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BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a maker of drugs for rare diseases, rose the most in more than six months ahead of a medical conference where the company plans to publish data on its experimental cancer therapy.
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Dendreon Corp., maker of the prostate cancer drug Provenge, fell the most in nine months after the company failed to meet analysts’ revenue estimates.
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Health Management Associates Inc., an operator of 71 hospitals in the U.S., said its accounting procedures, including payments from government health programs, are being investigated by federal regulators.
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Gilead Sciences Inc., the world’s biggest maker of AIDS medicines, reported first-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates on declining sales of its HIV drugs.
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Gilead Sciences Inc. rose to its highest price ever on optimism over potential sales for the company’s experimental hepatitis C medications.
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Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc., the maker of the weight-loss drug Belviq, said it is withdrawing its application to gain regulatory approval in Europe for the obesity medicine.
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Gilead Sciences Inc. is moving its experimental drug combination against hepatitis C into a late- stage trial after it cured 95 percent of patients who used the medicine for eight weeks.
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Actavis Inc., the generic drugmaker whose merger negotiations with Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. stalled over price, may deserve the industry’s second-best valuation ever in a deal.
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Expanding Medicaid plans for the poor won’t always improve the physical health of enrollees, though it may save them from financial ruin, a study in Oregon found.
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Amgen Inc., the world’s largest biotechnology company, declined the most in four years after reporting sales growth that missed analysts’ estimates.
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