Here is some stock news Today: VirtualScopics (VSCP) lowers its FY12 revenue view to $12.5M - $13M from its prior $14M - $15M estimate, and below current FY12 consensus of $14.3M. The company attributes the downward revision to delays in new study initiations and analysis services, as well as a slow-down in decisions on pending outstanding proposals. Shares -11.7% AH
Xoma (XOMA -1.4%) says it's begun Phase 3 safety and efficacy studies of Gevokizumab, an antibody used to treat diabetes and inflammatory disorders.
Below these are the Top Healthcare Stocks on Ended of October 4, 2012.
Ticker Company Performance
INSM Insmed Incorporated 17.98%
NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. 4.34%
BRLI Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc. 4.01%
ZIOP ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. 3.89%
ALXA Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc. 3.50%
WLP WellPoint Inc. 3.41%
ARRY Array BioPharma, Inc. 2.94%
AMRN Amarin Corporation plc 2.88%
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 2.82%
NPSP NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.73%
SNSS Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2.64%
AFFY Affymax, Inc. 2.47%
LIFE Life Technologies Corporation 2.45%
ALR Alere Inc. 2.32%
FRX Forest Laboratories Inc. 2.16%
BSX Boston Scientific Corporation 2.11%
THOR Thoratec Corp. 2.07%
ALGN Align Technology Inc. 2.05%
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.04%
VVUS VIVUS Inc. 2.00%
UNH Unitedhealth Group, Inc. 1.95%
HOLX Hologic Inc. 1.94%
ELN Elan Corporation, plc 1.91%
ACOR Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. 1.78%
ROSG Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. 1.70%
AET Aetna Inc. 1.67%
ILMN Illumina Inc. 1.61%
THLD Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. 1.56%
NVS Novartis AG 1.44%
STJ St. Jude Medical Inc. 1.38%
COO The Cooper Companies Inc. 1.37%
ABT Abbott Laboratories 1.36%
PKI PerkinElmer Inc. 1.34%
ARIA Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. 1.28%
MDVN Medivation, Inc. 1.27%
HNT Health Net, Inc. 1.27%
MDF Metropolitan Health Networks Inc. 1.24%
SYK Stryker Corp. 1.18%
GSK GlaxoSmithKline plc 1.15%
MDT Medtronic, Inc. 1.10%
AZN AstraZeneca PLC 1.09%
WCRX Warner Chilcott plc 1.06%
HUM Humana Inc. 1.04%
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc 1.00%
BAX Baxter International Inc. 0.95%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.93%
CLSN Celsion Corp. 0.93%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 0.92%
WPI Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.88%
SPPI Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.84%
OREX Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. 0.83%
SIRO Sirona Dental Systems Inc. 0.82%
PDLI PDL BioPharma, Inc. 0.82%
AKRX Akorn, Inc. 0.76%
SNY Sanofi 0.75%
CELG Celgene Corporation 0.75%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 0.74%
CI Cigna Corp. 0.65%
DVA DaVita, Inc. 0.65%
CVH Coventry Health Care Inc. 0.64%
VAR Varian Medical Systems Inc. 0.62%
MYL Mylan, Inc. 0.57%
BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company 0.55%
COV Covidien plc 0.52%
SRZ Sunrise Senior Living Inc. 0.48%
SNTS Santarus, Inc. 0.44%
AGN Allergan Inc. 0.43%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 0.39%
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 0.39%
HLF Herbalife Ltd. 0.38%
HRC Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. 0.36%
CLDX Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. 0.31%
BMRN BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. 0.29%
NKTR Nektar Therapeutics 0.28%
ESRX Express Scripts Inc. 0.26%
UHS Universal Health Services Inc. 0.24%
SNTA Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. 0.21%
XRAY DENTSPLY International Inc. 0.21%
RMD ResMed Inc. 0.20%
MRX Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. 0.16%
WAT Waters Corp. 0.15%
PFE Pfizer Inc. 0.12%
KH China Kanghui Holdings 0.10%
IPXL Impax Laboratories Inc. 0.04%
ACHN Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.00%
VRX Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. -0.02%
ZMH Zimmer Holdings, Inc. -0.03%
ALXN Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -0.08%
BIIB Biogen Idec Inc. -0.24%
QCOR Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -0.26%
CFN CareFusion Corporation -0.28%
INCY Incyte Corporation -0.44%
UTHR United Therapeutics Corporation -0.46%
GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. -0.47%
AMGN Amgen Inc. -0.47%
ALKS Alkermes plc -0.49%
SCLN SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -0.51%
RIGL Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -0.53%
VPHM ViroPharma Inc. -0.53%
WCG WellCare Health Plans, Inc. -0.53%
TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited -0.64%
SLXP Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. -0.66%
ONXX Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -0.69%
CNC Centene Corp. -0.71%
HSP Hospira Inc. -0.89%
ARNA Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -0.90%
BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. -1.09%
CBST Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. -1.18%
HLS HEALTHSOUTH Corp. -1.66%
HMA Health Management Associates Inc. -1.69%
ISIS Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -1.72%
ELGX Endologix Inc. -1.81%
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp. -1.87%
HCA HCA Holdings, Inc. -2.13%
CYH Community Health Systems, Inc. -2.15%
HALO Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. -2.16%
ENDP Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. -2.84%
ITMN InterMune Inc. -3.16%
OPTR Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -6.24%
MAKO MAKO Surgical Corp. -6.86%
GMED Globus Medical, Inc. -7.30%
SRPT Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. -15.60%
NUVA NuVasive, Inc. -32.85%
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