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Sequenom Files To Raise Capital (SQNM)

Posted: November 23, 2011 at 9:09 am

Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM) has just filed to raise up to $150 million in a mixed securities shelf offering.  The diagnostics company could sell any combination of Common Stock, Preferred ...
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Probing for Value in Big Pharmaceutical Stocks (JNJ, PFE, AZN, BMY, MRK)

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 1:47 pm

It now costs about $1 billion to get a new drug to market, or, if a company is unlucky, $1 billion to fail to get the drug to market. Like ...
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The Abbott Break-Up Seems To Make Sense (ABT, BIIB, BMY)

Posted: October 19, 2011 at 10:18 am

Drug and medical stocks are not generally thought of as stocks hitting 52-week highs by the investing public.  So what about when a company decides to unlock shareholder value by ...
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Boston Scientific Gets New Boss, Eventually (BSX, JNJ, ABT)

Posted: September 14, 2011 at 8:01 am

Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE: BSX) has named a new president who will take over on October 17th and who will then be elevated to CEO on November ...
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Census Data: Poverty Rates, Median Income Drops Get Worse & Worse

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 2:24 pm

The Census Bureau is out with the 2010 figures on income, poverty, and health insurance.  About all you can hope for is that 2011 is magically better than 2010 ...
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The Eleven Most Implanted Medical Devices In America

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 8:02 pm

Implanted medical devices are one of the most profitable businesses of the U.S. healthcare industry. While many devices help extend and improve quality of life, a great many others may ...
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The States That Spend The Most (And Least) On Healthcare For The Poor

Posted: July 15, 2011 at 4:06 am

The federal and state governments spend approximately $5,296 a year on medical treatment for each poor and disabled person on Medicaid. Over 58 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid. These ...
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Where Americans Live the Longest, and Why

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 6:20 am

Despite being one of the wealthiest countries in the world, the United States ranks 37th in life expectancy, according to the World Health Organization’s most recent longevity report. While the ...
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Beyond Dodd-Frank… Frank-Paul Marijuana Legalization Legislation? (MO, RAI, BUD, TAP, PEP)

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 5:20 pm

If Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI), Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD), and Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP)  should keep an eye on efforts to legalize ...
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Another Health Care Insurance Merger in the Works? (UNH, CI, AET, HUM)

Posted: June 9, 2011 at 12:49 pm

It is no secret that health care insurance and health care service providers are going to continue to consolidate in the months or years ahead.  We have already seen UnitedHealth ...
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When CEOs Fail and ‘Retire’… Ray Elliott (BSX, ZMH)

Posted: May 10, 2011 at 11:19 am

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is already losing its replacement CEO.  Ray Elliott has announced that he will retire as President and Chief Executive Officer on December 31, 2011.  As this ...
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Buying A $100,000 Kidney: A Story of Supply and Demand

Posted: April 12, 2011 at 8:35 pm

The idea of  compensating donors of vital organs, which strikes many as morally repugnant, is gaining acceptance among some parts of the medical community which has grown frustrated at watching ...
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Another Mad Rush To Control The TV

Posted: April 7, 2011 at 5:12 am

Dish Network bought the assets of Blockbuster to compete with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), if the media is right. At about the same time, Netflix signed an arrangement to offer "Mad ...
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BioWatch: CryoLife Acquisition, It Is Not Crying (CRY, CGCP)

Posted: March 29, 2011 at 9:25 am

CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY) is one we generally consider as devices rather than true biohealth, but it often falls under both based on its history.  The company has had a ...
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The 10 Companies That Will Save The American Economy

Posted: March 25, 2011 at 4:31 am

America lost its lead as the world’s top manufacturer to China. That is in part the basis of the argument that China’s Gross Domestic Product will pass America’s sometime before ...
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