ABBOTT PARK, Ill., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott will present at the Cowen and Company 29th Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 17. Thomas C. Freyman, executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer, will make a formal presentation on the company at 8:30 a.m. Central time. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be accessible through Abbott's Investor Relations Web site at http://www.abbottinvestor.com/. An archived edition of the presentation will be available later that day. About Abbott Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company employs more than 72,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries. Abbott's news releases and other information are available on the company's Web site at http://www.abbott.com/. DATASOURCE: Abbott CONTACT: Media, Adelle Infante, +1-847-938-8745, or Financial, Larry Peepo, +1-847-935-6722, both of Abbott Web Site: http://www.abbott.com/

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