A Shot in the Arm for Becton ; Its Fast-Selling Needles Making Flu Doses Go Further

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FRANKLIN LAKES - For a global medical technology company with 25,000 employees, Becton, Dickinson and Co. has kept a low profile, pouring its strong cash flow into research and development rather than advertising.

Aside from its cute SpongeBob and Dora the Explorer kids' digital thermometers, even its consumer products are hardly buzz- generators: ACE bandages and hot and cold packs, needles and syringes for diabetes patients, support hosiery and sports braces.

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A Shot in the Arm for Becton ; Its Fast-Selling Needles Making Flu Doses Go Further

But amid the nation's flu vaccine shortage, BD is seeing a surge in sales of its dose-sparing syringes, which have a special plunger that squeezes o...

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