We have delivered on our promise of achieving a turnaround in 1998 and double-digit earnings growth for the full year,

We continue to deliver on the promise we made when we began our turnaround in 1997 of achieving annual double digit earnings growth, ... Our results this quarter were again driven by strong growth in the U.S., where prescription sales increased 28 percent.

Our cholesterol franchise continues to be a critical growth driver.

We have now registered our fourth consecutive quarter of strong sales growth and our third consecutive quarter of higher earnings, excluding special items,

The ripple effects from the migration to IP Telephony and converged networks are being felt across the enterprise, and promise major gains in the contact center. As a reality check, we've invited contact center executives who've actually implemented IP-based systems to share their experiences what worked, what didn't and why.

The promise of stem cell research is that instead of prescribing medication and rehabilitation for people with heart attacks, strokes, spinal cord injuries and Alzheimer's disease, we will cure them.