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Andover Medical Announces Dr. Peter J. Bregman as Chair of the Podiatric Advisory Board.


ANDOVER, Mass. -- Andover Medical, Inc. (AMI), (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:ADOV.OB) is pleased to announce that Dr. Peter J. Bregman will chair its newly formed Podiatry podiatry (pōdī`ətrē, pə–), science concerned with disorders, diseases, and deformities of the feet, also called chiropody. Podiatrists treat such common conditions as bunions, corns and calluses, and ingrown toenails.  Advisory Board. Dr. Bregman has been in private practice for 10 years and serves on the board of the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
  • American Association (19th century), active from 1882 to 1891.
  • American Association (20th century), active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997.
 of Lower Extremity lower extremity
n.
The hip, thigh, leg, ankle, or foot. Also called inferior limb, pelvic limb.
 Peripheral Nerve Surgeons. His special interests include Peripheral Neuropathy Peripheral Neuropathy Definition

The term peripheral neuropathy encompasses a wide range of disorders in which the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord—peripheral nerves—have been damaged.
 and Pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children.

pe·di·at·ric
adj.
Of or relating to pediatrics.
 foot problems. He is active in teaching, lecturing, and writing for scientific journals. His credentials include a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine podiatric medicine
n.
See podiatry.
 from the Temple School of Podiatric Medicine (1994); Chief Resident Cambridge Hospital Cambridge Hospital is a 151-bed medical/surgical and psychiatric hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Located 1/2 mile from Harvard Square, it is one of three hospitals in Cambridge Health Alliance. External link
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; Tufts University Achievement of Excellence (2002); and Cambridge Residency Program Attending Physician of the year (2003).

With one in six AmericansCo many diabeticCo experiencing foot problems in their lives, the need for podiatric specialties is on the rise. The occurrence of foot disease, the most common complication of diabetes leading to hospitalization, has risen drastically as the number of diabetics has grown significantly in recent years. With the formation of the Podiatric Advisory Board, AMI will continue to advocate for practicing podiatrists as well as podiatric research and development.

About Andover Medical, Inc.

Andover Medical, Inc. (AMI) is building a single source provider of orthopedic, podiatric and urological durable medical equipment Durable medical equipment is a term of art used to describe certain Medicare benefits, that is, whether Medicare may pay for the item. The item is defined by Title XVIII the Social Security Act:

 and incontinence treatment solutions. The Company intends to establish a nationwide subsidiary network and plans to offer physicians the largest selection of competitively priced brand-name durable medical equipment, and urodynamic diagnostic and treatment products. For more information, please call (978) 557-1001 or visit www.andovermedical.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements include plans to offer physicians the largest selection of competitively priced brand-name durable medical equipment, and urodynamic diagnostic and treatment products. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, achievements or transactions of AMI and its affiliates to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or transactions expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors which, could impact the Company and the forward-looking statements contained herein are included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.
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