Dear Jean,
As I get more info, I will be more than glad to pass on.
God Bless
marty
Thomas A Johnson wrote:
>
> Marty,
> Thanks for posting this. I'm interested in anything regarding strokes
> because my mother's parents had strokes before they passed away & I hear
> that type of stuff is hereditary and akin to heart attacks.
> -Jean
>
> On Thu, 06 Aug 1998 05:35:44 -0700 Martin Auslander
> <fitecancer@earthlink.net> writes:
> >Good Morning My FRiends,
> >
> >GENERAL INFORMATION
> >
> >TORONTO, August 4 /CNW-PRN/ - Skye PharmaTech Inc. today announced
> >that
> >it has developed what it believes to be the world's first rapid test
> >to
> >assist in the diagnosis of stroke.
> >
> >Skye scientists have developed a rapid immunoassay to measure a
> >biochemical marker S-100, which is a calcium binding protein found in
> >the brain. Research has shown that levels of S-100 are elevated early
> >in cerebral infarctions.
> >
> >When challenged in making a diagnosis today, physicians must rely on
> >symptoms, patient history and CATscans,'' said Ram Vairavan, Vice
> >President at Skye. ``However CAT Scans are normal in 80% of the
> >patients and can take up to 2 to 3 days to turn abnormal. The use of
> >biochemical markers like S-100 will greatly assist physicians in
> >determining if a stroke has occurred and enable the administration of
> >therapeutics within the three hour window to minimize damage to the
> >brain.''
> >
> >Stroke is one of the most common causes of death in the Western
> >countries. Also known as the Brain Attack it strikes an estimated
> >600,000 people every year in North America. As a result, 3 million
> >Americans and 50,000 Canadians are permanently disabled. Brain Attack
> >is caused by an occlusion of a blood vessel in the brain. If not
> >diagnosed within a three hour window, from the onset of symptoms, it
> >may lead to loss in speech, memory, paralysis and possibly death.
> >Hence
> >the key to successful therapy is the rapid diagnosis of the disease
> >from the onset of symptoms.
> >
> >Pre-clinical data supports our findings that our S-100 test is
> >sensitive to diagnose brain attack as the S-100 protein is elevated at
> >the time of presentation while CT scans were still normal'' said Dr.
> >George Jackowski, Chief Scientific Officer of Skye. The Skye test can
> >be used with serum and test results can be obtained within 30 minutes.
> >
> >Skye PharmaTech Inc. common shares and purchase warrants currently
> >trade on the Canadian Dealing Network (``CDN'') under the symbols
> >``SKYE'' and ``SKYE.WT''. There are currently 3,389,566 shares and
> >3,389,566 warrants issued and outstanding.
> >
> >SOURCE Skye Pharmatech Inc.\\
> >
> >Hope this information benefits.
> >
> >God Bless
> >marty auslander
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