Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004

Common Myths About Hernia

Five million Americans have suffered a hernia. This year alone, nearly a million will seek treatment. But many people who have the condition won't see a doctor because of common misconceptions. That's why a major education campaign is being launched in June, National Hernia Awareness Month.

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Pretec Electronics Corp., the 2nd company in the world offering CompactFlash memory card (CF) card since 1995, is demonstrating the world's first MMC 4.0 flash memory card with Read speed about 150X (22.5MB/s) and Write speed greater than 120X (18MB/s), which is the highest speed small form factor flash memory card in the world today, at COMPUTEX TAIPEI.

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"All-in-One" Blood Glucose Monitor and Insulin Pump Gains FDA Clearance

Smiths Medical MD Inc., makers of the Deltec Cozmo(R) Insulin Pump, announces that they have received 510(k) clearance for the CoZmonitor(TM) blood glucose module. The CoZmonitor(TM) blood glucose module is attached to the back of the Deltec Cozmo(R) insulin pump to create an "all-in-one" insulin pump and blood glucose monitoring system.

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Anna Kournikova to Start The Transat 2004

Omega, Official Timekeeper and Principal Partner of The Transat 2004, is pleased to announce that the brand's star ambassador will be coming to Plymouth to give the official start of The Transat 2004. At 1400hrs BST on 31 May 2004, Anna will wave off the largest professional fleet that this gruelling transatlantic yacht race has ever seen.

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Sarah McLachlan Gets Personal with Latest Artist's Choice CD

Sarah McLachlan reveals her favorite songs with the release of her exclusive Artist's Choice(TM) CD available now in North American Starbucks (Nasdaq:SBUX) locations. Sarah McLachlan Artist's Choice(TM) joins Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Sheryl Crow in Hear Music's signature compilation CD series, which encourages customers to discover music from both emerging and classic artists.

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Out of Africa Has Urgent Need to Get Animals to Safety

Out of Africa Wildlife Park owners, volunteers and staff are scrambling to get over 300 animals to safety. If park owners are unable to vacate and restore the facility to its original raw land condition by June 30, the animals are at risk of being seized, impounded, sold, put up for auction or otherwise disposed of by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tribal authorities, who issued an eviction notice on May 5.

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Incoming! THQ Ships Full Spectrum Warrior for Xbox

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) on June the 1st announced the release of Full Spectrum Warrior(TM) for the Xbox(TM) videogame system from Microsoft. Developed by Pandemic Studios, Full Spectrum Warrior is an original, tactical-action military game that simulates in every detail the experience of squad command in the highly charged atmosphere of urban warfare.

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Price and Selection Are Key Motivators for Where Consumers Purchase Athletic Footwear

Vertis, the premier provider of targeted advertising, media and marketing services, on June the 1st announced the results of its Customer Focus(R) 2004: Sporting Goods study, which reveals that price and selection motivate consumer purchases more so than quality.

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American Red Cross Announces Commemorative "Knit Your Bit" Knitting Kit

As the United States prepares to honor and memorialize the more than 16 million men and women who serviced during the second World War, the American Red Cross through its website -- www.redcross.org -- is offering a commemorative knitting kit based on their "Knit Your Bit" campaign from the early part of the last century.

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