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Baxter International Is Undervalued

Posted Jan 11th 2010 10:00AM by Joseph Lazzaro (RSS feed)
Filed under: Baxter Intl (BAX), Stocks to Buy

Baxter International's (BAX) shares have bumped up against resistance at $60 over the past three months, but I'm reiterating my buy rating for the company's shares, first recommended on March 13, 2009, at a price of $51.16. Here's why:

Versatility remains Baxter's key. Baxter makes a variety of medical products across three divisions, including drugs and vaccines, dialysis equipment, and IV supplies. The company should record a FY2010 revenue increase of 7% to 10%, led by demand for recombinants, plasma proteins, and antibody therapies in its bioscience unit.

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Merck (MRK) issues recall for childhood vaccines

Posted Dec 13th 2007 1:22PM by Michael Fowlkes (RSS feed)
Filed under: Bad News, Press Releases, Products and Services, Consumer Experience, Merck and Co (MRK)

Drug maker Merck & Co. (NYSE : MRK) announced yesterday that it had recalled slightly over one million doses [subscription required] of its childhood vaccine Hib.

For parents out there, this recall, at this time, appears to be more proactive than anything else. According to Merck, the company decided to recall approximately 1.2 million doses of the popular childhood vaccine after it discovered that the equipment used to make the vaccine had been contaminated with bacteria.

For those of you who are not familiar with the Hib vaccine, it is used to vaccinate children against meningitis, pneumonia and other serious illnesses.

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