346 Infectious Diseases and 7,316 Outbreaks Included in New Version of GIDEON Online

LOS ANGELES, CA, Mar 19 (MARKET WIRE) --
GIDEON Informatics http://www.gideononline.com/content.htm today announced a
new
version of its Web-based solution, with data on 346 infectious diseases,
7,316outbreaks, 219 signs and symptoms and 80,000 medical notes. Providing
comprehensive and accurate information on infectious diseases, GIDEON
helpsmedical professionals worldwide improve the diagnosis and treatment of
infectious diseases.

"GIDEON is a very useful resource, providing decision support for generating
a differential diagnosis. I use it for difficult-to-identify infectious disease
patients with
travel histories, to clarify unusual disease patterns and help plan effective
treatment," said Dr. Scott Smith, MD, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic
Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, CA and Adjunct Asst. Professor,
Stanford
University Medical School.

To assist medical professionals with diagnosis, GIDEON generates a ranked
list
of possible diseases based on signs, symptoms, laboratory tests and exposure
history -- for any infectious disease, in any country of the world. As an
option, users can also simulate all possible Bioterrorism
http://www.gideononline.com/features/bioterror/htm scenarios. An additional
Microbiology module http://www.gideononline.com/tutorial/microbiology.htm is
designed to identify or study any of the more than 2,500 known human
bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites.

GIDEON includes up-to-date information on all new diseases, outbreaks,
antimicrobial
agents, vaccines and pathogens, including recent outbreaks of cholera in
Angola, Kenya, Somalia and Zambia and the latest on outbreaks of Avian
Influenza. In addition, interactive screens present over 100,000 maps, graphs,
individual outbreaks, epidemiological surveys and linked abstracts from the
world literature.

Keeping up with new information on infectious diseases is a significant
challenge for
medical professionals. As of early 2008, there are 346 known generic infectious
diseases worldwide, distributed across 220 countries. An average of three
new diseases is discovered every two years, with a new infecting organism
reported every week. Over 1,600 bacteria have been identified in humans, each
with a specific set of chemical and drug-sensitivity characteristics which
must be addressed by clinical laboratories and health professionals. These
pathogens are challenged by 276 generic anti-infective drugs and 67
vaccines, marketed under 10,493 trade names.

"With new outbreaks of infectious diseases every day throughout the world,
our
easy-to-use Web-based database provides doctors with accurate and current
information to better diagnose infectious diseases -- and save lives," said
Dr. Stephen Berger, MD, Co-founder and Medical Advisor for GIDEON
Informatics. "With GIDEON, medical professionals can save time, increase
accuracy and have the peace of mind that comes with knowing they have a
powerful, reliable resource at their fingertips grounded in Evidence Based
Medicine http://www.gideononline.com/features/ebm.thm."

About GIDEON Informatics:

GIDEON Informatics develops and markets point-of-care medical-decision
support
applications that help reduce diagnostic errors. Founded in 1992 by Uri
Blackman and Stephen Berger, MD, one of the foremost experts on Infectious
Disease, GIDEON Informatics is managed by an expert executive team and medical
advisory board. Its comprehensive, easy-to-use, interactive Web-based infectious
disease knowledge management tool helps medical personnel worldwide diagnose
and treat infectious diseases, and identify microorganisms, including
bioterrorism agents. GIDEON is in use by hundreds of medical institutions,
universities and public health departments worldwide including Children's
Hospital Oakland, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, World Health Organization
(WHO), Center for Disease Control (CDC), Yale University, Hong Kong University
and the Los Angeles County Health Department. For additional information on
GIDEONInformatics, visit www.gideononline.com or call 888-664-3366.

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