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 $.60 or .4 percent, to $159.89.
Biotechnology companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are up at 1 p.m.: Amgen Inc. rose $.44 or .3 percent, to $159.73.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. fell $.17 or .2 percent, to $73.12.
Health Care Equipment companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $.33 or .2 percent, to $139.49.
Managed Care companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are down at 1 p.m.: Aetna fell $.46 or .5 percent, to $88.37.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Allergan rose $.32 or .2 percent, to $212.91.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are up at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.49 or .7 percent, to $73.78.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Allergan rose $1.84 or .9 percent, to $214.43.
Lilly closes $5.4 billion purchase of Norvartis' animal health division to create US giant
Just over a week after saying it would sell its heartworm treatment for dogs at the request of federal regulators, Eli Lilly announced that it has completed its $5.4 billion acquisition of the animal health division belonging to Switzerland's Norvartis.
Managed Care companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top managed care companies were down at the close of trading: Aetna fell $1.31 or 1.5 percent, to $88.83.
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 $1.15 or .8 percent, to $141.08.
Managed Care companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are up at 10 a.m.: Aetna rose $.64 or .7 percent, to $90.78.
Health Care Equipment companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were down at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $.77 or .6 percent, to $139.16.
Biotechnology companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are up at 10 a.m.: Amgen Inc. rose $1.62 or 1.0 percent, to $162.25.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were down at the close of trading: Baxter International Inc. fell $.73 or 1.0 percent, to $73.29.
Medical Devices companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top medical devices companies were down at the close of trading: Allergan fell $.81 or .4 percent, to $212.59.
First baby of 2015? Hospitals, citing threat of abduction, make 'Baby New Year' top secret
Bye, bye Baby New Year.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Allergan fell $.29 or .1 percent, to $213.37.
Shumlin to release plan that led to dropping publicly funded universal health care system
Gov. Peter Shumlin said Tuesday that he planned to release data and hundreds of pages of documents that led to the decision to abandon plans to make Vermont the first state in the country with a universal, publicly funded health care system.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Allergan rose $.11 or .1 percent, to $213.77.