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Omega reports $5.9 million net loss for first quarter 2011

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. today announced its results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2011.

4 May 2011

Thoratec reports $99.5 million revenue for first quarter 2011

Thoratec Corporation, a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, said today that revenues from continuing operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 were $99.5 million versus revenues of $99.3 million in the same period a year ago.

4 May 2011

Tenet net operating revenues increase 7.1% to $2.506 billion for first quarter 2011

Tenet Healthcare Corporation today reported adjusted EBITDA of $379 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, an increase of $81 million, or 27.2 percent, compared to $298 million for the first quarter of 2010.

4 May 2011

Henry Schein first quarter net sales increase 10.6% to $1.9 billion

Henry Schein, Inc., the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners, today reported record financial results for the quarter ended March 26, 2011.

3 May 2011

Cynosure first quarter revenues increase 16% to $21.9 million

Cynosure, Inc. today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

3 May 2011

Techne decides to pay a dividend of $0.27 per share for quarter ended March 31, 2011

Techne Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has decided to pay a dividend of $0.27 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

From BiosPacific, Inc. 3 May 2011

Mylan reports EPS of $0.44 for three months ended March 31, 2011

Mylan Inc. today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

3 May 2011

MEDNAX first quarter revenue increases 15% to $382.3 million

MEDNAX, Inc. today reported earnings per share of 94 cents for the three months ended March 31, 2011, that were driven by strong revenue growth from both acquisitions and same-unit revenue, that led to operating margin expansion.

3 May 2011

Transcend closes previously announced acquisition of DTS America

TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC., a leading provider of clinical documentation services to the U.S. healthcare market, announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of Nashville, Tennessee-based DTS America, Inc., effective April 30, 2011.

3 May 2011

Techne net earnings decrease 4.1% to $31.1 million for quarter ended March 31, 2011

Techne Corporation's consolidated pretax net earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 increased 9.5% to $45.4 million compared with $41.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, mainly as a result of increased sales and foreign exchange transaction gains, partially offset by increased selling, general and administrative expenses.

From BiosPacific, Inc. 3 May 2011

Techne acquires Tocris Holdings

Techne Corporation announced today that it has acquired 100% ownership of Tocris Holdings Limited and subsidiaries, a leading supplier of reagents for non-clinical life science research.

3 May 2011

Ipsen first quarter sales increase 6.1% to €285.8 million

Ipsen reported today its sales for the first quarter 2011.

3 May 2011

Toronto Stock Exchange approves Medical Facilities' normal course issuer bid for 851,437 IPSs

Medical Facilities Corporation, announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange has approved its notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid for up to 851,437 of its outstanding income participating securities, representing 3% of the number of 28,381,250 IPSs issued and outstanding as of May 2, 2011.

3 May 2011

IASIS Healthcare acquires St. Joseph Medical Center

IASIS Healthcare LLC today announced the completion of its acquisition of a 79% ownership interest in St. Joseph Medical Center a 792 licensed bed facility in downtown Houston, Texas.

3 May 2011

Omnicell first quarter revenue is $57.2 million for 2011

Omnicell, Inc., a leading global provider of system solutions to acute healthcare facilities, today announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

From Omnicell, Inc. 3 May 2011

PAREXEL third quarter revenue increases 3.5% to $301.4 million

PAREXEL International Corporation today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2011.

From Parexel 3 May 2011

VITAS acquires operating assets of Alabama-based Family Comfort Hospice

Chemed Corporation today announced that its VITAS Healthcare Corporation subsidiary has acquired the operating assets of Family Comfort Hospice based in Alabama, effective April 29, 2011.

3 May 2011

Caliper first quarter revenue increases 25% to $35.8 million

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2011. First quarter revenue increased to $35.8 million, or 25%, from $28.7 million in the same period of 2010.

2 May 2011

CHS to acquire Tenet for $7.25 per share

Community Health Systems, Inc. today announced that it has raised its all-cash offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Tenet Healthcare Corporation to $7.25 per share from $6.00 per share.

2 May 2011

Teva signs definitive agreement to acquire Cephalon shares for $6.8 billion

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Cephalon, Inc. today announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Teva will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Cephalon for $81.50 per share in cash, or a total enterprise value of approximately $6.8 billion. The transaction is not conditioned on financing and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2011.

2 May 2011