*****This thread is setup mainly to gain information
relating to Mediwatch in a quick and easy way and IS IN NO WAY A
RECOMMENDATION TO BUY!********


Mediwatch-A Synopsis:
Mediwatch was established in 1996 and has developed a range of specialist
medical equipment for the diagnosis of urological disorders.The group joined the
AIM in 2000 through a reverse into Prostcare plc,which at the time was valued at
8m.While the vast majority of sales were generated in the UK,there was a
substantial indirect export business involving a number of agents,supplying into
Europe,North America,Australasia and Asia,notably Japan.
Group revenues are set to increase rapidly following the acquisition of the former
Medtronic Urodynamis Division,which has introduced a fundamental presence in
North America.The deal was in 2006 with the sales division building from 2007.
With the inclusion of the Medtronic systems now owned by Mediwatch they now
can offer a 'One Stop Shop' for the diagnosis of various urology disorders with the
benefit of Mediwatch systems having the ability to electronically send data from the
various tests to a central data base!Oh and plus the added bonus of PSAwatch and
now PCA3plus!

More than 30 million PSA tests are performed annually in the USA alone!

CHARTS

FUTURE EVENTS AND LATEST
NEWS

Just for the record and to even things up,this is Treblewide's view (near end
of 2008):

"in short 3p by chrimbo and a real chance if they do not get rid of management they
will go into receivership.....when they bough the MDT business I said at the time it
must have been a bag of shite as they only paid buttons for it.......looks like that was
fairly correct......i feel sorry for shareholders"

Treblewide has been filtered from my eyes for his abuse,lies and general behavior but
it's a free country (I think) so do as you see fit.


It started with:

Treblewide - 05 Jun 2007 15:49 - 33 of 1747
still short

Treblewide - 18 Jun 2007 00:24 - 69 of 1747
interesting stuff from that article...very few men die from prosate cancer and it is not an agressive disease....treatment can be worse than the disease.......kind of suggests their whole business model is based on sand to me.......but hey who wants a balanced view.

Treblewide - 18 Jun 2007 00:31 - 76 of 1754
exercise and sex may cause a raised PSA...so you guys may have stumbled on a test for fit shaggers :-)

I am gonna name Me-Di-Watch

Gonna-go-bust-soon-iwatch

Treblewide - 18 Jun 2007 10:59 - 85 of 1754
minder...i do not make light of prosate cancer....show me one post where I do...i make fun out of this company yes but not the disease so wind yer neck in pal.

show me any trace of a profit and i will maybe change my mind

Treblewide - 18 Jun 2007 15:54 - 97 of 1754
minder made a small loss yes which I have more than made up for shorting it........and i guess your average holding is 3p.....aye right.

Aalso I closed out my short at 8p for a loss of the spread if memory serves me correctly.

currently short from 13.25....i thank you and goodnight

Treblewide - 23 Jul 2007 12:36 - 154 of 1747
more of the same......thank god i still do not own shares in this lot...will they ever
make a penny profit....looks doubtful......cannot even manage a small supply chain.


ect ect ect

with the last few posts:

Treblewide - 30 Mar 2009 09:16 - 1704 of 1754
you are a lunatic mick.....words fail me.

and ps i only post under treblewide on any financial web site....i know you cannot say the same......you have been calling this as a buy and nothing but a buy for about 7 years...it says it all really about your stock picking ability

i notice the downtrend ins now establishing itself....re-visit of the lows again by the looks of things

Treblewide - 30 Mar 2009 22:41 - 1712 of 1754
mick no i dont know what each product does...i dont think that is important...the numbers tell everything and even though you must spend hours on web sites searching for stuff that is not even related to MDW you fail to grasp the basics...they consistently lost money and now seem to be making some...my call to 3p was correct and i think if they had not got their shit together they could have gone under

i was not interested in them as a long play while they were loosing money depsite whatever rubbish you posted regarding piss sticks or whatever you bang on about.

and yes it was poor trading..having an avergae of 12 and averaging down to 6-7p while they were at 3p....is terrible trading...that cannot even be debated...the very fact you know so much about the products means you have fallen in love with this company......which is very dangerous when investing....

the numbers are the important things...i was right on 3p, the company is posting slightly better figures but we are in a bear market which has not bottomed yet so the price will fall further

you are a 1 trick pony that posts irrelevant links...dont bother to respond i can be bothered getting into a debate with you.....away and cut and paste some more flags

toodlepip

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I have been chased from here and now ADVFN,has the boy got a problem?

treblewide - 3 Aug'09 - 14:46 - 22345 of 22412


post 22342 is classic.....so mick advfn is not a good source when the consensus is sell?

begs the question why you spend so much time polluting it with your bull tripe?

question....so MDW share price has gone up, it has gone down etc etc...during all of that time has mick ever been able to find any subjectivity in his posting ie has he ever critisised anything?

i really think he may be getting paid by MDW...the whole thing is very bizzare.

mick i notice you referred to your threads as "promotion of Mediwatch"

can you confirm if you are getting financially rewarded by the company for this?

treblewide - 3 Aug'09 - 23:55 - 22371 of 22412


664k overdrawn....takes a long time to pay back at 39k profit every 6 months.

drawn down overdraft has increased by 170k and they paid 33k to service that overdraft and made 39k profit...as i keep saying my local fish and chip shop make more money than this lot.

margins have been squeezed...psa watch now off the agenda in terms of updates....not 1 single reason to buy and yet you lot think this share price will go up??.....am mystified why it would increase? genuinely why is this comapny under valued?? i cannot see it and dont bang on about fairfax saying they are going to make x amount...they have never been near to getting it right

if i were a holder i would be selling now at 6p if i could and buying back in the 2-3p range which the chart is saying is now a certainty....i expecta full year loss

i told you all to sell at 14p and at 11p (it is all there in black and white) and that it was going to 3 pence..i got abuse mick called me an idiot and suggested it was going to 50p......still a sell and my short (which was posted in real time over the road) is nicely in profit.

toodle pip...will log back in when it gets to 3p....



treblewide - 4 Aug'09 - 00:19 - 22373 of 22412


664k overdrawn....takes a long time to pay back at 39k profit every 6 months.

drawn down overdraft has increased by 170k and they paid 33k to service that overdraft and made 39k profit...as i keep saying my local fish and chip shop make more money than this lot.

margins have been squeezed...psa watch now off the agenda in terms of updates....not 1 single reason to buy and yet you lot think this share price will go up??.....am mystified why it would increase? genuinely why is this comapny under valued?? i cannot see it and dont bang on about fairfax saying they are going to make x amount...they have never been near to getting it right

if i were a holder i would be selling now at 6p if i could and buying back in the 2-3p range which the chart is saying is now a certainty....i expecta full year loss

i told you all to sell at 14p and at 11p (it is all there in black and white) and that it was going to 3 pence..i got abuse mick called me an idiot and suggested it was going to 50p......still a sell and my short (which was posted in real time over the road) is nicely in profit.

toodle pip...will log back in when it gets to 3p....

treblewide - 4 Aug'09 - 10:49 - 22379 of 22412


still time to get out at 6p.....dont understand why you would not sell at 6p when they are obviously going to half in value...if you are a long term mdw bull you can buy twice as many shares at 3p and maybe possibly one day see a profit on your holding?



treblewide - 4 Aug'09 - 12:44 - 22381 of 22412


last chance to sell at 6p for your shares folks


treblewide - 4 Aug'09 - 14:48 - 22387 of 22412


so question...is psawatch is so great...why has there been no huge surge in revenue figures from UK and Europe on the back of it being sold?

the whole reason a lot of you hold this is psawatch...it has not made them any money in Europe which could be argued when taken as a whole is not much smaller than the USA.....this company is not going to change overnight with US approval...at bets it would be a selling opportunity for long term holders

i really think a lot of you have to ignore some of the nonsense ramping going on here...the company is draining cash and there margins are reducing (despite this wonder PSA machine they have for sale)

i really think the future looks bleak for mediwatch...if someone can put in concise terminology why MDW is a buy i am all ears....dont point me at fairfax report...they are a bunch of clowns as well...that interim report is shocking and i mean really poor.

costs out of control...margins squeezed, cash running out...no real revenue growth, does this sound like a growth company to you?

sell at 6p


treblewide - 4 Aug'09 - 15:50 - 22391 of 22412


god i have heard it all now...mick can you counter my points about declining margins and cash issues without nonsense posts about peopel having insider information...what a crock and what a clown.

so just so i have this straight in my head...when you put in effort to ramp these shares it is all great and you expect cuddles? (and if anyone disagrees you throw your toys out the pram liek an old woman)

when i put up a few posts to explain why i am short it is an organised attempt to get the share price down because i have insider inforamtion from the US?

were you the Iraqi information minister in a previous role? lol


treblewide - 5 Aug'09 - 19:24 - 22409 of 22412


lol.....shares getting sold today at 5.75.....next stop 3p...

treblewide - 4 Aug'09 - 12:44 - 22381 of 22408 edit


last chance to sell at 6p for your shares folks




treblewide - 5 Aug'09 - 19:29 - 22410 of 22412


i wonder what thier overdraft is limited to....1M?

if so they have 12 months of life left at current perfomance...how many of you hlders have considered the chances of them going bust?....i would not rule it out...would love to know how much further the banks will let them go into debt before they pull the plug

treblewide - 5 Aug'09 - 19:37 - 22411 of 22412


seriously if i were a holder i would look at the interims and ask how much longer can they go on burning cash.......and with all the averaging down the bulls have done over the years i bet some are more exposed than they should be....good luck...think you might need it




ANYWAY

http://mediwatch.blogspot.com/

Morning jeff,
I know what your getting at but I could have sold for a profit many times but I am happy to hold and add.Each to their own....

Regarding the recent website update which publicised the 77 distributors for the first time,I've been doing a bit of thinking (Ed-Mick,don't do it!)


Firstly,the MDT product line that MDW took over in late 2006 and then started to promote and improved under the MDW colours in early 2007 and which had been lets say scaled down for how long,I don't know,before then by MDT there has as has been said before lost ground to be caught up on.

Mediwatch have two main arms for distribution as in Mediwatch the company and Mediwatch USA for the USA.If we look at the big companies that offer an overall health service eg Bard then they have 20+ companies under the Bard flag dotted around the world as in local head offices!

You can't expect MDW to suddenly compete and build head sales offices in 20+ countries but do they need to? What they have done is build a distribution network from existing health/medical distributors and supply the training and assistance to enable said distributors to sell their products without taking on the overheads of forming an official presence in global areas!

This brings on the next questions,are MDW products 'state of the art',ideally suited to the current trends and well thought of in the industry as a whole that an MDW presence is not needed ie an MDW office in each region and the costs/overheads then incurred?I can understand the USA office being paramount of course but other regions maybe not.

So,MDW have two areas or maybe only one ie Mediwatch USA where expenditure is required for sales but this is the biggest market so required,imo.The rest of the world is being sorted by the training of distributors with backup if required!

In these times,training or problems can be easily attended to online so there is no need to have main offices eating into profits you just need good products and a backup service and whether MDW are offering this I do not know but achieving a maiden profit in H2 2007 and a much increased profit in H1 2008 along with the new distribution network still to show their cards I am confident MDW will have done their homework and the results from which we will see in due course.


I hope that made sense? I knew what I meant and that's all that counts :-)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1069272/Test-spot-prostate-danger-minutes.html

There you go Banjo, we have been waiting a long time for this......regards..Barry

oooooooooooo,cheers Barry.Just reading now!

Yes,been waiting a long long long time for this:

Test that will spot prostate danger in ten minutes

Test that will spot prostate danger in ten minutesBy Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 2:47 AM on 06th October 2008

A lunch-hour test for prostate cancer has been launched today.

The blood test can assess the level of a cancer marker called Prostate Specific Antigen, or PSA, in just ten minutes.

Previously, men had to wait several days for results.

PSA is a protein which leaks out of the prostate gland when it is damaged. A raised PSA level does not necessarily mean the patient has prostate cancer - but could suggest the need for further investigation.

The new test, called PSAWatch, makes it easier to screen men for prostate cancer - potentially saving thousands of lives. It needs only a small drop of blood from a finger-prick which is analysed using a portable machine.

Conventional tests require blood to be sent to a laboratory.

Dr Tim Larner, a consultant urologist at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, said: 'We have come to rely heavily on the PSA test for prostate cancer screening in the UK, and it forms an important part of the specialist referral criteria used by GPs.

'This test will be invaluable for patients who have active surveillance of their PSA levels or for patients who need regular monitoring of disease progression or success of treatment. For these patients, any delay can cause extreme anxiety and unnecessary distress.'

The test, which costs around £40, is being made available throughout the UK. However, it is not yet available on the NHS.

Manufacturers Mediwatch, of Rugby in Warwickshire, last year also launched a more accurate diagnostic urine test for prostate cancer. The test, called PCA3Plus, detects a different molecular marker for the cancer.

Dr Larner said: 'These two new tests, when taken together, could really change the outlook for men we suspect to have prostate cancer. This simple fingerprick test enables us to rapidly identify at-risk men who warrant further investigation, whilst the PCA3Plus test enables accurate identification of cancer risk following an unclear biopsy result.'

After taking the new blood test, men will be referred to specialists by their GPs if their PSA readings are suspicious. Their age and any family history of the disease must also be taken into account.

Measuring PSA levels also provides a vital way of monitoring the progress of prostate cancer in patients who have already been diagnosed with the disease.

Around 34,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in the UK. Of these, around 10,000 are likely to die from the disease.

It is the most common cancer in men, accounting for about a quarter of all new male cancers diagnosed.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1069272/Test-spot-prostate-danger-minutes.html

Got lots to do so back tonight but:

"I'll leave you with this thought.
No, I won't. It would not be fair." IC

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=H5fA184R6EA

I'm still catching up tonight so have nicked some links from over yonder:

Daily Mail

Channel 4

Newstin

News Brief

GM-TV

Daily Mirror

The Herald

Sky News

AOL

is there anything new in any of these links? ie should i bother opening anyone of them...i expect not

lol and good evening Treble,
You should never assume! :-)

I like this bit:

"These two new tests, when taken together, could really change the outlook for men we suspect to have prostate cancer," said Dr Larner. "This simple fingerprick test enables us to rapidly identify at-risk men who warrant further investigation whilst the PCA3Plus test enables accurate identification of cancer risk following an unclear biopsy result."

News spreading :-)


Vita

really so as i mentioned...is there anything new compared to yesterday? or is this the press mentioning something that has been available for years?

i cannot see anything in the first link that changes my opinion here....did the share price hit new 4 year lows last week....yeah i thought it did

A lunch-hour test for prostate cancer has been launched today.

what news? if an article appears in one paper it gets syndictaed to all the others.....but i am struggling to see the new news?

was it not launched when you were saying the shares were a buy at 14p?

and so the nonsense continues....no new news...the product has been available for a long time.... but still no one buys it

lol Treble,get back to yer gold.

mick you seem to gloss over questions......can you point to the new news in the article?

and was this news not out and have been out for a long time whwn the shares were 14p?

come on big man..if you are going to try and ramp the shares you need to try and answer the difficult queations (i know you never do but just pointing it out once again)

New tests in the UK detects prostate cancer in 10 mins
By: PTIDate: 2008-10-06
UK:
Imagine walking into a lab in the lunch hour to undergo a clinical test for prostate cancer and coming out in just ten minutes with the result. Cut to reality. Scientists in Britain have developed a blood test which they claim can assess the level of a cancer marker, called Prostate Specific Antigen, in ten minutes, the 'Daily Mail' reported.


Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) is a protein which leaks out of the prostate gland when it is damaged.A raised PSA level does not necessarily mean the patient has prostate cancer, but could suggest the need for further investigation.


Previously, men had to wait several days for results. Now, the test, called PSAWatch, will make it easier to screen men for prostate cancer. It needs a small drop of blood from a finger-prick which is analysed using a portable machine, according to the scientists.


"We have come to rely heavily on the PSA test for prostate cancer screening in the UK, and it forms an important part of the specialist referral criteria used by GPs. This test will be invaluable for patients who have active surveillance of their PSA levels or for patients who need regular monitoring of disease progression or success of treatment," said Dr Tim Larner, a consultant urologist at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals.


"For these patients, any delay can cause extreme anxiety and unnecessary distress," Dr Larner was quoted by the British newspaper as saying. The test costs around 40 pounds and is currently being made available throughout Britain.

http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/oct/061008-prostrate-cancer-detection.htm

errrrrr,

A lunch-hour test for prostate cancer has been launched today.

really....so the 1 hour PSA test from MDW has not been available for years? and if it was launched today...why no release to long suffering shareholders....

it is old news that they have managed to get some press covergae on.........big deal....yawn.....yawn.....come on Mick...you must do better.

the shares have still shed 60% since this product was offered......desperate times eh......