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Amgen Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Amgen.

Results 1 - 20 of 870 in Amgen

  1. Health Winners & Losers: Abbott LabsRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | TheStreet.com

    ... in fact, was in the green, with the exception of King Pharmaceuticals KG . King gave up 22 cents, or 2%, to $10.49. Amgen AMGN , AstraZeneca AZN , GlaxoSmithKline GSK and Sanofi-Aventis SNY were each with 3%-plus gains. Meanwhile, Abbott ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca Group, SanofiSynthlabo, GlaxoSmithKline

  2. New Drug Slows Thyroid CancerRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | MedicineNet

    ... he said. The study, published in the July 3 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine , was funded by drug maker Amgen Inc. Motesanib diphosphate - a VEGF inhibitor - targets a protein called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which plays ...

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    Related Topix: Thyroid Cancer, Health

  3. Biotech-Stock Mailbag: Amgen, MiddleBrookRead the original story

    Apr 26, 2008 | TheStreet.com

    ... Profits"). The Biotech Mailbag is open, even on the Fourth of July. The first email is from F. Mace, who asks: "Why is Amgen AMGN selling at such a discount to Celgene CELG and Genentech DNA ? Do you think in the next six months biotechs as a group ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Celgene, Financial Markets, TheStreetcom, Media, Computers

  4. Nasdaq 100 Leaders and Laggards: Amgn Nvda

    Thursday Jul 3 | Boston Globe

    ... Department said the nation's unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent last month. Shares of biotechnology company Amgen Inc. rose $2, or 4.1 percent, to $50.84. Shares of Juniper Networks Inc. , which develops networking products, gained 88 ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

  5. Amgen Diminished Shares Look to `Savior' With Osteoporosis Drug Denosumab

    Thursday Jul 3 | Bloomberg Business News

    Amgen Inc. 's experimental osteoporosis drug may become the top remedy for the bone- thinning disorder, gaining about half of an $8 billion annual market and reviving shares.

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    Related Topix: Whitehouse Station, NJ, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Osteoporosis, Fosamax, Alendronate (generic), Medication

  6. Controlling bone disease improves survival of hemodialysis patientsRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | Huliq.com

    ... of Outcomes Insights, Inc. (Newbury Park, CA), and his colleagues, Dr. Vasily Belozeroff and Dr. Karen Smirnakis of Amgen, Inc. (Thousand Oaks, CA) and Dr. Kenneth Rothman of Research Triangle Institute (Research Triangle Park, NC), set out to ...

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    Related Topix: Newbury Park, CA

  7. Priority security lines are coming to Delta terminal at LAX

    Thursday Jul 3 | KCPQ

    ... flight is something you can't put a value on," said Bryan Martinez, 37, of Thousand Oaks, a marketing executive for Amgen Inc. who has used the Clear system for several years at other airports. Martinez, who flies frequently on business, said that ...

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    Related Topix: Marketing, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Transportation, Airlines, Delta Air Lines

  8. Carbonyl Reductase Inactivation May Contribute to Mouse Lung Tumor...Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Today's Chemist At Work

    ... Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver, Box 6511, Aurora, Colorado 80045. †Current address: Amgen, Inc., 4000 Nelson Rd., Longmont, CO 80503. *To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: 303-315-6167. Fax: 303-315-0274. ...

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    Related Topix: Aurora, CO, Longmont, CO, Boulder Metro, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

  9. Amgen's Experimental Treatment May Blunt Worst Thyroid Tumors, Study FindsRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | Bloomberg

    Amgen Inc. 's experimental cancer drug motesanib blunted or reversed growth of thyroid tumors in a small study of patients with the most-serious stage of the disease.

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Texas, Thyroid Cancer, Health

  10. Amgen's Experimental Drug Motesanib May Slow Thyroid Cancer, Study Finds

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Bloomberg

    Amgen Inc. 's experimental cancer drug motesanib delayed or reversed growth of thyroid tumors in a small study of patients with advanced malignancies.

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    Related Topix: Thyroid Cancer, Health, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Texas

  11. Don't Invest Another PennyRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Fool.com

    ... in your mutual funds. See anything familiar? Worse, even if your fund manager did stumble on a category-killer like Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN ) or some other massive gainer, what are the chances he would actually hold on for the entire ride? More likely, ...

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    Related Topix: Mutual Funds, Personal Finance, Financial Markets

  12. VLST Corporation Appoints Internationally Recognized Researcher Paul...Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | BusinessWire

    ... including as vice president, since 2004. Prior to that, Dr. Carter was director of research, antibody technologies for Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN), Inc. following the acquisition of Immunex Corporation in 2002. Dr. Carter joined Immunex in 2000 and was the ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Genentech, Health, Breast Cancer, Seattle Genetics, Science / Technology

  13. Opening Glance: BiotechnologyRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | International Business Times

    ... faring. Here's how several key biotechnology stocks performed Wednesday: Gilead Sciences Inc., up 3 cents at $52.20. Amgen Inc., down 26 cents to $48.38. Biogen Idec Inc., down 24 cents to $59.10 Genentech Inc., down 58 cents to $77.98. Next ...

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    Related Topix: Startups, Gilead Sciences, Biotech, Medicine, Gilead Sciences, Healthcare Industry

  14. Is 3SBio Too Conservative to Move Forward?Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | The Biotech Stock Blog

    ... EPO-TPO markets have been roiled by cardiovascular side effects, a problem that has negatively affected companies like Amgen (NSDQ: AMGN ). The gist of the issue is that kidney dialysis patients do just as well on lower doses of EPO, and the lower ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, 3SBio, Marketing

  15. DxS Launches Cancer Mutation Kit For K-RAS In Australia - New...Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | MediLexicon

    ... diagnostics." In January this year, the TheraScreen diagnostic was launched to screen patients prior to use of Amgen's EGFR inhibitor, Vectibix, given as a monotherapy for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer who have failed previous ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Health

  16. DxS Launches Cancer Mutation Kit For K-RAS In Australia - New ...

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Medical News Today

    ... diagnostics." In January this year, the TheraScreen diagnostic was launched to screen patients prior to use of Amgen's EGFR inhibitor, Vectibix, given as a monotherapy for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer who have failed previous ...

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    Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Cancer, Biotech, Healthcare Industry

  17. Opportunities and challenges face biotech companies outside of BostonRead the original story

    Monday Jun 23 | Mass High Tech

    ... more funds for lab space, workforce training and economic incentives. The as-yet-unnamed group is being organized by Amgen Inc. and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), according to one of the organizers, Gary Goodrich , CEO of ...

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    Related Topix: Westbrook, ME, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

  18. What's the Story on Amgen Shorts?Read the original story

    Tuesday Jul 1 | Seeking Alpha

    ... and position themselves to make money if/when they do. Anyway, this weekend one name on the list jumped out at me: Amgen ( AMGN ). According to Barron's , the number of Amgen shares being shorted skyrocketed 114 percent from May 30th to June 13th. ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Dendreon, Food and Drug Administration

  19. The Cost of Active InvestingRead the original story

    Monday Jun 30 | Fool.com

    ... 28% of its total holdings in any given year.) Its top holdings recently included Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH ) , Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN ) , and J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP ) . To find winning funds, take a free trial of our Motley Fool Champion Funds ...

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    Related Topix: Mutual Funds, Personal Finance, Financial Markets

  20. Health Winners & Losers: Myriad GeneticsRead the original story

    Apr 26, 2008 | TheStreet.com

    ... $677.7 million, vs. his $640 million estimate. Shares were up $2.26, or 3.1%, at $74.98. The prescription data suggest Amgen's AMGN Aranesp and Epogen sales are also likely to surpass consensus targets with Aranesp sales remaining relatively flat ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Industry, Myriad Genetics, Food and Drug Administration