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Today, Anthem Inc., the second largest health insurer in America revealed that hackers broke into the company’s servers and stole social security numbers and other personal information. This is a massive data breach with the potential to expose the information of nearly 80 million Anthem customers and has the potential to be the largest health care related data breach in history. The company notes that accounts associated with Anthem Blue Cross, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Amerigroup, Caremore, Unicare, Healthlink, and DeCare were all part of...

It’s hard to appreciate good health until it’s gone. Likewise, medical stocks often are forgotten while tech companies and other sectors grab the headlines. But the IBD 50 list of elite stocks includes several medical companies, including four that report this week: Amerigroup (AGP), Endo Pharmaceuticals (ENDP), HealthSpring (HS) and Novo Nordisk (NVO).

The market is in a correction. Earthquakes, floods and violence dominate the news. Investors should be cautious, but still looking for future prospects. Demand for health care keeps growing even in tough times. Seven medical stocks are part of the elite IBD 50, up from four just two weeks ago They include Amerigroup (AGP), HealthSpring (HS), Novo Nordisk (NVO), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), Perrigo (PRGO), ViroPharma (VPHM) and Endo Pharmaceuticals (ENDP).