News tagged with chief executive officer
Study finds genetic risk factor for knee osteoarthritis
(Medical Xpress)—A newly published paper reports that individuals with radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) who had a specific pattern of gene variations in the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN), which is ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 14, 2013 |
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New research reveals swimming beneficial for young people with asthma
New research by medical students working in the Breathe Well Centre of Research Excellence at the UTAS School of Medicine has revealed swimming has health benefits for young people with asthma, with no adverse effects on ...
Inflammatory disorders
May 10, 2013 |
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Technology to detect Alzheimer's takes SXSW prize
Technology capable of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease long before its symptoms appear won a coveted honor for innovation at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 13, 2013 |
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Open-angle glaucoma up 22 percent in last 10 years
(HealthDay)—The prevalence of open-angle glaucoma has increased more than 20 percent in the last 10 years and currently affects more than 2.7 million Americans age 40 years and older, according to a report ...
Ophthalmology
Jan 01, 2013 |
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Three cancer scientists awarded $500K Nmedical prize
Three scientists at universities in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Oregon whose research has helped transform cancer treatment will share one of the richest prizes in medicine and biomedical research.
Cancer
Apr 16, 2013 |
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Study demonstrates effects of mutant IDH1 and IDH2 inhibitors in primary tumor models
Agios Pharmaceuticals announced today the publication of two articles in the journal Science by Agios scientists and their collaborators demonstrating the effects of the company's small molecule isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and ...
Cancer
Apr 04, 2013 |
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ACPE survey finds skepticism relating to online doc ratings
(HealthDay)—Physicians are skeptical of online ratings, and believe that few patients use them, according to a survey published by the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE).
Health
Jan 25, 2013 |
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Cancer kills less in US, but prevention lacking
Fewer people are dying from cancer in the United States, but a government report published Monday warned that a lack of preventative measures could stem a steady decline in mortality rates.
Cancer
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Niger is worst place to be mother: study
The African nation of Niger has ousted Afghanistan as the worst place in the world to be a mother, largely due to hunger, according to an annual report out Tuesday by Save the Children.
Health
May 08, 2012 |
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FDA to decide on Qnexa obesity drug in July
US regulators will decide in July whether to approve Qnexa, the first obesity drug in more than a decade, extending the initial deadline by three months, the California-based drug-maker VIVUS said.
Medications
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Research spinoff ReXceptor gets license for Alzheimer's treatment
Case Western Reserve's Technology Transfer Office has granted an exclusive license of a novel Alzheimer's Disease (AD) treatment strategy to spinoff company ReXceptor Inc., which plans to initiate early-stage human clinical ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Apr 25, 2013 |
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ACGME announces plan to transform graduate medical education
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) today announced major changes in how the nation's medical residency programs will be accredited in the years ahead, putting in place an outcomes-based evaluation ...
Other
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Bristol-Myers Squibb to buy Inhibitex for $2.5 billion
Pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced it was acquiring Inhibitex, Inc., a company specializing in treatment of hepatitis C, for $2.5 billion (1.9 billion euros).
Medications
Jan 08, 2012 |
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Newly approved additives will be used to made surgically implanted devices safer, more successful
What began in the Dentistry lab of Professor Paul Santerre more than a decade ago is now Interface Biologics Inc. (IBI) - a privately-held company poised to transform the market for medical devices in the ...
Surgery
Sep 19, 2012 |
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First patients receive lab-grown blood vessels from donor cells
For the first time, blood vessels created in the lab from donor skin cells were successfully implanted in patients. Functioning blood vessels that aren't rejected by the immune system could be used to make durable shunts ...
Cardiology
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO) or chief executive is one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators in charge of total management. An individual selected as president and CEO of a corporation, company, organization, or agency, reports to the board of directors. In internal communication and press releases, many companies capitalize the term and those of other high positions, even when they are not proper nouns.
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