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Health Stocks to Watch: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY)

John Meady03 mins

Earlier this month, Vivus Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) said it filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Actavis PLC ( ACT ) alleging that the drug maker’s planned generic version of weight-loss drug Qsymia infringes its patents. VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) stock performance was 3.97% in last session and finished the day at $5.50. Traded volume was 4.47million shares in the last…

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Hot Watch List: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA), Biogen Idec Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB)

Mark DeFrance03 mins

Drugmaker Vivus Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit against Actavis PLC and its affiliates in a New Jersey federal court over its bid with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell a generic version of company’ prescription weight-loss drug Qsymia. VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) stock performance was -0.19% in last session and…

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Healthcare Active Movers; Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

Jason Knox02 mins

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 59,856,772 shares, a growth of 14.0% from the April 30th total of 52,494,773 shares, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. Pfizer…

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Notable Movers: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA), Bayer AG (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BAYRY)

Jason Knox02 mins

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) Insider Geno J. Germano unloaded 30,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.68, for a total value of $890,400.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 263,495 shares of the company’s…

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Hot Biotech Watch List: InterMune Inc (NASDAQ:ITMN), Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:MACK), China Biologic Products (NASDAQ:CBPO), VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA)

Kristen Barton03 mins

InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITMN) on 27 May 2014 announced that it has resubmitted its pirfenidone New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to a Complete Response Letter (CRL) received in May 2010. Pirfenidone is being developed for the treatment of adult patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). InterMune Inc…

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Hot Stocks: VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW), Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON), AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA)

Richard Atkins03 mins

VMware, Inc (NYSE:VMW) COO Carl M. Eschenbach unloaded 5,897 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.05, for a total value of $560,509.85. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 81,879 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately…

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