Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. fell $.21 or .3 percent, to $68.26.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. fell $.21 or .3 percent, to $68.26.
Biotechnology companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Amgen Inc. fell $.43 or .3 percent, to $162.64.
Managed Care companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Aetna fell $.92 or .9 percent, to $105.15.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.26 or .4 percent, to $68.69.
Biotechnology companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Amgen Inc. rose $.60 or .4 percent, to $163.63.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.26 or .4 percent, to $68.69.
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 $.95 or .7 percent, to $141.34.
Managed Care companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are down at 1 p.m.: Aetna fell $1.25 or 1.2 percent, to $104.82.
Medical scope maker faces another lawsuit in 'superbug' outbreak at UCLA
Another patient has sued the maker of a medical scope linked to a deadly "superbug" outbreak at Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center.
Health Care Equipment companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top health care equipment companies are down at 10 a.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $.77 or .5 percent, to $141.52.
Drugmakers, UK start $100M venture fund to speed creation of drugs for Alzheimer's, dementia
Major drugmakers, the British government and the charity Alzheimer's Research UK are pooling more than $100 million to create a global fund to accelerate efforts to find a treatment or even a cure for the mind-robbing disease in a decade.
DuPont, Edward Lifesciences, Penn West, A. Schulman and Salix are big market movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE The DuPont Co., down $3.43 to $77.07 The chemical company rejected hedge fund Trian Fund Management's proposal to place four nominees on its board of directors.
Top 10 Nasdaq-traded stocks posting largest percentage increases
A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on Nasdaq at 1 p.m.: Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose 17.0 percent to $8.24.
Medical Devices companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are up at 10 a.m.: Allergan rose $1.87 or .8 percent, to $239.21.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were up at the close of trading: Baxter International Inc. rose $1.07 or 1.6 percent, to $68.43.
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 $1.98 or 1.9 percent, to $106.07.
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 $.44 or .3 percent, to $142.29.
Biotechnology companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top biotechnology companies were up at the close of trading: Amgen Inc. rose $8.77 or 5.7 percent, to $163.03.
Medical Devices companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top medical devices companies were up at the close of trading: Allergan rose $2.88 or 1.2 percent, to $240.22.