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5 hrs ago | Motley Fool

Make Millions From Thousands

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Legg Mason, Financial Services, Investment Services, Financial Markets

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Ventura County Star

Wesely-Thomas Enterprises weathering its second recession just fine

Wesely-Thomas Enterprises CEO Carl Wesely takes a look around an operating room at Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center in Thousand Oaks on Friday.

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Related Topix: Thousand Oaks, CA, Ventura Metro, Ventura, CA, Westlake Village, CA, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Fri Nov 06, 2009

BioWorld

Amgen's Vectibix Misses Mark, But Data Inspire Some Optimism

Although Amgen Inc.'s Phase III Vectibix-Folfox combination met its main goal - to improve progression-free survival in patients with advanced colorectal cancer in the first-line setting - it missed its secondary endpoint of overall survival, the company reported Thursday.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Colorectal Health, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Oncology

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Pharmaceutical Processing

Amgen Announces Overall Survival Results for Vectibix in First-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Amgen today announced that the Phase 3 PRIME "203" trial evaluating Vectibix administered in combination with FOLFOX as a first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer failed to meet a secondary endpoint of overall survival.

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Related Topix: Colorectal Health, Health, Biotech, Healthcare Industry

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Amylin signs obesity drug deal with Takeda

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. says it could potentially receive more than $1 billion from a partnership with Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Industry, Science / Technology, Cancer, Health, Bristol Myers Squibb, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals

Tue Nov 03, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Hawaii participates in fraud case against drug maker Amgen

Hawaii is one of several states suing biotechnology behemoth Amgen Inc. for allegedly giving kickbacks to medical providers to help boost sales of the anemia drug Aranesp.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Mon Nov 02, 2009

IndyStar.com

Indiana, other states sue biotech firm Amgen

Amgen Inc., the world's largest biotechnology company, is being sued by Indiana, New York and 13 other states following an investigation into a national kickback scheme to boost drug sales, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Science / Technology, AmerisourceBergen

Customer Interaction Solutions

Stock-PR.com Announces Daily Stock Watch: NVAX, HGSI, AMGN

Stock-PR.com, a division of Crown Equity Holdings Inc. tracks stocks daily and is pleased to offer its hot stock alerts.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Biotech, Novavax, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Human Genome Sciences, Marketing, Biology, Science

Sun Nov 01, 2009

OfficialWire

State AGs Suing U.S. Drug Maker Amgen

Several state attorneys general allege the U.S. biotechnology firm Amgen Inc. has engaged in illegal kickbacks to help sales of its anemia drug Aranesp.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Law, Law, Washington DC

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Los Angeles Business Journal Online -...

Amgen Sued Over Alleged Kickbacks

Amgen Inc. on Friday was sued by 14 states and the District of Columbia, which accuse the Thousand Oaks biotech of offering kickbacks to medical providers to boost sales of its troubled anemia drug Aranesp.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Frisco, TX, Epogen, Procrit, Epoetin Alfa (generic), Medication

Earth Times

Large Study of Anemia Treatment in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients...

Amgen today announced the publication of results from TREAT , a large, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 pivotal study of patients with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis, moderate anemia and type-2 diabetes.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Law, Law

Fri Oct 30, 2009

KSDK NewsChannel 5

Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp

A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Epogen, Procrit, Epoetin Alfa (generic), Medication, Biotech, Healthcare Industry

ABC News

15 States Sue Amgen Alleging Kickback Scheme

Biotechnology behemoth Amgen Inc. is being sued by 15 states alleging a scheme of kickbacks to medical providers to help boost sales of the anemia drug Aranesp.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, South San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Motley Fool

Eye on Insiders: Amgen

Watching insiders is like participating in a weeks-long stakeout. You expect something to happen, but you don't know what.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Drink, Coffee, Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Health

Fox News

Market Winners & Losers: New York Times, Janus Capital

The major indexes rocked Thursday's session with gains across the board. The Dow closed up 1.3%, the S&P added 1.1% and the Nasdaq moved higher by 0.7%. Here are Thursday's winners and losers: Winners New York Times Co.

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Related Topix: Investment Services, Janus Capital Group, Publishing, Financial Services, New York Times, Banking, Pnc Financial Services GroupThe, Real Estate, Prologis, Insurance, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Wed Oct 28, 2009

The Biotech Stock Blog

Earnings Preview: Amgen

Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of $1.27 on revenue of $3.79B. The consensus range is $1.20-$1.34 for EPS, and $3.73B-$3.88B for revenue, according to First Call.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Motley Fool

The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Genzyme 's manufacturing issues just won't go away. Four months after the company announced that it had shut down a manufacturing plant because of viral contamination, it's still dealing with the aftermath.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Genzyme General, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Law, Law

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Morningstar

Stocks Slide Lower After Beige Book Unsettles Optimism; EBay and Amgen Report After Hours

U.S. Market Stocks started the day higher after a fresh round of before-market earnings reports, but gave back their gains this afternoon.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, eBay, Startups, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Banking, Bancorp Rhode Island, Financial Services

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Bloomberg

Amgen Profit Rises 24% on Cost Cuts; Shares Fall on Delayed Bone Treatment

Amgen Inc., the worlda s largest biotechnology company, said profit increased 24 percent on cost cuts.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Startups, Cuts, Prostate Cancer, US News

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Bloomberg

Amgen Profit Rises 24% as Core Drug Sales Beat Estimates; Forecast Raised

Amgen Inc., the worlda s largest biotechnology company, said third-quarter profit rose 24 percent as sales of most of its core drugs beat analystsa estimates.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

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