Healthcare Active Runners: Express Scripts Holding (NASDAQ:ESRX), Zogenix (NASDAQ:ZGNX), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Express Scripts (NASDAQ:ESRX) announced that it has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, an independent center of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and governance, as a 2014 World’s Most Ethical Company Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) stock performance was -1.19% in last session and finished the day at $76.99. Traded volume was 13,770,673 million shares in the last session and the average volume … Continue reading Healthcare Active Runners: Express Scripts Holding (NASDAQ:ESRX), Zogenix (NASDAQ:ZGNX), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Healthcare Most Volatile: Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Intrexon (NYSE:XON), Enzon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ENZN)

Idenix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDIX) , which had its hepatitis C drugs put on clinical hold because it had a similar structure to Bristol-Myers Squibb’s BMS-986094, which had serious cardiac side effects. Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX) stock performance was -6.45% in last session and finished the day at $7.11. Traded volume was 3,306,727 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained … Continue reading Healthcare Most Volatile: Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Intrexon (NYSE:XON), Enzon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ENZN)

Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) SVP Nicholas Naclerio unloaded 2,000 shares of Illumina stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) stock performance was -5.42% in last session and finished the day at $152.60. Traded volume was 4,483,791 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 1.99 million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.44. Illumina, … Continue reading Healthcare Bearish Stocks: Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN), The Clorox Co (NYSE:CLX), Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ:DYAX), Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALXN)

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) rose 7.45% last week, as health-care providers are starting to see increased membership, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. UnitedHealth competitor WellPoint, in particular, increased its full-year guidance this past week and expects more than 1 million new health plan members this year. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) stock performance was -0.23% in last session and finished the day at $81.34. Traded volume … Continue reading Healthcare New Highs: UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH), WellPoint Inc (NYSE:WLP), Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD), Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:SKBI)

Biota Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BOTA) presented an update on the company at the 26th Annual ROTH Conference at 12:30 p.m. PDT, March 11, 2014, at The Ritz-Carlton, Dana Point in California. Biota Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:BOTA) stock performance was 10.15% in last session and finished the day at $6.62. Traded volume was 449,674 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained … Continue reading Healthcare Bullish Stocks: Biota Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BOTA), OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:OGXI), Vermillion (NASDAQ:VRML), Genetic Technologies (NASDAQ:GENE)

U.S. health regulators on Friday approved a Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) drug to treat psoriatic arthritis, a type of arthritis associated with the skin disease psoriasis that causes joint pain, stiffness and swelling. Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) stock performance was -3.74% in last session and finished the day at $144.40. Traded volume was 9.50million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained … Continue reading Biotech Active Stocks: Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Cell Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CTIC), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:INO)