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The Motley Fool May 28, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Boston Scientific's Stent Gold Mine The company is starting two or more years of high profitability.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Angiotech Pharmaceuticals: Rebuilding or Reloading? This small Canadian drug-delivery outfit is reshaping and diversifying. Investors, is it time to buy?
The Motley Fool May 5, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Will Anybody Love Angiotech? Despite the success of the Boston Scientific Taxus stent, Angiotech's stock is trading at low levels.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Stent Recall Stings Medical device maker Boston Scientific's recall has happened at a crucial time. Will the company lose its market share?
The Motley Fool December 13, 2006 Matthew Crews	Less Support for Drug-Eluting Stents? The FDA responds to a recent controversy. The regulator's stance represents a good-faith-take on the newer stents, which is good news for drug companies.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Back in an Atomic Way Can its tiny stent save the day?
The Motley Fool May 14, 2008 Brian Orelli	Abbott Knocks Down Boston Scientific Abbott Labs proves its drug-eluting device works better than its competitors as it presented more data from its ongoing Spirit III trial.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Boston Scientific on the Rebound The medical device maker posts robust earnings, softening the blow of the stent delivery system recall.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Maker's Hearty Returns Medical device company Boston Scientific rebounds from cardiac stent recall with strong growth.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Gold Mine Cave-In? Will recalls involving the Taxus stent mar the future earnings of Boston Scientific?
The Motley Fool February 2, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Boston Scientific's Stent Hopes Nice quarter, but all eyes should be on the Taxus stent.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2008 Brian Orelli	Too Little Too Late for Boston Scientific The company gets new stent approved, but it should have happened earlier.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Success Propels Boston Scientific The medical device company's still ahead of the competition. Companies dependent upon one product line may be riskier than average, but there's no question that they can reap big-time profits when business is good.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2008 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Gets It Done After a rough 2007, it looks like Boston Scientific is turning itself around from the bottom up.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	Stent Makers Getting Desperate Johnson & Johnson, the first company to bring a drug-eluting stent to the U.S. market, seems like it might be getting a little desperate, as competition increases.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2008 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Should Be Thankful The medical device maker's two-year-old acquisition of Guidant has saved it in the third quarter.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	The Stent Wars Continue Although Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson have been beating each other silly for market share, recent clinical data suggest little functional difference between drug-coated stents.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	J&J, Guidant Join Forces With intense rivalry looming, is a competitive partnership in vain?
The Motley Fool February 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	Add This Stock to Your Show-Me List Wait for the turnaround before investing in Boston Scientific; if it ever comes.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Wars 2: The Market-Share Menace The battle for drug-coated stent market share between Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific may not be as exciting as watching Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker fight, but the outcome matters for investors.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Rebuilds Whether the company is a value or a value trap depends on how well the rebuilding goes this year.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Boston's Stunts With Stents Tough domestic stent competition is weighing on results from one-trick pony Boston Scientific. The company is in a transitional period and that's at least part of why the stock is down where it is.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Waiting for Boston Scientific's Second Act The market for drug-coated stents is still lucrative, but BSX needs to deliver on its R&D efforts for long-term success. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Ever-Evolving Stent Technology (and How to Profit From It) Stay ahead of the curve.
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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 January 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	No Buyer's Remorse at Boston Scientific The pacemakers and defibrillators that Guidant contributed to Boston Scientific's bottom line are still growing strong, but the company had to take a whopping $2.7 billion goodwill writedown because the value of what it purchased has changed.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Boston Scientific Regains Consciousness Recent Boston Scientific results show glimmers of hope. At current prices, the risk/reward tradeoff appears favorable enough to warrant a full checkup on the stock.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2008 Brian Orelli	Leaner Boston Scientific Isn't Looking Healthy Investors are rightfully growing weary of Boston Scientific's ability to cut expenses on flat sales, and they send the stock down.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Is Abbott's Sweat Mop Abbott presented data from an ongoing head-to-head trial of Xience and competitor Boston Scientific's Taxus, and the results look even better than the earlier two-year data point.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2004 Jeff Hwang	J&J Weathers Stent Duel The medical device and diagnostics business Johnson & Johnson delivers a solid second quarter despite competition from Boston Scientific's Taxus stent.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2008 Brian Orelli	Uh-Oh, Stent Makers Drugs are just as good as stents.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Billy Fisher	Big Week at Boston Scientific The company's off to a great start so far for 2007. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2008 Brian Orelli	Wald Equation Won't Derail Boston Scientific The Wall Street Journal reanalyzes Boston Scientific's data on its new drug-eluding stent, but will the FDA care?
BusinessWeek August 8, 2005 Amy Barrett	BW 50: In A Bind Over Stents Safety concerns about drug-coated stents from Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific could open the way for rivals.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2008 Brian Orelli	And Then There Were 4 The number of drug-eluting stent players in the U.S. doubles with the addition of Medtronic's Endeavor and Abbott Labs' Xience V.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Faith Arner	When Will This Stent See Circulation? Boston Scientific must clear the FDA, among other hurdles.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2007 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Future as a Stent Maker The FDA likes Abbott's new drug-eluting stent; it seems likely the advisory committee will recommend that it be approved.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Brian Orelli	Can't See the Trees for the Forest Meta-analysis finds J&J's drug-coated stents are safer than Boston Scientific's stents, maybe. Can J&J use the complex study results to help their falling stent sales?
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Arlene Weintraub	Medtronic's Uncertain Endeavor The drug-coated stent might have made up for Medtronic's recent product recall, but renewed scrutiny of the device has executives scaling back expectations
The Motley Fool April 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Abbott Hopes to Maxx Out Abbott announced FDA approval to begin a pivotal trial for its drug-eluting stent. Will this be too little too late for shareholders, or a true dark horse?
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Brian Orelli	Tougher Rules Could Help Stent Makers The FDA has finally issued draft guidance on the minimum requirements that it thinks companies need to fulfill to get drug-eluting stents approved.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Pays Up And Johnson & Johnson reaps the rewards.
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Mara Der Hovanesian	Ready to Rebound at Angiotech Boston Scientific's July 2 recall of its drug-coated stents has sent shares tumbling 17%. Some analysts call it a buying opportunity. And, they say, little-known Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, a specialty outfit in Vancouver, may be an even better bet.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 Robert Steyer	The Heart Company's Disheartening Forecast Boston Scientific scaled back its full-year forecast, and the market doesn't like it.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Alyce Lomax	J&J Makes the Day It may be over a hundred years old, but the company reports a spry first quarter.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Billy Fisher	Vital Signs at Medtronic The FDA raises question about Medtronic's Endeavor stent. Investors, remember that the company also has a well-diversified product portfolio to protect itself against any unforeseen pitfalls ahead.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Billy Fisher	Medtronic: For the Broken-Hearted Promising clinical trial could bring a new Medtronic stent to market. Investors, take note.