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    May 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Bill would regulate 'biosimilar' drugs

    SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs.
    SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs. At stake is a...

    Tags: Roche Holding AG, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Jerry Hill

    2. May 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Lieuwe Westra wins Amgen Tour's first stage under brutal heat

    ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Lieuwe Westra, red-faced and shaking, was the winner of Sunday's first stage at the Amgen Tour of California, on a day when temperatures on the route were recorded as high as 105 degrees.
    ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Lieuwe Westra, red-faced and shaking, was the winner of Sunday's first stage at the Amgen Tour of California, on a day when temperatures on the route were recorded as high as 105 degrees. James Stemper, of the 5-hour Energy/...

    Tags: Lieuwe Westra, Tour of California, Peter Sagan

    3. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Amgen at a glance

    The company: Amgen Inc. Headquarters: Thousand Oaks Ticker: AMGN Employees: 18,000 Leadership: Robert A. Bradway, chief executive since May 2012 2012 revenue: $17.3 billion 2012 net income: $4.3 billion Stock price: $106.48 at Friday's close...
    4. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Amgen aims to restock its medicine cabinet

    Amgen Inc. is a biotechnology company that develops medicines used in the treatment of cancer, kidney disease, arthritis, bone disease and other serious illnesses.
    Amgen Inc. is a biotechnology company that develops medicines used in the treatment of cancer, kidney disease, arthritis, bone disease and other serious illnesses. The Thousand Oaks company's top-selling products include arthritis medication Enbrel,...

    Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology, Arthritis

    5. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. A wife's Alzheimer's, a husband's obsession

    Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette.
    Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette. He was head lifeguard at a public pool in Phoenix, where his father owned a liquor store. She worked...

    Tags: Dermatologists, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Genetic Engineering

    6. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. LETTER: ALEC too far right for these groups

     The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a group promoting far-right legislation. Its tax exempt status is currently challenged, as its sole purpose is to formulate legislation promoting extremely conservative points of view and helping the...

    Tags: Entergy Corporation, Environmental Issues, General Motors Corp., Sprint Nextel Corporation, Medtronic Incorporated

    7. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. L.A. jury finds three guilty in $1.5-million Medicare fraud scheme

    A federal jury in Los Angeles found an Anaheim physician and two others guilty this week for their roles in a $1.5-million Medicare fraud scheme involving power wheelchairs. At trial, federal prosecutors said that Godwin Onyeabor, 49, an officer at...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Trials, FBI, Prosecution, Justice System

    8. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Amgen stock drops 7% as revenue misses Wall St. forecasts

    Shares of biotech giant Amgen Inc. slumped as investors reacted to weaker-than-expected first-quarter sales.
    Shares of biotech giant Amgen Inc. slumped as investors reacted to weaker-than-expected first-quarter sales. Shares of the Thousand Oaks company dropped $7.83, or 7%, to $104.93 in trading Wednesday. The company's stock had posted impressive gains until...

    Tags: Enbrel (drug), Rheumatoid Arthritis

    9. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Shares of biotech giant Amgen slide on disappointing sales

    Shares of biotech giant Amgen Inc. slumped Wednesday as investors reacted to weaker-than-expected first-quarter sales.
    Shares of biotech giant Amgen Inc. slumped Wednesday as investors reacted to weaker-than-expected first-quarter sales. Shares of the Thousand Oaks company dropped $6.41, or nearly 6%, to $106.35 in trading Wednesday. The company's stock had posted...

    Tags: Enbrel (drug), Rheumatoid Arthritis

    10. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Letters: Medicare and Amgen

    Re "Remove Medicare's straitjacket," Opinion, March 29 Art Kellerman misunderstands why Congress delayed inclusion of oral-only drugs in the Medicare payment bundle for dialysis services. It wasn't to give Amgen and other drug makers a major windfall;...

    Tags: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Government Health Care, U.S. Congress, Health and Medical Professionals, Dialysis

    11. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  11. Pfizer Partners With Nanotechnology Firm

    McClatchy-Tribune News Service
    Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that a new collaboration with Massachusetts-based BIND Therapeutics could eventually lead to drug work at company laboratories in Groton. New York-based Pfizer confirmed a deal Wednesday that would pay BIND up to $200 million...

    Tags: Groton, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Technology, Nanotechnology

    12. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Remove Medicare's straitjacket

    Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although raising the age of Medicare eligibility from 65 to 67 appears off the table, at least for now, the budget plan that Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) is proposing would shift a greater share of the program's growing costs to beneficiaries in the years to come.
    Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although...

    Tags: Private Health Care, Bevacizumab (drug), Budget Control Act of 2011, Marketing, Chemical Industry

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