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The Motley Fool April 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Becton, Dickinson's Boring Reliability This broadly diversified medical device company doesn't grow fast, but it is consistent. Investors looking for a stable and dependable company with broad exposure to the medical industry should take a look for themselves at Becton, Dickinson.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Riding the Hospira Yo-Yo There's a solid foundation on this roller coaster pharmaceutical and drug delivery company. Maybe Hospira's current valuation doesn't make it a "gem," but that's not really within its control.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Brian Orelli	Stability From a Likely Source Becton Dickinson's earnings are solid. The medical device and lab supply company has reported growth in earnings and increases in margins.
The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Jim Mueller	The Changing Face of Abbott Abbott Labs' shift in revenue sources has been a boon over the last five years.
Chemistry World October 7, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Becton Dickinson to buy CareFusion for $12bn Medical devices giant Becton Dickinson has agreed to buy automation and infection prevention specialist CareFusion for over $12 billion.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Kinetic Energy Although Kinetic Concepts' key patent trial has yet to begin, the stock of this wound-care specialist has been lurching up as investors apparently get a little more comfortable with the risk-reward tradeoff.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	No Vow of Poverty for This Abbott Abbott Labs delivers a solid quarter with broad-based growth. Investors, the stock is moderately undervalued and likely to be a worthwhile long-term holding.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Becton, Dickinson: More Boring Growth This company may seem to be just a collection of boring businesses making things like syringes, reagents, and safety products. But shareholders aren't feeling too bored with today's strong stock performance.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2009 Brian Orelli	Abbott Labs Thumbs Nose at Recession On a GAAP basis, Abbott Labs fourth-quarter earnings per share were up a whopping 27%, and even better, the double-digit increases don't look like they're going to stop anytime soon.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2009 Brian Orelli	Consistency Makes This Stock a Winner Abbott turns in a solid quarter, but it needs to keep branching out.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2008 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Stents Aren't (That) Important Abbott's shareholders shouldn't be too focused on drug-eluting stents.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	How Much Is Abbott Labs Worth? Is Abbott Labs' stock on sale?
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Abbott Gets By Will the acquisition of Guidant's vascular business kick-start this story? Abbott has shown a pretty reliable trend of getting cheap enough to buy at least once a year. Of course, the downside to that is that the stock really hasn't gone anywhere in those seven years.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Abbott Labs Looks Less Lopsided Abbott Labs' $6.6 billion purchase of Solvay's pharmaceuticals business is just what the doctor ordered.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Measuring Up Medtronic Everyone loves the med-tech firm. That makes it a dangerous investment.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Abbott Labs Become the Perfect Stock? For long-term investors, Abbott's continuing devotion to up its dividend -- its streak now stands at 39 years -- makes a compelling reason to hold onto your shares.
The Motley Fool August 20, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Muddles Through The medical device maker manages double-digit growth in a tough market.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Abbott Wins No matter what Boston Scientific does with Guidant, Abbott looks like a winner. This stock might not offer a rocket ride the way smaller biotechs and med-tech companies do, but at today's prices, at least you won't have to worry about a fiery re-entry.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Abbott's Ailment Serious? There's room for improvement at Abbott Labs, but this is one solid and broadly diversified company. Shares aren't a screaming bargain, but the current price-to-earnings ratio really isn't out of line with history.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Brian Lawler	Is a Buyback the Best Abbott Can Do? Abbott Labs may be out of ideas for its cash. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Stuck in a Double-Digit Rut The company keeps cranking out solid earnings, but investors don't seem to care.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu	6 Health-Care Stocks Near 52-Week Lows Here are the largest health care equipment and services companies (by market cap) that are hugging 52-week lows: Medtronic... Covidien... Stryker... Becton, Dickinson and Company... McKesson... Cardinal Health...
The Motley Fool October 20, 2011 Brian Orelli	Mini J&J? I Guess Not Abbott says it plans to split in two: drugs in one company, everything else in the other.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	Zimmer Fortifies Its Spine The medical-device maker is buying Abbott's spine business.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2008 Brian Orelli	Investors Yawn at Abbott Labs' Growth Abbott Labs may be firing on all cylinders, but investors were less than impressed with its earnings release
The Motley Fool August 22, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Upbeat About Medtronic The future looks bright at medical-device firm Medtronic, and the stock price is reasonable. First quarter sales grew, as overseas revenue improved an impressive 16%.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	ICU, You Look Healthier An incredible third quarter shows what operating leverage can do for this little medical technology company. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2011 Russ Krull	Keep It or Sweep It: Johnson & Johnson? Should the company be held or sold?
The Motley Fool February 24, 2010 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Needs to Regrow a Spine Everything else looks fairly good, but the problem I see involves the slight decline in Medtronic's second-largest segment, spinal products.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2011 Brian Wilson	2 Health-Care Stocks for Times of Uncertainty Just because Abbott and Johnson & Johnson don't undertake as much risk as other health-care giants doesn't mean that shareholders won't see impressive growth in revenues.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2009 Brian Orelli	Abbott's on Sale Abbott isn't firing on all cylinders the way it was last year, but things still look fine, and the stock is selling at a discount right now.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2010 Moser & Hinmon	DRIP Candidate Winner: Becton, Dickinson In a health-care bloodbath, Becton, Dickinson pounds Walgreen to a pulp.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2009 Brian Orelli	Pfizer: Diversified Dreams, Dubious Decisions Pfizer's CEO Jeffrey Kindler said he wants to make his company more like Johnson & Johnson and Abbott Labs, which aren't dependent on one product for success.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	More Predictable Unpredictability at ICU Hidden beneath all of the volatility is a pretty decent med-tech business. Recent volatility was the kind that investors like. The stock spiked up as earnings exceeded analyst estimates and the business did a fair bit better than management had projected at the end of last quarter.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Brian Lawler	Is Bigger Better for Abbott Labs? Abbott continues its transformation into a more focused pharmaceutical powerhouse. But shares of this pharmaceutical aren't exactly cheap.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	Redeploying Capital? Investors Hope So. Selling a business unit won't help Abbott Labs diversify.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Endeavors to Compete The U.S. drug-eluting stent market just got a little more crowded, after Medtronic announces that the FDA had approved its Endeavor stent for marketing in the U.S.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2010 Brian Orelli	Abbott Makes a Push Into Selling Leftovers Abbott Labs has jumped on the established-product-division bandwagon. The company has licensed 24 products from Zydus Cadila of India and has the option to market another 40.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Chronic Healthiness at Medtronic The med-tech firm isn't growing as fast as it once was, but its fourth-quarter earnings report still managed to beat Wall Street's expectations.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific's "Challenging" Quarter Boston Scientific fixed its paperwork problem with the Food and Drug Administration earlier this month, but the resulting recall took its toll on first-quarter profits nonetheless.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Ralph Casale	Win-Win for Abbott and GE? Abbott trades its medical diagnostics segment for cold hard cash. Will shareholders see this deal as a win-win scenario? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2012	A Brief History of Becton, Dickinson's Returns While the past decade has seen valuations contract, the coming decade could see stable, even expanding, valuations.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Bounces When you're as beaten-down as Boston Scientific, you seemingly have nowhere to go but up. There's also bankruptcy, but the beleaguered medical device maker seems far from that -- at least for now.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Brian Orelli	Can't Beat BD's Steady Growth Fourth-quarter results offer more of the same steady growth for medical technology company Becton, Dickinson.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Billy Fisher	Strong Start at Meridian Bioscience From an earnings standpoint, the Cincinnati-based life science company reported another record quarter, and it should continue to impress onlookers in the months ahead.
The Motley Fool August 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	Foolish Forecast: Taking Medtronic to Heart In advance of earnings analysts expect Medtronic, with another medical device approval, to boost revenues 17%.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is Abbott a Buy? Whether or not Abbott is a buy depends on management's ability to transition the company.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2007 Michael Arndt	Abbot Labs: Diagnosis: Shrewd Moves Abbott Laboratories has announced that it is selling about two-thirds of its $4 billion diagnostics business to buy more medical products outfits to help boost overall sales and profits by at least 10% a year into the next decade.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Kinetic Concepts Approaches a Binary Outcome The resolution of a patent infringement trial means far more than one quarter's results for this med-tech company. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2010 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Brigantine recommends purchase of Kinetic Concepts in the medical products arena.