According to IrishTimes.com, “Medical device maker Stryker says it will buy Physio-Control International for $1.28 billion in cash to expand its emergency medical services business.  The company, which employees almost 1,000 people in Ireland, also raised its full-year earnings forecast for the second time this month.”  For more information on this transaction, please visit: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/health-pharma/stryker-to-buy-physio-control-for-1-3bn-1.2536794