BioSignia Announces Agreement to Deliver Chronic Disease Prediction Technology Through Regional Pharmacy Chain Kerr Drug

Released on = May 9, 2007, 7:47 am

Press Release Author = BioSignia

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = North Carolina based pharmacy chain first in the nation to
offer consumers a personalized health report that predicts the likelihood of
developing diabetes and other preventable diseases

Press Release Body = Research Triangle Park NC - May 9, 2007 - BioSignia, a leading
preventative healthcare technology company, today announced the signing of a
licensing agreement with regional pharmacy chain Kerr Drug. BioSignia's health risk
assessment (HRA) engine significantly improves prevention and management of chronic
diseases by focusing on individualized disease risk assessment (DRA).

Under terms of the agreement, BioSignia's revolutionary Know Your NumberŪ testing
tool will be available to customers at participating Kerr Health Care Centers in
North Carolina. Know Your Number is currently not available through any other
pharmacy chain nationwide.

Know Your Number predicts the onset of preventable diseases, compares your current
health status against your peers, reveals what chronic disease risks are modifiable
and lets you know what factors (e.g. lack of exercise, smoking) are contributing to
the risks of developing specific chronic conditions. Findings are communicated in
easy-to-interpret, visually compelling reports that also help individuals track
their progress.

Kerr Drug is deeply committed to providing the highest quality health and wellness
services to patients, the medical community and healthcare sponsors. Adding Know
Your Number to the roster of solutions already offered at its health care centers
serves to further the company's mission of being the premier community pharmacy in
North Carolina.
"Know Your Number is, by no means, a standard health risk assessment tool,"
commented Joe Heidrick, R.Ph., PharmD and program coordinator at Kerr Drug. "It
evaluates and reports a person's chances of developing a chronic disease in a much
more accurate, actionable manner."

Driven by a powerful, patented predictive technology, Know Your Number is the first
and only clinically based multi-dimensional tool to predict an individual's risk of
onset, progression, or life expectancy related to multiple chronic diseases.
"We are extremely excited at the opportunity to work with one of the most recognized
and respected retail organizations in the nation," commented Tim Smith, CEO of
BioSignia. "We firmly believe in the power of the Know Your Number solution and the
benefits it will deliver to Kerr Drugs' customers."

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About BioSignia
Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC, BioSignia is a leading technology
company focused on bringing innovative predictive modeling solutions to the
preventive health and life insurance markets. At the core of BioSignia's flagship
solution, Know Your Number, is the company's proprietary synthesis modeling approach
to chronic disease risk prediction. In 2004, BioSignia received the Disease
Management Association of America's prestigious award for Best Enabling Tool for
Disease Management. Since then, the company's talented R&D team has continued to
advance synthesis modeling, continuously updating it to reflect the ever expanding
need for effective chronic disease prevention, management and treatment. For more
information, visit www.knowyournumber.com

About Kerr Drug
Kerr Drug is one of the most recognized and respected names in the chain drug
industry. With its roots in the Carolinas and headquarters in Raleigh, North
Carolina, Kerr Drug is taking the vision of community pharmacy farther than any
other drug chain. The company has placed its future on its unique ability to provide
patients, the medical community, and health plan sponsors, access to the most
comprehensive and convenient health and wellness offering in the industry. With a
mission to be the most comprehensive provider of pharmacy and related health care
services, while continuing to be the most reliable provider of health related and
convenience items, Kerr is currently providing services that far exceed the
traditional drug store mix. For more information, please visit www.kerrdrug.com




Web Site = http://www.knowyournumber.com

Contact Details = David Chapman, 919-557-7890, dchapman@919marketing.com

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