critics are likely to claim the study was designed in a way that hides the drug's risks.
Savient Pharmaceuticals ( SVNT - news - people ) says the FDA wants it to figure out how to explain Krystexxa's risks to patients, which include severe allergic reactions.
The failure of Zimulti (formerly known as Acomplia) resulted partly from the company's decision to study the drug mainly in obesity trials where many patients dropped out, making it more difficult to judge the drug's risks.
But parents of the dead children in the Trovan group claim they were never shown--or were read--a consent form and weren't told about Trovan's risks or that a proved treatment from Doctors Without Borders was just steps away.
Forward looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties surrounding competitive and industry conditions, market acceptance for the company's products, risks of litigation, technological changes, developing industry standards and other factors related to the company's businesses.
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Like Sir Mervyn, he thinks it's not flexible enough and risks tying the central bank's hands.
Norway's ruling Labour Party risks losing power in next month's parliamentary election (see article), and in Sweden and Denmark social democrats preside over minority governments that face strong right-of-centre challenges in elections next year.
But it also says Mexico's ongoing violence and security concerns pose "serious risks" for U.S. citizens, and urges travelers to take precautions.
Mark Gregory, chief executive of Bowring Marsh, a unit of insurance broker Marsh, says clients particularly admire the skill of Lloyd's underwriters at dealing with unusual and complex risks (try Ugly Betty's smile).
Although the use of U.S. heavy bombers risks provoking the North into a dangerous miscalculation, U.S. officials believe the joint exercises with South Korea ultimately will have a stabilizing effect.
By reaching out to its diaspora, then, India's government risks becoming embroiled in their politics.
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Glaxo itself said that new language on the drug's heart risks should be added to its packaging.
It also risks increasing U.S. ownership of the problem at a time when we want China to do more.
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