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The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	CNS Is All Stuffed Up The company that gave us Breathe Right nasal strips missed analyst estimates and the stock gets crushed.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2004 Paul Elliott	Small Cap Floating on Air CNS, maker of Breathe Right nasal strips, is a stock I love. The attraction is financial. And CNS's financials are a thing of beauty, starting with a pile of cash -- $46.87 million -- and not a penny of debt.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	CNS "Nose" Best The company that created the Breathe Right nasal strips is apparently doing a few more things right than just breathing. Its stock closed yesterday at just 16 times its median profit target.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Rich Duprey	A Patented Challenge to CNS The Patent and Trademark Office is reconsidering two patents of the nasal strips maker. Investors took notice and slapped the company down 8%, which ought to present an opportunity to pick up shares.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Dueling Fools: CNS Bear Although the consumer products maker's stock has risen 125% since 2003, it is just now reaching levels last seen in 1996. Just when investors thought they had a jackrabbit, they're reminded that this company doesn't traditionally move a mile a minute.
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