Thursday, August 23, 2012

St. Jude Medical board member dies of cancer

St. Jude Medical board member dies of cancer
(Reuters) - St. Jude Medical Inc said its longest-serving board member Thomas Garrett died of multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. Garrett, who joined the company in 1979, was an independent director on the board for 34 years. Garrett advised St. Jude through a number of leadership transitions and legal matters, the company said in a statement. The company did not say when he died. The medical device maker faced a setback last week when its heart defibrillators were called for surveillance studies by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after reports of defects. ...
Source: news.yahoo.com

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