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Headquarter: 100 Abbott Park Road Abbott Park, IL 60064 USA - Map

Abbott Laboratories is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a diversified line of healthcare products. It has four segments. The Pharmaceutical Products segment?s products include adult and pediatric pharmaceuticals, which are sold worldwide primarily on the prescription or recommendation of physicians. The Diagnostic Products segment?s products include diagnostic systems and tests for blood banks, hospitals, commercial laboratories, physicians? offices, alternate care testing sites, plasma protein therapeutic companies and consumers. The Nutritional Products segment?s products include a line of pediatric and adult nutritionals. The Vascular Products segment?s products include a line of coronary, endovascular and vessel closure devices used in the treatment of vascular disease. On December 13, 2006, it acquired Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. On April 21, 2006, the Company acquired Guidant Corporation?s vascular intervention and endovascular solutions businesses. More from Reuters »