“We make this statement not with the expectation that J&J will 'win' Guidant, but rather based on our view that the company absent Guidant is worth owning.”
“AIDS Healthcare Foundation applauds the California Senate for its timely and unanimous vote on SB 699 earlier today, and we fully expect the Assembly to quickly move this crucial piece of legislation on to the Governor's desk. We are heartened that the Senate recognized the urgency of this bill. Every day that goes by without approval of this legislation puts California further at risk of losing millions in federal HIV/AIDS funding for care and services for those living with HIV/AIDS in California.”
“Following today's announcement, we expect the Street to begin a process of revaluing Boston Scientific shares, resulting in a higher forward multiple, and despite a significant hit to future earnings, a natural upward bias to the shares.”
“Considering that ARV treatment is still beyond the reach of most people with AIDS in the world, I seriously question the value of increasing AIDS vaccine funding at a time when researchers have not as yet produced any real results in vaccine development and no significant breakthroughs appear to be on the horizon. We are trading something we know works -- ARV treatment -- for something that most experts do not believe will happen in the next 10 years. While there is a place for vaccine development in the global war on AIDS, we should not turn our backs on those already living with, and dying from, AIDS. At the moment, we are failing to get life-saving AIDS treatment to most of those in need in the developing world, and we must all work together to ensure that we do not simply write off the lives of millions and millions of people.”
“I don't want people to think that because Stryker had encouraging commentary and is giving attractive guidance for 2006 that necessarily means that orthopedics are back.”
“There will be exhibits focusing on his radio work, his television work and his work as a teacher and scholar. The idea is to honor this man, this genius, this 20th century creative giant, by representing him in full.”
