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To: Mark_H who wrote (340)	2/1/1998 1:59:00 PM
From: John McCarthy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 569

Mark - Your post is important. Thanks! This is the second posting of a TV station carrying an story about Synvisc. (I realized per your note we were not mentioned by name, but at least the knowledge about the process is getting out to the public) The first TV story was in the Kansas City area. Shooting from the hip,I imagine a lot of OA is in the Florida area. If true, hope AHP puts their efforts in getting Synvisc "Brand Name" recognition there. I follow some sites from Florida, but Synvisc name does not appear very often. Regards, John

To: Mark_H who wrote (340)	2/1/1998 2:13:00 PM
From: John McCarthy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 569

Mark and thread .... I have had this site for a month waiting for them to release an article about HA products.... If they release soon, will someone please post FYI. elfstrom.com Regards, John

To: Mark_H who wrote (340)	2/1/1998 6:22:00 PM
From: James B. Barnes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 569

When you read this post, keep in mind I reported the first TV news report on Synvisc in Kansas City. On yesterday's ten o'clock evening local news a different channel did a medical news segment on Synvisc. The first report I saw about a month ago or so did a lead-in concerning people getting the same knee therapy that race horses now get. Yesterday the lead-in was "people getting a lube-job for their knees." The name Synvisc was clearly shown and clearly spoken to the viewer. They showed a young man whose knee had been injured years ago who'd had subsequent surgeries. They told how he couldn't tolerate steroids, had had steriods injected in the knee in the past. You could see the scars on his knees, I assume from the surgeries. They showed the physician first draining the knee of fluids with a syringe, then they showed the physician injecting the Synvisc in the knee. You could see the patient's face while this was going on. I'd say it was uncomfortable judging that the needle was large, but he seemed to tolerate it okay. They must have deadened the area of the injection. They even showed the consistency of the Synvisc between the doctor's fingers. This report originated outside of Kansas City. I taped the report, but haven't looked at it a second time. This was the Fox affiliate that showed the report. It gave me a good feeling knowing that word seems to be spreading and that it's interesting enough for new programs to give reports on the subject. James