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The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Brian Lawler	Biogen Idec's Booming Results Even with guidance for 2006 non-GAAP earnings per share raised to more than $2.20, Biogen shares are trading at a reasonable 24 times earnings, considering the level of scale and sales growth it has exhibited this year.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2006 Brian Lawler	Novo Nordisk Still Knows Sales There's more competition in diabetes care now, but the Danish pharmaceutical is thriving. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Brian Lawler	Building a Future Shire ADHD drugs are big for Shire now, but the long term isn't as clear. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Brian Lawler	Sales Slow Down for Bristol-Myers Plavix isn't the only drug facing a challenging future. Losing patent protection and facing generic competition can be disastrous to sales and earnings if a pharmaceutical company doesn't have a way to drive revenue growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Brian Lawler	Millennium Is So Last Century The drug company released its third-quarter results last week, and there is not much particularly exciting therein. None of its drug candidates is in late-stage testing and all are years away from approval, except for follow-on indications for Velcade. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Brian Lawler	Celgene: Drug Kingpin Trading at 129 times trailing-12-month adjusted earnings, the biopharmaceutical looks ridiculously expensive, until one considers its awesome sales and earnings growth in that time period. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Brian Lawler	MedImmune's Mediocre Quarter Some patient folks may be willing to wait on MedImmune to turn things around and justify its high valuation, but most other investors should be able to find better value elsewhere in the biotech industry.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Brian Lawler	InterMune Plays "Let's Make a Deal" The biopharmaceutical 's deal with Roche could mean stiff competition for rival Vertex. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Brian Lawler	Arena Stays in the Game Despite having only early-pipeline offerings, Arena gets a boost from Cramer. More conservative investors can wait until more clinical trial results are released, since there should still be plenty of upside left in the stock if trial results are positive enough.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Brian Lawler	Market Rejects AstraZeneca's Remedy Investors pummel the pharmaceutical firm, despite its impressive results.
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