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The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Brian Lawler	Score One for Pharmasset Shares of Pharmasset were up after the company announced impressive results for its Hepatitis C virus drug candidate R7128. Investors should continue to watch closely.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Brian Lawler	Where Momenta Stands Momenta Pharmaceuticals updates investors as to the status of drugs in its pipeline. Until the FDA makes up its mind on its lead drug, an anticoagulant, it's anyone's guess as to what the value of the pipeline is. Investors should take note.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Brian Lawler	Looking Forward at Pfizer With generic competition on the way for Pfizer's top drug, Lipitor, the company stepped up to the podium at the Bear Stearns Healthcare Conference this week to let investors know its plans.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Billy Fisher	FDA Takes Issue With Boston Scientific Boston Scientific has until later this month to respond to an FDA letter prompted by the company's failure to disclose two of five deaths in a stent trial that the medical device maker abandoned in 2006. Investors take note.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Brian Orelli	Teva Spending Plenty of Time in Court Three patent disputes in one week keeps the lawyers busy: Teva and Novartis have been locked in dispute over Novartis' Famvir tablets... Teva and Forest spar over patents for Lexapro... Teva and Wyeth argue over Protonix...
The Motley Fool September 10, 2007 Brian Orelli	Double Your RNA Pleasure Alnylam and ISIS join together to work on microRNAs. Their joint venture, called Regulus Therapeutics, combines their intellectual property in an effort to advance this new technology. Investors should take note.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2007 Brian Lawler	Get a Glimpse of Amgen's Future Investors will want to pay attention to an FDA advisory panel meeting discussing new labeling recommendations for Amgen's anemia medications. The two drugs represented 44% of the pharmaceutical company's second-quarter revenue.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2007 Rich Duprey	A Strategic Alternative for Candela In an SEC filing, hedge fund Third Point LLC reports its discussions of "strategic alternatives" at laser maker Candela. Some say a sale was discussed. Investors should take notice.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Cooper Needs a Clearer Vision Earnings reports from vision-correction specialist Cooper show that revenue did rise, but gross margins decreased, and management lowered guidance significantly.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Brian Orelli	Fighting the Generics Next Door Pfizer tries to stop patients from switching from it's patented Lipitor to generic Zocor by doing an observational study of patients on both medications.
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