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The Motley Fool September 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Pays Up And Johnson & Johnson reaps the rewards.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2010 Brian Orelli	Now That's Some Expensive Risk Mitigation Boston Scientific avoids a trial -- but at a dear cost.
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 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 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 February 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	J&J, Guidant Join Forces With intense rivalry looming, is a competitive partnership in vain?
The Motley Fool May 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Sticks It to Boston Scientific Medtronic wins the medical-device patent duel with Boston Scientific.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Boston Scientific: Finally Cheap Enough? Could shares of the medical device company now be attractive for long-term investors?
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 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.
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 June 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Johnson & Johnson Inflames Abbott $1.67 billion is one hefty reward.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Jim Mueller	Foolish Investing and Boston Scientific In having bought Guidant, Boston Scientific might end up paying more than just the price. Investors, take note.
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 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.
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 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 June 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Change at Top Looks Good for Bottom Line Investors welcome Boston Scientific's new boss.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Gets Tossed Out With the Bathwater A bad day to report good news.
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 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 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 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 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Back in an Atomic Way Can its tiny stent save the day?
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 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 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 April 9, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is Boston Scientific Turning It Around? Selling off a pair of units could help.
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 8, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	J&J Guided to Guidant? Medical device investors felt their hearts skip as executives told The New York Times the two companies may be set to merge.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2008 Brian Orelli	Teva and FDA's Never-Ending Court Battle The Food and Drug Administration has won the latest installment of its grudge match with Teva Pharmaceuticals over the 180-day exclusivity period for generic versions of Johnson & Johnson's Risperdal.
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 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 February 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Supreme Court Gives Health-Care Companies a Boost Medical device maker Medtronic celebrates a Supreme Court ruling in its favor; industry and investors will win in the long term.
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 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 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 May 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Ever-Evolving Stent Technology (and How to Profit From It) Stay ahead of the curve.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2011 Brian Orelli	How to Muck Up a Turnaround in 12 and a Half Months Boston Scientific's choice for a new CEO has the potential to really muck up its recovery even further -- if that's even possible.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Too Bad It's Not in the "Restructuring" Business Shares of Boston Scientific slipped nearly 10% yesterday, after the company released earnings and guidance for this year.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Gets Charged Walloped by charges, Boston Scientific posts a loss for the quarter.
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 June 29, 2006 Jim Mueller	Guidant, Devices, and Recalls, Oh My! To repair its acquisition's good name, Boston Scientific must quickly fix Guidant's problems. One analyst sees annual growth for Guidant's devices in the 10% to 15% range. No one knows how accurate that will prove to be, but it certainly provides hope for the troubled acquisition.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2009 Brian Orelli	Lilly Pays Up. Big Deal. Lawsuits are just a fact of life when investing in drug companies, and pharmaceutical investors have to expect these kinds of legal defeats.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Dose of Stability From J&J Top-line growth looked great at Johnson & Johnson -- more than 16% year over year -- but when you dove a little further into the earnings, growth wasn't quite that stellar.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	Teva Wants the FDA to Do What? Teva wants the FDA to reinstate another drugmaker's patent.
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 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.
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 April 14, 2008 Brian Orelli	Teva Gets What It Wants Teva persuades a court to order the FDA to award it a marketing exclusivity for generic Risperdal.