Guest guest Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Connectyx Technologies Signs Marketing Agreement with Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation Company to Promote MedFlash® Personal Health Manager Directly to HNF Membership http://www.connectyx.com/pressReleases/CTYX%20Press%20Release%20-%20%20HNF%20-%2\ 0June%209%202010.pdf PALM CITY, FL—June 9, 2010 – (PRNEWSWIRE) Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group Inc. (OTCPK:CTYX) is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a marketing agreement with the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation (HNF), a non-profit organization that focuses on raising awareness, funding scientific research, and educating the medical community as well as the general public about Charcot-Marie Tooth disease (CMT). HNF offers people with CMT, and their families, medical information and emotional support. The agreement will allow Connectyx to promote its MedFlash® Personal Health manager directly to Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation's membership and their families, through HNF's membership benefit program located on their web site. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a hereditary motor-sensory neuropathy (HMSN). HMSNs are a group of progressive neurological disorders that affect the motor and sensory units of the peripheral nervous system. CMT causes weakness because the nerve signals are impaired (demyelinated) before they reach the muscle. Over time this causes atrophy (a loss of muscle strength) in various areas of the body such as the feet, legs, hands, and diaphragm. CMT is considered to be the most commonly inherited form of peripheral neuropathy affecting approximately one in 2,500 adults. CMT is diagnosed by clinical features of muscle atrophy, age of onset, electromyography (EMG), nerve biopsy and through genetic testing. , Founder & President of the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation, understands the importance of having one's medical history with them at all times. 's father had CMT but she had virtually no symptoms of CMT until she was mistakenly given a drug that caused her to have a severe onset of CMT symptoms including gait imbalance, muscle weakness and severe fatigue. . " HNF is thrilled to become a strategic partner of Medflash. It is critical that CMT patients carry with them at all times a list of neurotoxic drugs to avoid potentially debilitating or even lethal side effects from contraindicated drug treatments. Furthermore, when dealing with a genetic neurological disease like CMT, family history is critical to diagnosis and treatment. It can not only prevent medical catastrophes but also reduce unneccessary testing to obtain a diagnosis. " HNF promotes and supports both clinical and primary CMT research. The foundation is also actively committed to increasing awareness of the disease through all available media outlets, including print, radio and television as well as fundraising programs. While HNF members give a face to CMT, the foundation provides a strong, organizational voice to those living with CMT all over the world. HNF continues to educate physicians, along with the entire medical community, about CMT. They are a critical source of information for the general public about this important, often misunderstood disease. " We are excited about the relationship with the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation. The MedFlash Personal Health Manager will be a valuable tool for their members, " stated Ronn Schuman, President and CEO of Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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