SEC Sleuth: Abbott Labs, Questcor, Dendreon, Express Scripts, and MAKO Surgical

In this video, Motley Fool health-care bureau chief Brenton Flynn takes a look through some recent SEC filings where investors don't often look for information, to discover some of the less-reported information on some of the biggest names in the health-care investments sector today. He discusses Abbott Labs (NYSE: ABT  ) and its coming spinoff AbbVie, a new indication for Questcor (Nasdaq: QCOR  ) , a savvy sell by Dendreon (Nasdaq: DNDN  ) , general pessimism about the economic climate from Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX  ) , and some uncertainty from MAKO Surgical (Nasdaq: MAKO  ) in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

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