Advanced Medical mulls Bausch & Lomb bid
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Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  on Thursday confirmed it was interested in acquiring Bausch & Lomb Inc.  and was willing to pay more than the $3.67 billion proposal the eye care company accepted from a private equity firm.
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Medical-care ratio concerns trip up shareholders.
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Medical device stocks were in the spotlight Wednesday with Medicare&#39;s proposal late Tuesday to expand coverage for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs, bolstering shares of those companies making the devices.
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By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 14--One of MedImmune Inc.'s major shareholders is urging the state's flagship biotech to put itself up for sale, suggesting management hasn't made the most from its assets, which include four products on the market and about 40 in the pipeline.
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Surgical software will help the company expand.
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The U.S. government on Tuesday  proposed expanding Medicare coverage for costly, potentially  life-saving implanted heart devices, a decision expected to  benefit makers Guidant Corp., Medtronic Inc. and St. Jude  Medical Inc.
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NEW YORK/LONOON  - Private equity firms have been moving into prime position to buy orthopedics maker Biomet Inc. , the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Belgian biopharmaceutical group UCB has announced a friendly takeover bid of 4.4 billion euros (5.6 billion dollars) for German company Schwarz Pharma, aimed at strengthening its position in the neurology sector.
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The U.S. government on Tuesday proposed expanding Medicare coverage for costly, potentially life-saving implanted heart devices, a decision expected to benefit makers Guidant Corp., Medtronic Inc. and St. Jude Medical Inc.
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A private equity firm buys its medical-imaging division.
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The American Medical Association&#39;s policy-making board could make a decision today about supporting the safe importation of prescription drugs.
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Drug makers are exploring the possibility of tying pharmaceutical prices to performance.
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PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. will pay $502 million to buy all outstanding shares of common stock of American Medical Security. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Cypress-based PacifiCare will pay $32.
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A battle between insurers and drug companies could determine how many medicines will be available to beneficiaries.
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MELBOURNE: Australian pathology company Gribbles Group said on Monday it had received takeover approaches, after a newspaper reported that health care groups had offered up to A$270 million ($200 million).
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The anticipated merger of Guidant Corp. and Johnson &amp; Johnson could give an unintended boost to Boston Scientific Corp. if Guidant's drug-coated stent launch is delayed, said analysts looking at the implications of a potential deal.
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Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  on Thursday confirmed it was interested in exploring a potential acquisition of Bausch & Lomb Inc.  and offering a superior price than the eye-care company's deal to be bought by a private equity firm for $3.67 billion.