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1/10/06

HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT DRUG PRICE MARKET STUDY

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COSTA MESA CA USA -- MEDICAL INDUSTRY E-MAIL NEWS SERVICE(TM) -- JAN 10 2006 -- An important new study surveyed 1,400 acute care, Medicare-certified hospital; usable information was received from 1,157 hospitals (83% response rate), reports Biomedical Market Newsletter(R). Copies are still available of the most popular issue in recent months, the publisher announced today, and can be charged at BMN’s website for fastest delivery.

Although drug acquisition costs are influenced by rebates from manufacturers and payments from group purchasing organizations, and nearly 60% of the surveyed hospitals reported receiving one or more rebates, for some hospitals, these rebates were as high as 29% of the drug's purchase price.

Five large tables and charts are also included in the content published in BMN.

ALSO IN BMN (Issue #2005-02; 36 pages; 5 market research studies; read-only file):

-- Bloodstream Infections in ICU Patients; Each episode costs $25,000 per patient to treat (3 pages)
-- FDA 510K & PMA Performance (4 pages)
-- Hospital Outpatient Drug Price Market; Over half the hospitals received at least 1 drug rebate (17 pages)
-- Infection Thwarting Catheters Can Reduce Hospital Deaths (1 page)
-- Specialty Hospitals (Acute Care) Market Has Rapidly Expanded Because Of Physician- Owned Hospitals (10 pages)

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1/9/06

NATIONAL HEALTH WELLNESS & PREVENTION CONGRESS ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PAPERS FOR SPRING 2006 CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO

-- MAY 08-10 2006 -- Hyatt Regency San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO CA USA -- MEDICAL INDUSTRY E-MAIL NEWS SERVICE(TM) -- JAN 09 2006 -- The 2nd National Health Wellness & Prevention Congress (NHWPC) will convene May 08-10 2006 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco in Embarcadero CA. NHWPC will focus on issues that are critical to improving health, saving lives and reducing the nation's healthcare costs.

PLEASE SUBMIT PROPOSALS BY JAN 20 2006:

The 3-day conference will feature 4 tracks of programming:

• Employer/Employee Initiatives
• Provider/Consumer Initiatives
• Technology Enabling the Consumer/Employee
• Healthcare Direct to Consumer & Retailization

Congress organizers are seeking presentations that offer solutions and help to:

• Educate/influence populations that wellness & prevention are the keys to their health & quality of life
• Promote integration of wellness/prevention programs into the workplace, health plans, traditional provider managed care and treatment

Speakers will highlight:

• New & successfully integrated wellness/prevention programs & technologies
• Communications programs for improving disease Mgmt
• Public health & safety, injury prevention strategies
• New directions in rehabilitative Mgmt
• Nutrition & Wellness
• Advances in Fitness
• Consumer incentives for adoption of wellness/preventative regimens

CASE STUDIES & STATISTICAL MEASUREMENTS:

An important element of speaker proposals should be the efficacy and implementation of strategies. Case studies and statistical measurements are encouraged.

The audience will include corporate health directors and human resource managers, wellness/prevention program managers, health plan executives, provider organizations, public health services administrators, occupational/physical therapy administrators, fitness business executives, technology solutions providers and others.

TO SUBMIT YOUR SPEAKER PROPOSAL:

For additional information or to submit your speaker proposal for the National Health Wellness & Prevention Congress, contact Carlotta Farmer, at 804-266-7422 ext 7419 Email: carlotta@nhwpc.com.

SPEAKERS PROPOSALS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Consumer Perspectives: Benefits & Barriers to Wellness & Prevention Strategies
• New Directions for Wellness & Prevention in the Workplace
• Changing Role of Physicians in Wellness/Prevention
• Role of Retail Pharmacy in Wellness/Prevention
• Implications for Disease Mgmt Programs
• Impact of Consumer Directed Health Plans on Wellness/Prevention
• Wellness/Prevention as it Affects Boomers, Women, Minorities or Other Consumer Segments
• Fitness Innovations, Technology Trends & Integration
• Mental Health & Physical Well-Being
• Wellness/Prevention Impact On Other Industries: Fashion, Beauty, Retail, Sporting Goods, Real Estate
• Environmental Health & Global Consequences
• Regulatory Landscape & Economic Ramifications
• Marketing Imperatives Driving Wellness & Prevention Initiatives
• Impact of Advertising & Media on Health/Wellness Education/Adoption
• Need for a Holistic/Integrated Approach To Adoption Of Wellness/Preventative Care Regimens

PREVIOUS NHWPC SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

• Regina Herzlinger PhD, McPherson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
• Mark McClellan MD PhD, Administrator, CMS
• William K. Sullivan MD, Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer, CMS
• Willis Goldbeck, Founder, Washington Business Group on Health; Chairman, Institute for Alternative Futures
• Herschel Q "Buzz" Peddicord III, President, Honeywell HomMed
• Roger Jahnke, CEO & Chief Consultant, Health Action Group
• John Howard MD, Director, National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, US DHHS
• John Goodman PhD, President, National Center for Policy Analysis
• Lester M. Crawford PhD DVM, Past-Acting Commissioner, FDA
• Mike Magee MD, Director, Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative
• Helen Chickering, Medical Correspondent, NBC News Channel
• Dirk Schroeder ScD MPH, Exec VP & Co-Founder, HispaniCare
• Clement Bezold, Co-Founder & President, Institute for Alternative Futures
• Wendy Borow-Johnson, President, Healthy Living Channel
• Greg Scandlen, Founder, Consumers for Health Care Choices
• Hugh Lytle, President, Axia Health Mgmt, LLC
• W. Ben Lytle, CEO, Axia Health Mgmt, LLC
• Tom Davies, Chairman, Integrated Health Association
• Cathy Schoen, VP, Commonwealth Fund
• Merrill Matthews, Director, Council for Affordable Health Insurance
• John Connolly EdD, President/CEO, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd
• Jim Taylor MD, Author & Director, Organic Institute
• Gary Heavin, Founder/CEO, Curves Intl Inc
• Kenneth R. Pelletier PhD MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Dept of Medicine, University of Arizona School of Medicine & University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Dean Ornish MD, Best-Selling Author & Founder, President/Director, Preventive Medicine Research Institute

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Regina Amos
Director of Marketing Transmarx LLC
National Healthcare Conferences & Expos
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Richmond VA USA 23219-0448
804-266-7422 ext 7407 phone
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BMN PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Carlotta Farmer
Transmarx LLC
National Healthcare Conferences & Expos
804-266-7422 ext 7419 phone
carlotta@nhwpc.com.

1/6/06

BMN PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Norris Battin
VP of Investor Relations & Communications The Cooper Companies, Inc.
888-822-2660 phone
ir@coopercompanies.com

COOPER COMPANIES TO PRESENT AT THE 24TH ANNUAL JP MORGAN HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE

-- Jan 09 2006 -- 2:30 pm
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LAKE FOREST CA USA -- MEDICAL INDUSTRY E-MAIL NEWS SERVICE(TM) -- JAN 05 2006 -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) today announced that A. Thomas Bender, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, Jan 09 2006 at 2:30 pm. The conference will be held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco CA.

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CORPORATE INFORMATION:

The Cooper Companies, Inc. manufactures and markets specialty healthcare products through its CooperVision and CooperSurgical units. Corporate offices are in Lake Forest and Pleasanton CA. The Internet address is http://sacserv.com/tracking.jsp?linkid=28670&subid=3513775&campid=145548&type=0   An interactive telephone system: 800-334-1986 provides stock quotes, recent press releases and financial data.

CooperVision manufactures and markets contact lenses and ophthalmic surgery products. Headquartered in Lake Forest CA, it manufactures in Albuquerque NM, Juana Diaz PR, Norfolk VA, Rochester NY, Adelaide, Australia, Hamble and Hampshire England, Ligny-en-Barrios France, Madrid Spain and Toronto Canada. Its Web address is:
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CooperSurgical manufactures and markets diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories to the women's healthcare market. With headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Trumbull CT, it also manufactures in Pasadena CA, North Normandy IL, Ft Atkinson WI, Montreal Canada and Berlin Germany. Its Web address is:
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Norris Battin
VP of Investor Relations & Communications The Cooper Companies
21062 Bake Pkwy Ste 200
Lake Forest CA USA 92630
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949-597-0662 fax
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