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BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Amy Barrett	J&J: Don't Stop Dealmaking Now For years, health-care giant Johnson & Johnson has held on-again, off-again acquisition talks with medical-device maker Guidant Corp. But now, patent expirations and a thin pipeline mean the giant needs more than just Guidant.
BusinessWeek April 23, 2007 Arlene Weintraub	Under The Weather At J&J Johnson & Johnson's three big products have seen setbacks, with little in sight to replace them.
BusinessWeek January 30, 2006 Robert Barker	Guidant Or No, J&J Is A Buy To Wall Street, Johnson & Johnson has been sounding like Dumb & Dumber.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Guidant Auction Continues Johnson & Johnson hopes to save the deal with a last-minute raise of its offer. Although Boston Scientific's offer is $4 per share higher, that doesn't necessarily make it the best value. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek June 18, 2007 Arlene Weintraub	J&J's New Baby As other divisions stumble, Johnson & Johnson's consumer products - bolstered by a $16.6 billion addition - provide a security blanket.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Boston Scientific's Bold Move Acquiring Guidant would be risky, but it would give Boston Scientific exactly what it needs. It will be curious to see how J&J responds to this deal. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek April 17, 2006 Amy Barrett	Unclogging J&J's Pipeline Maker of coronary stents Johnson & Johnson needs to release more products and grab back its lead in the crowded market it created.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Guidant, J&J Kiss and Make Up The two companies hammered out a revised merger agreement that continues J&J's buyout of Guidant, but at a lower price. So what does this mean for the med-tech space, assuming that this deal actually goes through? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	The At-Odds Couple Johnson & Johnson seems to want out, but Guidant looks willing to grab the shotgun to see that this union is completed. Investors, should the deal fall through, look for J&J to continue shopping and don't be surprised if Guidant attracts attention from Abbott Labs or Boston Scientific.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2007 Billy Fisher	Dueling Fools: Johnson & Johnson Bear Rebuttal The bears say that J&J is a good company, but will underperform looking forward.
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 June 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	J&J Makes an Expensive Deal J&J announced that it has reached an agreement with Pfizer to acquire the latter's consumer health-care business for $16.6 billion in cash. Consumer health is a fine business line, but is it worth this much money? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Is J&J Pain-Free? Fourth-quarter revenues surge, but rivals are waiting in the wings.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Johnson & Johnson Bull The bullish opinion on J&J is that the company is handling current difficulties well, and the low stock price makes for a bargain for investors.
BusinessWeek September 30, 2009 Arlene Weintraub	J&J Tries to Buy Itself a Pipeline It's snapping up biotechs, spearheading innovative alliances, and reshuffling R&D.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Shake a Leg, J&J! J&J isn't a perfect story, but investors who buy today and hold for a while will be happy they did.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Johnson & Johnson Bear J&J's dividend does provide investors with some degree of income, but a CD does, too -- without a health-care stock's risks.
The Motley Fool November 26, 2007 Brian Orelli	Johnson & Johnson Reorganizes -- Who Wins? Johnson & Johnson announces the second phase of its reorganization plan. While it may take years to see whether the measures will help J&J, some other companies could benefit far more quickly.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Wars: Jury Strikes Back A jury finds that Boston Scientific has violated J&J's stent patents, but the battle is only beginning. Meanwhile, Boston Scientific continues to have market-share leadership in drug-coated stents and makes quite a bit of money from it.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2011 Andrea Kalvesmaki	Johnson & Johnson's Billion-Dollar Move Orthopedics are the name of the game for this company's future earnings.
BusinessWeek April 17, 2006 Amy Barrett	J&J: Reinventing How It Invents Johnson & Johnson bets on a new push for product development as a cure for its ailing stock.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Once More With Guidant In the ongoing game of tit-for-tat, Boston Scientific ups its bid for Guidant. This battle will ultimately be decided by the 800-pound gorilla that is J&J. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Diagnosing J&J's Product Diversity Health-care giant Johnson & Johnson's blues may indicate trouble ahead for competitors. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Faith Arner	When Will This Stent See Circulation? Boston Scientific must clear the FDA, among other hurdles.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2008 Ryan Fuhrmann	Recession-Proof Stocks: Johnson & Johnson This industry titan's stock is beaten down and should recover quite nicely when headwinds stop working against it and start to shift toward its back.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2007 Brian Orelli	Best Stock for 2008: Johnson & Johnson Down on its luck for 2007, here's why Johnson & Johnson's stock will rebound in 2008.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2006 Doug Short	A Foolish Baby Shower: Johnson & Johnson If you're an advocate of these two rules -- "It's never too early to start investing" and "Invest in what you know" -- then here is an ideal pick for baby's first stock.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 Brian Orelli	J&J Puts Band-Aid on the Quarter Investors, Johnson & Johnson's earnings report reads like a one-hit wonder's second album. It goes from good to bad in the blink of an eye -- or in this case, a paragraph or so.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2011 Melly Alazraki	J&J or Novartis? Novartis' businesses are an investor's delight; J&J's improving but isn't there yet.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Johnson & Johnson Bear Rebuttal The bottom line is that investors are putting their faith in the ability of J&J's management to acquire its way to renewing top-line growth in the coming years.
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.
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 November 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	All's Not Lost at Guidant Eroding sales, a partner with cold feet, and all sorts of litigation and investigation cloud Guidant's skies. Investors, take note.
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 May 2, 2011 Anupama Pattanaik	J&J Attempts to Create Major "Synthes"-is Johnson & Johnson will acquire the medical device maker for $21.3 billion.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2007 Brian Orelli	An Unlikely Chat With Your Doctor J&J starts direct-to-consumer advertising of its drug-eluting stent. Can it really pay off?
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Brian Orelli	Time to Invest in Stents? Stent devices have seen slumping sales over the last few years. Is it time now to invest in the companies that produce them?
The Motley Fool October 12, 2007 Billy Fisher	Dueling Fools: Johnson & Johnson Bear The bearish opinion on J&J is that it is an impressive company that may have its best days behind it.
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 September 17, 2010 James Early	Today's Buy Opportunity: Johnson & Johnson The case for Johnson & Johnson is very simple: Here's a company that's been around forever, that pays a 3.5% dividend, and that's spread across arguably the most necessary sector (behind water and sewage): health care.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 Seth Jayson	Stent Wars Going Strong New studies show stents do little to stop heart attacks. What does that mean for stent makers?
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 June 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Johnson & Johnson: This Is More Like It Filling out the drug and device businesses will be good for growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 Steven Mallas	Dueling Fools: Johnson & Johnson Bull There are many ways to expose one's portfolio to the health-care industry. But J&J offers the best upside potential at relatively little risk.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	High-Stakes Medical Device Chicken Boston Scientific has upped the ante again. Are they bluffing? Their latest offer is $80 a share -- $42 in cash and $38 in stock. Let's hope the board knows what it is doing, because it is staking the company on this.
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 November 22, 2006 Steven Mallas	Dueling Fools: Johnson & Johnson Bull Rebuttal Plenty of opportunities lie ahead for Johnson & Johnson, and even in down times, you've got a good defensive stock.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2007 Arlene Weintraub	More Merger Mania Ahead For Pharma The scramble for new drugs is keeping companies on the prowl.
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005	J&J: How A Dealmaker Nurtures Newcomers Johnson & Johnson has a good track record for retaining employees after a takeover. The company's broadly decentralized structure, which gives managers great leeway - no small thing for execs used to running their own shows.
BusinessWeek October 9, 2006	Boston Scientific's Double Bypass First, quality problems with its defibrillators. Now, doubts about the safety of Boston Scientific's coated stents