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Financeen-usThu, 17 Dec 2009 16:34:43 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/zacks/091217/28425.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/1500043851Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:34:43 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091217/ny27524.html?.v=1CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. announced today that its Board of Directors intends to pay, for the first time, a semiannual cash dividend of $0.05 per outstanding share, or $0.10 per share annually, on the Company's common stock.yahoo_finance/4228859894Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:56:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12801d14n/*http%3A//boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/12/14/daily47.html?ana=yfcpcyahoo_finance/2454762819Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:05:14 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091217/20091217005179.html?.v=1DUBLIN----Covidien , a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced a definitive agreement to sell its radiopharmacies in the United States to Triad Isotopes, Inc. of Orlando, Florida.yahoo_finance/4285857019Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091217/la27669.html?.v=1CareFusion Corporation announced today that it has been notified of an unsolicited mini-tender offer by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase up to four million shares of CareFusion common stock, representing approximately 1.8 percent of the shares of common stock outstanding.yahoo_finance/4230418882Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/091217/0570089.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/2889655987Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/091217/0570016.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/1977381199Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091217/ph27637.html?.v=1Osteotech, Inc. , a leader in the emerging field of biologic products for regenerative healing, announced today that it has submitted a 510 application to the United States Food and Drug Administration to obtain marketing clearance for the use of its Duratech™ BioRegeneration Matrix to repair or replace the dura mater in various cranial surgical procedures.  This filing is based, in part, on data collected during the Company's human clinical study, which demonstrated the safety and performance of Duratech compared to currently marketed predicate dura substitute devices.  Based on available data, Osteotech estimates that the annual market for dura repair substitutes is approximately $100 million.  yahoo_finance/4215489608Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/pssa/rss/SIG=12q3ldgqs/*http%3A//seekingalpha.com/article/178562-thoratec-s-unique-story-giving-the-heart-a-hand?source=yahooyahoo_finance/792081066Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:21:08 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/forbes/rss/SIG=139p3n7rj/*http%3A//www.forbes.com/2009/12/16/sonosite-klatt-outsourcing-technology-cio-network-crowdsourcing.html?partner=yahootixyahoo_finance/428808455Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091216/20091216005988.html?.v=1MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.----Conceptus, Inc. , developer of the Essure® procedure, the first proven non-incisional permanent birth control method available, today announced that Mark Sieczkarek, president and chief executive officer, will present at the OneMedPlace Finance Forum on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 2:15 p.m.yahoo_finance/574116421Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:05:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/091216/180456.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/1138117545Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:01:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091216/us_boston_scientific_personnel.html?.v=2Boston Scientific Corp. said Wednesday it elected Nelda Connors to its board of directors, increasing membership to 14 directors.yahoo_finance/3526222384Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:58:23 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/mfool/rss/SIG=12lje6tch/*http%3A//www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/12/16/prospecting-for-stocks-vita.aspx?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=yyahoo_finance/1699495758Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:46:20 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091216/us_cardionet_mover.html?.v=1Shares of CardioNet Inc. gained ground Wednesday after a Leerink Swann Research analyst upgraded the stock, citing an "encouraging" outlook for the wireless heart-monitoring device maker.yahoo_finance/1335266758Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:34:39 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091216/ne27035.html?.v=1Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has elected Nelda Connors as a Director.  yahoo_finance/1258920212Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:15:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/091216/0569602.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/2677704133Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/091216/0569667.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/2834185014Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:37:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091216/20091216005051.html?.v=1DUBLIN----Covidien plc will report first-quarter results before trading begins on January 20, 2010. The Company will hold a conference call for investors at 8:30 a.m. ET. The call can be accessed in the following ways: At Covidien’s website: http://investor.covidien.com By telephone: For both “listen-only” participants and those participants who wish to take part in the question-and-answer portion of the call, the telephone dial-in number in the U.S. is 800-510-0219.yahoo_finance/1261986998Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/091216/180411.html?.v=1DALLAS -- BeaconEquity.com announces an investment report featuring CardioNet Inc. . The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and pertinent industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.yahoo_finance/4171634594Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:50:00 Etc/GMT