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JNJ -1.54% <\/p>\n
PFE -1.53% <\/p>\n
ABT -0.96% <\/p>\n
MRK -1.97% <\/p>\n
AMGN -0.23% <\/p>\n
Health care stocks were broadly lower today with the NYSE Health Care Sector Index declining about 1.1% and shares of health care companies in the S&P 500 slipping about 0.9% as a group. <\/p>\n
In company news, Organovo ( ONVO ) rose sharply on Friday following a television appearance late yesterday by the medical-device company's CEO explaining how its 3-D printer technology is being used to produce liver tissue for testing new drugs. <\/p>\n
The company's 3-D printer lays out 24 layers of human liver tissue, ONVO Chief Executive Keith Murphy said during an interview appearance Thursday on CNBC's \"Fast Money.\" <\/p>\n
The \"artificial\" livers also are proving to be a popular product for pharmaceutical companies, Murphy said. \"Big Pharma actually wants to use us a service,\" he said, noting how drug-makers can the printed liver tissue to study the potential effects of new medications, replacing animal models during pre-clinical trials. <\/p>\n
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Health Care Sector Update for 12\/12\/2014: ONVO,CCXI,EPRS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Top Health Care Stocks JNJ -1.54% PFE -1.53% ABT -0.96% MRK -1.97% AMGN -0.23% Health care stocks were broadly lower today with the NYSE Health Care Sector Index declining about 1.1% and shares of health care companies in the S&P 500 slipping about 0.9% as a group. In company news, Organovo ( ONVO ) rose sharply on Friday following a television appearance late yesterday by the medical-device company's CEO explaining how its 3-D printer technology is being used to produce liver tissue for testing new drugs. Continue reading