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Apple boss 'had liver transplant'
Apple boss Steve Jobs received a liver transplant about two months ago
and is expected to return to work later this month, a US newspaper has
reported.
The Wall Street Journal said the Apple chief executive would be
returning to his job on schedule, but may initially work part-time.
Neither Mr Jobs nor a company spokeswoman confirmed the report, the
newspaper said.
Mr Jobs ceased his normal management role more than five months ago.
In January, he announced that he was being treated for a "hormone
imbalance", and had been losing weight throughout 2008.
Mr Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976. He left in 1985, before returning in
1997 and becoming full-time chief executive in 2000.
He is seen to have played a crucial role in Apple's growth.
The company's share price has recently risen and fallen in step with
rumours or news about his health.
He has already survived a pancreatic cancer that was diagnosed in 2004.
Story from BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/8110625.stm
Apple boss Steve Jobs received a liver transplant about two months ago
and is expected to return to work later this month, a US newspaper has
reported.
The Wall Street Journal said the Apple chief executive would be
returning to his job on schedule, but may initially work part-time.
Neither Mr Jobs nor a company spokeswoman confirmed the report, the
newspaper said.
Mr Jobs ceased his normal management role more than five months ago.
In January, he announced that he was being treated for a "hormone
imbalance", and had been losing weight throughout 2008.
Mr Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976. He left in 1985, before returning in
1997 and becoming full-time chief executive in 2000.
He is seen to have played a crucial role in Apple's growth.
The company's share price has recently risen and fallen in step with
rumours or news about his health.
He has already survived a pancreatic cancer that was diagnosed in 2004.
Story from BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/8110625.stm