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 April 2, 2012.Also check out my Top 2011 Stock Gainers, Stocks to Buy 2012.You can also check previous stocks to buy reports- Right Here
Here is some stock news Today:
Leerink Swann weighs in on the delay the FDA imposed on Vivus (VVUS) over approval for its Qnexa weight-loss drug, saying the firm should still have "firstmover advantage" for the highly-anticipated drug. Shares of VVUS have trimmed their premarket loss to -0.2%.
Shares of ViroPharma (VPHM) sink 18.4% premarket after rivals Watson Pharmaceuticals and Akorn (AKRX) both launch generic versions of Vancocin. The company says that it intends to file a complaint seeking an injunction to set aside the FDA approvals on the drugs and restore its exclusivity.
Watson Pharmaceuticals (WPI) receives FDA approval for a generic version of Vancocin and plans to begin shipping the products immediately
Below these are the Top Healthcare Stocks on Ended day April 4, 2012.
Ticker Company Performance
ANIK Anika Therapeutics Inc. 6.06%
TSPT Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 5.67%
SCLN SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 5.56%
VTUS Ventrus Biosciences Inc. 5.21%
QCOR Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.87%
VVUS VIVUS Inc. 1.73%
GTIV Gentiva Health Services Inc. 1.24%
POZN POZEN Inc. 1.20%
MAKO MAKO Surgical Corp. 0.86%
SMA Symmetry Medical, Inc. 0.85%
CRIS Curis Inc. 0.84%
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc 0.79%
SEM Select Medical Holdings Corporation 0.56%
ILMN Illumina Inc. 0.55%
ARQL ArQule Inc. 0.25%
ZOLL ZOLL Medical Corp. 0.05%
GSK GlaxoSmithKline plc 0.00%
NVS Novartis AG -0.22%
ISTA ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. -0.22%
SNY Sanofi -0.30%
AZN AstraZeneca PLC -0.34%
MDCO Medicines Co. -0.35%
RIGL Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -0.38%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. -0.39%
HCA HCA Holdings, Inc. -0.41%
UTHR United Therapeutics Corporation -0.47%
MMSI Merit Medical Systems, Inc. -0.50%
CELG Celgene Corporation -0.50%
ABT Abbott Laboratories -0.54%
CRL Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. -0.58%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson -0.64%
ZMH Zimmer Holdings, Inc. -0.88%
IDIX Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. -0.99%
BSX Boston Scientific Corporation -1.02%
ESRX Express Scripts Inc. -1.09%
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp. -1.10%
AGN Allergan Inc. -1.11%
HRC Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. -1.15%
MDT Medtronic, Inc. -1.18%
RMD ResMed Inc. -1.20%
BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company -1.24%
TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited -1.24%
COO The Cooper Companies Inc. -1.27%
PRGO Perrigo Co. -1.29%
PFE Pfizer Inc. -1.30%
BCR CR Bard Inc. -1.31%
XRAY DENTSPLY International Inc. -1.31%
VAR Varian Medical Systems Inc. -1.34%
HLF Herbalife Ltd. -1.42%
WPI Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -1.44%
BMRN BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. -1.46%
LIFE Life Technologies Corporation -1.47%
AMGN Amgen Inc. -1.47%
KND Kindred Healthcare Inc. -1.47%
UNH Unitedhealth Group, Inc. -1.47%
OREX Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. -1.48%
VRX Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. -1.50%
BIIB Biogen Idec Inc. -1.56%
MASI Masimo Corporation -1.57%
SYK Stryker Corp. -1.60%
ERT eResearchTechnology, Inc. -1.63%
MD MEDNAX, Inc. -1.65%
AMLN Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -1.66%
HMA Health Management Associates Inc. -1.67%
AET Aetna Inc. -1.71%
DVA DaVita, Inc. -1.72%
HGSI Human Genome Sciences Inc. -1.76%
COV Covidien plc -1.78%
BAX Baxter International Inc. -1.85%
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -1.87%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. -1.88%
MDF Metropolitan Health Networks Inc. -1.88%
MDVN Medivation, Inc. -1.89%
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company -1.90%
VOLC Volcano Corporation -1.90%
ALXN Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -1.91%
CBST Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. -1.92%
FRX Forest Laboratories Inc. -1.94%
SGEN Seattle Genetics Inc. -1.95%
THOR Thoratec Corp. -1.98%
WAT Waters Corp. -2.01%
HLS HEALTHSOUTH Corp. -2.06%
CFN CareFusion Corporation -2.14%
UAM Universal American Corp -2.15%
CVD Covance Inc. -2.16%
EXEL Exelixis, Inc. -2.17%
PKI PerkinElmer Inc. -2.19%
ENDP Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. -2.19%
CI Cigna Corp. -2.20%
MRX Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. -2.24%
HUM Humana Inc. -2.26%
CVH Coventry Health Care Inc. -2.26%
LNCR Lincare Holdings Inc. -2.31%
NUVA NuVasive, Inc. -2.33%
NKTR Nektar Therapeutics -2.35%
AUXL Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. -2.38%
ONXX Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -2.39%
ELN Elan Corporation, plc -2.41%
ALR Alere Inc. -2.42%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. -2.43%
ECYT Endocyte, Inc. -2.43%
GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. -2.45%
NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. -2.46%
PLX Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. -2.47%
WCRX Warner Chilcott plc -2.47%
BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. -2.47%
DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc. -2.52%
ALKS Alkermes plc -2.52%
WLP WellPoint Inc. -2.56%
ONTY Oncothyreon Inc -2.58%
AKRX Akorn, Inc. -2.59%
PDLI PDL BioPharma, Inc. -2.67%
MYL Mylan, Inc. -2.70%
HSP Hospira Inc. -2.77%
PRXL PAREXEL International Corporation -2.78%
CYH Community Health Systems, Inc. -2.80%
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp. -2.85%
HWAY Healthways Inc. -2.87%
DEPO DepoMed Inc. -2.88%
UHS Universal Health Services Inc. -2.91%
NPSP NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -2.92%
AMRN Amarin Corporation plc -2.94%
OPK Opko Health, Inc. -2.95%
AMED Amedisys Inc. -3.06%
SRZ Sunrise Senior Living Inc. -3.13%
INCY Incyte Corporation -3.16%
HOLX Hologic Inc. -3.20%
MAPP MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -3.23%
SLXP Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. -3.25%
ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -3.29%
HALO Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. -3.34%
ARIA Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. -3.38%
EXAS Exact Sciences Corporation -3.45%
ACHN Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -3.47%
LH Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings -3.49%
ZIOP ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. -3.58%
THRX Theravance Inc. -3.60%
PCYC Pharmacyclics Inc. -3.65%
IMGN Immunogen Inc. -3.67%
SUNH Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. -3.70%
ARAY Accuray Incorporated -3.77%
HNT Health Net, Inc. -3.92%
BABY Natus Medical Inc. -3.98%
OPTR Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -3.99%
DXCM DexCom, Inc. -4.11%
SNTS Santarus, Inc. -4.41%
DVAX Dynavax Technologies Corporation -4.66%
ISIS Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -4.68%
VPHM ViroPharma Inc. -4.82%
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated -4.84%
AGP AMERIGROUP Corporation -4.85%
STJ St. Jude Medical Inc. -5.03%
ACOR Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. -5.09%
SPPI Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -5.97%
DNDN Dendreon Corp. -6.14%
AFFY Affymax, Inc. -6.44%
BCRX BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -7.11%
WCG WellCare Health Plans, Inc. -7.35%
THLD Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. -8.45%
CLDX Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. -9.36%
CNC Centene Corp. -15.41%
ITMN InterMune Inc. -15.58%
MOH Molina Healthcare Inc. -26.74%
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Here is some stock news Today:
Leerink Swann weighs in on the delay the FDA imposed on Vivus (VVUS) over approval for its Qnexa weight-loss drug, saying the firm should still have "firstmover advantage" for the highly-anticipated drug. Shares of VVUS have trimmed their premarket loss to -0.2%.
Shares of ViroPharma (VPHM) sink 18.4% premarket after rivals Watson Pharmaceuticals and Akorn (AKRX) both launch generic versions of Vancocin. The company says that it intends to file a complaint seeking an injunction to set aside the FDA approvals on the drugs and restore its exclusivity.
Watson Pharmaceuticals (WPI) receives FDA approval for a generic version of Vancocin and plans to begin shipping the products immediately
Below these are the Top Healthcare Stocks on Ended day April 4, 2012.
Ticker Company Performance
ANIK Anika Therapeutics Inc. 6.06%
TSPT Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 5.67%
SCLN SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 5.56%
VTUS Ventrus Biosciences Inc. 5.21%
QCOR Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.87%
VVUS VIVUS Inc. 1.73%
GTIV Gentiva Health Services Inc. 1.24%
POZN POZEN Inc. 1.20%
MAKO MAKO Surgical Corp. 0.86%
SMA Symmetry Medical, Inc. 0.85%
CRIS Curis Inc. 0.84%
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc 0.79%
SEM Select Medical Holdings Corporation 0.56%
ILMN Illumina Inc. 0.55%
ARQL ArQule Inc. 0.25%
ZOLL ZOLL Medical Corp. 0.05%
GSK GlaxoSmithKline plc 0.00%
NVS Novartis AG -0.22%
ISTA ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. -0.22%
SNY Sanofi -0.30%
AZN AstraZeneca PLC -0.34%
MDCO Medicines Co. -0.35%
RIGL Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -0.38%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. -0.39%
HCA HCA Holdings, Inc. -0.41%
UTHR United Therapeutics Corporation -0.47%
MMSI Merit Medical Systems, Inc. -0.50%
CELG Celgene Corporation -0.50%
ABT Abbott Laboratories -0.54%
CRL Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. -0.58%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson -0.64%
ZMH Zimmer Holdings, Inc. -0.88%
IDIX Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. -0.99%
BSX Boston Scientific Corporation -1.02%
ESRX Express Scripts Inc. -1.09%
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp. -1.10%
AGN Allergan Inc. -1.11%
HRC Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. -1.15%
MDT Medtronic, Inc. -1.18%
RMD ResMed Inc. -1.20%
BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company -1.24%
TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited -1.24%
COO The Cooper Companies Inc. -1.27%
PRGO Perrigo Co. -1.29%
PFE Pfizer Inc. -1.30%
BCR CR Bard Inc. -1.31%
XRAY DENTSPLY International Inc. -1.31%
VAR Varian Medical Systems Inc. -1.34%
HLF Herbalife Ltd. -1.42%
WPI Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -1.44%
BMRN BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. -1.46%
LIFE Life Technologies Corporation -1.47%
AMGN Amgen Inc. -1.47%
KND Kindred Healthcare Inc. -1.47%
UNH Unitedhealth Group, Inc. -1.47%
OREX Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. -1.48%
VRX Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. -1.50%
BIIB Biogen Idec Inc. -1.56%
MASI Masimo Corporation -1.57%
SYK Stryker Corp. -1.60%
ERT eResearchTechnology, Inc. -1.63%
MD MEDNAX, Inc. -1.65%
AMLN Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -1.66%
HMA Health Management Associates Inc. -1.67%
AET Aetna Inc. -1.71%
DVA DaVita, Inc. -1.72%
HGSI Human Genome Sciences Inc. -1.76%
COV Covidien plc -1.78%
BAX Baxter International Inc. -1.85%
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -1.87%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. -1.88%
MDF Metropolitan Health Networks Inc. -1.88%
MDVN Medivation, Inc. -1.89%
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company -1.90%
VOLC Volcano Corporation -1.90%
ALXN Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -1.91%
CBST Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. -1.92%
FRX Forest Laboratories Inc. -1.94%
SGEN Seattle Genetics Inc. -1.95%
THOR Thoratec Corp. -1.98%
WAT Waters Corp. -2.01%
HLS HEALTHSOUTH Corp. -2.06%
CFN CareFusion Corporation -2.14%
UAM Universal American Corp -2.15%
CVD Covance Inc. -2.16%
EXEL Exelixis, Inc. -2.17%
PKI PerkinElmer Inc. -2.19%
ENDP Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. -2.19%
CI Cigna Corp. -2.20%
MRX Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. -2.24%
HUM Humana Inc. -2.26%
CVH Coventry Health Care Inc. -2.26%
LNCR Lincare Holdings Inc. -2.31%
NUVA NuVasive, Inc. -2.33%
NKTR Nektar Therapeutics -2.35%
AUXL Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. -2.38%
ONXX Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -2.39%
ELN Elan Corporation, plc -2.41%
ALR Alere Inc. -2.42%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. -2.43%
ECYT Endocyte, Inc. -2.43%
GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. -2.45%
NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. -2.46%
PLX Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. -2.47%
WCRX Warner Chilcott plc -2.47%
BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. -2.47%
DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc. -2.52%
ALKS Alkermes plc -2.52%
WLP WellPoint Inc. -2.56%
ONTY Oncothyreon Inc -2.58%
AKRX Akorn, Inc. -2.59%
PDLI PDL BioPharma, Inc. -2.67%
MYL Mylan, Inc. -2.70%
HSP Hospira Inc. -2.77%
PRXL PAREXEL International Corporation -2.78%
CYH Community Health Systems, Inc. -2.80%
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp. -2.85%
HWAY Healthways Inc. -2.87%
DEPO DepoMed Inc. -2.88%
UHS Universal Health Services Inc. -2.91%
NPSP NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -2.92%
AMRN Amarin Corporation plc -2.94%
OPK Opko Health, Inc. -2.95%
AMED Amedisys Inc. -3.06%
SRZ Sunrise Senior Living Inc. -3.13%
INCY Incyte Corporation -3.16%
HOLX Hologic Inc. -3.20%
MAPP MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -3.23%
SLXP Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. -3.25%
ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -3.29%
HALO Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. -3.34%
ARIA Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. -3.38%
EXAS Exact Sciences Corporation -3.45%
ACHN Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -3.47%
LH Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings -3.49%
ZIOP ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. -3.58%
THRX Theravance Inc. -3.60%
PCYC Pharmacyclics Inc. -3.65%
IMGN Immunogen Inc. -3.67%
SUNH Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. -3.70%
ARAY Accuray Incorporated -3.77%
HNT Health Net, Inc. -3.92%
BABY Natus Medical Inc. -3.98%
OPTR Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -3.99%
DXCM DexCom, Inc. -4.11%
SNTS Santarus, Inc. -4.41%
DVAX Dynavax Technologies Corporation -4.66%
ISIS Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -4.68%
VPHM ViroPharma Inc. -4.82%
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated -4.84%
AGP AMERIGROUP Corporation -4.85%
STJ St. Jude Medical Inc. -5.03%
ACOR Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. -5.09%
SPPI Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -5.97%
DNDN Dendreon Corp. -6.14%
AFFY Affymax, Inc. -6.44%
BCRX BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -7.11%
WCG WellCare Health Plans, Inc. -7.35%
THLD Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. -8.45%
CLDX Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. -9.36%
CNC Centene Corp. -15.41%
ITMN InterMune Inc. -15.58%
MOH Molina Healthcare Inc. -26.74%
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