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AstraZeneca’s new CEO removes R&D, commercial heads

01/15/2013 majac Your Health Matters

LONDON (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s new chief executive stamped his authority on the struggling drugmaker on Tuesday by removing the heads of research and commercial operations in a management revamp designed to speed decision-making. Pascal Soriot, who took the helm at Britain’s second-biggest pharmaceutical company in October, said the roles held by Martin Mackay and Tony Zook respectively had been eliminated and both men would leave the company at the end of January. …

CEO, Pascal Soriot

As plans take shape at Alma hospital, aquatic exercise program is back

10/16/2012 majac Exercise

Looking to cut back expenses then, Mark Santamaria, CEO of MidMichigan Medical Center-Gratiot said that it was not a traditional hospital expense and that it was costing the hospital more to provide the service. The exercise program was different from …
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CEO, Mark Santamaria

Your diet is never done, Weight Watchers CEO warns

08/18/2012 majac Diets & Weight Loss

I ask Kirchhoff how it feels to be the male CEO of the iconic diet company when weight loss has always seemed like a women's game. “When I first stepped into the job I have now, … But the fact is that obesity is a health issue. Men are as likely – if …
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MiMedx Group Raises over $4.9 Million through the Exercise of Callable Warrants

08/06/2012 majac Exercise

Parker H. "Pete" Petit, Chairman and CEO, said, "The exercise of these Warrants is a 'win-win' for the Company and our investors, as it strengthens our balance sheet, and provides a nice return for the holders. The Company intends to use the proceeds …
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CEO, Pete Petit

QLT’s workforce cut, CEO quits after shareholder coup

07/09/2012 majac Your Health Matters

TORONTO (Reuters) – Charting a new course after a boardroom coup, Canadian biotech company QLT Inc outlined plans on Monday to cut 68 percent of its workforce and find a new chief executive. The company’s new board, elected following a proxy battle in June, plans to sell or spin off parts of the company, return $100 million in capital to shareholders and focus on developing a treatment for several eye diseases that can cause blindness. …

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Coca-Cola not to blame for US obesity: CEO

06/19/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent insists his company is not responsible for the rise in US obesity despite New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's recent moves to limit the consumption of sugary drinks.

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How Smartphone Apps Are Reshaping Our Desires

05/29/2012 majac Diets & Weight Loss

One interesting point the CEO of Weight Watchers has made is that diets may sometimes be a bit off the mark. They represent the biological or medical approach that's often been taken to weight loss, where all the effort is spent trying to figure out …
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CEO, Weight Watchers

Carb-Combining: A New Tool For Fat Burn and Weight Loss

05/19/2012 majac Diets & Weight Loss

But one man is stepping in the middle of that gap, saying there can be a healthy balance that can yield optimum weight loss and fat burn. That man is Robert Ferguson, MS, who is a weight–loss coach, CEO of Diet Free Life, motivational speaker and …
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CEO, Diet Free Life, MS, Robert Ferguson

5 Steps To Becoming Your Own Weight Loss Boss

05/15/2012 majac Diets & Weight Loss

Since I'm entrenched in the fitness industry, I come across a lot of Diet and Fitness books. Frankly, when I saw the new book, “Weight Loss Boss” by David Kirchhoff, President and CEO of Weight Watchers, I didn't know what to expect!
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CEO, Weight Loss, Weight Watchers

Lahey Clinic Joins Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Alternative Quality …

05/15/2012 majac Heart Disease

"The AQC is a national model for payment reform that's improving the quality of patient care while simultaneously slowing medical spending growth," said Andrew Dreyfus, President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
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Andrew Dreyfus, CEO

MyNetDiary Integrates with Withings Devices

04/26/2012 majac Your Health Matters

“This integration with Withings makes it even easier for people to keep track of their diet, weight changes and health,” says Sergey Oreshko, CEO of MyNetDiary. “We have always strived to make calorie and exercise tracking as fast and simple as …
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CEO, health, Sergey Oreshko

Goldrush Warrants Exercised

04/05/2012 majac Exercise

Commenting on the Warrant exercise, Goldrush President and CEO, Len Brownlie, said: "We are very gratified with the financial support provided by a group of loyal shareholders and Directors of the Company who exercised out-of-the-money warrants against …
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CEO, Goldrush President, Len Brownlie

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