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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 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 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 June 15, 2011 Brian Orelli	Johnson & Johnson Is a Quitter The diversified health-care giant has decided to exit the drug-eluting stent market.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Wars: Revenge of the Bypass A new study supports a long-held belief that bypass surgery is better than using stents. What does it mean for stent makers and investors?
The Motley Fool March 29, 2007 Michael P. Cecil	Stents on Trial New study results could affect stent sales -- at least in the short term.
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 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 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 May 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Ever-Evolving Stent Technology (and How to Profit From It) Stay ahead of the curve.
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 March 31, 2010 Brian Orelli	How Do You Put a Price on Pain? Price controls could wreck havoc on expensive therapies that control pain.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Pays Up And Johnson & Johnson reaps the rewards.
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 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 December 17, 2007 Brian Orelli	A Range of Changes for Stent Makers The FDA is about to make it harder for drug-eluting stents to win its approval.
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 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 June 4, 2010 Brian Orelli	Out With Drugs, in With Medical Devices Johnson & Johnson's movement in medical devices and diagnostics is headed in the right direction, but whether Johnson & Johnson is a buy depends a lot on how it handles its current drug problem. Unfortunately investors can't have one without the other.
BusinessWeek September 9, 2010 Michelle Cortez	Coming Soon: Dissolvable Stents New stents from Abbott Labs and others appear to reduce the risk of blood clots
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 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 November 17, 2006 Brian Lawler	Johnson & Johnson's Good Deal If Conor's stent design can alleviate some of the perceived safety worries about stents, then sales from the Cordis division should spring back up, again making it drive revenue growth for Johnson & Johnson, as it did before this year. Investors, take note.
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 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?
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.
Managed Care June 2006 Tom Pope	Hard to Curb Overuse of Drug-Eluting Stents Health plans find themselves paying for the latest and greatest stent without any control over usage. Even bare-metal stents may be overused.
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 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 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 July 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Boston Scientific Still Drowsy Facing continued top-line weakness, the medical device company may have to cut costs. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Arlene Weintraub	Heart Trouble The tiny stent sparked a lucrative industry - and made Dr. Samin Sharma a star. Then questions arose about the device's safety and efficacy.
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 October 31, 2006 Michael P. Cecil	An Opening for Plavix New data suggesting problems with drug-eluting stents may translate into more sales of the blood thinner Plavix and fewer sales of the stents. Investors, take note.
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 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 February 2, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Boston Scientific's Stent Hopes Nice quarter, but all eyes should be on the Taxus stent.
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The Motley Fool February 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	Investors Heart Medtronic The leaner company is more lovable.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2008 Brian Orelli	Rapid Exchange of Fire Competitors try to block Abbott's patent extension.
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 March 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	Stent Wars, Episode III: The Rise of Xience V Johnson & Johnson lose the lead in the stent war race, but this is a marathon, not a footrace.
BusinessWeek June 9, 2009 John Carey	Giving Patients the Data They Need A growing effort by doctors, insurers, and politicians helps people make better-informed medical decisions
The Motley Fool December 13, 2006 Stephen Albainy-Jenei	The Latest Standpoint on Stents A panel of experts reaches mixed conclusions on the safety and effectiveness of drug-coated stents. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2009 Brian Orelli	Johnson & Johnson Tries to Pull a Travolta Johnson & Johnson seems to be making a comeback, after its drug-eluting stent market share fell precipitously to just 15% in the first quarter.
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.
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