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Biotech / Medical
VIDAMED-"FDA Approval Imminent" (VIDA)

An SI Board Since September 1996

Posts	SubjectMarks	Bans	Symbol
53	0	0	VIDA

Emcee: noronha	Type: Unmoderated

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I recently read about a company called VidaMed which has a revolutionary medical product called TUNA. TUNA is used to treat
BPH, also known as an enlarged prostate. TUNA is minimally
invasive, cost-effective, and is more effective than current
surgical procedures or drug therapies.
I did some research on VidaMed and Hambrecht and Quist and
Volpe Welty both have strong buy recommendations on the company.
According to H&Q analyst Robert Faulkner, FDA approval for
TUNA (Trans Urethral Needle Ablation) will occur with high
probability before the end of September. The FDA has reviewed TUNA extensively and would like to approve the product before VIDA's fiscal year ends on September 30. TUNA is a high-profile product and when the FDA approves it (very likely) they (the FDA) will issue its own press release-the FDA rarely issues its own press release. Finally, revenues are expected to mushroom from $5 M now to about $114 M.
This company is well positioned in a large market-each year
14 million men in the U.S. alone are treated for BPH at a cost of about $5BILLION. In a cost-conscious health care environment, this is a product that will gain wide acceptance and market share. If anyone has any information about VIDA it would be greatly appreciated if you posted it here. (VIDA is up to about 13.5 right now-it was at 12.00
two days ago) Is this company below Wall Street's radar screen?

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53	Nope.	indexer	-	11/12/1998
52	Company reported in todays Wall St. Journal to have received final approval fo	erin4	-	5/7/1998
51	VidaMed has already received FDA approval. The Company expects to receive a CP	Roberts	-	9/22/1997
50	What's happening w/ Vida? The stock seems very intriguing but there's n	robwins	-	9/22/1997
49	Hope your gut feeling is correct, from the latest news this seems to be a hot s	demo	-	4/14/1997
48	Noronha -- I hope you're right. The fundamentals seem much brighter now th	Larry Weiner	-	4/14/1997
47	To: Larry Weiner From: Noronha I have not changed my outlook on VIDA-it is go	noronha	-	4/13/1997
46	Do you care to revise that assessment after today's action?	Larry Weiner	-	4/12/1997
45	Price held steady the entire day but was driven down in the last half hour by w	Yo Yo	-	4/11/1997
44	Noronha -- It was a little disappointing to see the stock give up all of its ga	Larry Weiner	-	4/10/1997
43	To: All From: Noronha Hang in there for a nice uptrend-the good news is just s	noronha	-	4/10/1997
42	Larry. Wow! I am impressed with their sales for the quarter. So much for my bas	Stratajema	-	4/9/1997
41	David -- I did see that post and thought it was a nice piece of work. Thanks f	Larry Weiner	-	4/4/1997
40	Larry, the "something good is about to happen" seems like pure specul	Stratajema	-	4/4/1997
39	I'm not a believer in TA, but I'm sure the chart looks terrible. Other	Larry Weiner	-	4/4/1997
38	technically it appears to me like we are headed down south, anyone else care to	rebecca	-	4/3/1997
37	wish you good luck Vida closed at $6,5, today, if your information re vida is	demo	-	4/3/1997
36	I first bought the stock shortly after the story on Investor's Business Dai	Danilo Vicioso	-	4/3/1997
35	Consumer Reports Health magazine recently outline different BPH treatment metho	James Davis	-	4/3/1997
34	My gut feeling isn't so good. In fact, it's bad. If I'm not mista	Larry Weiner	-	4/3/1997
33	Vida stocks appears to decline, if your gut feeling is so good why are the stoc	demo	-	4/2/1997
32	Linda -- Thanks for the encouragement. You must know something that the market	Larry Weiner	-	4/2/1997
31	Keep your chin up. I think good news is coming!!!	Linda O	-	4/2/1997
30	Dave: I thought I was the only one with that power. I see no news and have	Larry Weiner	-	3/25/1997
29	(What happened today???) I tried to buy at 7 when it went to 7 1/4, but it just	Dave Walp	-	3/25/1997

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