Boston Scientific (BSX) shares are down 4 cents to $6.91 and BSX puts seeing some interest early Thursday after the FDA recommends that doctors not use BSX medical devices. The FDA is not urging explants and is now aware of (register to read more …)

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Kinetic Concepts (KCI) is halted, news pending ahead of a trial verdict against Smith and Nephew. Shares are up 68 cents to $43.99 and options were active ahead of the halt, with 16K puts and 7500 calls traded. The top (register to read more …)

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Millipore (MIL) shares launched 22.5 percent higher Monday after Bloomberg reported Thermo Fisher (TMO) might make a bid for the company. MIL has added another 6.4 percent over the past two days. Today, with shares up $4.10 to $92.97, another (register to read more …)

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Millipore (MIL) spikes to a new 52-week high of $102.91 and was recently up $26.67 to $98.01 on 6X the average daily options volume. Thermo Fisher is said to be making a $6 bln bid for MIL. This is a (register to read more …)

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Aetna (AET) is up $1.46 to $33.97 after a healthcare bill that appears set to clear the Senate with 60 votes doesn’t include a public healthcare plan option. While the House version of the bill does include one, reports are (register to read more …)

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Alcon shares are up $1.20 to $163.20 and it looks like someone is taking some profits. The Feb. $155/$170 call spread was sold 5,000 times at 8.00 which is likely closely part of a position opened on 11/4 when the (register to read more …)

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Boston Scientific shares are up 5c to 8.98 and option volume is 6x the daily average with some 23,000 calls traded to less than 1,000 puts. Nearly 82% of the volume has been on the ask side with trading taking (register to read more …)

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Psychiatric Solutions (PSYS) is down $2.06 to $19.67 and puts are active after the Chicago Tribune published a negative story about Streamwood Behavioral Health Center, which is owned by PSYS. It notes, “One of Illinois’ largest psychiatric hospitals dosed foster (register to read more …)

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Alcon (ACL) had a big break out to a new 52-week high of $160 on Wednesday which was accompanied by active bullish spreading across the January and Feb $160 through $180 strikes on unsubstantiated talk Novartis (NVS) might bid for (register to read more …)

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Alcon shares of the Swiss based medical equipment maker are up $2.75 to $144.30 and option volume is 4x the daily average. Notable transactions are were in the Dec $150 and $155 calls traded 2,500 times in what could both (register to read more …)

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