Among the earnings projection stories for Friday, Oct. 31, from AP Financial News: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)--HealthSpring Inc. raised its profit and revenue expectations for 2008 Frid...READ MORE
(PLEASANTON, Calif.)Medical device maker Thoratec Corp. said it swung to a better-than-expected profit in the third quarter due to growing sales of its HeartMate II cardiac implant.READ MORE
(PLEASANTON, Calif.)Medical device maker Thoratec Corp. lifted its 2008 profit and revenue forecasts after reporting strong cardiovascular device sales in the third quarter.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of medical device maker Thoratec Corp. plunged in premarket trading Monday, following the company's recall of certain batches of a small mechanical heart pump after five peo...READ MORE
(PLEASANTON, Calif.)A medical device company has ordered the recall of certain batches of a small mechanical heart pump, saying five people have died while using the device.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of heart device maker Thoratec Corp. climbed to a two-year high Friday after the company blew past earnings expectations in the second quarter, and raised its 2008 forecasts...READ MORE