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Medical Appliances & Equipment
Composite Value: 764.8
Today's Change: -0.94%
S&P 500: +0.25%

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Medical Appliances & Equipment News

Recession Continues to Depress Sales at Allied Healthcare Products
Fri 4:57 pm ET (PR Newswire)
Recession in domestic and international markets continued to depress sales for Allied Healthcare Products in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 ending September 30, 2009.

•	Celsion to Hold Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - (Business Wire)
•	Cyberonics Announces Conference Call to Discuss Fiscal Year 2010 Second Quarter Financial Results - (PR Newswire)

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Industry Top Performers

Intraday Price Performance	% Change	Market Cap
LECTEC CORP [LECT.OB]	+16.92%	$0
Span-America Medical Systems, I [SPAN]	+9.96%	$41.0 M
PATIENT SAFETY TECH [PSTX.OB]	+5.11%	$0
Medical Action Industries Inc. [MDCI]	+4.88%	$186.2 M
ECHO THERAPEUTICS [ECTE.OB]	+4.76%	$0

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Market Capitalization	% Change	Market Cap
MEDTRONIC INC [MDT]	-1.17%	$42.0 B
ST. JUDE MEDICAL [STJ]	-0.03%	$12.0 B
ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC [ZMH]	-1.34%	$11.5 B
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. [ISRG]	-1.50%	$9.8 B
SMITH&NEPHEW PLC NEW [SNN]	-0.27%	$7.9 B

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Upcoming Events
Date	Co	Event
11/09/09	HOLX	Hologic Earnings Conference Call (Q4 2009)
11/09/09	ELOS	Syneron Medical Ltd. Q3 2009 Earnings Release
11/10/09	PLCSF.OB	PLC Medical Systems, Inc. Earnings Conference Call (Q3 2009)

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Recent Events
Date	Co	Event
11/06/09	MDCI	Medical Action Industries Inc. upside earnings surprise (+19.05%)
11/06/09	RMD	RESMED INC downgraded by Jefferies & Co
11/05/09	GB	GREATBATCH, INC. downside earnings surprise (-11.11%)

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Industry Statistics

Market Capitalization:	125B
Price / Earnings:	147.6
Price / Book:	10.8
Net Profit Margin (mrq):	2.3%
Price To Free Cash Flow (mrq):	70.1
Return on Equity:	2.6%
Total Debt / Equity:	0.0
Dividend Yield:	1.5%

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