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Thursday Feb 9 | Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Jim Cramer Stock Watch: Feb 8th Stock Picks

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company : Jim Cramer ranked this stock a Buy . The stock closed at $32.08, its 52-week high is $35.44, and its 52-week low is $24.97. Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Bristol Myers Squibb, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Restaurant Management, Buffalo Wild Wings, Covidien, Dendreon, Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Investment Services

Thursday Feb 9 | Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Becton Dickinson and Steris Corporation Give Glimpse into Healthcare Earnings

Becton Dickinson and Company A reported its results for the first quarter.A Net income for the medical instruments and supplies company fell to $263 million vs.

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Related Topix: Becton Dickinson, Medicine, Steris Corporation, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Technologies, Biotech, Healthcare Services Group, Apparel

Thursday Feb 9 | Freshnews

Covidien to Present at Leerink Swann Conference

Covidien , a leading global provider of healthcare products, will present at the Leerink Swann 2012 Global Healthcare Conference in New York, New York, on February 16, 2012.

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Related Topix: Covidien, Healthcare Industry

Mon Feb 06, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Earnings Preview Watch: Becton, Dickinson and Co. and Cerner Corp. on Deck

Becton, Dickinson and Co. will unveil its latest earnings on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.A The average estimate of analysts is for profit of $1.17 per share, a decline of 13.3% from the company's actual earnings for the same quarter a year ago.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medical Equipment, Becton Dickinson, Healthcare Industry, Cerner, Computers, Software, Covidien, Thermo Fisher Scientific, C R Bard

Wed Feb 01, 2012

Freshnews

Results from Solitaire with the Intention for Thrombectomy (SWIFT)...

Results from the Solitaire with the Intention for Thrombectomy Study will be announced at a press conference at 8AM CT - followed by a late breaking trial presentation at 12 PM CT.

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Related Topix: Covidien, Healthcare Industry

Business Journal

Hercules to gain $2M from selling Barrx Medical

Earlier this month, Hercules completed the sale of all its outstanding shares of Sunnyvale-based Barrx to Covidien plc in a deal valued at $325 million.

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Related Topix: Startups, BaRRx, Covidien, Healthcare Industry

Tue Jan 31, 2012

Medical Daily

Study: How Biomedical Devices Industry Hurdled Economic Downturn

A new analysis from the global tax and business advisory firm WTP Advisors has identified three specific business practices that led to industry success.

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Related Topix: Covidien, Healthcare Industry

Mon Jan 30, 2012

Mass High Tech

Covidien device joins stroke treatment trial

The Solitaire FR Revascularization Device by Covidien plc won approval for investigational use in the thromectomy part of the Interventional Management of Stroke trial, funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

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Related Topix: Stroke, Covidien, Medicine, Health, Healthcare Industry

Fri Jan 27, 2012

AmericanBankingNews.com

Covidien plc (COV) Shares Given New $60.00 Price Target by Citigroup (C) Analysts

Investment analysts at Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Covidien plc to $60.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday.

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Related Topix: Banking, Covidien, Healthcare Industry, Financial Services, Citigroup

Thu Jan 26, 2012

Freshnews

Covidien Reports First-Quarter Results

Covidien plc today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 . First-quarter net sales of $2.90 billion increased 5% from the $2.77 billion reported a year ago.

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Related Topix: Covidien, Healthcare Industry, Marketing

Wed Jan 25, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

2 Stocks Trading Slightly Lower Ahead of Earnings Reports

Covidien Ltd. will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, January 26, 2012.A The average estimate of analysts is for net income of $1.03 per share, a rise of 8.4% from the company's actual earnings for the same quarter a year ago.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Covidien, Healthcare Industry, C R Bard, Medicine, Medical Equipment, Teleflex, Electronics, Becton Dickinson

Tue Jan 24, 2012

Freshnews

Clinical Data for Durability II Study Presented at Iset 2012

Covidien , a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that one-year results on the use of its EverFlex stent for superficial femoral artery stenting were presented here during the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy Conference.

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Related Topix: Covidien, Healthcare Industry

Mon Jan 23, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Covidien Ltd. First Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek

Covidien Ltd. will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, January 26, 2012. Covidien is engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of healthcare products for use in clinical and home settings.

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Related Topix: Covidien, Healthcare Industry, C R Bard, Medicine, Medical Equipment

Freshnews

Covidien Appoints New Leader for Vascular Therapies Business

Covidien , a leading global supplier of healthcare products, today announced that Stacy Enxing Seng has been appointed President of the Company's Vascular Therapies Global Business Unit.

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Related Topix: Covidien, Healthcare Industry, ev3

Fri Jan 20, 2012

Boston.com

Covidien board names CEO to added post as chairman

Almeida, 49, became president, CEO and a member of the Dublin company's board in July, when former president and CEO Richard J. Meelia retired.

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Related Topix: Covidien, Healthcare Industry

Wed Jan 18, 2012

US Food and Drug Administration

Covidien Contraindicates the Use of Duet TRS for Thoracic Surgery, Implements a Voluntary Recall

Contact: Customer Service 1-800-722-8772 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 16, 2012 -Covidien , a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it is conducting a voluntary recall of all production lots for the Duet TRS Universal Straight and Articulating Single Use Loading Units, with respect to the use of this product family ... (more)

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Related Topix: Covidien, Healthcare Industry, Thoracic Surgery, Medicine, Food and Drug Administration

Tue Jan 17, 2012

Mass High Tech

Deaths prompt Covidien to recall stapler, halt use in chest surgery

Medical devices company Covidien plc has issued a voluntary recall for all of its Duet TRS single-use stapling heads, and said they shouldn't be used in their approved indication, thoracic surgery, after reports of 13 injuries and three deaths.

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Related Topix: Covidien, Healthcare Industry

Mon Jan 16, 2012

Sys-Con Media

ORLive Program Highlights Revolutionary Technology for Plastic Surgeries

On Wednesday, January 18th, Covidien Surgical Devices is hosting an interactive discussion with plastic surgeons about their experiences using the V-LocA wound closure device in plastic reconstructive surgery -- live from Elancourt, France.

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Related Topix: Marketwire, Covidien, Healthcare Industry

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