Profits for Hologic during its fiscal 1st quarter plunge some 85% as it digests its $4 billion merger with Gen-Probe and raises its earnings outlook for the full fiscal year.

Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) saw its fiscal 1st-quarter profits plunge 85% on costs related to its $4 billion buyout of diagnostics giant Gen-Probe, despite nearly 34% top-line growth.
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