EdgeWater 12/10/2010 9:31:51 AM
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Healthcare Stocks In Focus (UNH, GERN, AMGN)

Healthcare Stocks In Focus

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) fell 1.03% to $36.46. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UnitedHealth Group) is a diversified health and well-being company. The Company operates in four business segments: Health Benefits, which includes UnitedHealthcare, Ovations and AmeriChoice; OptumHealth; Ingenix and Prescription Solutions.  

The stock has average daily volume of 8.37 million shares. At current market price, the market capitalization of the company stands at $40.10 billion.

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) lost 1.44% to $4.79. Geron Corporation (Geron) is a biopharmaceutical company that is developing biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer and chronic degenerative diseases, including spinal cord injury, heart failure and diabetes. The Company is advancing telomerase targeted therapies, including an anti-cancer drug and a cancer vaccine, through multiple clinical trials.

Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) is up 0.33% to $53.46. The 52-week range of the stock is $50.26-$61.26. The stock is down more than 5% year-to-date.  

Amgen Inc. (Amgen) is an independent biotechnology medicines company. The Company discovers, develops, manufactures and markets medicines for grievous illnesses. It focuses on human therapeutics and concentrates on medicines based on advances in cellular and molecular biology.

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