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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.
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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 May 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Back in an Atomic Way Can its tiny stent save the day?
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.
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.
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 April 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Stuck in a Double-Digit Rut The company keeps cranking out solid earnings, but investors don't seem to care.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	Investors Heart Medtronic The leaner company is more lovable.
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 15, 2009 Brian Orelli	Abbott's on Sale Abbott isn't firing on all cylinders the way it was last year, but things still look fine, and the stock is selling at a discount right now.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 August 20, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Muddles Through The medical device maker manages double-digit growth in a tough market.
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 21, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medtronic's Endeavors Look Good The medical device maker's new drug-eluting stent helps push up revenue.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Billy Fisher	Medtronic: For the Broken-Hearted Promising clinical trial could bring a new Medtronic stent to market. 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 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 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 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 August 25, 2009 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Takes the Road Less Traveled It looks like this medical devices company is healthy again.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Gets Charged Walloped by charges, Boston Scientific posts a loss for the quarter.
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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 February 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	J&J, Guidant Join Forces With intense rivalry looming, is a competitive partnership in vain?
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 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 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 November 28, 2007 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Future as a Stent Maker The FDA likes Abbott's new drug-eluting stent; it seems likely the advisory committee will recommend that it be approved.
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.
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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 August 22, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Upbeat About Medtronic The future looks bright at medical-device firm Medtronic, and the stock price is reasonable. First quarter sales grew, as overseas revenue improved an impressive 16%.
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 May 28, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Boston Scientific's Stent Gold Mine The company is starting two or more years of high profitability.
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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 February 1, 2010 Brian Orelli	Now That's Some Expensive Risk Mitigation Boston Scientific avoids a trial -- but at a dear cost.