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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 May 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Gets Tossed Out With the Bathwater A bad day to report good news.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Turnaround Signal, or Just Noise on the Decline? Boston Scientific clears up an FDA warning letter -- four years later.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats One of the best ways to develop a picture of any company is with the SWOT analysis -- a look at a company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Let's take a look at Boston Scientific in this light as it tries to turn itself around.
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 April 9, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is Boston Scientific Turning It Around? Selling off a pair of units could help.
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 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 May 24, 2006 S.J. Caplan	Goodbye, Guidant Publicity woes drive Boston Scientific to ditch the Guidant name. In the meantime, Boston Scientific wants to capitalize on its entry into the ICD market, an area experiencing double-digit sales growth. Investors, take note.
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 26, 2008 Brian Orelli	Quick Take: Boston Scientific Gets Approved -- Thrice The medical device maker is granted three FDA approvals in one day.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	Investors Heart Medtronic The leaner company is more lovable.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Medtronic's Exciting New Toys The device maker received multiple approvals in less than a week.
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 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.
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	St. Jude's Bruise Should Clear Up Fast St. Jude Medical (STJ ) tumbled 2%, to $73, after it revealed that the FDA had delayed for a month the approval of its new Epic CRT-defibrillator.
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 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 November 21, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Shocking Results at Medtronic Favorable earnings boost shares of this medical equipment maker -- but are they too high already?
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 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 June 24, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Helps Itself ... and Its Rivals Boston Scientific released positive results from a clinical trial testing its heart devices, but unfortunately the data is likely to help its competitors as well.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2010 Brian Orelli	Disaster in Medical-Device Land Industry bellwether Medtronic is forecasting a nasty storm.
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 31, 2007 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Restarts Its Heart Boston Scientific receives European approval for its defibrillator, giving the company a revenue boost even if the U.S. approval is delayed.
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 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 January 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is St. Jude Next to Be Wooed? Can St. Jude build upon the jump-start opportunity from Guidant's troubles, or will further market share growth prove to be increasingly hard to come by? 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?
The Motley Fool May 6, 2010 Brian Orelli	Johnson & Johnson, What Have You Done? We're not sure, but Congress wants to find out. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform launched an investigation yesterday into the recall JNJ announced last week.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Billy Fisher	FDA Takes Issue With Boston Scientific Boston Scientific has until later this month to respond to an FDA letter prompted by the company's failure to disclose two of five deaths in a stent trial that the medical device maker abandoned in 2006. Investors take note.
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 May 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Sticks It to Boston Scientific Medtronic wins the medical-device patent duel with Boston Scientific.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Shows Me The company has shown it can hit its mark for at least one quarter, but can it last?
The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Taking St. Jude's Pulse The ICD market is a long-term opportunity, but not a panacea. St. Jude investors should remember that this is a rough neighborhood -- product liability, FDA bureaucracy, and huge, tough competitors live here, too.
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 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 September 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	An Acquisition Helps Boston Scientific Breathe Easier Boston Scientific diversifies by picking up device maker Asthmatx.
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 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Get Ready for the New Boston Scientific Here's hoping it does a better job as a bigger business. For all of the risks that are present, there still could be rewards here for investors.
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 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.
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 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Back in an Atomic Way Can its tiny stent save the day?
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Faith Arner	When Will This Stent See Circulation? Boston Scientific must clear the FDA, among other hurdles.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Looks Ahead After a rough second half of last year, Medtronic is leaving its problems behind, and optimistically focusing on the future.
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 February 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Maker's Hearty Returns Medical device company Boston Scientific rebounds from cardiac stent recall with strong growth.