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Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies   Shares of some top health care equipment companies were down at the close of trading: Baxter fell $2.34 or 3.3 percent, to $68.15.

Early Glance: Health Care Equipment companies  NEW YORK Shares of some top health care equipment companies are down at 10 a.m.: Baxter fell $.53 or .8 percent, to $69.96. Becton Dickinson fell $.94 or 1.1 percent, to $87.55.

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Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies  Baxter fell $2.34 or 3.3 percent, to $68.15. Becton Dickinson fell $.96 or 1.1 percent, to $87.53.

Midday Glance: Health Care Equipment companies  Baxter fell $1.46 or 2.1 percent, to $69.03. Becton Dickinson fell $1.16 or 1.3 percent, to $87.33.

Health Highlights: Aug. 25, 2008   Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

California Licenses 2 Companies to Offer Gene Services  Two closely watched companies that offer consumers information about their genes have received licenses that will allow them to continue to do business in California.

Senior Housing Properties buys health centers   Real estate investment trust Senior Housing Properties Trust said Monday it bought four health and wellness centers operated by Life Time Fitness Inc. for $100 million.

Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies   Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Baxter rose $1.05 or 1.5 percent, to $70.03.

Wyo. health officials investigate case of plague  The Wyoming Department of Health is investigating how a Boy Scout who visited northwest Wyoming became infected with bubonic plague.

Oil companies win ruling over drilling leases  Anadarko Petroleum Corp. was among a dozen oil companies that should be reimbursed more than $1 billion they paid the U.S. for leases to drill off the California coast, an appeals court ruled today.

Physicians: Insurance companies strong-arming endangers patient care  TOLEDO - Physicians in Ohio and across the country say that insurance companies are increasingly strong-arming doctors to provide the treatment that is best for the bottom line, not for the patient, a newspaper reported Sunday.

State clears genetic testing by three Bay Area companies  Genetic testing firms DNA Direct, Navigenics Inc. and 23andMe Inc. have the state Public Health Department’s swab of approval.