Top Healthcare Stocks for the Week - 12/19/11

These stocks are usually going up  with news.If you are looking to day trade, you might want to check out the following stocks. I usually throw these on my watch list and monitor with resistance &  support levels.These are the Top Healthcare   Stocks on Ended December 18, 2011.  Also check out my  2011 Stock Gainers, Stocks to Buy 2012.You can also check Hot stocks to Buy Today Right Here

Ticker    Company    Performance (Week)
ISTA    ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc.    69.54%
ZOLL    ZOLL Medical Corp.    24.41%
SONO    SonoSite Inc.    24.25%
PCYC    Pharmacyclics Inc.    18.00%
VRTX    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated    15.46%
BABY    Natus Medical Inc.    14.49%
VPHM    ViroPharma Inc.    13.62%
BRLI    Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc.    10.71%
ALNY    Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    9.45%
ELGX    Endologix Inc.    8.65%
TEVA    Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited    6.27%
CLVS    CellaVision AB    5.26%
SPPI    Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    4.92%
RPTP    Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp.    4.52%
MNTA    Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc.    4.45%
EW    Edwards Lifesciences Corp.    4.43%
ELN    Elan Corporation, plc    4.42%
MYL    Mylan, Inc.    4.40%
TRGT    Targacept, Inc.    4.14%
CBST    Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.    3.23%
LLY    Eli Lilly & Co.    3.21%
SEM    Select Medical Holdings Corporation    3.18%
CBM    Cambrex Corporation.    3.12%
HSP    Hospira Inc.    3.03%
UTHR    United Therapeutics Corporation    2.90%
ENDP    Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.    2.82%
MRK    Merck & Co. Inc.    2.81%
AMGN    Amgen Inc.    2.49%
PFE    Pfizer Inc.    2.29%
BMY    Bristol-Myers Squibb Company    2.03%
ALXN    Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    2.01%
CNC    Centene Corp.    2.00%
HCA    HCA Holdings, Inc.    1.84%
AGP    AMERIGROUP Corporation    1.72%
INCY    Incyte Corporation    1.25%
OPTR    Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    1.16%
COO    The Cooper Companies Inc.    0.83%
ACHN    Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    0.80%
JAZZ    Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    0.63%
CVD    Covance Inc.    0.62%
ABT    Abbott Laboratories    0.59%
AUXL    Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc.    0.54%
BCR    CR Bard Inc.    0.54%
GSK    GlaxoSmithKline plc    0.52%
MDCO    Medicines Co.    0.46%
NVS    Novartis AG    0.45%
PBH    Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.    0.41%
AKRX    Akorn, Inc.    0.37%
PRX    Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc.    0.34%
PRXL    PAREXEL International Corporation    0.31%
EXAS    Exact Sciences Corporation    0.25%
AGN    Allergan Inc.    0.20%
UNH    Unitedhealth Group, Inc.    0.18%
HS    HealthSpring Inc.    0.18%
CELG    Celgene Corporation    0.17%
TFX    Teleflex Incorporated    -0.18%
LNCR    Lincare Holdings Inc.    -0.21%
ZLTQ    ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.    -0.32%
JNJ    Johnson & Johnson    -0.36%
DXCM    DexCom, Inc.    -0.36%
WMGI    Wright Medical Group Inc.    -0.46%
CI    Cigna Corp.    -0.54%
DVA    DaVita, Inc.    -0.62%
GTIV    Gentiva Health Services Inc.    -0.65%
REGN    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    -0.71%
AMLN    Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    -0.77%
ALKS    Alkermes plc    -0.95%
MGLN    Magellan Health Services Inc.    -1.16%
AET    Aetna Inc.    -1.27%
UHS    Universal Health Services Inc.    -1.31%
PDLI    PDL BioPharma, Inc.    -1.31%
NKTR    Nektar Therapeutics    -1.32%
MRX    Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.    -1.40%
PRGO    Perrigo Co.    -1.46%
RMD    ResMed Inc.    -1.47%
MD    MEDNAX, Inc.    -1.51%
DGX    Quest Diagnostics Inc.    -1.61%
IPXL    Impax Laboratories Inc.    -1.66%
ALR    Alere Inc.    -1.68%
LIFE    Life Technologies Corporation    -1.69%
MDT    Medtronic, Inc.    -1.73%
NPSP    NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    -1.77%
THOR    Thoratec Corp.    -1.77%
MITI    Micromet, Inc.    -1.85%
VAR    Varian Medical Systems Inc.    -1.91%
AZN    AstraZeneca PLC    -2.04%
PKI    PerkinElmer Inc.    -2.06%
FRX    Forest Laboratories Inc.    -2.12%
SNY    Sanofi    -2.14%
LH    Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings    -2.16%
WPI    Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    -2.28%
AMSG    AmSurg Corp.    -2.28%
COV    Covidien plc    -2.30%
WLP    WellPoint Inc.    -2.33%
BIIB    Biogen Idec Inc.    -2.36%
HOLX    Hologic Inc.    -2.38%
HUM    Humana Inc.    -2.42%
ARIA    Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc.    -2.58%
HNT    Health Net, Inc.    -2.58%
AMED    Amedisys Inc.    -2.62%
MAKO    MAKO Surgical Corp.    -2.75%
CVH    Coventry Health Care Inc.    -2.78%
HRC    Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.    -2.78%
CFN    CareFusion Corporation    -3.02%
ONXX    Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    -3.03%
BDX    Becton, Dickinson and Company    -3.11%
HLS    HEALTHSOUTH Corp.    -3.19%
HWAY    Healthways Inc.    -3.24%
SLXP    Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.    -3.24%
SYK    Stryker Corp.    -3.43%
ZMH    Zimmer Holdings, Inc.    -3.53%
HMA    Health Management Associates Inc.    -3.69%
QCOR    Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    -3.73%
BSX    Boston Scientific Corporation    -3.75%
VRX    Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.    -3.78%
TMO    Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.    -3.94%
LPNT    Lifepoint Hospitals Inc.    -3.99%
XRAY    DENTSPLY International Inc.    -4.07%
VRUS    Pharmasset, Inc.    -4.07%
VIVO    Meridian Bioscience Inc.    -4.09%
WAT    Waters Corp.    -4.29%
BAX    Baxter International Inc.    -4.55%
GILD    Gilead Sciences Inc.    -4.74%
CRL    Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.    -4.77%
DNDN    Dendreon Corp.    -4.90%
CYH    Community Health Systems, Inc.    -4.94%
IMGN    Immunogen Inc.    -5.00%
HALO    Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.    -5.14%
ILMN    Illumina Inc.    -5.15%
MR    Mindray Medical International Limited    -5.32%
PODD    Insulet Corporation    -5.35%
THRX    Theravance Inc.    -5.36%
ESRX    Express Scripts Inc.    -5.37%
ISIS    Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    -5.47%
STE    Steris Corp.    -5.51%
VVUS    VIVUS Inc.    -5.52%
ALGN    Align Technology Inc.    -5.75%
MASI    Masimo Corporation    -6.10%
BMRN    BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.    -6.13%
RIGL    Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    -6.13%
STJ    St. Jude Medical Inc.    -6.31%
HLF    Herbalife Ltd.    -6.36%
ACOR    Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.    -6.46%
KND    Kindred Healthcare Inc.    -6.55%
MDVN    Medivation, Inc.    -6.93%
IRWD    Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.    -7.00%
ONTY    Oncothyreon Inc    -7.03%
ENZN    Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc.    -7.11%
HGSI    Human Genome Sciences Inc.    -7.29%
BKD    Brookdale Senior Living Inc.    -7.84%
AVEO    AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    -7.84%
NLNK    NewLink Genetics Corporation    -8.00%
WCG    WellCare Health Plans, Inc.    -8.13%
WCRX    Warner Chilcott plc    -8.60%
ABMD    Abiomed Inc.    -8.81%
SGEN    Seattle Genetics Inc.    -9.45%
NUVA    NuVasive, Inc.    -12.32%
AMRN    Amarin Corporation plc    -12.65%
IDIX    Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc.    -12.79%
PGNX    Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc.    -13.89%
AFFY    Affymax, Inc.    -17.02%
INHX    Inhibitex, Inc.    -29.10%
ITMN    InterMune Inc.    -35.90%

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