*****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

**************************************************************

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/

ESPN'S Dick Vitale and Michael Wilbon Stand Up in the Fight Against Prostate Cancer
PRWeb

December 04, 2008

"College basketball analyst and sports ambassador Dick Vitale and co-host of ESPN's Pardon the Interruption Michael Wilbon have teamed up with ESPN, The V Foundation for Cancer Research and Stand Up To Cancer in an effort to create a national discussion about the often ignored reality of prostate cancer and to help men start to understand their potential risk for the disease. Prostate cancer is among the biggest men's health concerns. It currently affects approximately two million American men; more than 186,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2008 alone."

"'If the first time you think about prostate cancer is when you're diagnosed, it might be too late. Men over the age of 40, especially those with other risk factors, should be proactive in managing their prostate health,' said Kaplan, M.D., F.A.C.S., Vice Chairman of the Department of Urology at Columbia University. 'The PSA, which is a simple blood test, is an excellent tool to help manage your risk of prostate health. New studies now point to higher-than-average PSAs as correlating with a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with prostate cancer in the future. One marker is 1.5 or higher in men over the age of 50. This is significant because we now potentially have a new way to closely monitor men who may be at increased risk for developing prostate cancer.'

Dr. Kaplan, among the other panelists, will paint the picture of prostate cancer in America, showing why prostate cancer is such an interruption in men's lives. Afterall, every 2.5 minutes, a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer. And, every 19 minutes, a man dies from it."

http://www.topix.net/content/prweb/2008/12/espns-dick-vitale-and-michael-wilbon-stand-up-in-the-fight-against-prostate-cancer

Mediwatch Portascan+
A Truly Portable Real-Time
Ultrasound Bladder Scanner


Mediwatch Portascan+ portable real-time bladder scanner
Real-time ultrasound scanning & image capture.
Simple, intuitive software with touch-screen input
3.5 - 5.0 MHz abdominal probe for adults & children
Automatic bladder volume calculation
Touch-screen length & width calipers for kidney or other organ measurement
Large database for storage of images, records and reports
In-built thermal printer for immediate results
Bluetooth wireless connectivity (with PortaflowTM or BioscanTM PSAwatchTM reader)On-board touch-screen virtual keyboard for data input
Optional USB input / output
Integrated carry handle & protective screen cover

(Comes with Shoulder bag & removeable rechargeable battery)


http://www.nationalultrasound.com/Systems/Mediwatch-Portascan.htm

Oooo,that looks good now!

The Taiwanese 'Sunshine Ltd' medical distributer although having PDF's of MDW equipment when looking via the internet,the main website used to have the same picture of a Medtronic Duet or such like as still seen now along with wording relating to Medtronic! This being the case I never classed them as an MDW distributer but obviously they are and backed up by 'Partners' on MDW's website.



But now the wording has been updated for Mediwatch...........which is rather nice!
:-)

http://translate.google.com/translate?sourceid=navclient&hl=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ea%2dsunshine%2ecom%2etw%2fweb%2fSG%3fpageID%3d24386

http://www.a-sunshine.com.tw/ch/1465/SG/24386/T1465.html

Just a reminder that there is plenty of information (well a bit more) regarding MDW and the sector as a whole that can be accessed via the links at top of page or through the link below:

http://www.moneyam.com/InvestorsRoom/posts.php?page=1&tid=11529

Heres another website that has been updated to include MDW products,if you wait long enough Mediwatch pops up on left under 'brands'. :-)

Mundinter of Portugal:

http://www.mundinter.pt/home.asp?id=1&operacao=ChangeLanguage

http://www.mundinter.pt/links.asp?VarStrLinkTitle=Urology&LinkPK=91&LinkSubPK=82

Of interest especially as MDW deal with the Department of Veterans Affairs along with MDW being able to offer PSAwatch (once FDA is sorted,of course) which will tie in quite nicely with the equipment already purchased by the DVA:

Veterans Exposed To Agent Orange Have Higher Rates Of Prostate Cancer Recurrence-ScienceDaily (May 21, 2007)

Exposure To Agent Orange Linked To Prostate Cancer In Vietnam Veterans-ScienceDaily (Aug. 5, 2008)

Maybe a bit pointless posting anything relating to the USA until FDA approvals are gained but all has a bearing on the possible avenues open to MDW when they arrive,imo.

War vets kept in the dark on Agent Orange

By Sam Cook scook@news-press.com December 7, 2008


""Any ground personnel during those years when Agent Orange was sprayed were exposed from 1962 to 1971,'' Anderson says. "Our Vietnam veterans need to get screened and see if they are in danger."

"A research paper published in 1970 detailed the dangers of Agent Orange. Its use was discontinued in 1971, but it was too late for many of 1.5 million American soldiers exposed to cancers and diabetes.

Dr. Robert A. Wascher, director of surgical oncology at Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center, writes the link between Agent Orange and prostate cancer is strong."

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008812070384

European Prostate Cancer Device Market Will Be Driven By Earlier Detection Of Prostate Cancer, According To Millennium Research Group

Article Date: 08 Dec 2008

"According to Millennium Research Group's (MRG's) European Markets for Urological Devices 2009 report, the prostate cancer device market-comprising brachytherapy seeds, cryotherapy, and high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) devices-will be driven by earlier detection of prostate cancer due to an increase in screening over the next five years.

Screening allows for early detection of cancer, enabling treatment at a curable stage that can be facilitated through minimally invasive devices, such as those required for brachytherapy, cryotherapy, and HIFU procedures."

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/132148.php

General news from today:

Watch & Wait Approach Tested On Prostate Patients

Mitsubishi 'Growing' Awareness for Movember

Eleven Reputable Male Artists Including D*Face and Blek Le Rat Raise Awareness of Prostate Cancer

I'll put a bit of detail from this news item from the WHO and that's not the band! (Ed-Oh deary deary me!)

And please do not buy MDW shares on the back of my posts as they are mainly just informative and are there for reference purposes for me or indeed anyone.


Cancer to Surpass Heart Disease as World's Leading Killer

Biggest rise in cases and deaths coming in developing nations

report says
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

"TUESDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- By 2010, cancer will be the leading killer in the world, surpassing heart disease, causing more deaths than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined."

"The burden of cancer is shifting from developed countries to developing nations," Dr. Otis Webb Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, said during a teleconference. "And with a growing and aging population, we must take steps to address this problem now."

"Cancer rates are growing in developing countries as people adopt western lifestyles, including smoking, high-fat diets, fast food and less physical activity."

"Cancer cases and cancer deaths are expected to grow 1 percent a year, with the biggest increases in China, Russia and India."

"health officials and governments must promote culturally sensitive risk-reduction programs and invest in cancer research and early detection."


http://www.hon.ch/News/HSN/622125.html

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_2_1x_Leading_US_Cancer_Organizations_Unite_Against_the_Global_Cancer_Burden.asp?sitearea=MED

Edit-The above is obviously relating to cancer in general.

I'll lob some more news items within this post later on.

Prostate cancer sufferers should delay treatment: Research

One way to delay or avoid side effects of incontinence and impotence

By Michelle MagnanDecember 10, 2008

CALGARY - More men with early-stage, low-risk prostate cancers are choosing to delay treatment, according to a British Columbia-based researcher.

Rather than treat a disease that may never become life-threatening, men in the relatively new Active Surveillance program choose to monitor their Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) scores and decide to proceed with treatment only if it is needed.

This way, incontinence and impotence - treatments side-effects - can be delayed for years or even avoided completely, if treatment is never needed.

John Oliffe, who is an associate professor in the University of British Columbias school of nursing, said that less than 10 per cent of patients choose Active Surveillance right now.

But he expects those numbers to increase as awareness grows among doctors and patients.

http://www.leaderpost.com/Prostate+cancer+sufferers+should+delay+treatment+Research/1058898/story.html


Playboy Bunnies Shave Mustaches for Prostate Cancer Fundraiser


http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2008/12/10/playboy-bunnies-shave-mustaches-for-prostate-cancer-fundraiser/

the following article shows it is a myth that recession does not effect healthcare companies...but i am sure Mick and you lot will disagree...just think how badly the MDW management will fair in a recession...they are bad enough in a boom....3p target not too long now

By DANIEL KURT - GM Today Staff
December 12, 2008



WAUKESHA - GE Healthcare plans to lay off hundreds of workers across the division over the next few weeks, the company said in a statement Thursday. Spokesman Brian McKaig said the impending cuts will be larger than those in June, when the unit cut close to 400 jobs.

The British-based segment employs more than 46,000 people worldwide, according to its Web site. In June, McKaig said about 7,000 of those jobs were located in Wisconsin and roughly 3,000 were in Waukesha, where its medical imaging business is headquartered.

Since January 2007, the health care division has been adversely affected by a government reduction in Medicare reimbursements for imaging equipment used at freestanding imaging centers and physician offices.

In recent months, overall economic conditions have started to put an additional strain on the company. Increasingly, McKaig said, health care companies have had difficulty obtaining the credit necessary to buy new technology.

I see 'Wide of the mark' has been littering the BB MDW threads with his rubbish again! I assume he has posted the same here-lolz.

i think it is fairly relevant...one of the world's largest comapnies in the same sector as MDW have laid off a load of people and given numerous profit warnings...i think that is a fair and relevant thing to post on this thread

News from around the world:

Why Do Men Refuse Prostate Cancer Screening? Demographic Analysis In Turkey

15 Dec 2008

There are some limitations to the study. The sample was small; this being the first study related to free prostate cancer screening and barriers in Turkey. Future research needs to examine how we can assist men in overcoming the barriers they describe. Future efforts should be directed at increasing awareness about screening procedures for prostate cancer.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/132936.php


New RUNDenver Series Betters Prostate Cancer Awareness

Hundreds Lend Support to National Effort

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20081215005161&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Prostate cancer screening programme shows high compliance and consistent results in more than 38,000 men

Published: Monday, 15-Dec-2008

"Just under five per cent of the men who took part in the prostate cancer element of the USA's largest ever cancer screening trial were diagnosed with the disease and the majority of those were picked up by screening programmes, according to research published in the December issue of the UK-based urology journal BJU International."


http://www.news-medical.net/?id=44210


Proinflammatory Cytokines Could Help Improve Diagnosis And Treatment Of Prostate Cancer

The researchers of the department of genetics and cell biology at the University of Alcaldecided to look for new prognostic markers that together with the PSA would increase the diagnostic specificity of the disease.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081203133843.htm

Got me thinking about Turkey and here we are:

http://www.omegamed.com.tr/psawatch.asp


I'll update the 'Flag' page later just to annoy 'wide of the mark' :-)

After even more thinking I'm sure there was an Omega website posted before and if I remember right it was very basic and it vanished,so I removed it from the 'Flag' page.

News from around the world:

Low Income Men Diagnosed More Often With Advanced Prostate Cancer, The Journal Of Urology

Prostate cancer death rates 'might be halved' by new combined treatment

Prostate Cancer Discovered in 40 Percent of Men Who Test Negative for the Disease

Special supplement in The Times puts the spotlight on prostate cancer

Actor Rudolph backs cancer campaign

From 'itzcaribbean.com'-Rudolph Walker is supporting The Prostate Cancer Charity's new strategy

How much easier and cheaper with very close to lab testing accuracy would PSAwatch make....................quite a bit methinks!


Ontario Improving Access To Prostate Cancer Testing
McGuinty Government To Cover Community Laboratory PSA Tests Under OHIP

TORONTO, Dec. 16 /CNW/ -

NEWS

Ontario is improving access to care by making it easier for men to get
tested for prostate cancer closer to home.
Starting in January, 2009, the cost of a Prostate-Specific Antigen test
performed at a community laboratory will be covered under the Ontario Health
Insurance Plan when it's ordered by a primary care provider for men who meet
the test's clinical guidelines.
Making the PSA test available in community labs means many men will now
benefit from improved access and monitoring within their own community. For
those living in rural and northern communities this flexibility will provide
greater convenience because less time will be required to travel to and from a
testing facility.
Currently, publicly funded tests are only available in hospitals and are
covered through a hospital's budget.

QUOTES

"Through more discussions with health care providers and increased access
to the PSA test, Ontario's men will be better equipped to detect prostate
cancer," said David Caplan, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. "Our
government pledged to increase access to the PSA test - I'm pleased to follow
through on that commitment."
"Making the test more accessible through community labs removes a barrier
for men at risk and for those with symptoms who should have a PSA test," said
Terrance Sullivan, President and CEO of Cancer Care Ontario. "Men should talk
to their primary care physician about whether the PSA test is right for them."
"I'm pleased the government is making it easier for all Ontarians -
especially those in rural and northern areas of the province - to get the PSA
test," said Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro, who introduced the issue in
two Private Member's Bills.

< <
QUICK FACTS

- In Ontario in 2007, about 8,900 men were diagnosed with prostate
cancer and 1,650 died from the disease - the third leading cause of
cancer death in men.
- The PSA test is a blood test that measures the amount of PSA in the
blood. PSA is produced by the prostate and is normally in a man's
blood in small amounts. An elevated PSA level may indicate that
cancer is present.
- Elevated PSA levels don't necessarily mean a man has cancer. Other
factors - infection of the prostate gland, for example - can also
cause PSA levels to rise.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2008/16/c2331.html

News from around the world:

ASCO Expert Corner: Cancer Rates Across the Globe