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Enterprise Announces Completion of Name Change to PhytoMedical Technologies, Inc.


VANCOUVER, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography
 -- PhytoMedical Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:PYTO), is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed its name change from Enterprise Technologies, Inc. and launched its corporate web site, www.PhytoMedical.com. The new name more accurately reflects the Company's entry into the research, development and eventual commercialization of innovative plant derived pharmaceutical and nutraceutical compounds.

Of the 250,000 species of higher plants found on earth, of which approximately 155,000 are found in tropical rainforests, less than 15% have been investigated for bioactive bi·o·ac·tive
adj.
Of or relating to a substance that has an effect on living tissue.



bioactive

having an effect on or eliciting a response from living tissue.
 compounds. From these plants, an estimated 300 new drugs of world-wide importance, worth over $150 billion, still remain to be discovered.

"PhytoMedical's entry into biopharmaceutical development is very exciting for all of us, coming on the heels of the Company's undertaking to develop a brand new, plant-derived compound, BDC (Backup Domain Controller) In a Windows NT server, a copy of the Primary Domain Controller (PDC). The BDC is periodically synchronized with the PDC. See PDC.

BDC - Backup Domain Controller
03," stated Mr. Derek J. Cooper, Secretary-Treasurer of PhytoMedical Technologies.

"Today, a quarter of all prescription drugs prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug,  contain active compounds originally found in or patterned after compounds derived from natural sources," explained Mr. Cooper. "In fact, twenty of the best selling drugs come from plants, including the blockbuster anti-tumor agent, paclitaxel paclitaxel /pac·li·tax·el/ (pak?li-tak´sel) an antineoplastic that promotes and stabilizes polymerization of microtubules, isolated from the Pacific yew tree (Taxus brevifolia);  (Taxol) discovered from the Pacific Yew tree, which alone has generated over $10 billion in sales since 1993."

Named BDC 03, the first plant derived compound to be developed by PhytoMedical, has pharmacologically active elements that have been successful in reducing body fat percentage, increasing lean muscle mass and lowering cholesterol in animal studies.

The same compound, BDC 03, administered over a three month period to a healthy 45 year old male subject, resulted in a 5% reduction in body fat and a 15 pound gain in muscle mass, indicating that the additional weight had been preferentially shifted toward lean muscle -- with no appreciable change in diet or exercise.

Additionally, the male subject did not experience any alterations in facial or body hair, exacerbation of acne or alterations in liver function tests Liver Function Tests Definition

Liver function tests, or LFTs, include tests for bilirubin, a breakdown product of hemoglobin, and ammonia, a protein byproduct that is normally converted into urea by the liver before being excreted by the kidneys.
, which are androgenic androgenic /an·dro·gen·ic/ (an?dro-jen´ik)
1. producing masculine characteristics.

2. pertaining to an androgen.
 symptoms commonly experienced after treatment with anabolic steroids Anabolic steroids
A group of drugs derived from the male sex hormone testosterone, most commonly prescribed to promote growth or to help the body repair tissues weakened by severe illness or aging. Some anabolic steroids are given as appetite stimulants.
.

For obese or overweight individuals, BDC 03's potential capacity to decrease the deposition of fat and lower cholesterol is a vitally important therapeutic outcome. However, its prospective ability to induce overall weight gain in the form of lean muscle mass may well be the difference between life and death for individuals suffering from cachexia cachexia /ca·chex·ia/ (kah-kek´se-ah) a profound and marked state of constitutional disorder; general ill health and malnutrition. .

Cachexia, which is characterized by dramatic weight loss, not only of fatty tissue, but also muscle tissue and bone, is among the most devastating dev·as·tate  
tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates
1. To lay waste; destroy.

2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.
 and life-threatening aspects of AIDS and cancer. Once the body loses 30% of its lean muscle mass, major organs are affected, resulting in death.

Sadly, cachexia afflicts 25% of all AIDS patients and upwards of 90% of all advanced cancer patients. In fact, half of all cancer related deaths are a result of cachexia, not the cancer itself.

About PhytoMedical Technologies, Inc.

Phytomedical Technologies, Inc., together with its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
, is a research based biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery, development and eventual commercialization of innovative plant derived pharmaceutical and nutraceutical compounds.

An estimated 300 new drugs of world-wide importance, worth over $150 billion, still remain to be discovered amongst the 250,000 species of higher plants found on earth, of which less than 15% have been investigated for bioactive compounds. Presently, twenty of the best selling drugs come from natural sources and 25% of all prescription drugs contain active compounds originally derived from or patterned after compounds derived from plants.

Named BDC 03, PhytoMedical's first plant derived compound has pharmacologically active elements that have been successful in reducing body fat percentage, increasing lean muscle mass and lowering cholesterol in animal studies.

For additional information, please visit www.phytomedical.com.

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This 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 that are based upon current expectations or beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions about future events. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and the assumptions upon which they are based are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as these statements are subject to numerous factors and uncertainties, including but not limited to adverse economic conditions, intense competition, lack of meaningful research results, entry of new competitors and products, adverse federal, state and local government regulation, inadequate capital, unexpected costs and operating deficits, increases in general and administrative costs administrative costs,
n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided.
, termination of contracts or agreements, technological obsolescence ob·so·les·cent  
adj.
1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete.

2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed.
 of the Company's products, technical problems with the Company's research and products, price increases for supplies and components, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
 and administrative proceedings involving the Company, the possible acquisition of new businesses or technologies that result in operating losses or that do not perform as anticipated, unanticipated losses, the possible fluctuation and volatility of the Company's operating results, financial condition and stock price, losses incurred in litigating and settling cases, dilution in the Company's ownership of its business, adverse publicity and news coverage, inability to carry out research, development and commercialization plans, loss or retirement of key executives and research scientists, changes in interest rates, inflationary factors, and other specific risks. In addition, other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed in the Company's most recent Form 10-QSB and Form 10-KSB filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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