Managed Care companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Aetna rose $1.23 or 1.3 percent, to $97.28.
Health Care Equipment companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were up at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $5.37 or 3.8 percent, to $145.29.
Biotechnology companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are up at 10 a.m.: Amgen Inc. rose $1.92 or 1.3 percent, to $153.37.
Medical Devices companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are up at 10 a.m.: Allergan rose $5.71 or 2.6 percent, to $225.13.
Health Care Equipment companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top health care equipment companies are up at 10 a.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $5.54 or 4.0 percent, to $145.46.
Pfizer buying Hospira for about $15.23B, will pay $90 per share in cash
Pfizer is buying Hospira for approximately $15.23 billion, saying it is a good fit with its global established pharmaceutical business.
Drugmaker Sanofi: Net profit rose 26 percent in 4th quarter on lower charge for drug Lemtrada
Sanofi SA says its net profit soared 26.3 percent in the fourth quarter thanks to a lower charges against its Lemtrada multiple sclerosis treatment.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.11 or .2 percent, to $70.56.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Allergan fell $1.40 or .6 percent, to $218.96.
Biotechnology companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top biotechnology companies were down at the close of trading: Amgen Inc. fell $.78 or .5 percent, to $151.45.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.05 or .1 percent, to $70.59.
Managed Care companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top managed care companies were up at the close of trading: Aetna rose $1.96 or 2.1 percent, to $94.18.
Health Care Equipment companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $1.65 or 1.2 percent, to $141.17.
Sanofi, Mannkind launch inhaled insulin Afrezza, target US diabetics squeamish about needles
Hoping to appeal to needle-phobic Americans with diabetes, drugmakers Sanofi and Mannkind have just launched Afrezza, an insulin that's inhaled, not injected.
Health Care Equipment companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $1.71 or 1.2 percent, to $141.23.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top medical devices companies were mixed at the close of trading: Allergan fell $.43 or .2 percent, to $220.36.
Biotechnology companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are down at 10 a.m.: Amgen Inc. fell $.05 or percent, to $152.45.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Allergan fell $1.23 or .6 percent, to $218.03.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were mixed at the close of trading: Baxter International Inc. rose $.23 or .3 percent, to $70.54.
Health Care Equipment companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top health care equipment companies are down at 1 p.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $.40 or .3 percent, to $137.68.