(AP:NEW YORK) Biotechnology company Amgen Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter net income slipped 5 percent, mainly on higher taxes, but the results topped Wall Street expectations.

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OVERVIEW: Amgen Inc.'s second-quarter profit topped Wall Street expectations after adjusting for charges, but sales of its anemia drug Aranesp fell on weak demand. The company cited costs recently enacted health care reforms as another factor cutting into sales.