International Business News - VITL http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Standard & Poor's said late Monday it would replace some companies in its S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices. It will remove Apria Healthcare Group Inc. from its S&P MidCap 400 index after trading ends Tuesday because a unit of the Blackstone Group plans to buy Apria. Apria will be replaced on the index by Reinsurance Group of America Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/reinsurance-group-to-join-s-p-midcap-400.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:05:45 EDT General Electric's GE Healthcare unit said Thursday it signed a deal to acquire medical products maker Vital Signs Inc. in a deal worth about $860 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/ge-unit-to-buy-vital-signs-for-860-million.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:28:55 EDT Medical device maker Vital Signs Inc. on Wednesday named Alex Chanin its chief operating officer. Chanin was previously executive vice president and chief information officer. He will keep the CIO post. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/vital-signs-promotes-chanin-to-operating-chief.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:14:11 EDT Shares of Vital Signs Inc., which makes breathing management products, fell Monday after Piper Jaffray downgraded the stock to "Neutral" from "Buy", citing its valuation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/vital-signs-shares-dip-on-piper-jaffray-downgrade.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 14:12:15 EDT