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sojourner

04/17/08 4:22 PM

#18745 RE: cashwealth #18743

cw: Perhaps so, but congressional delegates and presenters are international (Europe, USA, Britain, Japan etc.).

Not to mention* that exhibiting firms include Merck (market cap US$85 bil), Bristol-Meyers Squibb (m.c. US$43 bil), Johnson & Johnson (m.c. US$180 bil), private Nycomed (sales US$5.4 bil; 12,000 employees), Olympus (m.c. US$9.2 bil), Covidien Tyco (m.c. US$23 bil), private B. Braun Medical (sales US$5.7 bil; 35,000 employees), Coloplast (m.c. US$4.2 bil) et al.

"A billion here and a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money." -late Sen. Everett Dirksen of Illinois

*(edit. It appears the esteemed and vigilant airdale1 already did!)





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PatD100

04/17/08 4:42 PM

#18748 RE: cashwealth #18743

To the contrary CW, Many cutting edge technologies including those especially of the medical procedure type herald from the EU before being adopted worldwide. Also the wealthy routinely fly there to get service they can get no where else.
Once practiced and publicized the results of LTC surgeries will have people beating down the doors for its safety, effectiveness and lack of scarring both internally and externally.