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The Motley Fool April 7, 2010 Brian Orelli	Teva: Hold Until Things Turn Ugly Despite the drugmaker's recent success, its future looks precarious.
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The Motley Fool August 17, 2011 Brian Orelli	Generic-Drug Makers Pay for Speed Lower margins -- faster.
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The Motley Fool November 4, 2008 Brian Orelli	Does the Supreme Court Control Your Investment? The Supreme Court is about to make a decision that could affect drug company investors.
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The Motley Fool June 25, 2009 Brian Orelli	Loss of a Settlement Option Earlier this month the Federal Trade Commission came out with a report arguing for limited patent protection for drugs made by biotech companies. Now it's ratcheting up its complaints about pharmaceutical and generic-drug companies as well.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2009 Brian Orelli	Why Do You Hate Health-Care Companies So Much? Members of Congress plan to introduce a bill that would give patients legal recourse against medical device companies making drug-eluting stents, essentially nullifying a previous Supreme Court decision.
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The Motley Fool March 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	Health-Care Reform Passes! Here's Where to Invest Now Some healthy suggestions for your portfolio.
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The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 Brian Gorman	The Co-Pay Effect Higher co-payments look like the wave of the future, and investors should expect the trend to boost major generic players like Teva Pharmaceutical, Mylan Laboratories, and Novartis.
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