Newstream.Com Digest: FDA Approves Clot Buster TNKase -Tenecteplase- for Treatment of Heart Attack, PC World's `Product of the Year' And Other Multimedia Stories for Journalists.Business & News Editors/City Desks NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2000 There's new material available to journalists from Newstream.com. Journalists can visit http://www.newstream.com now to download FREE multimedia content (video,audio, photos, graphics, PowerPoint slide shows, spreadsheets, charts and text) for the following features: -------------------------------------------------- PC World: AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Athlon(TM) Processor is 'Product of the Year' The world's largest computer publication announced today that the AMD Athlon(TM) processor took the magazine's top award -- a World Class Award as "Product of the Year." In choosing the AMD Athlon processor from among dozens of the world's most technologically advanced products, PC World called the processor a "superstar" and "architecturally superior to Intel's Pentium(R) III." You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?846 -------------------------------------------------- FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. Approves New, Single-Injection Clot Buster clot buster Thrombolytic (agent), see there TNKase (Tenecteplase) for Treatment of Heart Attack Genentech, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. ) announced today that TNKase(TM) (Tenecteplase), its new, single-bolus thrombolytic agent thrombolytic agent Clot-dissolving drug, thrombolytic An agent–eg, tPA, streptokinase, that effects thrombolysis and restores vascular patency–eg, in managing acute MIs. See Thrombolytic therapy, tPA. , which holds the potential to simplify heart attack treatment, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction acute myocardial infarction (  ·kyōōtˑ mī·ō·karˑ·dē· (AMI). TNKase is the first "clot-buster" that can be administered over five seconds in a single dose, offering physicians the fastest administration of a thrombolytic thrombolytic /throm·bo·lyt·ic/ (throm?bo-lit´ik) dissolving or splitting up a thrombus, or an agent that so acts. thrombolytic 1. dissolving or splitting up a thrombus. 2. an agent that dissolves or splits up a thrombus. to date in the treatment of heart attack. Download video here You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?839 -------------------------------------------------- Absolutely Wireless Leading technologies from Ericsson's Bluetooth portfolio have their world premieres today. These are: the first GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. phone with Bluetooth -- the triple band R520, the Bluetooth PC Card and the first Bluetooth mobile phone -- the triple-band, WAP-enabled T36. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?842 -------------------------------------------------- AMD Unveils New AMD Athlon(TM) Processor; Commences Shipments of AMD Duron(TM) Processor AMD Announces First Revenue Shipments From Dresden "MEGAFAB" You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?843 -------------------------------------------------- Second Mortgage: Revolving Line Of Credit Revolving line of credit A bank line of credit on which the customer pays a commitment fee and can take and repay funds at will. Normally a revolving LOC involves a firm commitment from the bank for a period of several years. For homeowners, a home equity loan can be a valuable asset when financing home improvements or making a high-end purchase. Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. looks at the advantages of creating a revolving line of credit. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?841 -------------------------------------------------- MachineTools.com Launches New 'Financing Center' The leading B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. 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