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1. | DEVELOPMENT STAGE ACTIVITIES |
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| Americare Health Scan, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida on February 3, 1994, and is engaged in the business of developing technological solutions for medical, dental, and high tech industries, and consequently bringing the developed technologies to the market place. The Company has been researching products for development. The Company has not yet obtained necessary approvals to market the products it is developing. Commencing January 1, 2005, the Company is considered to be in the development stage. |
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| BASIS OF PRESENTATION |
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| The accompanying interim financial statements have been prepared by the company in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim financial statements contain all adjustments necessary (consisting of normal recurring accruals) to present fairly the financial information contained therein. These interim financial statements do not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008. |
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| RECLASSIFICATION |
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| Certain amounts in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified for comparative purposes to conform to the current year presentation. There was no material changes in classifications made to previously issued financial statements. |
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2. | GOING CONCERN |
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| As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company incurred net losses of $219,190 and $168,105 for the quarters ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, due principally to expenses incurred for general and administrative expenses and interest expense. To date the Company has not generated sufficient cash flows to sustain the operations. Management of the Company is developing a plan to finance its continuing research and development activities through the issuance of debt or equity securities. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the success of the plan and the continued support of the Company’s major shareholder. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. |
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3. | NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE |
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| Net loss per common share has been computed (basic and dilutive) for all periods presented and is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. |
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4. | DUE TO RELATED PARTIES |
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| The Company received loans from stockholders in exchange for on-demand promissory notes. These notes accrued interest at a compounded rate of the prime rate (5.00% at September 30, 2008) plus 2% as of the last day of the quarter, but no less than 8% or greater than 18%. Therefore, the applicable interest rate at September 30, 2008 was 8%. The aggregate principal balance of these notes at September 30, 2008 amounted to $2,932,585. Interest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 amounted to $103,103. |
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5. | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
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| The Company has an employment agreement with the President and Chief Executive Officer for an indefinite period of time or until there is a majority vote by the Board of Directors to elect a new President and Chief Executive Officer. The agreement calls for compensation in the amount of $52,000 per calendar quarter ($208,000 per calendar year), which has been accrued and amounts to $2,548,000 at September 30, 2008. |
The Company has not filed its 2006 or 2007 income tax returns.
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ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION. |
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report constitute “forward-looking statements.” These statements, identified by words such as “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “should,” “expect” and similar expressions include our expectations and objectives regarding our future financial position, operating results and business strategy. These statements reflect the current views of management with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those set forth under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. We advise you to carefully review the reports and documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), particularly our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and our Current Reports on Form 8-K.
GENERAL
Americare Health Scan, Inc. is a development stage company that was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida on February 3, 1994. We developed the first non-invasive, rapid, non-radioactive technology for the direct detection of the disease process known as Active Helicobacter Pylori (“H-Pylori”) for patients with Peptic Ulcer diseases. The Ana-Sal(R) Saliva Test for H. Pylori is simple, provides a cost-effective means for direct sampling, and requires only a thirty second procedure for the detection of active H. Pylori infection. Estimates suggest that almost 10 million Americans are diagnosed each year with Peptic Ulcers. Although saliva diagnostic testing is in its infancy, the broader diagnostic test market is highly competitive. As a result, it will be difficult for saliva diagnostic tests to take market share from serum and urine diagnostic tests. We believe that the market for the ANA-SAL(R) saliva based tests have a significant growth potential. Demand for point of care and field diagnostics, especially at border crossing points between countries, is also increasing. We also believe that a saliva-based non-invasive method of testing will expand this opportunity significantly.
PLAN OF OPERATION
Our ultimate objective is to build a fully integrated research and development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution organization capable of providing the medical diagnostic and drug delivery markets with products that offer accuracy, efficacy, ease of use and reduced costs. In order to accomplish this objective, we have developed the following strategy:
Provide a Broad Range of Products
We believe that a diversified product base can increase potential business opportunities, provide a stream of new product introductions over time, and reduce the risks associated with reliance on a single product or technology.
Focus on Large Market Opportunities
We will concentrate our development efforts on large existing markets in which we believe there could be significant demand for our products.
Enter into Strategic Alliances
We intend to enter into strategic alliances with large medical diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies for the marketing of our medical diagnostic products. Since these companies have significantly greater financial, marketing and other resources than we have, they would be able to market the our products through a broad range of distribution channels. Our strategy with respect to the development and commercialization of its transdermal drug delivery products is to enter into strategic alliances with third parties that can, in some cases, fund a portion of product development costs, participate in clinical testing, obtain regulatory approval, and market the products. In an effort to exercise control over the quality of our products and capture a larger portion of the revenues, we will seek to retain manufacturing rights to products developed under such strategic alliances.
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Cash Requirements for Next Twelve Months
We anticipate that we will incur over $600,000 over the twelve months beginning January 1, 2008 for general and administrative, and interest expenses, including professional legal and accounting expenses associated with our reporting obligations under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the estimated costs of providing products. Based on our cash position, we will require additional financing to enable us to pay for our expenses. We anticipate that additional funding will be in form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock during the fourth quarter of 2008.
Revenue
We have incurred a net loss of $534,392 during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. We do not anticipate earning revenues until such time as we have entered all technologies or products for sale in the United States. As such, there are no costs of revenue. These previously mentioned products or technologies have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Except for the Saliva Collector and HIV Saliva Test, none of our technologies is ready for sale outside of the United States either. The completion of research and development that would be necessary to turn our technologies into working prototypes and viable products will require a significant influx of funding. We do not currently have the funds to undertake any research and development efforts with regard to our technologies, and there is no assurance that we will ever be able to obtain such funding.
Interest Expense
On-demand promissory note agreements entered into with stockholders currently accrue compounded interest for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 at 8%. Since January 2004, the Company has not paid interest on these notes. Once additional equity financing is received, management intends to repay these notes and unpaid interest. Additional financing is anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2008.
LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
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| | September 30, 2008 | | September 30, 2007 | | Percentage Increase / (Decrease) | |
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Current Assets | | $ | — | | $ | 1,145 | | | (100.00 | )% |
Current Liabilities | | | 7,968,669 | | | 7,270,876 | | | (8.72 | )% |
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Working Capital Deficiency | | $ | (7,968,669 | ) | $ | (7,269,731 | ) | | (8.73 | )% |
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Cash Flows Used in Development Stage Activities | | $ | (9,965 | ) | $ | (95,310 | ) |
Cash Flows Provided By Investing Activities | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Cash Flows Provided By Financing Activities | | $ | 8,821 | | $ | 95,233 | |
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Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents During Period | | $ | (1,144 | ) | $ | (77 | ) |
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Future Financing Requirements
We require additional financing if we are to continue as a going concern to finance our business operations. We anticipate that any additional financing would be through the sale of our common stock. We are presently in the process of negotiating private placements of securities to raise working capital to finance our operations. However, we expect to raise the additional capital that we require to continue operations. In the event that we are unable to raise additional financing on acceptable terms, we intend to reduce our exploration expenditures and may implement additional actions to reduce general and administrative expenditures. We anticipate that our working capital will continue to decline until we receive additional funding.
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Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
There have been no material changes in our primary risk exposures or management of market risks from those disclosed in our Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2008, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. |
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None. |
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ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS. |
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None. |
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ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES. |
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None. |
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ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
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None. |
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ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION. |
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None. |
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ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FROM 8K. |
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(B) Reports on Form 8-K
None.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| /s/ AMERICARE HEALTH SCAN, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Dr. Joseph P. D’Angelo |
| | DR. JOSEPH P. D’ANGELO |
| | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
Date: November 5, 2008
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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| | By: /s/ Dr. Joseph P. D’Angelo |
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| | DR. JOSEPH P. D’ANGELO |
| | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
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Date: November 5, 2008 | | |
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| | By: /s/ Robert Cano |
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| | ROBERT CANO |
| | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER |
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Date: November 5, 2008 | | |