Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Rates of infection by the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus may have peaked in late October, but the pandemic flu virus continues to be a potential source of illness in all age groups, including the elderly, according to a new report by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
MADISON, N.J., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rates of infection by the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus may have peaked in late October, but the pandemic flu virus continues to be a potential source of illness in all age groups, including the elderly, according to a new report by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
MADISON, N.J., Nov. 20 -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the "Company") (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced today the final results for its previously announced cash tender offer (the "Te...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
MADISON, N.J., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New data released today by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the nation's leading provider of employment-related drug testing services, reveal that drug testing of hair specimens from employees and job applicants in the general U.S. workforce has tracked sharp downward trends in cocaine and methamphetamine use from 2005 to the first half of...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
MADISON, N.J., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced that the Simplexa Influenza A H1N1 (2009) test developed by its Focus Diagnostics business has been CE marked and is now available as a test kit for distribution to approximately 35 countries in Europe. Focus Diagnostics...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
MADISON, N.J., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the "Company") (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced today the determination of the pricing for its previously announced cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase any and all of its 5.125% Senior Notes due 2010 (the "2010 Notes")...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
MADISON, N.J., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced that it is scheduled to speak at the Lazard Capital Markets 6th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York City.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
MADISON, N.J., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the "Company") (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase any and all of its 5.125% Senior Notes due 2010 (the "2010 Notes") and any and all of its 7.50%...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
MADISON, N.J., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced that it is scheduled to speak at the Oppenheimer 20th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York City. The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 11:25 a.m. Eastern Time.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
MADISON, N.J., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced that for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, income from continuing operations rose to $192 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, from $160 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2008. In 2008,...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a second emergency use authorization (EUA) to Focus Diagnostics, the infectious disease diagnostics business of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), for its 2009 H1N1 influenza virus test. With the EUA, Focus Diagnostics is the only company in the U.S.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
MADISON, N.J., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a second emergency use authorization (EUA) to Focus Diagnostics, the infectious disease diagnostics business of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), for its 2009 H1N1 influenza virus test. With the EUA, Focus Diagnostics is the only company in the U.S. to offer test kits for detecting the...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
MADISON, N.J., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced today that its third quarter results will be made public on Tuesday, October 20, before the market opens. The company will hold its quarterly conference call with investors to discuss the results beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009
Focus Diagnostics, the infectious disease diagnostics business of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), announced that its Influenza A H1N1 (2009) Real Time RT-PCR test is now available as a test kit for use by "high complexity" clinical laboratories in the U.S.
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
Spreads were broadly wider in the US as all the indices deteriorated (with HY underperforming IG once again as both reached 3-4 week wides but IG maintained a very tight range like stocks while HY slipped all day). Indices generally outperformed intrinsics with skews widening in general as IG's skew decompressed as the index beat intrinsics (HY-IG and IG hedge technicals holding IG back), HVOL underperformed...
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