--(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 06/04/2008 - Healthcare industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Connectyx Technologies, Inc. (OTC: CTYX) announces the launch of its new version of MedFlash at the 33 stores of the QFC Division of Kroger. Ronn Schuman, the company's CEO, stated, "We are very excited about the Quality Food Centers launch of our MedFlash personal health record (PHR) and lifestyle portal. We have taken a revolutionary step in creating an easy to use PHR, as well as adding features that will allow consumers to manage all areas of their lifestyles, focusing on wellness." Schuman further stated, "The new version of MedFlash will allow users to log on to their personal health record either by accessing their MedFlash device, or by going directly to the MedFlash Web portal on the Internet. MedFlash will also give customers access to other health records and portals with plans in the near future to integrate with hospitals, insurers and other emergency medical persons who want to use this innovative gateway.
Thermage, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRM), a leader in non-invasive tissue tightening in the aesthetic industry, recently announced that it will present at the Seventh Annual Needham & Company Biotechnology & Medical Technology Conference at the New York Palace Hotel. The Company's presentation is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Stephen J. Fanning, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will review the company's business strategy and historical financial results. Attendance at the conference is by invitation only. Thermage will offer a live audio webcast of its presentation which may be accessed at the Company's website at http://www.thermage.com.
Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. (NYSE: MDT) expects booming international markets, including Russia and China, to help drive up to 14 percent earnings growth and 11 percent sales growth annually to 2013. The company presented its outlook at its annual analyst day Monday, in which it also laid out plans to generate between $20 billion and $22 billion in free cash flow over five years and return between 40 percent to 50 percent of that to shareholders annually. Also, Medtronic expects earnings per share to rise between 11 percent and 14 percent annually. In May, the company presented signs of that revenue growth when it reported a fourth-quarter sales increase of 18 percent to $3.86 billion. Profit rose slightly, bogged down by restructuring charges and the lack of a tax gain seen a year prior.
Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) announced recently that it will participate in investor conferences. Simultaneous webcasts of the Company's presentations will be available on Stryker's website at www.stryker.com via the Investor page. The presentations for both the Needham & Company and the Goldman Sachs conferences will be archived for 30 days. Certain statements made in the presentations may constitute forward-looking statements. They will be based upon management's current expectations and will be subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.
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