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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (77798)	3/13/2000 10:53:00 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

>>Tip, Actually, people do NOT like trading earnings.<< old economy, bruddah! get wit da pictah, dood. trading ernin's is da besss kinda ernins ther is. garntead 50-100% a year, bruddah. too bad intel has an actual binness to support. steve, get away from thee! ;-)

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (77798)	3/13/2000 10:57:00 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Michael, Have you ever given the hairy eyeball to QLT PhotoTherapeutics Inc (QLTI)? They make the drug, Visudyne, that is used in PhotoDynamic Treatment (PDT). In particular, its use in treating the wet form of macular generation is awaiting FDA approval. The wet form of macular generation affects half a million older people per year, causes almost total loss of central vision, and there is currently no treatment available for most of the cases. Here is the conference call from last November. Of particular note is the fact that Medicare has indicated (prior to FDA approval!) that they would pay for the treatment. Message 12049009 Since then, QLTI has gone up with the biotechs, then suffered somewhat when the FDA gave it only an "approvable" letter by the February deadline instead of full approval. It just means, as far as I can see, that they ran out of time to finish their review. When Photodynamic Treatment for macular generation is approved, there is going to be a stampede. Hundreds of thousands of people (my father among them) are going blind inch by inch with no available treatment. I'd love to see your opinion on this one. BTW, thanks for VASO! I hope QLTI can pay back the tip.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (77798)	3/13/2000 11:44:00 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 132070

BLS to extend hedonic pricing to VCRs and DVD players nypostonline.com "We are on a permanent plateau of hedonicly priced prosperity" I'm surprised someone hasn't wised up enough to sue them, especially with hundreds of billions of dollars at stake.