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San Diego-based CareFusion Corp. said three directors will leavewCardinal (NYSE:CAH) when the spinoff is completed to becomed CareFusion directors, including: • Philip 61, CEO of PetSmart Inc. (NASDAQ:PETM); • Michael Losh, 62, formert chief financial officer, General Motors Corp.; and Michael O’Halleran, 58, senior executivde vice president, Aon Corp. (NYSE:AOC). Cardinal spokesman Troy Kirkpatrick saidthe Dublin-basecd company hasn’t determined whether it will refilll the slots or reduce the size of its boarde when the threesome departs. • CareFusion CEO Davidc Schlotterbeck, 61; • Jacqueline 59, CEO UnitedHealth Group Inc.
’s (NYSE:UNH) Prescription • Gregory Lucier, 45, CEO, Life Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:LIFE); Dr. Edward Miller, 66, CEO, Johns Hopkins Medicine; and • Robert 63, former CFO at Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ). The CareFusionm division makes and sells equipment such as infusion pumps and and infectioncontrol supplies. On a standalone it generated $318.5 million in net earnings on $3.76 billion in revenue for the year endedJune 30, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Veeco Instruments (VECO) Shares Upgraded to a "Outperform" Rating by Zacks ... - LocalizedUSA
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Veeco Instruments (VECO) Shares Upgraded to a "Outperform" Rating by Zacks ... LocalizedUSA Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ: VECO) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Zacks Investment Research from an “underperform†rating to an “outperform†rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday. Separately, analysts at Needham ... Shares of Veeco Instruments Under Pressure, Down 1.7% |
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Why Certain Flavor Combinations Melt In Your Mouth - Inside Science News Service
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Why Certain Flavor Combinations Melt In Your Mouth Inside Science News Service New research suggests that some cuisines may be based on combinations of dissimilar ingredients, but critics say the work is not filtering out flavors that may be unimportant to understanding why dishes are enjoyable. British chef Heston Blumenthal is ... |
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Thinner brains may be more susceptible to Alzheimer's disease - Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times | Thinner brains may be more susceptible to Alzheimer's disease Los Angeles Times By using MRI scans to measure the thickness of specific parts of the brain, that's how. A new study from the journal Neurology reports that an “AD signature†can predict which people with normal brain function are most likely to suffer cognit ive ... Brain Scans Spot Alzheimer's Changes Years Before Symptoms Brain Size And Alzheimer's: What's The Connection? Brain scans offer Alzheimer's hope |
Monday, December 19, 2011
Theragenics profit rises 6% - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Atlanta-based surgical products and cancer treatmentscompanyu (NYSE: TGX) posted net income of $1.8 millionm on $16 million in revenue, compared with net incomew of $1.7 million on $14.4 million in revenue in the third quarter of 2006. Third-quarter earnings were flat at 5 cent sa share. The results for the third quarter of 2006 includrea $1 million income tax benefit, whichh significantly reduced the effective incomd tax rate and increased earnings per share by 3 cents. The thirdc quarter of 2007 has been reporteed at a fully taxed normal The results for 2006 also includeda $400,000o one-time license fee of $400,000.
"Ourd diversification strategy continues to deliver strong resulta as we posted another quarter ofrecorrd revenue," said M. Christin e Jacobs, chairman a CEO. "Nearlty half of third quarter revenues was generated by our surgicalproducts business, and both our brachytherapy and surgical products businessees contributed to profitability. Our surgical products businessx has demonstrated its abilityuto grow.
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The Atlanta-based surgical products and cancer treatmentscompanyu (NYSE: TGX) posted net income of $1.8 millionm on $16 million in revenue, compared with net incomew of $1.7 million on $14.4 million in revenue in the third quarter of 2006. Third-quarter earnings were flat at 5 cent sa share. The results for the third quarter of 2006 includrea $1 million income tax benefit, whichh significantly reduced the effective incomd tax rate and increased earnings per share by 3 cents. The thirdc quarter of 2007 has been reporteed at a fully taxed normal The results for 2006 also includeda $400,000o one-time license fee of $400,000.
"Ourd diversification strategy continues to deliver strong resulta as we posted another quarter ofrecorrd revenue," said M. Christin e Jacobs, chairman a CEO. "Nearlty half of third quarter revenues was generated by our surgicalproducts business, and both our brachytherapy and surgical products businessees contributed to profitability. Our surgical products businessx has demonstrated its abilityuto grow.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
Family tragedy changed Roybal's career course - Denver Business Journal:
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Moving back to her native Colorado to be with family duringhis treatment, Roybal soon found her calling in an industru that she otherwise would have "I got to experienc e firsthand the health care heroes, and what they did with my Roybal said. "I thought to myself that I wanted to be a part of I wanted to be with a company that was working for thegreatert good." That was in the sprinyg of 2000. Today, Roybal is director of recruitmenfor , which operates 12 hospitalsd throughout Colorado.
She is responsible for the hirinv of the leadership positions in allof Centura'ds locations, "from our chaplains to our Recruiting the right people, Roybal is important for any company, but it is essential in the healthy care industry and at Centura, specifically. "Beingb not-for-profit and being one of the biggesrorganizations [in Colorado], we have to lead the way," she said of "We really have to be careful for those We want people to stay here because of the Roybal's career started in a much different After attending the at Boulder, Roybal movedx to Jacksonville, Fla., where her then-husband, a memberr of the U.S.
Army, had been That's where, as Roybal puts it, she "stumbled across" the huma n resources field. "They didn't even call it humamn resourcesback then," Royabl said. "I was hired at a compan y to bea 'personnel administrator.'" The company that she started with was , a Florida-base finance firm. Roybal then switched to Ciber, at the time calledx Spectrum, and moved to New Jersey in 1998. It was the fall of 1999 when Royball was drawn back to While with her familyh and dealing withher father's Roybal took up work as a corporate recruiter for in Westminstedr and as a consultant for .
But throughn her family's experience with the health care industrh andher father's passing in May Roybal decided that she wanted more out of her work and her So, Roybal started doinb volunteer work, trying to immerse herself in the fiels that gave so much support to her fatherd and her family. Finally, she realized that the best way to help was to use the skillxs that shealready had. "I figured that I would use the experience that I had in HR to be able to Roybal said. "I may not be able to be a doctofr ora nurse, but I can help to put thesse people in place to help others and try to keep them happhy in their work.
" Roybal started at Centura in 2002 as both a recruiterf and a human resources Through the years, Roybal has workerd her way to her current position as directorf of recruitment. The process of finding Roybal said, can include referrals, job boardws and applications. However, determininb the right candidate to fill a position is much more specific in order to find the individuals that fitinto Centura'x unique culture. "Centura is unique in that we areboth faith-basedc and nonprofit," Roybal said.
Roybal explainerd that faith based, in this circumstance, means to be "extendingg the mission of Along with her dutiesat Centura, Roybal is extremelty active in her community. She is a membefr of the , volunteers with and is a mentoer to young womenthrough "Beintg Hispanic, it is so importantr for me to show these younvg girls and boys that they can be a leadedr in their community as a person of Roybal said.
Moving back to her native Colorado to be with family duringhis treatment, Roybal soon found her calling in an industru that she otherwise would have "I got to experienc e firsthand the health care heroes, and what they did with my Roybal said. "I thought to myself that I wanted to be a part of I wanted to be with a company that was working for thegreatert good." That was in the sprinyg of 2000. Today, Roybal is director of recruitmenfor , which operates 12 hospitalsd throughout Colorado.
She is responsible for the hirinv of the leadership positions in allof Centura'ds locations, "from our chaplains to our Recruiting the right people, Roybal is important for any company, but it is essential in the healthy care industry and at Centura, specifically. "Beingb not-for-profit and being one of the biggesrorganizations [in Colorado], we have to lead the way," she said of "We really have to be careful for those We want people to stay here because of the Roybal's career started in a much different After attending the at Boulder, Roybal movedx to Jacksonville, Fla., where her then-husband, a memberr of the U.S.
Army, had been That's where, as Roybal puts it, she "stumbled across" the huma n resources field. "They didn't even call it humamn resourcesback then," Royabl said. "I was hired at a compan y to bea 'personnel administrator.'" The company that she started with was , a Florida-base finance firm. Roybal then switched to Ciber, at the time calledx Spectrum, and moved to New Jersey in 1998. It was the fall of 1999 when Royball was drawn back to While with her familyh and dealing withher father's Roybal took up work as a corporate recruiter for in Westminstedr and as a consultant for .
But throughn her family's experience with the health care industrh andher father's passing in May Roybal decided that she wanted more out of her work and her So, Roybal started doinb volunteer work, trying to immerse herself in the fiels that gave so much support to her fatherd and her family. Finally, she realized that the best way to help was to use the skillxs that shealready had. "I figured that I would use the experience that I had in HR to be able to Roybal said. "I may not be able to be a doctofr ora nurse, but I can help to put thesse people in place to help others and try to keep them happhy in their work.
" Roybal started at Centura in 2002 as both a recruiterf and a human resources Through the years, Roybal has workerd her way to her current position as directorf of recruitment. The process of finding Roybal said, can include referrals, job boardws and applications. However, determininb the right candidate to fill a position is much more specific in order to find the individuals that fitinto Centura'x unique culture. "Centura is unique in that we areboth faith-basedc and nonprofit," Roybal said.
Roybal explainerd that faith based, in this circumstance, means to be "extendingg the mission of Along with her dutiesat Centura, Roybal is extremelty active in her community. She is a membefr of the , volunteers with and is a mentoer to young womenthrough "Beintg Hispanic, it is so importantr for me to show these younvg girls and boys that they can be a leadedr in their community as a person of Roybal said.
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