With 30,000
suicides and over 500,000 emergency room visits due to suicide each
year, suicide is the 11th leading cause of death overall and the 3rd
leading cause of death among young people 15 to 24 years of age. Frank noted."
"The consequences of inadequate access to mental health services for
depression can be devastating," Lewis added. Private insurers must provide greater incentives for primary care
physicians (PCPs) to identify and treat depression. In particular, peer support services will address the
needs of minority groups in seeking treatment.

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PRESS RELEASE ALR Technologies Reaches Product Development Milestones With Their Disease Management Home Monitoring System

ALR, which plans to begin shipping commercial product in late first quarter
of 2006, will manage initial supply and manufacturing by first targeting
patient population groups: specifically chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), mental disorders (schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive
disorder and bipolar), Organ transplantation and HIV/AIDS.

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* People with depression are at a greater risk of heart disease (the
leading cause of death in the U., Professor of Psychiatry
and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and chair of
DBSA 's Scientific Advisory Board. "It's an illness people can
live with -- like diabetes or heart disease -- provided they receive the right
diagnosis, treatment and support."
The report makes a number of recommendations to improve the mental health
care system and access to care. (OTC BB: ALRT),
headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC, announces today they have reached
significant milestones in development of their disease management home
monitoring system. Given our development progress and ongoing
discussions and negotiations with prospective customers, we are optimistic
about our sales and earnings projections for 2006."

ALR, a leader in disease management compliance and telehealth, has designed
and manufactures compliance reminder products and compliance
home-monitoring and intervention systems to meet the needs for several
targeted user groups.

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" The DBSA report is a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive analysis on
depression that combines a thorough review of published literature with
extensive interviews involving a broad spectrum of stakeholders -- including
patient advocates, policymakers , government agencies, health care providers,
insurers, pharmaceutical manufacturers and employers .D. Research must increasingly
focus on genetic and brain-imaging studies to understand the physical
and chemical causes of depression.

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The State of Depression in America documents the pervasive impacts of
depression.) and studies have shown a causal link
between depression and stroke.

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About DBSA
DBSA is the leading patient-directed national organization focusing on the
most prevalent mental illnesses. The organization works to ensure that people living with mood
disorders are treated equitably.org
The State of Depression in America report was supported by an unrestricted
educational grant from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

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Given the high prevalence of depression among older
adults, as the baby-boomer generation ages, this illness will contribute
to the continued financial strain on the Medicare program. It is up to us -- our duty -- to make sure
that proper treatment and support are available to those who need it.

This release contains certain "forward-looking statements" relating to ALR
Tech's business , and these statements reflect the current views of ALR Tech
with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions.

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Among them:

* Depression is the leading cause of disability in the U., resulting in
more days of disability than other chronic medical conditions like heart
disease, hypertension, diabetes and lower back pain.

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* Of the 35 million Americans age 65 and older, an estimated two million
have depression . Current
reimbursement procedures do not give providers incentives to take the
time to identify new cases of depression or manage complex cases of
chronic depression. Since reimbursement for many providers is based on
the number of patients they see, the system creates disincentives to
screen patients for depression. The government and private sector must enact loan forgiveness programs
to provide incentives for students to specialize in mental health care. To contact DBSA, please call (800) 826-3632
or visit http://www.

ALR Tech's PC500 Disease Management Reminder Product has been in trial
usage, and now with the addition of the monitoring system the benefit to
patients and healthcare providers is extended. The PC500 reminder product
helps people to be compliant with medication or treatment regimens, and the
monitoring system allows medical service providers to monitor the patient's
compliance with these regimens.

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S. "The mental health safety net has huge gaps. The government and private sector must support and promote increased
access to peer support services. In addition, peer
support is proven to be a cost -effective and beneficial component of
treatment. DBSA
supports research to promote more timely diagnosis, develop more effective and
tolerable treatments, discover a cure, and to show the effectiveness of peer-
based services. This will enable medical
personnel or other caregivers to remotely monitor on a daily basis such key
data as blood pressure, blood glucose, heart rate and use of nebulizer
compressors.

Sidney Chan, Chairman and Chief Executive of ALR, states, "Without
compliance the patient does not receive the intended benefit of treatments
and medications , and millions of people are noncompliant with disease
management activities.alrt.

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The Five First Steps:

1. Providers also are more reluctant to
take on new patients if reimbursement for a mental health evaluation is
lower than for other standard medical care procedures.
The lack of available providers, particularly psychiatrists and other
mental health providers that specialize in children, adolescents, \
minority populations and the elderly, is one of the most critical needs
of the mental health care system.
ALR Technologies Inc.

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is failing to provide adequate, coordinated, and effective
care to the millions of individuals with depression and as a result, the
entire country, from employers to family members , to those of us living with
depression are paying an enormous price.S. The health insurance industry is now recognizing the
opportunity to better manage patient outcome and healthcare costs with
enhanced compliance.

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This is one of the most promising
areas of research into the effective treatment of depression and,
therefore, should be a major funding priority. Further
management discussions of risks and uncertainties can be found in the
company's quarterly filings with the Securities Exchange Commission.

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"By almost any
measure, the U. is estimated at $83.
Mike Wallace, veteran CBS journalist and patient advocate who was a
keynote speaker at today's briefing, echoed these sentiments .

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"The problem is particularly
severe in rural areas and among ethnic minorities, where the growing number of
depressed patients has far outpaced the number of mental health providers,"
Dr.

3. Academic and private researchers must expedite biologic and genetic
research to develop better treatments. Compliance reminder products are now in use by
patients taking medications or treatments for conditions such as
hypertension, high cholesterol, Parkinson, diabetes, organ transplant ,
depression, anxiety, asthma, glaucoma and more.

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"Despite the devastating impact of depression, it often remains
undiagnosed or untreated," said Ellen Frank, Ph. "People with
depression can and do get better," Wallace said. Congress must equalize Medicare reimbursement coverage to patients for
mental health care services.
The growing number of mental health consumers has far outpaced the
number of medical students graduating with a specialty in psychiatry.

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"Depression and other mental illness are literally tearing American
families apart," Lewis said.

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"The state of depression in America is a national disgrace," said Lydia
Lewis, president of DBSA, the nation's leading patient-directed national
organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses.

* Depression is the principal cause of suicide in the U. Both the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the President's New Freedom
Commission Report emphasize the need to shift towards a consumer-driven
treatment model . The organization fosters an environment of
understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening
illnesses by providing up-to-date and scientifically-based tools and
information written in language the general public can understand.

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The State of Depression in America report reveals a "crisis-oriented and
reactionary" mental health system "focusing on crises, such as suicide
attempts, rather than on prevention, proactive treatment and long-term
wellness.1
billion annually.

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Rising Toll of Depression Measured in Disability Death and Dollars Landmark Mental Health Report Finds

S. Ending
this disparity would not only provide greater access to mental health
services for more people, it would set a marker for private insurers to
similarly provide equal coverage for mental health benefits. The company also
announced they are moving forward on their plans to add diagnostic
monitoring to their home monitoring system.

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As a result of this shortage, many
patients wait weeks or even months before receiving treatment. When used, the words "optimistic,"
"projections," "plan to," "estimate," "expect," "anticipate," "believe"
and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements.

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Currently, Medicare provides
reimbursement for only 50 percent of mental health outpatient services
compared to 80 percent of non-mental health outpatient services. There are many factors that could cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of ALR Tech and its products to be materially
different from any future results, performances or achievements that may be
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

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Parents surveyed in 19 states
surrendered custody of more than 12,700 children over to the juvenile justice
system just so that their children could have access to mental health
services. This "real time" identification of
noncompliance allows for timely intervention when deemed necessary.

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- Patient Advocacy Group Offers Concrete Measures to Help
America Overcome Devastating Illness -

WASHINGTON, Depression drains more than $83 billion
annually from the American economy, affects 19 million Americans, and results
in thousands of preventable suicides, reported a landmark new paper that was
released today by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA).DBSAlliance. The company reports the pilot program for the
monitoring system will commence in September 2005.

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S. According to the DBSA report, only 57
percent of individuals with a major depressive disorder receive any treatment
and only 22 percent receive adequate treatment. In reviewing these recommendations, Lewis
said DBSA was proposing immediate action on five key steps that it believes
will go a long way to provide hope and help to the millions of individuals
coping with depression and their families.

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* The economic burden of depression in the U.

4. More information on ALR
Technologies and its products can be found at www.com.