Health-Care Stocks Steal the Dow's Thunder

Markets were down across the board today, as all three major indexes saw small declines ranging between 0.2% and 0.4%. With Ben Bernanke testifying before Congress for the next two days, traders looked to get defensive; however, investors could turn to the health-care sector for valuation-changing headlines. Find out why these health-care stocks stole the Dow's thunder.

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