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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Chairman and CEO Miles D White sells 172704 SharesGuruFocus.comChairman and CEO of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Miles D White sells 172704 shares of ABT on 12/22/2009 at an average price of $54.21 a share. ...and more »  

Filed under: Deals, Abbott Laboratories (ABT)Bright and early this morning, lab-technology innovator StarLIMS (LIMS) announced that it will be bought by pharmaceutical firm Abbott Laboratories (ABT) for roughly $123 million. This purchase price reflects a per-share price tag of $14 for LIMS, which closed Monday's trading session near the $10 region. Needless to say, LIMS was the subject of heavy pre-market trading, which pushed the per-share...  

(Reuters) — U.S. regulators have warned Abbott Laboratories Inc. about manufacturing problems at its Swedish plant that makes Healon brand devices used in cataract surgery, a letter released on Tuesday said. In the Sept. 18 letter to Advanced Medical Optics, which Abbott acquired earlier this ...  

(AP) — Abbott Laboratories said Monday it will pay $123 million in cash to acquire Starlims Technologies, a company that makes software used to manage laboratory testing. Under the terms of the agreement, Abbott will acquire the Hollywood, Fla., company for $14 per share. Abbott expects ...  

(AP) — A consumer advocacy group is petitioning the government to ban Abbott Laboratories' weight loss pill Meridia because a recent study suggests it increases risk of heart attack, stroke and death. A letter Thursday from Public Citizen calls on the Food and Drug Administration to pull the ...  

(AP) — Abbott Laboratories said Thursday it is buying a potential chronic pain drug from PanGenetics BV for as much as $190 million. Abbott said the drug is in early-stage clinical testing as a treatment for pain cause by arthritis. If that trial is successful, Abbott may test it against ...  

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott has submitted a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for two new dosage strengths of SIMCOR(R), a cholesterol medication. SIMCOR is a fixed-dose combination of niacin extended-release and simvastatin. SIMCOR is a prescription medicine used along with diet...  

A final judgment of almost $2 billion has been levied against pharmaceutical company Abbott in an East Texas patent infringement case.Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. and New York University sued Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Bioresearch Center Inc. and Abbott Biotechnology Ltd. in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas on April 2007, alleging that Abbott's arthritis medication Humira infringed one of their patents. A jury trial was...  

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Citibank (NYSE: C), KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), Ford (NYSE: F), Abbott Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: ABT) and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA). Get the most recent insight from...  

Abbott Sues Sandoz Over Patent for Muscle Relaxant NimbexBloomberg22 (Bloomberg) -- Abbott Laboratories, a diversified healthcare-product maker, accused Sandoz Inc. of infringing a patent for the muscle-relaxant Nimbex by ...and more »  

Examiner.comConsumer Confidential: Weighty pills, empty containers, junky adsLos Angeles TimesMeridia is manufactured by Abbott Laboratories and is taken by about 250000 people. The Food and Drug Administration says it's aware of the recent study but ...Abbott drug safety in FDA spotlightFiercePharmaConsumer advocate asks FDA to ban weight loss pillThe Associated PressUS Should Ban Diet Drug Meridia, Consumer Group SaysAttorney at LawExaminer...  

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guardian.co.ukOfficials Defend Distribution of Flu Vaccine to CompaniesNew York TimesNew York City health officials have distributed small amounts of the swine flu vaccine to some major New York companies, including Wall ...Egg is fragile link in flu vaccine chainChicago TribuneSome NYC Businesses Receive H1N1 VaccineCBS NewsGoldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccineThe Associated PressHealthcare Digital (press release)all 5,773 news...  

US Stocks In Narrow Range As Consumer Companies GainWall Street JournalNEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US stocks swung between slight gains and losses at midday Friday on a bounce for industrial and consumer stocks, offsetting heightened ...and more »  

Japanese Companies Face Payment Delay in Dubai, National SaysBloomberg8 (Bloomberg) -- Dubai companies, including Nakheel PJSC, owe billions of dollars to Japanese companies who worked on projects including the emirate's metro ...