*****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/

Encouraging news,now where are the FDA approvals?

Annual screening catches prostate cancer early

Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009; 9:26 AM


NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The largest prostate cancer screening program in the history of the United States is showing high compliance and consistent results, researchers report.

http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/news-279827-66.html

News from around the world:

HMC to resume prostate cancer screening

Web posted at: 1/2/2009 3:26:31

The screening will include clinical examination and blood tests to find the amount of Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA) protein. The PSA protein is present in small quantities in the blood of normal men, and in higher quantities in the presence of prostate disorders.

“The whole programme was stopped and so we do not have any results. Blood tests have not been released. The pilot test will go on for one year and based on the results recommendations to launch it as a national programme will be made.”

http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&month=January2009&file=Local_News2009010232631.xml

Google is full of this 'Europages' website when you type in Mediwatch PLC.in every language possible by the look,not helping my research one bit!

Oh dear, what's happened here, mick?

Evening BA

Just drifting on lack of volume at the present time and with the Final Results out in a few weeks then a better picture will be seen of past and future performance.

I'm in no rush so happy to wait and looking at the selling volumes then most are too.

News from around the world:

Barbados-Early prostate testing urged

Rising PSA In Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer

Ontario's health insurance plan now pays for all PSA tests ordered by doctors

Logan County-Health department offers free prostate and oral cancer screenings

Up but still down type day :-)

BMA head wins polyclinic contract

Thursday, 8 January 2009

"The UK's doctors' leader is part of a consortium that is to run one of the polyclinics his organisation has campaigned against.

The British Medical Association has vigorously opposed the super-surgeries being set up across England.

But it has now emerged BMA chairman Dr Hamish Meldrum is part of a group of doctors that have been appointed to run a clinic in East Riding in Yorkshire. "

"But it has now emerged that he is one of the doctors that has formed the Bridlington Healthcare NHS Collaborative to run the area's polyclinic, which is opening later this year."

"Health minister Ben Bradshaw said the news represented confirmation that the government was right to pursue the policy.

"I am delighted by this vote of confidence from the head of the BMA in the new GP-led health centre programme.""

Dr Meldrum said ""We opposed the way the government imposed these clinics, but they are now being introduced so we have had to make the best of a bad job."

He said he would not be working at the polyclinic or benefit financially from it." :-)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7817796.stm

I see MDW have updated their website,looks from the main page that they are going to give a list of events they will be exhibiting at in 2009!

Also within the update:

http://www.mediwatch.com/images/PSAwatchnotice.pdf

It gets better:

Problem:

Potential for false negative results due to reduced stability.

Action:

Discontinue all use of affected product and discard remaining stock.
Consider the need to review previous patient results.
Consider the need to re-test patients, if appropriate, using an alternative device.
:-)

"Approximately 27,000 devices were shipped to the UK."

http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/groups/dts-bs/documents/medicaldevicealert/con033584.pdf

There must be an even bigger gap in the market now that this product has been discontinued:

"These tests are manufactured by three companies:

Innovacon USA, distributed in the UK under the ACON, On-Call, Quik Chek, Innovacon and InstAlert brand names.

Surescreen, distributed under the Surescreen brand name.
Fortress, distributed under the Fortress brand name."

Sorry,I'll have to post this now after that word 'gap',can't get 'mine shaft gap' out of my head so will share :-)

dr. strangelove - survival plan

Worth a re-post of this article just to show that MDW have been pushing forwards with PSAwatch for both sales and training:

Eight minute DVD presents revolutionary diagnostic system to doctors around the world

Released: Monday, 10th November 2008

"When customers see a demonstration of a product they can understand its benefits. Medical equipment specialist MediWatch chose DVD as the most effective vehicle for communicating its sales and training message for its latest innovation."

"Three eminent medical consultants were filmed at three separate hospital locations in the South of England. This footage was used to show the product being used in real-life situations and explain the testing process. The consultants were also interviewed, endorsing PSAwatch, for testimonial pieces at the end of the DVD.

The timescales for production were very tight. In fact the deadline allowed for only one week of preproduction and two weeks for filming and editing.

MediWatch posted the DVD onto YouTube and used it in a worldwide campaign to promote the product. In an incredibly short timescale PSAwatch has gained unprecedented media coverage worldwide and has already generated enquiries and sales for MediWatch in countries as far away as Iran and New Zealand.

The DVD is also being used as a valuable sales and training tool for medical professionals around the world.

The DVD has been absolutely instrumental in the launch of PSAwatch. I cant believe you have done such a great job in the time scale we had. I love it!

Jan Holt
Sales and Marketing Manager, MediWatch"

http://www.quiet-storm.net/news/psawatchdvd

Pop legend Dave Dee loses battle against cancer

The London News.Net
Saturday 10th January, 2009 (ANI)

London, January 10 : Sixties pop legend Dave Dee has passed away following a long battle against prostate cancer. He was 65.

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Hold Tight

Dave Dee,Dozy,Beaky,Mick & Titch - Legend Of Xanadu

Not sure where Reutters got their 'tentative' prelim. date from,can't remember them ever being that early! The results will be out in the next few weeks,that will do me.


Tomorrow - Monday, 12 Jan 2009

MDWU.L Mediwatch PLC (Tentative) Preliminary 2008 MEDIWATCH PLC Earnings Release

http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/calendars?country=GB&viewBy=type&eventType=res


Edit-Would be quite amusing if they were out tomorrow :-)

Not sure how much you can read into this web traffic website but the Italy part is very interesting,might be all rubbish as it depends if the Alexa widget is loaded on a users comp.to gather the info,but worth a post:


Mediwatch.com users come from these countries:

Italy 63.0%

Other countries 37.0%


http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/mediwatch.com

After watching that 'Traders' program tonight,it explains why my number one fan is so off the wall!!!! :-)

This is quite interesting and shows how complex finding a 100% accurate prostate cancer test is!

Experts urge prostate cancer 'man-o-gram'
Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:26pm EST

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prostate cancer experts urged the U.S. Congress and the incoming Obama administration on Wednesday to make a major research commitment to find better detection methods, including what they call a "man-o-gram."

Their idea involves a sophisticated ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging or other method to find dangerous prostate tumors, akin to the common mammogram scans used to find breast tumors.

Dr. Faina Shtern, who heads the Boston-based nonprofit AdMeTech Foundation coordinating the advocacy effort, said $500 million in research funding is needed over five years."



"More than two dozen experts from institutions including Johns Hopkins University, Harvard Medical School, the University of Chicago, the University of Miami and Stanford University, joined the effort.

They signed letters to Congress and the U.S. National Institutes of Health, which funds medical research, saying more accurate imaging technology would lead to better guidance for diagnosis, biopsy and minimally invasive treatment.

Shtern said there needs to be a better initial screening test than the PSA test, perhaps a new blood or urine test focused on another biological indicator of prostate cancer.

In the United States, 29,000 men die of prostate cancer each year, making it the No. 2 cause of cancer death in men, behind lung cancer. It is the second most-commonly diagnosed cancer in men worldwide and kills about 254,000 a year."

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE50D5SI20090114?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews



The main point being the PSA test is still the only 'initial' test along with the DRE and will be for,well they say 5 years so add a few more!

What happens in the mean time?

Continue using the more expensive and time consuming lab PSA test or bridge the gap (no,not that word again-lol) with PSAwatch via the Bioscan which through 2009 should be able to read other tests?

The way PSA results are interpreted has improved greatly over the last 2 years which has lead to fewer intrusive biopsies which has to be great news.The data that has been gathered over the last 25 years from PSA testing is also invaluable.

Anyway,Results out in a week or two,then we will get a better picture of MDW as a company.

This is an interesting article from a few years ago:

Though not perfect, blood test for prostate cancer is still recommended (2004)

"The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a common way to detect prostate cancer in its earliest stages. The exact number of a dangerously high PSA count is constantly under debate and varies among men in different age groups. Despite its imperfections, WUSM urologic surgeon Arnold Bullock still recommends the test be taken annually as part of a healthy prostate health regimen for men over 50."

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A key point,in my opinion:

"But what Bullock finds even more troubling than the inaccuracies sometimes associated with the PSA is what he calls the myth surrounding prostate cancer. He says too many people believe this type of cancer is always benign and slow-growing. Though the PSA test may not be perfect, Bullock remains an advocate because he considers it one of the best tools available for finding prostate cancer in its earliest, and most treatable, stage.

He also believes prostate cancer is much more prevalent than most people think. Bullock cites statistics that show 30 percent of men over 50 show evidence of prostate cancer on autopsy.

What's the bottom line? Bullock says you shouldn't rely on the PSA test to give you the full picture regarding your prostate health. Many urologists agree the best screening advice is to see your doctor at least once a year for a 20-second digital rectal exam and a PSA blood draw. Then, along with a review of your medical history, and in consultation with your doctor, decide what to do with that information."

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http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/4348.html