Nature's Bioceuticals Tears Into the Multi-Billion Dollar Chronic Kidney Disease Market

CAPE CORAL, Fla., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nature's Bioceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mistral Ventures Inc. (MILV.pk) announced that it will purchase the exclusive rights to a formula that was developed to restore proper kidney function in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Chronic kidney disease is a growing health problem in the United States. A report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) determined that 16.8% of all adults above the age of 20 years have chronic kidney disease. Thus, one in six individuals has kidney disease. By disease stage, the prevalence is as follows: stage 1, 3.1%; stage 2, 4.1%; stage 3, 7.6%; stage 4; and 5, 0.5%. There are over 500,000 persons on dialysis or who have received kidney transplants.  The prevalence of chronic kidney disease has increased by 16% from the previous decade. The increasing incidence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension (high blood pressure), obesity, and an aging population have contributed to this increase in kidney disease.

Kidney disease raises the risk of early death, heart attack, stroke, and high blood pressure. CKD causes anemia, bone disease and malnutrition and can lead to kidney failure, which requires ongoing dialysis or a kidney transplant to maintain life. According to the National Institute of Health's U.S. Renal Data System, over 100,000 Americans started dialysis in 2005 while a total of over 485,000 received ongoing dialysis treatment or a kidney transplant, at a cost of $32 billion. The NIH estimates that by 2020 nearly 785,000 people will be receiving treatment for kidney failure, costing an estimated $53.6 billion. The healthcare costs for one person needing dialysis are between $150,000 – $200,000 per year, with annual global dialysis costs exceeding $1 trillion this decade.

Robert deZanger, CEO of Natures Bioceuticals stated "We are confident that this product will make a meaningful contribution to one of the most overlooked diseases known to man. The problem is most people with CKD aren't even aware they have the disease. Studies show that 4 out of 5 people with advanced CKD (i.e. loss of over 50% of kidney function) do not know they have the disease. Unless tested, diagnosed and dialysis or a transplant is available, many of these people only become unwell after severe kidney failure, when death is imminent. People who have taken our formula have shown substantial increases in kidney function in very short time frames. One positive side effect that has been noted is that the product seems to also shrink enlarged prostrate glands. This could be a second market for the product. Obviously, this product should create substantial revenues for the company and we are excited about the possibilities. Capturing just 0.5% of the market could produce revenues in excess of $100,000,000.00 and with the correct marketing program we believe it could be possible to capture a greater percent of the market within the first few years.  Upon closing of the purchase we intend to file the patent documents and then immediately proceed with formal clinical trials to document the amazing results obtained to this point."

About Nature's Bioceuticals:

Nature's Bioceuticals develops and acquires the rights to natural medicine formulas that are geared towards treating specific medical conditions. These medicines are all natural and derived from botanicals and mineral bases. Nature's Bioceuticals strives to provide high quality natural medicines that are as effective, if not more effective, than synthetic drugs and more importantly do not have the negative side effects usually associated with many of today's prescribed drugs.

Nature's line of natural medicines will be either sold as prescription drugs, if applied for by the company and approved by the FDA, or sold as dietary supplements under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, commonly referred to as "DSHEA"

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