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Santa Barbara home health care service lifeline for seniors

By   /  Friday, July 8th, 2016  /  Central Coast Health Watch, right  /  Comments Off on Santa Barbara home health care service lifeline for seniors

Dr. Michael Bordofsky co-founded DASH, which provides home health care visits for the elderly. (Alex Kacik)

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Stellar Biotechnologies offerings raise $6.75 million

By   /  Thursday, July 7th, 2016  /  Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Stellar Biotechnologies offerings raise $6.75 million

Stellar Biotechnologies, a Port Hueneme-based company which makes medicines from the blood of animals found only off the coast of California, closed two private offerings July 6. Stellar closed one offering of 1.7 million common shares sold to institutional investors for $4 per share. In a separate concurrent offering, the company also sold 1.3 million Read More →

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Europeans OK Amgen’s Kyprolis for multiple myeloma treatment

By   /  Tuesday, July 5th, 2016  /  Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Europeans OK Amgen’s Kyprolis for multiple myeloma treatment

European regulators approved Amgen’s potential blockbuster drug Kyprolis on July 4 as a treatment for multiple myeloma. The European Commission approved a treatment of Kyprolis and dexamethasone in patients who’ve received at least one previous multiple myeloma treatment. In November, the commission approved a Kyprolis treatment using lenalidomide and dexamethasone for patients who’ve received at Read More →

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Stellar Biotechnologies uses limpets to develop medicine

By   /  Friday, July 1st, 2016  /  Central Coast Health Watch, right, Technology  /  Comments Off on Stellar Biotechnologies uses limpets to develop medicine

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Amgen’s new drug for migraines shows promise

By   /  Thursday, June 9th, 2016  /  Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Amgen’s new drug for migraines shows promise

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen said a drug being developed in collaboration with Novartis showed promising results in providing relief for patients suffering from chronic migraines. The Phase 2 clinical trial met benchmarks for migraine reduction at two levels of dosage and with limited side effects. “Migraine is the sixth-leading cause of disability worldwide. Three to seven Read More →

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Ex-Kythera execs build Westlake Village startup

By   /  Friday, May 20th, 2016  /  Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Ex-Kythera execs build Westlake Village startup

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Amgen subsidiary discovers rare gene that could reduce heart attack risk

By   /  Thursday, May 19th, 2016  /  Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Amgen subsidiary discovers rare gene that could reduce heart attack risk

An Amgen subsidiary may have found a rare gene that could drastically reduce the risk of heart attacks in the future. DeCode Genetics, an Iceland-based subsidiary of Thousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen, uncovered a rare and unknown genetic variation in some people that could reduce the risk of heart attacks and lower cholesterol. The variant Read More →

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