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Medical Appliances & Equipment
Composite Value: 826.2
Today's Change: -0.77%
S&P 500: 0.00%

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Medical Appliances & Equipment News

St. Jude Medical (STJ)
Wed 1:00 am ET (Zacks.com)
We look for global demographic trends -- aging populations in developed nations and the rapid urbanization of developing countries -- to fuel long-term growth of St. Jude Medical .

•	TomoTherapy Partners With Monmouth Medical Center to Train Radiation Oncologists in Use of Advanced Radiation Therapy Technology - (Marketwire)
•	CORRECTING and REPLACING Medtronic Hires Renowned Cardiologist as Vice President of Medical Affairs for Coronary and Peripheral Business - (Business Wire)

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Industry Top Performers

Intraday Price Performance	% Change	Market Cap
LECTEC CORP [LECT.OB]	0.00%	$0
Medical Action Industries Inc. [MDCI]	0.00%	$257.0 M
Vision-Sciences, Inc. [VSCI]	0.00%	$48.6 M
PROUROCARE MEDICAL [PUMD.OB]	0.00%	$0
NEOPROBE CORPORATION [NEOP.OB]	0.00%	$0

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Market Capitalization	% Change	Market Cap
MEDTRONIC INC [MDT]	0.00%	$47.7 B
ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC [ZMH]	0.00%	$12.6 B
ST. JUDE MEDICAL [STJ]	0.00%	$12.4 B
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. [ISRG]	0.00%	$11.0 B
SMITH&NEPHEW PLC NEW [SNN]	0.00%	$8.7 B

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Upcoming Events
Date	Co	Event
12/14/09	SMTS	Somanetics Corporation Q4 2009 Earnings Release
02/01/10	HOLX	Hologic Q1 2010 Earnings Release
02/12/10	SNN	Full year 2009 Smith & Nephew Earnings Release

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12/04/09	SIRO	Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. upside earnings surprise (+62.75%)
12/04/09	MASI	Masimo Corporation coverage initiated by Barrington Research
12/01/09	CYBX	Cyberonics, Inc. coverage initiated by Robert W. Baird

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1.	LabCorp
2.	Providence Health and Services
3.	Sutter Health
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5.	Banner Health
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Industry Statistics

Market Capitalization:	135B
Price / Earnings:	187.0
Price / Book:	10.9
Net Profit Margin (mrq):	2.1%
Price To Free Cash Flow (mrq):	46.0
Return on Equity:	2.4%
Total Debt / Equity:	0.0
Dividend Yield:	1.3%

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