Pneumonia: The primary treatment of shortness of breath due to pneumonia in the prehospital setting is preventing hypoxia with the application of supplemental oxygen. These patients need early treatment with antibiotics for improvement of symptoms and disease resolution.
Frans van Houten, CEO, Royal Philips. Frans van Houten is CEO of Royal Philips, a position he has held since April 2011. He is also Chairman of the Board of Management and the Executive Committee. Frans is passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship and business transformation.
Hormel Names New CEO. The board of directors of Hormel Foods Corporation announced it unanimously elected Jeffrey M. Ettinger to be the company's ninth chief executive officer. Ettinger, current president and chief operating officer, succeeds Joel W. Johnson who will retire as chief executive officer on January 1, 2006.