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The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Boston Scientific's Big Task The company won the battle for Guidant, but the hard work hasn't even begun. Value is value, and if Boston Scientific proves it can handle the considerable challenges ahead, this could ultimately be a very interesting stock again.
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 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 April 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	St. Jude Lives and Learns Though dynamics in the ICD market caught it by surprise, this is still a quality med-tech company. 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 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 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 9, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is Boston Scientific Turning It Around? Selling off a pair of units could help.
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 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 November 9, 2009 Brian Orelli	Guidant: The Gift That Keeps on Giving And not in the good way. Last year, Boston Scientific took a whopping $2.7 billion goodwill writedown because it had to downgrade the value of what it got in acquiring Guidant.
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 July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Can Boston Scientific Get It Right? To boost investor confidence, management must first prove itself.
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 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 May 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Gets Tossed Out With the Bathwater A bad day to report good news.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 October 20, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Boston's Unscientific Results Boston Scientific reported third-quarter results that were at the upper end of the company's late-September earnings warning. The shares have had a rough run lately, down nearly 40% over the past year. Buying opportunity?
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 September 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	An Acquisition Helps Boston Scientific Breathe Easier Boston Scientific diversifies by picking up device maker Asthmatx.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	No Matter What You Call It, It Still Stinks A recall over a paperwork issue? What have you guys been doing? Announcing a recall of your heart defibrillators during a major cardiology meeting probably isn't the best move
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 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 February 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	Investors Heart Medtronic The leaner company is more lovable.
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 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 July 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	St. Jude Is a Fighter The medical device maker continues to kick the competition while it's down.
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 August 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Medtronic Keeps the Beat Strong growth in the ICD and spinal businesses keep Medtronic running. The stock is trading more or less at par to the market with respect to its P/E-to-growth ratio. Investors must decide for themselves whether that's a fair price to pay.
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 April 5, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	St. Jude's Racing Heartbeat Slows Even though the stock got far too expensive, this is still a good company and could still be a viable target for certain large health-care companies that may be in an acquisition frame of mind.
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 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 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Change at Top Looks Good for Bottom Line Investors welcome Boston Scientific's new boss.
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 February 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Medtronic's Minor Miss Sluggish sales in several market categories might spook investors.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Measuring Up Medtronic Everyone loves the med-tech firm. That makes it a dangerous investment.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Rockin' Medtronic The world's premier medical device maker keeps on growing.
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
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Abbott Wins No matter what Boston Scientific does with Guidant, Abbott looks like a winner. This stock might not offer a rocket ride the way smaller biotechs and med-tech companies do, but at today's prices, at least you won't have to worry about a fiery re-entry.
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 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.